CNHP Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021

KEEPING IT

GOLDEN COLLEGE OF NURSING AND H E A LT H P R O F E S S I O N S

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

This past year, we encountered unprecedented challenges as a nation. Our faculty, staff and students answered those challenges in true Southern Miss fashion. They were resourceful, adaptive and resilient. Faculty ensured our students had a quality educational experience and progressed toward graduation while leading the response efforts at the University. We worked with our community partners to find meaningful experiences so that our graduates would be prepared to enter a rapidly changing healthcare workforce. Staff worked tirelessly to ensure students and faculty had the necessary support and resources to move forward during the pandemic. Although students experienced difficulties and disruptions, they were determined to complete their degree requirements and achieve their goals. Faculty, students and graduates were able to work the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis and aid in improving the health of our region and beyond. That work received local, state and national recognition. Faculty and staff also found innovative approaches to ensure the patients, children and families we serve continued to get the care, therapy and support they needed. We were continually overwhelmed by the generosity of our longtime and new supporters to ensure our programs, faculty, staff and students had what they needed during these difficult times.

I am thrilled that even in the face of a pandemic, we can continue to provide a means for the next generation of health professionals to learn and grow while conducting impactful research and engaging in meaningful service. These are uncertain times, and no doubt, challenges and hard work lie ahead. However, I am confident we will continue to thrive and play a vital role in the health of our state and nation, whether it is on the COVID-19 frontlines or in the community. I am grateful to our faculty, staff, students, graduates, University, practice partners, community and donors for the part they all played during these difficult times to ensure the College of Nursing and Health Professions could continue to transform healthcare in the state and beyond. #KeepingItGolden Lachel Story, PhD, RN Professor and Dean College of Nursing and Health Professions The University of Southern Mississippi

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CONTENTS

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GOLDEN NUMBERS

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20

GOLDEN INVESTMENTS

22

RESEARCH AND GRANTS

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INCREASING OUR GULF COAST FOOTPRINT GRAPHIC DESIGN HILLARY LOVINGGOOD WRITING LACHEL STORY ALONG WITH NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS EDITING HEATHER GRAVES PHOTOGRAPHY KELLY DUNN

26 EVENTS

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N AT I O N A L R A N K I N G S

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G OLD EN NU M B E R S STUDENTS

During a time that many universities saw a decline in enrollment, Southern Miss experienced record increases.

The largest increase was seen in graduate enrollment.

IN 2020-21, THE CNHP WELCOMED STUDENTS FROM

9

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

FALL ENROLLMENT

16% MALE

HEAD C O U NT

1,830

425

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

ENR O L LM E N T BY S C H OO L

UNDERGRAD

GRAD

482

104

—

236

School of Professional Nursing Practice

1,120

—

School of Speech and Hearing Sciences

228

85

School of Health Professions School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice

FALL AD MIS S I O N S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

4,744 APPLIED

610 ENROLLED

2,565 ADMITTED

U N D E R G R A D UAT E A D M I S S I O N S F U N N E L F I V E -Y E A R T R E N D

GRADUATE STUDENTS

3,000

5,000

2,500

4,000

2,000

3,000

1,500

2,000

1,000

1,000

500 2016-17

2017-18 Applied

2018-19 Admitted

2019-20

2020-21

Enrolled

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E T HN ICIT Y American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Black or African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807 Hispanic/Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . 2 Nonresident Alien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Race and Ethnicity Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Two or More Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261

2,497 APPLIED

1,288 ENROLLED

1,926 ADMITTED

G R A D UAT E A D M I S S I O N S F U N N E L F I V E -Y E A R T R E N D

6,000

0

84% FEMALE

GRADUATE STUDENTS

0

2016-17

2017-18 Applied

2018-19 Admitted

2019-20

2020-21

Enrolled

GOLDEN NUMBERS

98%

OUTCOMES

100% 100%

2020 Speechlanguage pathology Praxis II pass rate (24/24)

82% 85%

2020 Audiology Praxis II pass rate (5/5)

2020 Undergraduate nursing NCLEX pass rate 2020 Nurse practitioner certification pass rate (95%, 2019) Nurse anesthesia certification pass rate for 2020 cohort (100%, 2019 cohort)

65%

2020 Kinesiotherapy certification pass rate

46%

2020 Athletic training certification pass rate

70%

2019 Therapeutic recreation certification first-time pass rate (74.1%, 3-year average)

SPRING ENROLLMENT

15% MALE

HEAD C O U NT

1,541

370

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

ENR O L LM E N T BY SC H OO L

UNDERGRAD

GRAD

418

120

—

165

School of Professional Nursing Practice

906

—

School of Speech and Hearing Sciences

217

85

School of Health Professions School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice

SPRIN G AD M I SSI ON S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

197 APPLIED

75 ENROLLED

110 ADMITTED

U N D E R G R A D UAT E A D M I S S I O N S F U N N E L F I V E -Y E A R T R E N D

GRADUATE STUDENTS

E T HN ICIT Y American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Black or African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 Hispanic/Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . . 1 Nonresident Alien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Race and Ethnicity Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Two or More Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,080

800 APPLIED

412 ENROLLED

656 ADMITTED

G R A D UAT E A D M I S S I O N S F U N N E L F I V E -Y E A R T R E N D

350

800

300

700

250

600 500

200

400

150

300

100

200

50

100

0

85% FEMALE

GRADUATE STUDENTS

2016-17

2017-18 Applied

2018-19 Admitted

2019-20

2020-21

Enrolled

0

2016-17

2017-18 Applied

2018-19 Admitted

2019-20

2020-21

Enrolled

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GOLDEN NUMBERS

88

FACULTY AND STAFF

FAC U LTY MEMBERS

136

STA F F M E M B E RS

FACULTY RA NK

7

7

13

8

18

9

15

2

PROFESSORS

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

1

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

FAC U LT Y

ADJUNCTS

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

6

ASSISTANT TEACHING PROFESSORS

GOLD STA N DA R D

INSTRUCTORS

CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS

26% MALE 74% FEMALE

LECTURERS

VISITING INSTRUCTORS

2

CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

E T HN ICIT Y American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Black or African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Two or More Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

All four Nurse Anesthesia Program faculty members are advancing the profession in the state through their leadership in the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Dr. Mary Jane Collins is serving as the president-elect. Dr. Nina McLain is serving as the vice president. Dr. Michong Rayborn is serving as treasurer.

