Karen West (Dental Medicine) co-authored “Which Way to Lean? A National Study of Women Dental Faculty Members’ Career Aspirations and Choices,” which appeared in the December issue of the Journal of Dental Education. The article explored factors and perceived barriers for why administrative/leadership positions were or were not sought, and was…

The School of Nursing earned a spot among the country’s top online graduate nursing programs according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report of best online graduate degree programs. This is the fourth consecutive year the school has earned the recognition. The school’s masters of science in nursing program ranked 20th out of 149 surveyed…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) earned her certified nurse educator distinction from the National League for Nursing. The designation recognizes her expertise as an academic nurse educator. Nearly 54 percent of eligible faculty within the School of Nursing are certified nurse educators.  

William Davenport (Dental Medicine) served as an accreditation consultant to the University of Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry (UANL), located in Monterrey, Mexico. During the visit, he presented information about competency-based education and how to develop rubrics for competency assessment. UANL, the third largest dental school in Mexico, is…

Angela Silvestri-Elmore, Jennifer Kawi, and Du Feng (Nursing) co-authored “The Predictors of Cultural Competence among New Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Graduates: Implications for Nursing Education,” which appeared in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. The article, which appeared online Dec. 20, explores which teaching method — stand-…

Georgiann Davis (Sociology) is featured in a National Geographic documentary titled "Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric." The documentary premiers Monday, Feb. 6, on the National Geographic channel. Davis is the author of Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis (2015, NYU Press).  

The School of Nursing earned the Seven Hills Hospital Foundation Award during a ceremony in December. The annual award recognizes a community organization that works with the hospital to promote service, service-learning, and civic engagement. The school received praise for launching a mentorship/new graduate program, providing continuing…

Tanya Al-Talib (Dental Medicine) received the 2016 Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award from the American Association of Orthodontics Foundation. The $11,700 award is designed to support the scholarship of junior orthodontic faculty. She will use the award to continue her project titled " 3 D Airway Volume and Shape Comparison between…

Catherine Dingley (Nursing) co-authored “The Integration of Emotional, Physiologic, and Communication Responses to Medical Oncology Surveillance Appointments during Breast Cancer Survivorship,” with colleagues from the University of Utah. The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between emotional (uncertainty, anxiety, concerns about…