Georgia State U. Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions Fall 2019 newsletter

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DPT graduates top licensure scores Graduation recap International student exchanges with Taiwan and India Treating migrant workers in South Georgia Lewis School E-News

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Message from the Dean Welcome back!

As fall semester 2019 begins, I’m happy to see so many students and faculty back on campus.

You will notice several changes around Georgia State University and the Lewis College, most obviously the demolition of Kell Hall and the closure of the Library Plaza in the middle of campus. While this will be an obstacle throughout the semester, the finished Greenway project promises to be a welcome addition to the campus.

In the Lewis College, we welcome new faculty and a couple of new staff. Please read the listing of these colleagues later in the newsletter and follow the links to each bio. We also congratulate current faculty on their promotions and scholarly achievements, including grants, publications, and presentations. The research council has been working tirelessly in the summer on ideas to support faculty research. More to follow in the coming weeks.

Over the summer, our students have been busy away from campus learning and caring for others. The Lewis College hosted the first London Study Abroad, led by faculty Kristen Lingle and Dr. Kimberly Hires. Students on the trip examined the roots of medicine and nursing as well as compared the U.S. and U.K. health systems.

A team of Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students went to south Georgia to provide PT assessments and treatment to migrant farmworkers and their families. Graduate nursing students gave back-to-school physicals to preschool children in DeKalb County’s Head Start program.

Another summer highlight is student achievement. Nurse practitioner graduates exceeded the average national pass rate on the Advanced Practice Nursing certification exams, receiving a 100 % in pass rate in one specialty. Two DPT graduates made the highest possible score on the National Physical Therapy Exam.

We happily welcome our new cohorts of students, including our most diverse nutrition Coordinated Program class, to date (see the class photo inside this newsletter). Faculty and staff worked hard in the “quiet” summer, and the beginning of the fall semester has witnessed a new record of credit hours in the college. With the CAP approval of MS in Health Informatics, the college is poised for further growth with exciting programs.

We hope you participate in college events, in particular, our signature event. In early October, the Lewis College presents the J. Rhodes Haverty Lecture with Dr. Joy Doll of Creighton University speaking on interprofessional collaboration in healthcare. Please see the announcement in this newsletter and make plans to attend.

If appropriate, please forward this e-newsletter to someone who doesn’t receive it (e.g., community partner, alum, a colleague in another unit), especially if there is information that would help foster connections. Lastly, don’t forget to submit your news for future issues as the success of this newsletter depends on hearing from you!

Thank you for your support and have a great start to the new academic year.

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COLLEGE NEWS

Congrats to the Class of 2019!

Congratulations to the 343 Lewis College students who completed bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees this spring and summer. Undergraduates were recognized by the university at large ceremonies in Georgia State Stadium. Master’s candidates and clinical doctorates participated in the Lewis College Spring Graduate Commencement Ceremony, held at the Rialto Center for the Arts. Ph.D. candidates were hooded at a university ceremony, also in the Rialto.

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Students Examine Healthcare Roots in London StudyAbroad Nursing student Jacqueline Rodriguez set a goal to participate in a study abroad when she enrolled in the GSU 1010 class as a freshman. So when the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions offered the new Global Health Study Abroad in London, she jumped at the chance to sign up.

“The London study abroad was a perfect fit for my major,” she said.

Students visited a London operating room from the 1800's and observed primitive tools and procedures.

Kristen Lingle, assistant professor and Lewis College faculty study abroad coordinator, developed the college’s third study abroad program to be accessible for students who had no international travel experience. Lingle wanted to give the students a cultural experience as well as the opportunity to examine the early days of modern medicine and nursing.

“London is a natural choice for a healthcare study abroad because of its rich history as the birthplace of medicine and nursing,” said Lingle. “It’s a comfortable place for first-time travel outside of the U.S.”

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2019 J. Rhodes Haverty Lecture Join the Lewis College for the 17th annual J. Rhodes Haverty Lecture on October 10 at 7 p.m. in Rialto Center for the Arts on the Georgia State campus.

