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Fran Feltner Receives 2016 Paul Mason Memorial Award

May 26, 2016

Faculty Recognition

Fran Feltner, director of the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) in Hazard and a College of Nursing instructor, has received the 2016 Paul Mason Memorial Award during the 68th Annual Conference of the Kentucky Public Health Association (KPHA) held in Owensboro on April 12-14. Feltner, a native of Leslie County, has worked for more than 30 years in rural health care, from serving as a nurse in clinical and hospital settings to her current role.

College of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Named NAP Distinguished Fellow

May 19, 2016

Faculty Recognition

The National Academies of Practices (NAP) has designated family nurse practitioner Kathy Wheeler, a faculty member in the UK College of Nursing, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow. The honor was given during the NAP national conference in April.

UK College of Nursing Faculty and Undergraduate Research Interns are Featured on JOGNN's Website

May 17, 2016

Faculty Recognition, Student Recognition

Amanda Fallin-Bennett, PhD, RN, assistant research professor, Kristin Ashford, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN, associate professor, and two undergraduate research interns, Alana Miller and Sara Assef, are featured on the Journal of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing’s (JOGNN) website for their paper, Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes Among Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant and Postpartum Women, which is also published in the most recent edition of the JOGNN.

Dr. Ellen Hahn Among 17 University Research Professors Approved by UK Board

May 5, 2016

Faculty Recognition

College of Nursing Professor Ellen Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN, is one of 17 University Research Professors approved by the The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for the 2016-2017 year.

College of Nursing PhD Program Director Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award

Mar 24, 2016

Faculty Recognition

Susan Frazier, PhD, RN, FAHA, associate professor and PhD program director at the College of Nursing, received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation award: Future of Nursing Scholars at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Cohort 3 (2016-2019). This $150,000 award will support the tuition, stipend, living expenses and fees for two scholars who will begin their PhD programs in September 2016.

College of Nursing Professor Inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International 2016 Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

Mar 23, 2016

Faculty Recognition

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) inducted Terry Lennie, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, professor and associate dean of graduate faculty affairs at the UK College of Nursing, as well as 18 other nurse researchers, into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. The induction took place at STTI’s 27th International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, July 21-25.

College of Nursing Assistant Research Professor and UK Student Help Launch Citywide Substance Abuse Resource

Mar 11, 2016

Faculty Recognition, Student Recognition

By Elizabeth Adams When an individual with a substance abuse disorder reaches out for help, the opportunity for intervention is transient. “That moment when somebody is willing to go to treatment is actually a very fleeting moment in time,” said Alex Elswick, a University of Kentucky graduate student who is in long-term recovery from heroin addiction.

College of Nursing Professor Featured in RCTF Annual Report for Tobacco Control Research

Feb 22, 2016

Faculty Recognition

By Alicia Gregory Recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty is an integral part of the mission of the University of Kentucky's Research Challenge Trust Fund, and each year the university highlights four outstanding endowed chairs and professors. This year's annual report, approved by the UK Board of Trustees Feb. 19, featured Ellen J. Hahn, the Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing.

Dean of UK College of Nursing Speaks at U.S. Capitol for National Cancer Prevention Day

Feb 4, 2016

Faculty Recognition

College of Nursing Dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, spoke at the U.S. Capitol among a panel of scientists, legislators, educators and industry experts in honor of National Cancer Prevention Day on Thurs., Feb. 4.

The “Cowley Effect” at the UK College of Nursing

Feb 1, 2016

Faculty Recognition

Hannah Steinforth, Jennifer Cowley, MSN, RN, Victoria Cherolis and Brooke Babcock. By Sally Evans A phenomenon known as the “Cowley Effect” has recently made waves at the UK College of Nursing. The term—coined by the College’s Dean Janie Heath—embodies Jennifer Cowley’s, MSN, RN, ambition to develop the very best nurse leaders and form deep relationships with her fellow colleagues and nursing community.

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