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Katie Voigts Named DREAM Scholar

Sep 10, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Katie Voigts, BSN, RN, PhD student at the UK College of Nursing, was recently named a 2018 Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholar, supported by the College of Nursing, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET).

Associate Professor Elected to Serve on AACN Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Aug 29, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Evelyn Parrish, PhD, APRN-BC, associate professor and director of Accreditation & Strategic Outcomes as well as DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Track co-coordinator, was elected to serve on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) board as a member of the Nominating Committee.

Dr. Carol Thompson Named Master of Critical Care Medicine in Society of Critical Care Medicine

Aug 29, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Carol Thompson, PhD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, FAAN, professor and assistant dean of MSN & DNP Program Studies, will now have the highest honor bestowed in the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) as a Master of Critical Care Medicine (MCCM).

Dr. Karen Butler Elected to American Public Health Association

Aug 29, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Karen Butler, DNP, RN, professor and assistant dean of Academic Operations, was recently elected to the American Public Health Association (APHA) as a section counselor for Public Health Nursing. "It is always an honor and great for the College of Nursing when our faculty are elected for national executive leadership positions," says Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP, dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing.

Dr. Amanda Fallin-Bennett Receives MERIT Award from National Cancer Institute

Aug 16, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Amanda Fallin-Bennett, PhD, RN, assistant professor, has received a MERIT award (R37) from the National Cancer Institute in recognition of her R01 grant submission entitled "Adoption of Smoke-free Laws and Voluntary Policies in Rural Communities in Southern States." Smoking remains high in America’s rural southern population, and the gap in smoking prevalence between rural and urban residents is growing.

Dr. Sheila Melander Selected as 2018 Wharton-AACN Fellow

Aug 16, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Sheila Melander, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, FAAN, associate dean of MSN and DNP Faculty Affairs & Practice, was selected as a Wharton-AACN Fellow in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 6-9, 2018. Offered by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the four-day Executive Leadership Program is taught by Wharton faculty, who present relevant and timely content designed to advance chief academic administrators to a higher level of leadership.

Dr. Deborah Reed Receives Award from National Association of County Agriculture Agents

Aug 2, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Deborah Reed, PhD, RN, FAAOHN, FAAN, recently received the National Association of County Agriculture Agents Award for Excellence with Health and Safety for her NIH funded program, the Farm Dinner Theater.

Dr. Misook Chung Inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

Jul 23, 2018

Faculty Recognition

College of Nursing Professor Misook Chung, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing's International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in Melbourne, Australia, July 19-23, 2018.

Assistant Professor Receives Grant from the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Review Committee

Jul 5, 2018

Faculty Recognition

Jean Edward PhD, RN, assistant professor, recently received an internal award from the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Review Committee entitled “Examining the Relationship between Financial Toxicity, Cost-Related Health Literacy and Access to Cancer Care for Colorectal Cancer Survivors in Kentucky.”

Associate Professor Shows Kids with Diabetes How to Be Kids

Jul 5, 2018

Faculty Recognition

When Leslie Scott was a little girl, she watched as her mother struggled with the challenges associated with type 1 diabetes. Not just managing the disease, which involves regular blood sugar checks and insulin injections, but rather handling the stigmas and misconceptions people have about diabetes. "She wasn't allowed to participate in things because of her disease, and I saw the impact it had on her," said Scott, UK pediatric nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator. "I didn't want that to happen to anyone anymore."

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