Shelly Orr receives grant from the VCU Johnson Center
Shelly Orr, Ph.D., RN, CNE, clinical assistant professor at the VCU School of Nursing, recently received a $49,219 grant from the VCU Johnson Center for Critical Care and Pulmonary Research. Orr is co-principal investigator with Brian Cassel, Ph.D., associate professor at the School of Medicine, on a project titled “Giving voice to those who are […]
Mary Kay Goldschmidt named to national advisory panel for health security preparedness
Mary Kay Goldschmidt, DNP, RN, APHN-BC, clinical assistant professor at the VCU School of Nursing, has been named to the National Advisory Panel for the National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI), a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation managed program designed to assess preparedness for managing health emergencies. The NHSPI creates composite scores for measuring national and […]
VCU nursing alumna Cindy Munro talks about the role of nursing research in clinical practice
Cindy Munro, Ph.D., a Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing alumna and dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami, has conducted research that has changed nursing practices and reduced life-threatening infections. One of her career “strategy points” is to “always work a big problem, because you can make […]
School of Nursing hosts luncheon for retired and former faculty
VCU School of Nursing recently hosted a luncheon at The Jefferson Hotel for retired and former faculty members who reside in the Richmond area. Pictured left to right in the group photo are: front row – Janet Younger, Nancy Langston, Besty Bampton, Joan Corder-Mabe, Sue Taylor, Kathy Bobbitt, Ann Steigleder, and Beauty Crummette; back row […]
VCU School of Nursing faculty selected for Virginia Nurses Foundation 40 under 40 award
Two VCU School of Nursing faculty members have been named among the Commonwealth’s top 40 nurses under age 40 by the Virginia Nurses Foundation. Genevieve Beaird, RNC-OB, CHSE (B.S.’09/N, M.S.’11/N), clinical assistant professor, and Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., RN, BMTCN (B.S.’14/N), assistant professor, were selected for VNF’s 2018 40 Under 40 Award for exceptional rising nursing leaders. Winners […]
VCU School of Nursing faculty selected as fellows of American Academy of Nursing
Two full-time and one adjunct faculty member of the VCU School of Nursing will receive one of the most prestigious honors in nursing this fall when they are inducted into the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Nancy Jallo, Ph.D., RNC, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CNS; associate professor; Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP (B.S.’03/N; M.S. ’04/N), associate […]
Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff selected as fellow of the Gerontological Society of America
Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Ph.D., RN, associate professor and senior nurse researcher at the VCU School of Nursing, has been selected as a fellow in the Health Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). The status of fellow – the highest class of membership within the Society — is an acknowledgment of outstanding and continuing work […]
Richmond Health and Wellness Program receives VCU’s top community partnerships award
The Richmond Health and Wellness Program, led by Pam Parsons, GNP-BC, FNAP (M.S.’83/N; Ph.D. ’04/N), director of practice and community engagement at the VCU School of Nursing, received the top award recently at VCU’s annual celebration of community partnerships. The program received the Council for Community Engagement’s Currents of Change Award. RHWP also received the honor for […]
VCU School of Nursing receives $2.6M award to improve educational and clinical practices in primary care setting
The VCU School of Nursing has received a $2.6 million award to advance nursing’s influence in the primary care setting through educational and clinical practice improvements. The award from the Health Resources and Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was granted to Tamara Zurakowski, Ph.D., clinical associate professor and director […]
School of Nursing hosts reunion weekend and kickoff of 125 campaign
VCU School of Nursing classes ending in ‘3 or ‘8, St. Philip and grand alumni returned to campus April 20-22 to celebrate Reunion Weekend with a variety of events, from class-specific dinners to tours of the School of Nursing’s research lab and clinical learning center. The weekend’s activities also included a birthday celebration to mark […]