Angela Starkweather is Named a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
Angela Starkweather, Ph.D., ACNP-BC, CNRN, associate professor and chair of the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems at the VCU School of Nursing, will receive one of the most prestigious honors in nursing this fall when she is inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). The academy recently announced Starkweather […]
U.K. Health Policy Expert Jane Seymour Discusses Palliative Care at the School of Nursing
Jane Seymour, Ph.D., the leading expert in health policy research for palliative and end-of-life care in the U.K., visited the VCU School of Nursing last week to present a lecture on the topic “Looking Back, Looking Forward: Nursing and Palliative Care – A View from the UK.” Seymour, the Sue Ryder Care Professor at the […]
STTI to Host Research Presentation
VCU’s chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the nursing honor society, is hosting a presentation on “Research Globalization: Bridging Research at Home and Abroad” at the School of Nursing on Friday, April 4. The presentation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Younger Auditorium. R. McKenna Brown, Ph.D., executive director of the […]
Do You Have Low Back Pain? The VCU School of Nursing is Seeking Research Study Participants
Do you have low back pain? The VCU School of Nursing is conducting a research study funded by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate pain sensitivity during an episode of acute low back pain. Participants will complete questionnaires about their pain and have a sensory assessment. Blood will be drawn at each visit. Study […]
VCU School of Nursing receives NIH grant to study chronic low back pain
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing has received a three-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant totaling more than $1.2 million to study the influence of genetic factors on pain perception and how this may contribute to an increased risk of chronic low back pain. Persistent back pain affects nearly 36 million Americans every […]
Oct. 9 Marks the Celebration of Innovation, Legacy and Leadership
Innovation, legacy and leadership were the dominant themes on Wednesday, Oct. 9 as the VCU School of Nursing hosted three commemorative events – the Mahoney-Hamner Nursing Alumni Lectureship, the Sadie Heath Cabaniss Hall Building Dedication Ceremony, and the Sadie Heath Cabaniss Society Dinner. Alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends came together to reflect and celebrate at each […]
SON Visits University of Cordoba to Explore Biomedical Research Collaboration
Alison Montpetit, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, was a member of a VCU Biomedical Research Delegation that recently visited the University of Córdoba (UCO) in Spain. The delegation, led by the VCU Global Education Office, included representation from the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, Humanities and Sciences, and […]
Candace Burton Selected as a 2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
Candace Burton, Ph.D., RN, FNE, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, is one of only 12 nursing educators nationwide selected to win a highly competitive grant this year from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program. Click here to read the full announcement.
Debra Lyon Invited to NINR Genomics Science Workshop
Four-time VCU School of Nursing alumna Debra Lyon, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, (B.S. ’84/N; M.S. ’94/N; Cert. ’96/N; Ph.D. ’97/N) associate dean for research, is one of 20 scientists nationwide invited to participate in the Genomics Science Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Nursing Research and the Office of Rare Diseases Research, National Center […]
Seeking Participants for Study of Commonly Experienced Symptoms and Biological Measures in Adult Women
The Department of Family and Community Health Nursing needs women between 40-65 years old with no prior history of cancer or chronic viral infections willing to participate in a study to advance breast cancer research. Participants will complete one study visit at which time they will answer questionnaires, take a short computerized test and donate […]