Jamie Sturgill selected for the CSR early career reviewer program
Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., director of biobehavioral laboratory services at the VCU School of Nursing, was recently accepted into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review’s (CSR) Early Career Reviewer (ECR) program. The CSR is the portal for NIH grant applications and their initial review for scientific merit. Each NIH study section can select […]
Tara Albrecht selected as a Susan White Holsworth Palliative Care Scholar
Tara Albrecht, Ph.D., RN, ACNP-BC, assistant professor at the VCU School of Nursing, was recently selected as a Susan White Holsworth Palliative Care Scholar at VCU Massey Cancer Center. The funding provided by this program will be applied to Albrecht’s program of research in symptom management and early palliative care for individuals with cancer focused […]
Patricia Kinser featured on NBC 12
Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BC, assistant professor, was recently interviewed for a NBC 12 story about her study on the effect of yoga on depression during pregnancy. Watch the story here.
Christina Wilson accepted to the National Institute for Nursing Research’s SGI
Christina Wilson, RN, WHNP-BC (M.S.’13), Ph.D. student, has been accepted to the National Institute for Nursing Research’s Summer Genetics Institute (SGI). Wilson will travel to Bethesda, Maryland in June. The SGI provides participants with a foundation in molecular genetics appropriate for use in research and clinical practice. The program seeks to increase the research capability among […]
Candace Burton selected for the CSR early career reviewer program
Candace Burton, Ph.D., RN, AFN-BC, AGN-BC, assistant professor, was recently accepted into the Center for Scientific Review’s (CSR) Early Career Reviewer (ECR) program. The CSR is the portal for NIH grant applications and their initial review for scientific merit. Each NIH study section can select one ECR to participate in the review process, and participants have […]
Kyungeh An awarded funding from the Daisy Foundation
Kyungeh An, Ph.D., RN, associate professor, was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Daisy Foundation for her pilot study “Cardiovascular Risks In Cancer Survivors.” In collaboration with Massey Cancer Center and Virginia Commonwealth University Biomedical Informatics Core, this study will be a large secondary data collection and analysis design based upon 18 variable domains that […]
SNRS conference recap
The VCU and UVA Schools of Nursing hosted the Southern Nursing Research Society 2016 Annual Conference Feb. 24-27 at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia. Three faculty honored during the SNRS awards luncheon include: Kyungh An, Ph.D., RN, D. Jean Woods Nursing Scholarship; Suzanne Ameringer, Ph.D., RN, Mid-Career Researcher Award; and Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., RN […]
Debra Barksdale hosts twitter chat on hypertension
As part of a month-long series devoted to heart health and in recognition of American Heart Month, Virginia Commonwealth University hosted a Twitter chat about hypertension with Debra J. Barksdale, Ph.D., professor and associate dean of academic programs in the School of Nursing. During her Twitter chat, she discussed ways to prevent hypertension, treatment for the disease […]
VCU School of Nursing receives NIH grant to explore self-managing exercises in sickle cell anemia patients
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $250,000 grant to Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Nursing for a study that is the first to examine improved approaches to self-managing exercises in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell anemia. Suzanne Ameringer, Ph.D., RN, associate professor in the School of Nursing’s Department of Family and […]
Students in Nursing 425 present posters based on clinical experiences
Accelerated B.S. students in Nursing of Adults II (Nursing 425) presented posters today about their findings on clinical experiences in adult critical care environments this semester. See more photos from today’s presentations on the School of Nursing Facebook page.