Dr. Stephanie Parks is serving as a board member.

DR. COLLINS

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DR. MCLAIN

D R . R AY B O R N

D R . PA R K S

GOLDEN NUMBERS

STAFF

4% MALE

PO S ITIO N S

16

39

34

47

INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL

VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

96% FEMALE

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND STUDENT WORKERS

E T HN ICIT Y Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Black or African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hispanic/Latino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

STAFF

G O L D STA N DA R D

A N N A B E R R Y- B A R R E T T Ms. Anna Berry-Barrett, assistant to the dean, has served on the University’s Staff Council since 2018. Ms. Berry-Barrett is a leader among her peers. She was not only elected by her peers in Academic Affairs to represent them on the council, but her fellow Staff Council members also elected her as president. Staff Council serves staff members at all USM sites/campuses for issue resolutions, to increase morale, and support staff development with awarding of travel stipends and scholarship opportunities each semester. Each year, Staff Council partners with entities across campus in the Eagle’s Nest Food Pantry food drive. Under her leadership, this year’s donations totaled 1,120 food items. The Council hosted 19 monthly trainings to enhance the education and institutional knowledge of all USM employees. The Council also maintains the Staff Operations Manual, an idea born from Academic Reorganization Vision 2020, where processes are housed and maintained electronically to be accessed by all employees. When asked about her service, she stated, “For 32 years, Staff Council has helped to support staff at USM, and it has been a privilege to serve on the council for the last three years.”

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THE CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT Housed within the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The Children’s Center for Communication and Development provides a variety of pediatric therapeutic and educational services to children ages 0-5 with developmental disabilities. The Children’s Center was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially in services offered, along with regions and populations served since that time. These services are provided in individual and small-group settings, with approximately one-third being served in their homes, daycares or other community settings. Each child is provided therapies by a dedicated and highly qualified transdisciplinary team that includes early intervention specialists experienced in speech-language pathology, listening and spoken language therapy, audiology, special education, behavioral therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy. No child is turned away based on disability, and the services are provided at no cost to the family.

136

TOTA L CHIL D RE N S E RV E D

70% SERVED OUT OF OUR HATTIESBURG CAMPUS 30% SERVED OUT OF OUR GULF PARK CAMPUS

73

CHILDREN 0-3

THESE CHILDREN ARE SERVED OUT OF 36 CITIES ACROSS MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING 25 DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

63

CHILDREN 3-5

THERE ARE

116

CHILDREN ON THE WAITLIST FROM 20 COUNTIES ACROSS MISSISSIPPI.

68% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED RECEIVE SPEECH-LANGUAGE, PHYSICAL AND/OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES. Of those children, 24% have vision loss that requires specific programming, along with specialized materials and equipment.

The Children’s Center also serves as a clinical site for speech-language pathology and audiology, social work, and occupational and physical therapy students from Southern Miss, as well as other universities and colleges.

Additionally, our undergraduate nursing students started utilizing the Center as a pediatric clinical experience during the fall 2020 semester.

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28% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED RECEIVE LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE THERAPIES, ALONG WITH AUDIOLOGICAL CONSULTATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR THEIR HEARING IMPAIRMENTS. Of those children, 34% have motor impairments and receive physical and/or occupational therapies.

APPROXIMATELY 95% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED RECEIVE MULTIPLE FORMS OF THERAPY TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF SPEECH, MOTOR, VISION, HEARING AND BEHAVIOR.

GOLDEN NUMBERS

75%

OF CHILDREN ENROLLED RECEIVE DIRECT OR INDIRECT (PARENT OR THERAPIST CONSULTATIONS) BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS. COMMUNICATION DELAYS ARE COMMONLY LINKED TO NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG CHILDREN.

DONORS

G O L D STA N DA R D

KENNY AND VICKI SCIANNA In 1975, Kenny Scianna and Vicki Stewart happened to be checking their mail in The Hub at the same time. After a brief conversation, Vicki returned to her dorm. On the way out that evening to take in a movie with friends, Vicki found Kenny sitting in the lobby of her building. That movie was their first date, and they have not left each other’s side since.

The couple married a year later and spent nearly 40 years together in Texas raising their family. Once back in Mississippi for their retirement, the Sciannas were looking to fulfill their philanthropic vision by supporting an organization that works with children with complex developmental disabilities. Having lost their daughter Blair, who was challenged by physical and intellectual disabilities, the Sciannas know the importance of a place like The Children’s Center for Communication and Development.

“On our first visit to The Children’s Center, we walked away feeling a connection,” said Vicki. Kenny agreed with that sentiment, adding, “There is a certain synergy between them and us. The children, their parents and the staff—it’s like we are all in the same family. We understand the unconditional love, as well as the struggles and daily challenges. Whenever we are within the walls, everything brings us right back to Blair.”

Kenny and Vicki established a support endowment for the Center in 2018, the Scianna Family Children’s Center for Communication and Development Blair Scianna Memorial Endowment. They also contribute to the Center’s discretionary fund and have helped Center leadership launch a new fundraising event.

The Sciannas are members of the USM Foundation Honor Club at the Joseph Cook Fellowship Level.

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DUBARD SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE DISORDERS Established in 1962 as a part of the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences, the DuBard School for Language Disorders offers a full-time total educational program for children with severe speech, hearing and learning disabilities. The students transfer back into their local school districts when they have achieved the oral and written communication and academic skills necessary to be independent and successful in a traditional school environment. The full-time enrollment program is offered at no charge to students and their families.

