Yaa Obeng (Public Policy and Leadership, and Nursing) was named Best Master of Public Administration Graduate Student for the School of Public Policy and Leadership at the 2022 College Scholarship and Awards Ceremony. She also is the School of Nursing’s graduate engagement and retention coordinator.

Carrie Jeffrey (Nursing) was honored with the Presidential Teaching Excellence Award for the 2021-22 school year. Jeffrey currently works at Weber State University. She is a third-year Ph.D. student on the nursing education track at UNLV.

Col. Jacqueline Killian (Nursing) received the TSNRP Scientific Mentorship Award in the Active Duty category. Currently an Air Force intern with UNLV Nursing, she will transition to full-time faculty later this year upon her retirement from the Air Force.

UNLV Nursing was recognized by the Las Vegas City Council with a special proclamation making April 20, 2022, UNLV School of Nursing Day. The proclamation honors the work of UNLV Nursing while addressing the importance of nurses in our community.

Several Nursing faculty, staff, and students were inducted into the 2022 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Faculty: Hyunhwa “Henna” Lee and Angela Silvestri-Elmore Staff: Nakia Jackson-Hale and Yaa Obeng Students: Carissa Hernandez, Tamara Boll, and Joo-Hee Han (All graduate students)  

Hyunhwa Lee, Rhone D’Errico, Rhigel Tan and Reimund Serafica (all Nursing) were panelists for the webinar called “Let’s Talk: Suicide Awareness in the AAPI Community." They discussed the barriers, challenges, and stigma within the Asian American Pacific Islanders and solutions and recommendations to bring understanding and offer resources…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing), and Chad L. Cross (Environmental and Occupational Health), along with Iris Martinez, '21 BS Nursing, and Dr. Yumei Feng Earley, contributed to the article "MOBILE Intervention Pilot Study in College Students With Elevated Blood Pressure" recently published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. The study explored…

  Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Sfurti Rathi (Public Health) have published an article, "Coping with Uncertainty: Use of Contemplative Practices amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States" in the Holistic Nursing Practice Journal.  They used their nationwide Web based survey to examine the change in…

Hope Hinchman, Karen Eisenburg, Jacquelin Killian  and 19 students (all Nursing) have been inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Hinchman will be the vice president of UNLV's chapter. Eisenburg will be UNLV's counselor. Killian will serve as a member of the Succession Committee.

Jennifer Peltier (Nursing) won Best Poster at the 2022 Western Institute of Nursing Conference for her work on implementing and evaluating virtual escape rooms. She is a doctoral student.

Amanda Gutierrez and Janelle Rafanan (both Nursing) were named to the national board of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). Both are undergraduates. Gutierrez was named NSNA director. Rafanan was named to the Nomination and Election Committee.

Kathleen Thimsen and Paul Thomas Clements (both Nursing) have been appointed as associate editors for the Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing.