Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent recognitions, publications, presentations, and awards.
Faculty and College Recognition
Loretta Aller, PhD, RN, CHSE, passed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification examination and earned her CHSE credential from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Loretta Aller, PhD, RN, CHSE, was selected as an INACSL Research Fellow by the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning and named Chair of the Patients Safety Special Interest Group within the INACSL.
Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, was honored with the national 2021 DAISY Faculty Award.
Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, was selected as a SOURCE Services-Learning Academy Fellow by the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine.
Kimberly Cleveland, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, passed her dissertation proposal defense with the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
Tracy Dodson, PhD, MSN, RN, successfully defended her dissertation, Examining the Impact of Expert Modeling Videos on Nursing Student’s Simulation Competency, and graduated with her PhD from the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
Melissa Dyer, PhD, MBA, MSN, RN, successfully defended her dissertation and graduated with a PhD in Health Policy.
Krista Hawkins, MSN, RN, received an honorable mention for the national 2021 DAISY Faculty Award.
Jeremy Jarzembak, MA, BSN, BS, RN, passed his PhD comprehensive examinations.
Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, RN, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, received the 2022 Dorothy M. Smith Nursing Leadership Award for Excellence in Diversity from the University of Florida College of Nursing.
Mary Kutchin, MSN, RN, CNS, was appointed to a steering committee of faculty, administrators, and students to re-envision the Kent Core, the university’s general education program.
Kerry Myers, MSN, RN, received an honorable mention for the national 2021 DAISY Faculty Award.
Pamela Rafferty-Semon, MSN-ED, RN, CHES, passed the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification examination and earned CHES certification from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
Janet Reed, PhD, MSN, RN, CMSRN, successfully defended her dissertation, Exploring the Impact of Simulation Anxiety on Clinical Judgement for Nursing Students, and graduated with her PhD in Educational Technology from the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NPD-BC, will serve as Education Chair Elect for the Association of Post Graduate APRN Programs (APGAP).
Kent State College of Nursing recognized by AACN - https://www.aacnnursing.org/AACN-Essentials/School-Spotlights
Faculty Scientific and Scholarly Presentation
Brady, C. (2022, March). Nurse faculty’s understanding of higher order testing. Poster presentation for the Ohio League for Nursing Education Summit, Columbus, OH.
Cleveland, K. A., Rudisill, P., & Benson, L. (2022, April). Nurse leaders: Empowered advocates for health equity at the board table. Presentation for the American Organizations of Nurse Leaders Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Cleveland, K. A., & Pitts, C. (2022, April). Building nursing’s power at the policy table. Presentation for the National League for Nursing [webinar].
Cleveland, K. A., & Pitts, C. (2022, February). Building nursing’s power through advocacy. Presentation for the National League for Nursing [webinar].
McCartney, J., Gidden, T. L., Shanholtzer, J., Geething, K., & Kosko, K. (2022, March). A collaborative approach between programs: Improving communication access with deaf people through nursing simulation. Paper presented for the Interdisciplinary Conference of Disability at the Intersection of History, Culture, Religion, Gender, and Health, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Reed, J. (2022, April). The impact of simulation anxiety on clinical judgment in undergraduate nursing students. Poster presentation for the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) National Nurse Educator Summit, Seattle, WA.
Rudisill, P., Cleveland, K. A., & Benson, L. (2022, April). Raising your nursing leadership voice in the classroom and in the community and Follow your passion to prepare and pursue board opportunities to make an impact [webinars]. Capella University, Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and Nurses on Boards Coalition.
Tudhope, J. (2022, April). Maintaining wellness & resiliency. Podium presentation, 2022 Association of Post Graduate APRN Programs Conference, Lake Bueno Vista, FL.
46th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Schaumburg, IL, March 30-April 2:
Anthony, M., Mazanec, S., Beam P., Kloos, J., & McClung, E. The effect of personal, workplace and organizational supports on nurses' perceived stress, anxiety and growth during the Covid-19 pandemic (paper)
Dowell, J. Child's illness representation instrument: Testing reliability & factor structure study (poster)
Fleming, D. LupusOhio mobile device application: Knowledge and self-management in lupus patients (poster)
Hansen, D. Interdisciplinary collaboration towards successful virtual end of life education simulation (paper)
Miner, S., & Damato, L. Evaluation of the relationship of sleep disturbances to symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorder (paper)
Motter, T. PhD and DNP collaboration: Increasing the impact of your work (poster)
Wang, Y. Stress and quality of life in undergraduate nursing students: A parallel mediation model (paper)
Faculty Publications
Aldossary, D. S., Black, V., Ezenwa, M. O., Gallo, A. M., Johnson‐Mallard, V. M., Eades, N. T., Oguntoye, A. O., Yao, Y. & Wilkie, D. J. (2021). Characteristics associated with the perceived likelihood to become parents among young adults with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait in the USA. Journal of Genetic Counseling. doi.10.1002/jgc4.1535
Cousin, L., Johnson-Mallard, V., & Booker, S. Q. (2022). “Be strong my sista'": Sentiments of strength from black women with chronic pain living in the deep south. Advances in Nursing Science. doi.10.1097/ANS.0000000000000416 [online ahead of print]
Chuang, H., & Wang, Y. (2021). Understanding the associations among perceived stress, self-control skills, and overeating in Asian adolescents. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001050
W Crook, J., Horgas, A., Yoon, S. J., Grundmann, O., & Johnson-Mallard, V. (2021). Insufficient vitamin C levels among adults in the United States: Results from the NHANES surveys, 2003–2006. Nutrients, 13(11), 3910. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113910
Crook, J. M., Horgas, A. L., Yoon, S. L., Grundmann, O., & Johnson-Mallard, V. (2022). Vitamin C plasma levels as-sociated with inflammatory biomarkers, CRP and RDW: Results from the NHANES 2003–2006 surveys. Nutrients, 14(6):1254. doi.10.3390/nu14061254
Curry, K., Chandler, R., Kostas-Polston, E. A., Alexander, I., Orsega, S., & Johnson-Mallard, V. (2022). Recommendations for managing sexually transmitted infections: Incorporating the 2021 guidelines. The Nurse Practitioner, 47(4), 10-18. doi.10.1097/01
O’Steen, L., Lockney, N. A., Morris, C. G., Johnson-Mal-lard, V., Pereira, D., & Amdur, R. J. (2021). A prospective randomized trial of the influence of music on anxiety in patients starting radiation therapy for cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 109(3), 670-674. doi.10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.09.048
Wang, Y., Ha, S., Watkins, T., Kan, K., & Zauszniewski, J. A. (2021). Enrollment challenges: Recruiting children from diverse racial and ethnic communities to a study of physical activity and perceived stress. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 32(5), 583-590. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659620952526
New Grant Awards
Dr. Chrissy Kauth and Lyndy Beckley received grant funding from the Stark Community Foundation and a matching grant from the North Canton Medical Foundation to add a mechanical ventilator to the Stark campus simulation lab.
Dr. Denise Pacholski was awarded an OhioLINK Open Educational Resource (OER) Course Redesign Grant. This pilot program helps faculty learn about using openly li-censed or other affordable course content for their high enrollment courses.
Drs. Jim Tudhope and Lisa Onesko received grant funding from Peg’s Foundation for their project, Expanding the Impact of PHM APRNs in Northeast Ohio, to expand and maintain the number of PMHNPs in northeast Ohio.
New Certifications
Kimberly DePaul, MSN, RNC-OB, CNE, CNE-cl and Lynne Walker, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNE recently passed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator® (CHSE®) examination.