THE DUBARD SCHOOL FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT PROGRAM SERVED 82 STUDENTS DURING THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR AND 80 CHILDREN DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS RANGED IN AGES FROM 4-13 AND WERE FROM 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI.

ENROLLED STUDENTS HAD AN AVERAGE OF 5.5 DIAGNOSES. Primary Mississippi eligibility rulings included the following: • Language-speech

• Specific learning disabilities

• Hearing-impaired

• Autism spectrum disorders

• Other health-impaired • Developmentally delayed (e.g., attention deficit • Multiple disabilities hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder) 59% OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS HAD DUAL ELIGIBILITY RULINGS.

129

Current waiting list

6.3

1.4

Average years on waiting list

Average age of new students

4

Average years enrolled

10.4

Average age at exit

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The DuBard School also offers an outclient therapy program, a fee-based individual and small-group therapy for clients ages birth through adulthood who have a diagnosed language, speech or hearing disorder or a combination of these disabilities. The DuBard School outclient therapy program served 11 clients during the 2019-20 school year and seven clients for the 2020-21 school year. Clients ranged in age from 5-70 years old (one adult client).

69

Current outclient waiting list

27

Current LEAP (after school dyslexia therapy) waiting list

GOLDEN NUMBERS

STAFF

G O L D STA N DA R D

B R I T T N E Y DY K E S

The School also teaches the DuBard Association Method® training, as well as courses in advanced decoding and dyslexia assessment for education, speech and hearing professionals. Though face-to-face training was restricted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DuBard School did offer these virtual trainings to 54 participants across the southeastern United States.

THE DUBARD SCHOOL SERVES AS A CLINICAL SITE FOR OUR SPEECHLANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY STUDENTS AND SERVES AS A PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE FOR USM’S MASTER OF EDUCATION IN DYSLEXIA THERAPY STUDENTS.

Brittney Dykes, communications coordinator at the DuBard School, was elected president of the Pine Belt Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM). Pine Belt PRAM is an affiliate of the statewide Public Relations Association of Mississippi, serving practitioners and students in the Hattiesburg-Laurel area.

Chapter members are public relations professionals in the industries of arts, entertainment, economic development, education, government, healthcare, nonprofits, retail, tourism and more.

The Pine Belt chapter is committed to providing members with professional development opportunities aimed at enhancing and growing individual skill sets. They strive to contribute to the art and science of public relations policies and practices throughout the area.

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SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY CLINIC

FAC U LT Y

G O L D STA N DA R D

AMY LEBERT

The Speech-Language Pathology Clinic within the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences provides cost-effective intervention and assessment services to individuals of all ages in the following areas: traumatic brain injury, language, articulation, phonology, literacy, aphasia, swallowing, voice, accent modification, autism and fluency. These services are provided by graduate student clinicians and supervised by our certified speechlanguage pathology faculty. The Clinic also provides clinical experiences for our undergraduate speech and hearing students to observe and assist in the delivery of services. Therapy sessions, which typically range from $100 in a hospital, private practice, outpatient facility or skilled nursing facility, are provided at the low cost of $5$30 per session to the patients. These fees are the only source of revenue for the Clinic. Patients are seen two to four times a week during the academic semester.

Mrs. Amy LeBert, speech-language pathology (SLP) faculty and SLP Clinic coordinator, is serving as president of the Council of Speech-LanguageHearing Association Presidents. In this role, Mrs. LeBert works with the CEO and president of the national accreditation association to advance speech and hearing professions.

PAT IE NTS S E RV E D SPRING 2019

46

SUMMER 2019

27

FALL 2019

41

SPRING 2020

43

served until March 2020

PATIENT ETHNICITY 2020-21

PATIENT AGES 2020-21

1 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

9 PRESCHOOL (2-4)

20 WHITE

8 SCHOOL AGE (5-17)

6 OTHER

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SUMMER 2020

22

10 ADULT (18+)

FALL 2020

26

8

SPRING 2021

27

scheduled to be served

COUNTIES SERVED

GOLDEN NUMBERS

AUDIOLOGY CLINIC The Audiology Clinic provides services that include hearing evaluations, fittings and troubleshooting of hearing aids and other assistive devices; ear molds; and programming for traditional and bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants. Services are provided by our certified audiology faculty and staff. These services are provided at a reduced rate due to the variety of clients served, and these fees are the only source of revenue for the Clinic. Additionally, the Clinic partners with Forrest General Hospital to provide hearing screenings at no cost for infants within their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as well as subsequent no charge hearing screenings for their developmental clinic at the local YMCA. Infants not passing the universal newborn hearing screening test performed at their respective birthing hospital are scheduled for a complete diagnostic evaluation in the electrophysiology laboratory. Those infants found to have permanent hearing loss can then be fitted with some form of appropriate amplification and be followed by the certified audiology faculty at the Clinic. These services are provided for children born at hospitals throughout south Mississippi, and the audiology faculty and staff provide diagnostic and habilitative consultations to neonatologists, pediatricians, and family practice physicians and nurse practitioners. The Clinic further supports the community by providing school hearing screenings for several local school districts at no charge. In addition, the Clinic provides a clinical experience for our audiology students to observe and participate in the assessment and management of patients with these conditions.

1,000

PAT I E NTS S E E N IN 2019

400

PATIENTS SEEN IN 2020 DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

76%

CHILDREN PAT I E N T ETHNICITY

24% ADULTS

32% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 67% WHITE 1% HISPANIC/OTHER

24 COUNTIES SERVED

FAC U LT Y

G O L D STA N DA R D

D R . K I M B E R LY WA R D Dr. Kimberly Ward, audiology faculty and Audiology Clinic coordinator, served as the international president of the Educational Audiology Association in 2020 and continues to serve on the Board of Directors as past president for the 2021 year. In addition, she served on the Executive Board of the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) as the past president in 2020 and is serving as co-chair of the 2021 MSHA Conference. She continues to advance speech and hearing professions through her service on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Healthcare Economics Committee.

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE COVID-19 PANEL

FACULTY COVID-19 RESPONSE

On September 14, 2020, the College hosted a virtual panel of healthcare professionals who shared their stories from the COVID-19 frontlines. The panel included the following:

College of Nursing and Health Professions faculty contributed their expertise as health professionals in many ways to the University’s COVID-19 response.

Ms. Susan Dobson (SHP), Dr. Charkarra AndersonLewis (SHP) and Dr. Marti Jordan (SLANP) worked on contact tracing teams. Dr. Stephanie Parks (SLANP) and Ms. Susan Dobson assisted with the development of educational materials for our campus and extended community. Dr. Lisa Morgan (SLANP), Dr. Stephanie Parks (SLANP), Pam Rainey (Gulf Park Health Center nurse) and our Nurse Anesthesia program students assisted with COVID-19 testing on our Gulf Park campus.

JOE CAMPBELL, MD is an anesthesiologist and director of the Hattiesburg Clinic COVID-19 Pre-Op Screening Committee. Dr. Campbell has also been a longtime supporter of the College’s Nurse Anesthesia DNP program and serves as a clinical assistant professor.

RINKUBEN PARMAR, MBBS, MD, MPH is the infectious disease surveillance officer at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Student and Employee Health Department. In 2016, Dr. Parmar graduated from USM’s Master of Public Health program, with an emphasis in epidemiology and biostatistics.

LEE WEEKS, AUD, CCC-A practices with the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System. Dr. Weeks earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech pathology and audiology in 2011 and a Doctor of Audiology in 2016, both from USM.

ANESHA HANDSHAW, RN, BSN, CCRN (at the time of the panel) was an intensive care nurse at Forrest General Hospital.

Ms. Handshaw graduated from USM with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2016 and returned to Southern Miss in 2021 to begin the Nurse Anesthesia DNP program.

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FAC U LT Y

G O L D STA N DA R D

D R . L AWA N D A B A S K I N Dr. LaWanda Baskin, interim director of the School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice, currently serves as a member of the Florence Health Advisory Board, a national position.

Florence Health’s mission is to empower frontline care providers to reach their full potential both professionally and personally. Along with the other advisors from all over the country, she works to move this mission forward for the stakeholders of the organization through mentorship and education.

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STUDENTS RECEIVE RECOGNITION

One positive aspect of this pandemic has been the increased focus on healthcare and healthcare professionals. We have had students and graduates receive recognition for their work on the COVID-19 frontline, and we wanted to highlight a few of them.

TRAV I S R O D GER S

WILL QUINN

TRISTEN MILLER

Travis Rodgers is a 2016 graduate of the BSN program.

He was highlighted by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Will Quinn is a 2013 graduate of the BSN program. He was also highlighted by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Tristen Miller graduated in spring 2019 with a degree in public health. She was highlighted because of her excellent performance in the program. She intends to work with COVID-19 patients after graduation, as well as pursuing a graduate degree.

COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION The American Association for Colleges of Nursing launched a national campaign to elevate academic nursing’s role in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. The College joined this initiative by pledging our support to safely engage faculty, students and other stakeholders in the work underway to administer the vaccine and educate citizens on protecting themselves against COVID-19. We actualized this pledge by providing leadership and expertise for our University’s COVID-19 response, following community standards set by our University, and assisting our practice partners in their efforts against this public health threat.

As a part of these efforts, faculty and students in the undergraduate nursing program worked with the Mississippi Department of Health and Hattiesburg Clinic to assist in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Additionally, the College led vaccine distribution on our coastal sites through the Gulf Park Health Center in collaboration with the Moffitt Center, and our nursing faculty and students assisted in campus vaccine distribution in Hattiesburg and in Gulf Park.

Nursing student Jaime Dominguez administering the COVID-19 vaccine to retired nursing faculty, Dr. Karen Rich

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COVID-19 RESEARCH Several faculty and staff pivoted their research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evaluating Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth Visits in a Federally Qualified Community Health Center RESEARCHERS: Lisa Morgan (CNHP/SLANP), Marti Jordan (CNHP/SLANP), Rebecca Holland (CNHP/Dean’s Office), Ivie Pulliam (Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative [SeMRHI]) DESCRIPTION: With the increased utilization of telehealth during the COVID-19 crisis, the purpose of this research study is to assess the level of satisfaction among patients using telehealth services within the SeMRHI system of clinics. As satisfaction is a key indicator of quality in health care, these researchers hope that better understanding patients’ needs when using telehealth will improve compliance with care plans, patient-provider relationships and overall health.

Examining the Effects of COVID-19 on Holistic Health and Well-being of University Personnel RESEARCHERS: Melissa Kay (CNHP/SHP), Rebecca Holland (CNHP/Dean’s Office), Anna Porter (CNHP/SHP), Leslie Oglesby (CNHP/SHP), Morgan Eckenrod (College of Education and Human Sciences, School of Kinesiology and Nutrition) DESCRIPTION: As the global population navigates through this unprecedented pandemic, it is important to consider how these measures to control the spread of disease may influence other aspects of health, as well as the long-term consequences of these measures. The objective of this research study is to determine how the USM community has reacted to this pandemic and how their physical, mental and social/economic health and well-being is affected during this time and afterward.

COVID-19 Preparedness for a Health Pandemic: Nurses' Perspectives on Supplies and Equipment RESEARCHERS: Nina McLain (CNHP/SLANP) and Stephanie Parks (CNHP/SLANP) DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this study is to determine nurses' perspectives concerning preparedness for a health pandemic, such as with COVID-19, specifically in regard to supplies and equipment.

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A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Caring for Patients in Acute Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic RESEARCHER: Marti Jordan (CNHP/SLANP) DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this phenomenological study is to explore the experiences of providing care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to (1) describe the lived experiences of caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) draw on the clinical experiences of frontline nurses to help identify factors or issues that impacted them physically, mentally or system-wide in order to develop policies and plans for better addressing these issues during future pandemics and disasters.

The Lived Experiences of African American Pastors During the COVID-19 Pandemic RESEARCHERS: LaWanda Baskin (CNHP/SLANP), Tanya Funchess (CNHP/SHP), Traci Hayes (CNHP/SHP) and Susan Johnson (CNHP/SHP) DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this study is to elicit the lived experience of the African American pastor during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers also seek to identify the perceptions of the African American pastor regarding sources of information provided concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for churches during the pandemic. Other goals of the project are to identify and explore the types of support needed by the congregation and how they were provided. The researchers are also seeking to identify the financial challenges, along with any unintended consequences or benefits encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Effects of COVID-19 on Students with Disabilities RESEARCHERS: Susan Johnson (CNHP/SHP), Rebekah Young (IDS), Leslie Lavergne (IDS), Rebecca Holland (CNHP/Dean’s Office), Kimberly Ward (CNHP/SSHS), Sirena Cantrell (Student Affairs), Susie Murphy (Office for Disability Accommodations), Tanya Funchess (CNHP/SHP), Leslie Oglesby (CNHP/SHP) and Anna Porter (CNHP/SHP) DESCRIPTION: The study aims to (1) conduct a needs assessment among students with disabilities to assess adaptation, accommodations and engagement with the shift to online learning modalities through survey questionnaires, focus groups and interviews; and (2) develop recommendations for faculty, administrators and students

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(those with and without disabilities) for future circumstances where changes in learning formats are required to ensure student success. Students with disabilities are an often overlooked group on campus for whom accommodations are available and essential for academic success upon disclosure and documentation. Changes in learning delivery necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively affected academic performance and quality of life for these students as a result of decreased socialization and engagement and increased anxiety and isolation.

Recommendations will be developed after analyses of focus groups, interviews and survey questionnaires.

FUNDER: Jimmy A. Payne Foundation

“ Due to the young age of the

children served, time is crucial in providing essential services, and we could not leave our families without access to therapy during this international health crisis.”

THE CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT The COVID-19 pandemic required extensive restrictions to ensure the safety of some of the state’s most vulnerable individuals, young children with complex disabilities and health conditions, but The Children’s Center made it a priority to continue to meet the needs of these children.

While telepractice was not a new concept to The Children’s Center as a typical model for early intervention services, we quickly set up every therapy provider to deliver parent coaching through telepractice within one week of the onset of the pandemic. These telepractice services included asynchronous and synchronous parent coaching sessions, phone calls, emails with targeted steps to set up a goal, and/or mailed materials and resources.

The Children’s Center serves families across South Mississippi, with our families currently residing across 36 different cities. Approximately 20% of our families experienced difficulties consistently connecting due to Internet limitations. Due to this barrier in access, The Children’s Center wrote a grant specifically to address this issue and was awarded funding through the Governor’s Emergency Education Response (GEER). The Children’s Center is currently working toward providing iPads with cellular hotspots, along with other needed therapeutic materials, for these families in need. The primary goal of this grant is to allow for 100% of our families to receive an opportunity to participate in telepractice with the needed support materials (e.g., specialized toys, a mat for tummy time, a connected iPad with a stand) and for 95% of families to participate to their level of satisfaction.

The Children’s Center values interdisciplinary therapy services to address the full developmental spectrum of needs of a young child within a family unit. Due to the young age of the children served, time is crucial in providing essential services, and we could not leave our families without access to therapy during this international health crisis. The Center continues to offer telepractice as a safe alternative to in-person therapies for families at any time. Currently, about 80% of families use a hybrid method of therapy delivery, while 20% require face-to-face services only. There are a select few families that, due to their child’s medical condition and family health concerns, continue to choose telepractice as their primary service delivery model. Despite the pandemic, The Children’s Center is on track to maintain enrollment, averaging 130 children annually.

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DUBARD SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE DISORDERS During the state-mandated school closure, the DuBard School students and clients were served using virtual instruction. Students were seen by their teachers and speech-language pathologists using Zoom and received assignments through email or Google Classroom. Student attendance was tracked, and progress was monitored.

Library and physical education continued to be provided to the students through videos and links on the DuBard School’s website. Unfortunately, occupational therapy or physical therapy could not be provided to those students who were eligible for those services. Despite all the challenges, typical enrollment was sustained in both inperson school and outclient services.

AUDIOLOGY CLINIC The Audiology Clinic continued to provide services to the citizens of South Mississippi throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This was accomplished by adhering to and implementing all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention social distancing, personal protective equipment and intensive disinfection protocols. Additionally, provider and student schedules were adjusted to allow for drive-up appointments and teleaudiology appointments. The Audiology Clinic scheduled patients and appointments by developing and utilizing a Tiered Patient Identification System (TPIS), which prioritized patients by greatest need. However, some services, such as hearing aid fittings, were significantly limited during most of 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions, which negatively impacted Clinic revenue.

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY CLINIC The Speech-Language Pathology Clinic serves both pediatric and geriatric populations in all areas of speech and language with a range of mild to severe deficits.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, each patient was contacted to discuss personalized services.

Patients were offered choices and assured the same quality services would be applicable. Each patient was provided resources, home programming, teletherapy and pivoting to face-to-face when possible. Graduate students and clinical faculty were required to participate in teletherapy training and received support services. For those patients choosing to resume face-to-face services, guidelines and mandated policies and procedures were provided to ensure safety for everyone while providing excellent services.

The Clinic did not provide the typical two diagnostic evaluations weekly from March 2020 until August 2020, so new clients were not added, which significantly decreased Clinic revenue. This restriction did allow for clinic sessions to be spaced out to decrease exposure.

The Clinic observation room was closed due to social distancing requirements. Doing so meant students and parents were not able to observe sessions.

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FAC U LT Y

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D R . C A R O LY N COLEMAN Dr. Carolyn Coleman, Nurse Practitioner Program coordinator, has been instrumental in advocating for nurse practitioners in Mississippi through her involvement with the Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners (MANP) as vice president. Additionally, Dr. Robert Ware, Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program alumnus (2020), serves as MANP treasurer and has been active in advancing nurse practitioner practice in the state.

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DR. ELIZABETH TINNON Dr. Elizabeth Tinnon, director of the School of Professional Nursing Practice, currently serves on two important boards. She serves as the nurse educator on the Nursing Home Administrator Board, a state-wide gubernatorial body.

Additionally, she serves on the Wolters Kluwer and Laerdal vSim 2 international advisory board. vSim 2 is a simulation software that provides realistic virtual settings and highly functioning nurse avatars. This type of software is instrumental in providing a quality educational experience for students, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GOLDEN INVESTMENTS NEW COLLEGE FUNDING

SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THE DUBARD SCHOOL

$60,000

State and Federal Income:

S TA F F

$304,270

FA C U LT Y A N D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

4.5%

BUDGET INCREASE

DUBARD SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE DISORDERS

$364,270 N E W F U N D I N G T O TA L

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DR. CHARKARRA ANDERSON-LEWIS

• MDE Adequate Education Program

$632,046

• Legislative Allocation

$575,000

• Legislative Appropriation

$250,000

• Extended School Year

$52,676

• Part B/Preschool

$52,523

Private Contributions

$273,898

Southern Miss Match

$125,000

Outclient Program Fees

$41,302

United Way

$84,343

Professional Development Fees

$25,294

Various Foundations Total Budget

$2,313,143

SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN’S CENTER State and Federal Income: • MDE Adequate Education Program • Legislative Appropriation

$1,597,833 $730,106 $574,032 $87,300

• Transportation $45,000 • Extended School Year

$50,000

• IDEA Part B/Preschool

$57,050

• GEER $54,345 United Way

$70,657

Fundraising to Date

$57,939

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$126,855

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• Legislative Allocation Dr. Charkarra AndersonLewis, professor from the School of Health Professions, received the E.D. Kenna Sr. Memorial Public Health Faculty Award through the USM Foundation.

$1,636,451

$494,532 $2,220,961

GOLDEN INVESTMENTS

GOLDEN GIVING FY20 NEARLY A 51% INCREASE

$1,694,163 FY20 GIFT TOTAL

$829,986 FY19 GIFT TOTAL

G I V I NG BY A REA

$840,234

$65,172

$6,435

$370,448

$22,984

$545

DUBARD SCHOOL

CHILDREN’S CENTER

$388,345 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

NURSING

SPEECH AND HEARING

PUBLIC HEALTH

$225,804

REHABILITATION SCIENCES

$7,703

Undergraduate Nursing

Public Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

$81,427

$4,534

Speech and Hearing Sciences

General

$3,629

Graduate Nursing

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J O E A N D K AT H Y S A N D E R S O N Joe and Kathy Sanderson are true Southern Miss philanthropists with 36 years of support to many areas of the University in the amount of $1,872,350. In 2013, the couple made a transformative $1 million gift to support the USM College of Nursing and Health Professions by naming the Sanderson Clinical Skills Lab in Asbury Hall.

The Sandersons also support the College with annual donations to the DuBard School for Language Disorders and The Children’s Center for Communication and Development with cumulative giving just over $384,000 in support of these two unique programs.

Joe Sanderson was honored as the distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 by the College of Business and Economic Development. He and Mrs. Sanderson are members of the USM Foundation Honor Club – Gallery of Benefactors representing cumulative giving in support of USM of $1 million or more, as well as the Aubrey K. Lucas Society for their consecutive annual support.

The Sandersons support the EAGLE Scholars Program in the College of Business and Economic Development, as well as Southern Miss Athletics initiatives. Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson are dedicated supporters of higher education and contribute to worthy causes all around the state of Mississippi, including gifts to his alma mater, Millsaps College, as well as Mississippi State University and William Carey University.

Since Sanderson Farms became the Title Sponsor in 2013, the Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s only PGA event, and Century Club Charities have contributed more than $11.5 million to Friends of Children’s Hospital and other Mississippi charities.

“We are truly honored to call the Sandersons friends of the College,” said Dr. Lachel Story, dean and professor for the College of Nursing and Health Professions. “Their continued support illustrates their understanding and compassion toward healthcare workers and the impact they have in our communities.”

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RESEARCH AND GRANTS THE COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS FACULTY MAINTAINED AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THESE UNUSUAL TIMES. MANY HAD PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS ACCEPTED, PROPOSALS FUNDED AND RESEARCH FOCI SHIFTED TO INCLUDE ISSUES AROUND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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FUNDING AWARDS The Relationship Between Preceptor Burnout and Athletic Training Student Evaluations RESEARCHERS: Leslie Oglesby (CNHP/SHP), Anna Porter (CNHP/SHP) and Andrew Gallucci (Baylor University)

GRANT FUND ING AM OUNT

$3,413,846

2018-19

$495,157

2019-20

$782,778

2020-21

DuBard School for Language Disorders Equipment Enhancement RECIPIENT: DuBard School for Language Disorders (CNHP/SSHS)

DESCRIPTION: Burnout, a psychological syndrome consisting of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization of patients and a decreased sense of personal accomplishment, is prevalent in many healthcare professionals, including physicians, psychiatrists, paramedics, psychologists, nurses and athletic trainers.

Effects of burnout in these professionals may include substance use/abuse and decreased quality of provided care. Burnout is also prevalent in students preparing to enter some of the aforementioned. The purpose of this study is to (1) determine the prevalence of burnout in certified athletic trainers that serve as preceptors and (2) examine the relationship between preceptor burnout and a preceptee’s assessment of his or her preceptor.

