Voice News, Spring 2023

Research

Publications and presentations

CSON faculty and their teams were prolific in their scholarly output, including:

Publications
  • Depression and anxiety symptoms among Arab/Middle Eastern American college students: Modifying religiosity and discrimination, by Associate Professor聽Nadia Abuelezam

  • Nursing ethics and professional responsibility in advanced practice, by Associate Professors聽Pamela Grace聽(ret.) and聽Melissa Uveges

  • A systematic review of implications for self-management among African Caribbean adults with noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders, by Assistant Professor Cherlie Magny-Normilus, Barry/Goldman Sachs Chair聽Christopher Lee, and Associate Professor聽Corrine Jurgens
Presentations
  • ACCESS:聽A practice-guiding framework for overcoming disparities in genomic health care, by Interim Associate Dean聽Andrew Dwyer

  • Predicting cognitive decline among long-term care residents, by Associate Professor聽Elizabeth Howard


  • Patient-centered care: Development and application of the new AACN Domain #2 in graduate psychiatric mental health nursing education, by Associate Professor of the Practice聽Karen Pounds

Faculty

Students

  • D.N.P. student聽Esther Apraku Bondzie, M.S. 鈥22, was awarded a 2022 New England Minority Nurse Leadership Conference Scholarship.
  • Ph.D. candidate聽础尘测听顿别濒补苍别测聽received the Ann Stadtler Excellence in Practice Award from the Mass. chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.聽
  • Ph.D. student聽Rose LaPlante聽was accepted聽into the Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety Program.
  • D.N.P. students聽Gina Pallanta;听Julie Sanders, M.S., 鈥22; and聽Katherine Valovcin聽presented 鈥淩educing Weight Bias in Nursing: A Review of Effective Educational Interventions鈥 at NETNEP 2022, an international nurse education conference in Barcelona.聽

Alumni

Briana Sasso聽Ferreira聽鈥20 received a Rookie of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Nurses Association.

Emese Parker, M.S. 鈥08, authored To Carry Wonder: A Memoir and Guide to Adventures in Pregnancy and Beyond (Larkwell Press, 2023).

Jennie Chin Hansen 鈥70, H鈥08, was awarded a UCSF Medal鈥攖he highest honor given by the University of California, San Francisco鈥攆or her work leading systemic change in senior health care. She was also named one of 12 鈥淪ages of Aging鈥 in the American Society on Aging鈥檚 Legacy Interviews series of leading experts in the field of gerontology.

Events

The end of CSON鈥檚 75th anniversary year was marked by a celebration with a keynote presentation by Dean Katherine E. Gregory and a panel discussion with Brianna Cheatham 鈥22; Marsha Maurer, M.S. 鈥90, Karen Jennings Mathis, M.S. 鈥11, Ph.D. 鈥16; and Rolando Perea 鈥85.

In March,聽Jennie Chin Hansen聽鈥70, H鈥08, presented the spring Pinnacle lecture 鈥淩eflections and Projections: My Career at the Vanguard of Public Health Policy.鈥漋iew Pinnacle lecture

Marsha Maurer

Marsha Maurer, M.S. 鈥90, a former senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, received CSON鈥檚 Dean Rita P. Kelleher Award.

Two scholars presented Grand Rounds talks in the spring semester:

Paule Joseph, the Lasker Clinical Research Scholar at the聽National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, gave 鈥淭he Neglected Senses: A Program of Research Investigating Taste and Smell in Disease States.鈥

Assistant Professor聽Monica O鈥橰eilly-Jacob聽presented 鈥淣urse Practitioners and Value-Based Care: The Perfect Marriage.鈥