Student Research
DNP Defenses: Thanks to the diligent efforts of students, advisors, and committee members, the CON had the largest group of DNP graduates in its history. The following students defended their scholarly projects and graduated with their DNP:
Katie Barrett, Assessment of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Female Patients Presenting to the Express Care Department for Vaginal Health Concerns (Dr. Eldora Lazaroff, Chair; Drs. Marilyn Nibling and Jo Dowell, committee members)
Isaac Bofah, Implementing Mental Health Screening Tools (Dr. Marilyn Nibling, Chair; Drs. Jo Dowell and Ann Ancona, committee members)
Jami Bregenzer, Improving Compliance in the Outpatient Medical Setting (Dr. Andrea Warner Stidham, Chair; Drs. Lynn Gaddis and Marilyn Nibling, committee members)
Jennifer Budd, Implementation of the 5 A’s of Smoking Cessation in Adults with Severe Mental Illness (Dr. Louise Knox, Chair; Drs. Marilyn Nibling and Wendy Umberger, committee members)
Erin Cooper, Rapid Cycle Evaluation of the APRN Professional Development Pathways (Dr. Louise Knox, Chair; Drs. Denise Pacholski and Lisa Onesko, committee members)
Kelly Csoltko, Combined Dermatology-Rheumatology Clinic (Dr. Lynn Gaddis, Chair; Drs. Tracey Motter, Pam Stephenson, and Elma Baron, committee members)
Angela Gager, Mindfulness as a Wellness Intervention to Address Burnout Among Critical Care Nurses (Dr. Karen Mascolo, Chair; Dr. Tracey Motter and Kimberly Cleve-land, committee members)
Bridgett Harr, Head and Neck Cancer: Unmet Long-term and Late Effect Needs Following Survivorship Care (Dr. Lisa Onesko, Chair; Drs. Eldora Lazaroff and Denise Pacholski, committee members)
Jacalyn Iacoboni, Implementing a Standardized Diabetes Screening Protocol in a Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Louise Knox, Chair; Dr. Denise Pacholski and Kimberly Cleve-land, committee members)
Rachel Ogilby, RESTORE: Improving Resilience and Reducing Burnout in Critical Care Nursing Staff (Dr. Dana Hansen, Chair; Dr. Amy Petrinec and Kimberly Cleveland, committee members)
Laura Silversteyn, Efficacy When Using Biosimilar Renflexis (infliximab abda) Compared to Biologic Remicade (infliximab) Indicated for Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis (Dr. Lynn Gaddis, Chair; Drs. Lisa Onesko and Dana Hansen, committee members)
Student Publication
Schuerger, B. (2022, May). When blood transfusion isn't an option. American Nurse Journal. https://www.myamerican-nurse.com/when-blood-transfusion-isnt-an-option-jeho-vahs-witnesses/
Student Presentations and Awards
The following students gave poster presentations for the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors, April 20, 2022:
*First-place award* : Pipes, M., Cochran, H., Heilmann, G., Pishkula, A., & Skidmore, L. COVID-19 follow-up study: No statistical differences in nursing student anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic when compared to non-health related majors. Mentor, Kimberly Cleveland.
*Second-place award* : Netzel, J., & Peterson, S. Nursing student self-care survey. Mentor, Dana Hansen.
Grosel, N., Brownsberger, H., & Cmok, J. How to improve the virtual support group experience for people living with lupus. Mentor, Diana Fleming.
Lavy, C., Church, M., Faust, C., & Thrams, P. I’m here to listen: Parental death during adolescence. Mentor, Denice Sheehan.
Monturo, T., Connell, M., Murphy, M., & Vavruska, M. MDI spacer chee sleeve: A prototype to decrease the risk for misplacement. Mentor, Jo Dowell.
Oliver, I. Interdisciplinary simulation for nursing and medical students about final conversations: Catalyzing Relation-ships at the End of Life (CAREol). Mentors, Dana Hansen and Pam Stephenson.
The following students gave poster presentations for the MNRS Annual Research Conference in Schaumburg, IL, March 30-April 2:
Bright, L., Anthony, M. K., & Sheehan, D. (2022, April). Public and healthcare provider attitudes toward individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An integrative review.
Hill, D., & Dowell, J. (2022, April). Custodial grandparents caring for their grandchildren with chronic illness: An integrated review of the literature.
Vari, J. L., Ritz, A. S., & Hays, J. W. (2022, March). The role of social determinants on African American maternal health.
SURE Award Participants
Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) participants for 2022: Melina Connell, Taylor Monturo, & Mia Murphy (juniors) and Mary Grace Vavruska (sophomore) working with Dr. Jo Dowell; Wayne Nieh (senior) working with Dr. Amy Petrinec.
Alumni Recognition
Sandra Janashak Cadena, Ph.D., APRN, PMHCSN, CNE, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Read more: www.kent.edu/node/968219.