DESCRIPTION: Serving 80 children in its full-time enrollment program, the DuBard School’s outclient therapy program seeks to address a vastly underserved population of students by continuing to provide individual and smallgroup therapy for clients ages birth through adulthood with a diagnosed language, speech or hearing disorder, or a combination of these disabilities. This program includes children whose learning differences are in oral language, reading, or a combination of oral and written language deficits, including dyslexia. Learning to use computers and other types of technology improve problem-solving skills to be applied in real-life settings, teaching students to be discriminate users of different types of information.

Equipment supported with this funding will allow students to work at their individual levels in the areas of listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing.

FUNDER: Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA)

FUNDER: Jimmy A. Payne Foundation

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RESEARCH AND GRANTS

The Effect of Acute Fatigue on Cognitive Attention and Balance

The Children’s Center Augmentative and Alternative Communication Training Program

RESEARCHER: Jeffrey Parr (CNHP/SHP)

RECIPIENT: The Children’s Center for Communication and Development (CNHP/SSHS)

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this study is to identify the degree to which strenuous exercise can impact cognitive function (attention) and static balance in recreationally active individuals. Static balance is correlated to a person’s risk for lower extremity injury.

In the future, strategies can be identified to help improve both cognitive fatigue and static balance following strenuous exercise.

FUNDER: The University of Southern Mississippi

Improving Self-Management on Chronic Illness/Disability and Student Knowledge of Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness/Ability RESEARCHER: Cathy Hughes (CNHP/SPNP) DESCRIPTION: Nursing faculty and students provide health care to an underserved area of Hattiesburg through a partnership with Edward Street Fellowship and USM’s Institute for Disability Studies.

FUNDER: Asbury Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Nursing Endowment

DESCRIPTION: The Pediatric Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Training Program will provide a number of USM’s speech and hearing graduate assistants (GAs) targeted training in the use of AAC using a telepractice platform and in face-to-face settings. GAs will learn to use multiple AAC options, including low- and high-tech tools. These GAs will also learn evidencebased methods of assessment and intervention and gain experience working with an interprofessional team.

FUNDER: Jimmy A. Payne Foundation

Organization and Administration of Athletic Training RESEARCHER: Melissa Kay (CNHP/SHP) DESCRIPTION: The objective of this project is to revise the content and delivery of the Organization and Administration of Athletic Training Programs course (HPR 319).

FUNDER: The University of Southern Mississippi

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DAY N A H A L L Dayna Hall, 2017 graduate of the Bachelor of Science in health policy and administration program and 2021 graduate from the Master of Public Health program (health policy and administration emphasis track) from Southern Miss, was named a 2021 Administrative Fellow at Ochsner Heath. The Administrative Fellowship is designed to help guide top graduate students into operations management positions through intensive training that combines system-wide exposure to the major functional areas within Ochsner with classroom learning, executive shadowing, one-on-one mentoring, a wide range of intensive project work, and a multitude of professional development modules. Dayna began his healthcare career at Ochsner Health System as an Epic EMR analyst in the Information Systems Department, where he worked on numerous projects enhancing patient care and safety, including participating in the Proactive Ochsner Encounters program used to promote preventative care and population health, and redesigned the Emergency Department registration workflow by replacing carts with a mobile registration device across the system.

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J I L L I A N C O LO N Jillian Colon, MS, CCC-SLP, speech-language pathologist with The Children’s Center on the Gulf Park campus, is the state of Mississippi’s only Perkins-Roman Endorsee in the cortical vision impairment (CVI) range. With this distinction, Jillian is able to assess and provide treatment recommendations for children across the state exhibiting signs of CVI, a neurological condition commonly found in individuals with a brain infarct, like cerebral palsy, or a brain bleed at birth. Treatment of CVI provides a child the opportunity to use his or her vision to process the world around them and learn how to function within that world.

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INCREASING OUR GULF COAST FOOTPRINT GULF PARK HEALTH CLINIC In spring 2021, the College assumed responsibility for the clinic operations on our Gulf Park campus after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Initially, we focused on providing medical services, including COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and vaccinations. Medical services offered will be gradually expanded with a full-time onsite nurse practitioner. Services will be expanded to also include mental health and speech and hearing screening and management. The Clinic will also serve as a clinical site for our nurse practitioner, undergraduate nursing, speech language pathology and audiology students.

DUBARD SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE DISORDERS The DuBard School currently serves children who travel to the Hattiesburg campus for the full-time enrollment program. Additionally, the DuBard School has children on the waitlist from Mississippi’s coastal counties. In an effort to expand services to more children and better serve the children along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the DuBard School is currently exploring options for a full-time enrollment program on the Gulf Park campus. Current proposals being considered include repurposing existing space or building a new space. The DuBard School hopes to enroll students on the Gulf Park campus beginning in 2022. The DuBard School on the Gulf Park campus will also serve as a clinical site for our speech-language pathology and audiology students and as a practicum experience for USM’s Master of Education in Dyslexia Therapy students.

THE CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT Due to our recently renovated expanded space on the Gulf Park campus, along with the addition of a fulltime speech-language pathologist to that campus, The Children’s Center has extended services to additional children in the Gulf Coast region. Currently, about 30% of children enrolled receive services from the providers at our Gulf Park campus.

The Children’s Center recently received $323,540 through Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation to construct a playground at the new location.

The playground will serve as a muchneeded outdoor therapy space for the children with complex disabilities who receive cost-free services from The Children’s Center and has an inclusive play space for children in the Gulf Coast region, with and without developmental disabilities. Construction will begin in 2021.

The Children’s Center on our Gulf Park campus will also serve as a clinical site for our undergraduate nursing, speech-language pathology and audiology students.

