Timothy Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing), and colleagues published an article on "Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults" in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. Sexual and gender…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) and co-authors, Chad Cross (Public Health), and James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "A Randomized Controlled Trial, Non-Nutrition Based mHealth Program: The Potential Impact on Dietary Intake in College Students." The publication will appear in the Clinical Nursing Research. 

Candace Burton (Nursing) and co-author Stacy Drake of Bowling Green State University received the 2022 Education Article of the Year award from the Journal of Forensic Nursing, for their paper, "Trauma-informed approaches to medicolegal death investigation: A forensic nursing perspective." The paper explores how forensic nurse death…

Candace Burton (Nursing) is co-author of the recent publication, "How do the Social Determinants of Health Impact the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: A Critical Review," included in a special issue of the Nursing Clinics of North America. The results of this review indicate that experiences of discrimination and the stress associated with them…

Jackie Killian's (Nursing) article, "Using wearable technology to prevent pressure injuries: An integrative review," has been published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are a significant problem for hospitals worldwide, negatively affecting patients and organizations by decreasing…

Margaret Trnka, Ed.D., MSN, RN, (Nursing) is the primary author of an article, "Improving Student Engagement in Nursing Education through Game-Based Learning," published in Research on Humanities and Social Sciences.

Tim Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Rei Serafica (Nursing), and colleagues published a paper titled, "Mental Health and Substance Misuse Indicators Associated with First-Time Homelessness among a Community Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults," in the journal Behavioral Medicine. This study explores the…

Rei Serafica (Nursing) will be inducted as a Transcultural Nursing Scholar (TCN) in Oct. 12, 2023, during the 49th Transcultural Nursing Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. The TCN Scholars is guided by the philosophy, mission, and by-laws of the Transcultural Nursing Society. TCN scholars are recognized as individuals who have…

Christina Threet, first author; Reimund Serafica, senior author; and Rhigel Tan [all Nursing] published an article, "Navigating Alcohol Use Disorder in Adults: A case report," in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners. The article presents the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) using pharmacological and non-…

Professor-in-Residence Rocky Rockstraw, Ph.D., RN, FNAP (Nursing) is one of 23 distinguished nurse educators who have been selected for induction as the 17th class of fellows in the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education. He is known for his early adoption and instruction of technology in nursing education in the areas of health care simulation…

Rei Serafica, Jennifer Kawi, and Andrew Thomas Reyes (all Nursing) will convene a symposium titled, "Philippines' Struggle Against Systemic Racism and Health Disparities," at Sigma Theta Tau International's 34th Nursing Research Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on July 20-23, 2023. Given that only 10% of the 200 submissions for the…

Candace Burton (Nursing) has received a research grant from the International Association of Forensic Nurses. The funded project, titled "Improving Strangulation Case Finding: A qualitative natural language study," will collect data from survivors of strangulation assaults to better understand how patients describe these experiences. Strangulation…