Accomplishments: School of Nursing

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 11th International Conference of the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA) in Limassol, Cyprus last May 5, 2026. The title of his presentation was "Culturally Mediated Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Filipino American Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study…
Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing) and Timothy Grigsby (Public Health) published an article in Child Abuse & Neglect, titled "Breaking the cycle: How maternal adversity shapes coercive parenting and physical harsh discipline among adolescent mothers in southern Brazil." The research explores how early exposure to adversity and violence…
Hyunhwa Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Kevin Dangler, Joseph Cadiz, Kaitlyn Piantoni, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Nikki Rose Ty-Albright, Necole Leland, Breanna Schumacher, Sarah Musovski, Ashley Wood, Victoria Seidman, Kayla Sweeney, Kayla Sullivan, Andrea Koplin, Jodie Peterson, Sandy Phan, Dihini Perera (all Nursing) presented at the 2026 Western…
Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) published an article in Clinics and Practice titled, “Pre-Injury Adversity, Functional Recovery, and Salivary microRNA Changes After a Dual-Task Exercise in Asians and Pacific Islanders with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study.” This feasibility study examined a 14-day, brief, home-based dual-task…
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.