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Faculty Practice Spotlight: Dr. Holly Gray

Jan 26, 2022

Holly Gray, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC Assistant Professor, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track Courses NUR 967 Psychiatric Illness in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults NUR 969 Clinical Management of Psychiatric Illness in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Area of Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Sites

College of Nursing COVID-19 Updates

Jan 26, 2022

Members of the UK College of Nursing Community, Amid the dynamic circumstances surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), your health, safety, and well-being remain our top priority at all times. We are also committed to our students' education and are working closely with the University and the Kentucky Board of Nursing to ensure our alternative teaching and clinical/evaluation methods are appropriate for course completion and graduation.

Taking His Victory Lap

Jan 25, 2022

“A lot of people doubted me coming back for the fifth year. There was a lot of ‘Why don’t you get your career going?’ But I only get one chance to play college football again. So why not?” Colin Goodfellow, UK’s starting punter and a recent UK College of Nursing graduate, is making the most of every moment of his time at UK. He’s currently in his fifth year, taking advantage of the NCAA ruling that allows student-athletes one additional year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shining a Light on Health Inequities & Cancer Part I: Dr. Lovoria Williams

Jan 16, 2022

Dr. Lovoria Williams knew from her earliest moments that she wanted to be a nurse. Growing up in western Kentucky, she had watched her parents battle chronic illnesses and noted disparities even as a child. “I saw my mom suffer with diabetes and its complications and then die relatively early from colon cancer; my dad, had a long smoking history and eventually died from COPD. Also, growing up in the Black church, I noticed the high obesity prevalence and witnessed people become ill during worship due to having chronically poor health.”

Shining a Light on Health Inequities & Cancer

Jan 16, 2022

Kentucky is a beautiful state known for its rolling hills, horses, bourbon and basketball. But beneath those hallmarks lie some grim health numbers that the University of Kentucky College of Nursing is working hard to change. In tandem with UK HealthCare’s Markey Cancer Center, the College of Nursing is conducting research looking at health inequities and cancer in the state and finding ways to better reach underserved communities with prevention, screening and treatment interventions.

CDC PANDEMIC Grant Funds Vaccination Outreach Through Community Health Workers, Extension Agents

Jan 11, 2022

A team from the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is partnering with colleagues at seven academic health systems to boost COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates in parts of the country where health care skepticism is common and vaccination rates are low.

Nursing Grad, ROTC Cadet Turns Heartbreak Into Triumph

Dec 22, 2021

Yuri Maisel in uniform at Buell Armory. Pete Comparoni | UK Photo. COVID-19 has taught us many things, including the power of nurses. Yuri Maisel is graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing with the determination to show others the kind of care she knows can make a difference.

Local Partnerships Impact Latinx Community’s Health

Dec 13, 2021

Photo caption: Pictured above left to right are Virginia Cruz, Guipsy Lopez-Ramirez, Dr. Gia Mudd –Martin, Rosa Martin, Jackie Arakaki, Herlinda Martinez

Faculty Practice Spotlight: Dr. Misty Ellis

Dec 9, 2021

Misty Ellis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC Assistant Professor, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator Courses NUR 930 Problems in Advanced Practice Nursing NUR 916 Program Planning & Evaluation for Improvement (Co-Faculty with Dr. Karen Butler) Area of Practice Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine

Tips to Navigate Seasonal Depression

Dec 7, 2021

The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Lee Anne Walmsley, PhD, EdS, MSN, RN, an assistant professor in UK’s College of Nursing and research team member of Behavioral Health Wellness Environments for Living and Learning (BH WELL). She serves as the chair of the Work-Life and Student Wellness Council.

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