Mina Attin (Nursing), Bryer Shareef (Computer Science), Xan Goodman (University Libraries), and Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with their student researchers, have published “Predicting In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using Machine Learning Models: A Scoping Review” in Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine. The study highlights the growing…

Reimund Serafica  (Nursing) authored a brief commentary titled, "Reimagining Rural Mental Health Care Through Transcultural Nursing" in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing. The commentary describes persistent barriers to equitable, culturally responsive mental health care in rural U.S. communities and underscores the importance of culturally…

Monica Millard, Du Feng, Rebecca Benfield, Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (all Nursing), and Joseph Morgan (Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article, "A comparative analysis of the impact of virtual patients versus high-fidelity manikin-based blended simulation on nursing students’ self-evaluation of…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing), Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), and Miguel Fudolig (Public Health) co-authored an article titled "Underrated risk: Food insecurity and distress of Filipino Americans with hypertension in a primary care setting" in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. The study examined the relationship…

Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered the poster presentation "RN-RISE: Collaborative Faculty Pathways for Advancing Nursing Scholarship and Community-Responsive Research" at the 2026 AACN Doctoral Education Conference Research Leadership Network Program on Jan. 14, 2026 in Bonita Springs, Florida. This presentation highlights RN-RISE…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) was recognized by the Arc of Nevada with the Research and Shared Governance Award for the Excellence in Nursing 2025 Awards.

Jennifer Pfannes (Nursing) was recognized by the Arc of Nevada with the Education Award for the Excellence in Nursing 2025 Awards.

Susan VanBeuge (Nursing) was recognized by the Arc of Nevada with the Distinguished Nurse Award for Excellence in Nursing 2025 Awards. 

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) presented her research, "Mental Health Benefits of Maitri Sambodh Dhyaan (MSD) Meditation for Dementia Caregivers" at Religion, Spirituality, and Aging Interest Group Symposium at the Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, on Nov. 14, 2025. The presentation was co-authored by Tirth Bhatta (…

Melva Thompson-Robinson (Nursing) presented the poster "Has access to midwifery services increased since the 2011 APHA Policy Brief" at the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Washington, DC on Nov. 3. The study evaluated trends in midwife-attended births across population subgroups and their …

The Brain Injury Translational Research (BITR) lab proudly presented posters at the UMC 8th Annual Poster Symposium help Nov. 5-6, 2025.  Hana Sourjah, Dihini Perera, Ph.D. student Joe Cadiz, and Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (all Nursing) received the 2nd Place Award in the Healthcare Student category for their…

Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered a podium presentation titled, "Addressing mTBI Recovery: Early Life Adversity, Mental Health, and Accessible Treatment Solutions with Mobile Health Intervention" at the 39th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) held Oct. 15-18, 2025 in New Orleans. This presentation…