Yaa Obeng (Nursing) has been promoted to graduate engagement and retention coordinator. In this role, she will forge connections with graduate students, establishing positive and proactive relationships; track key metrics, identify student concerns, refer them to resources, and work with faculty on potential solutions.

Mary Bondmass (Nursing) recently spoke at the Better Medicare Alliance virtual roundtable, a discussion on access to high-quality health coverage. She presented among other health care leaders and U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada. Bondmass spoke on behalf of UNLV Nursing and as president of the Nevada Nurses Association, promoting efforts to…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) has been tasked to lead the newly announced Johnson & Johnson Midwifery Workforce Study. Vanderlaan and others will explore ways to improve access and integration of midwives in the U.S. This study is made possible by Johnson & Johnson, which awarded two grants to the American College of…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) and Jay Shen (Public Health) co-authored a new publication, "Sociodemographic Disparities in Utilization of Childbirth Education," in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Co-authors include former UNLV professor Tricia Gatlin.

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) co-authored a new publication, "Early Perinatal Workforce Adaptations to the COVID-19 Pandemic." The study focused on early pandemic response and ways to improve readiness.

Angela Silvestri-Elmore (Nursing) has been promoted to associate professor on a faculty-in-residence tract.

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) co-authored a newly published study, "Challenges to Interdisciplinary Consensus for Evidence-based Practice with Water Immersion for Labor and Birth: A Systemic Review of Scholarly References."  The study was published in the newest edition of Health Sciences Review.

Alena Grewal and Karyn Holt (both Nursing) authored an article, “Comparison of 12-Hour Biweekly Versus 6-Hour Weekly Shifts on Fatigue in Student Nurses,” finding there was no statistical difference on fatigue in a 12-hour shift and a six-hour shift. The article has been published by the Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Journal…

Hyunhwa 'Henna' Lee (Nursing) and her transdisciplinary team, including graduate students Maiko Suarez (Medicine), and Jacob White (Anthropology), published “Exosomal microRNA Differential Expression in Plasma of Young Adults with Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Healthy Control” in Biomedicines for the special issue Brain Injury…

Kathleen Thimsen (Nursing) was elected into a Board of Directors' position as treasurer for the Academy of Forensic Nursing. 

Paul Thomas Clements (Nursing) was published in Evidence Technology Magazine. He authored an article, "Gang Migration to Rural and Suburban Areas: An Evolving Threat for Emergency Departments and Law Enforcement."

Angela Amar (Nursing) was one of the featured speakers at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Diversity Symposium. The virtual November event focuses on advanced diversity and building more inclusive learning environments to help address health care inequities.