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EVENTS CADENHEAD LECTURESHIP T H E C A D E N H E A D L E C T U R E S H I P WA S F O U N D E D BY C O L . T Y L E R F L E TC H E R I N H O N O R O F H I S L AT E W I F E , DR. GERRY CADENHEAD. DR. CADENHEAD JOINED THE U S M N U R S I N G FAC U LT Y I N 1 9 8 0 A N D S E R V E D I N VA R I O U S C A PAC I T I E S , I N C LU D I N G A S D E A N F R O M 1 9 9 7 TO 2 0 0 1 .

FALL 2020 CADENHEAD LECTURESHIP Award-winning author, Jenny M. Luke, was the inaugural speaker for the lectureship. She presented her work on midwifery in the South. Ms. Luke trained as a registered nurse in the U.K. at the Manchester Royal Infirmary in the mid-1980s and completed a post-registration course in midwifery at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London in 1989. Her interest in the history of midwifery was piqued when she arrived in the U.S. and discovered a great difference in the perception of midwifery between Britons and Americans. She had the opportunity to delve into this subject while earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in history. Her book, Delivered by Midwives: African American Midwifery in the Twentieth-Century South, is a product of her research and tenure as a research fellow.

Her work was also published in the book, Alabama Women: Their Lives and Times.

SPRING 2021 CADENHEAD LECTURESHIP Dr. Jean Watson, world-renowned nursing theorist, was the spring 2021 Cadenhead Lecturer. She discussed her caring theory and its implications to health professionals, which was timely due to the increase of burnout and stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Watson is distinguished professor and dean emerita, University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Anschutz Medical campus, where she held the nation’s

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first endowed chair in caring science for 16 years. She is the founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, past president of the National League for Nursing, and founding member of the International Association in Human Caring and International Caritas Consortium. She is founder and director of the non-profit foundation, Watson Caring Science Institute. In 2013, Dr. Watson was inducted as a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, its highest honor. She is a widely published author and recipient of many national and international awards and honors, including The Fetzer Institute Norman Cousins Award, in recognition of her commitment to developing, maintaining and exemplifying relationship-centered care practices; an international Kellogg Fellowship in Australia; a Fulbright Research Award in Sweden; The Hildebrand Center for Compassion in Medicine Award, Notre Dame University; the Academy of Integrative Medicine and Healing Award for pioneering work in caring science; and the Japanese International Society of Caring and Peace chair. She holds 15 honorary doctoral degrees, including 12 international honorary doctorates. Dr. Watson’s caring philosophy is used to guide transformative models of caring education and professional caring-healing practices for hospitals, nurses and patients alike, in diverse settings worldwide. As author and co-author of more than 30 books on caring, her latest books range from empirical measurements and international research on caring to new postmodern philosophies of caring and healing, philosophy and science of caring and caring science as sacred science, and global advances in caring literacy. Her books have received American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year awards and seek to bridge paradigms and point toward transformative models for the 21st century.

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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PANEL In the midst of a global pandemic, our nation experienced a movement to acknowledge and improve social injustices that were occurring. While health professionals have had a long history of advocating and working to improve disparities, this movement reminded us that we need to continue to re-emphasize, refocus and improve our efforts to best live our professional values. The College wanted to contribute to that national conversation as healthcare professionals. In April 2021, the College hosted a virtual panel focused on the impact social injustices have on health. The panel included the following: KWAMME A. ANDERSON, PHD, MPA serves as the deputy chief of staff to the Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30).

A Mississippi native, Dr. Anderson has more than 17 years of experience working in health policy at the federal level.

KAYE BENDER, PHD, RN, FAAN serves as the executive director of the Mississippi Public Health Association and president-elect of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Bender has more than 12 years of experience in working directly in public health policy, and she offers her expertise through her consulting firm.

STACY CALLENDER serves as the director of the Office of Child and Adolescent Health at the Mississippi Department of Health. Ms. Callender has 13 years of experience advocating for children in the state, including governor and state superintendent appointments.

PATTI ROSE, EDD, MPH has authored several books focused on cultural competency and health equity, diversity and inclusion. Dr. Rose’s work has taken her to numerous countries, and she offers her expertise through her consulting firm.

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COL. TYLER H. FLETCHER

A retired veteran of the US Army, Col. Tyler H. Fletcher is a professor emeritus and founding chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at The University of Southern Mississippi. His late wife, Dr. Gerry Cadenhead Fletcher, was the founding dean of the College of Nursing and a long-time Southern Miss supporter.

For more than 40 years, Col. Fletcher has supported programs, scholarships and lectureships in support of USM students studying in the areas of nursing, criminal justice and athletics. His cumulative giving is more than $500,000.

Col. Fletcher is a former member of the Southern Miss Athletic Foundation board, as well as a member of the Circle of Champions, due to his support of Athletics. He is in the USM Foundation Honor Club at the President’s Circle level and is a life member of the Southern Miss Alumni Association.

Col. Fletcher’s generosity can be felt University-wide from the College of Nursing and Health Professions to the School of Performing and Visual Arts to the Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families. From Pete Taylor Park to The Rock, Col. Fletcher is a beloved and benevolent Golden Eagle, always supporting the programs he holds closest to his heart.

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NATIONAL RANKIN GS SEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMS RECENTLY RECEIVED NATIONAL RANKINGS

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS RANKED #8 IN 2020 AS THE

THE PHD NURSING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM RANKED #8 IN 2020 AS THE BEST ONLINE PHD NURSING PROGRAM. (EDUMED.ORG)

BEST ONLINE MPH PROGRAM. (EDUMED.ORG) HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS WAS LISTED IN THE TOP 50 FOR MOST AFFORDABLE DEGREES SINCE 2015.

(ONLINEU.ORG)

THE MSN AND DNP CLINICAL PROGRAMS WERE RANKED TOP IN MISSISSIPPI

BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN 2021, OUR 6 TH YEAR IN A ROW.

OUR ONLINE BSN-DNP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER, WERE RANKED #16 NATIONALLY. (DNPPROGRAMS.COM)

GOLDEN GIVING Visit usmfoundation.com/giveCoNHP or scan the QR code with your smartphone camera for ways to support the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

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