"Removing Healthcare Silos: Lessons Learned in Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare" featuring Dr. Joy Doll, Executive Director, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research, Creighton University The lecture is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, clinical partners, donors and friends of the Lewis College. To learn more about the lecture or to RSVP,visit https://lewis.gsu. edu/haverty2019 or scan code at left.

Health Informatics Celebrates National Health IT Week The Health Informatics program celebrated National Health IT Week with a Telehealth Shark Tank. Pairs of HI students presented original, theoretical designs of a telehealth app or article of smart clothing in front of a live audience and a panel of judges. Maher Ahmed won the first Telehealth Shark Tank competition with his app, Zero HERO. The app focuses on the concept of the ‘huddle’ to make it more effective and increase accountability amongst healthcare providers.

“There is an alarming trend in healthcare that leads to many deaths. The most shocking part is that these deaths are due to avoidable medical errors, and our app builds a culture to solve that problem,” said Maher. "My original but theoretical design of a hashtag telehealth app, [is] designed to help decrease avoidable medical errors in the healthcare industry. The application focuses on a shift in team culture based on high-reliability organization and lean principles."

DEPARTMENT NEWS

Health Informatics to Offer a Master’s Degree The Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions offers a new Master of Science in Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Informatics degree, beginning Spring 2020.

This new master’s degree program is online and designed especially for working bachelor’s prepared health care and health IT professionals. Interested applicants can have an undergraduate degree in any health field and should also have two years’ work experience in healthcare.

2019 Telehealth Shark Tank Winner Maher Ahmed, center, with second place team.

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Advanced Practice Nurses Exceed Certification Exam National Average Nurse practitioner students in the Lewis College exceeded the average national pass rate on recent Advanced Practice Nursing national certification examinations that test practitioners on their competency, knowledge and expertise in their chosen specialty.

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board reported the pass rates for adult-gerontology nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner at 100 percent and 95 percent, respectively. Post-graduate certificate nurse practitioners earned a 100 percent pass rate in both specialties. The American Nurses Credentialing Center oversees certification exams for nurse practitioners in informatics in nursing and psychiatric mental health, with graduates in both Georgia State programs earning a 100 percent pass rate.

Clockwise from above: 1) Panther's Pantry donors mingle with Pantry student staff, Nutrition faculty and emeriti and Office of Civic Engagement staff.

2) Patricia Perez, nutrition student and Panther's Pantry volunteer, shared her experience. 3) Laura Brown, Panther's Pantry manager and Patricia Perez, a nutrition student volunteer.

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National averages for nurse practitioner certification exams in adult-gerontology, family and psychiatric mental health specialties are 82 percent, 85 percent and 88.5 percent, respectively, for 2018.

Nutrition Honors Panther's Pantry Donors The Panther’s Pantry and Office of Civic Engagement recognized donors at a mid-summer reception. Nutrition Coordinated Program graduate student and Panther’s Pantry manager Laura Brown emceed the event and gave a “State of the Pantry” report. Other speakers included Lovell Lemons, recently retired director of Civic Engagement, Angela Johnson and Reverend Dr. Dwight Andrews, First Congregational Church – Pantry supporter, undergraduate nutrition student, and Panther’s Pantry volunteer, Patricia Perez.

Nutrition Welcomes Most Diverse Master's Coordinated Program Class to Date The Department of Nutrition welcomes 22 new graduate Coordinated Program students in the Class of 2020 and 2021. These new students represent a wide range of previous degree backgrounds and a larger than usual pool of male students. Welcome!

Caring For Those Who Bring Food to the Table How can urban-based physical therapy students impact Georgia’s agricultural industry? By offering treatment and relief to the farmworkers who pick the produce – at their worksite.

Each summer, a group of Georgia State University Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students set up a makeshift PT clinic made from portable treatment tables and tent canopies at the edge of a South Georgia farm. This PT clinic is part of the Farm Worker Family Health Care Project, an annual program that brings together students and faculty from many disciplines, colleges, and universities to provide health care to migrant farmworkers and their families. Georgia State’s physical therapy students and faculty have provided PT care since 2002.

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Caring For Those Who Bring Food to the Table (cont.)

Farm workers lift heavy loads leading to overuse injuries.

DPT student Kelsey Pelletier explains the physical assessment to a migrant worker's child before giving an exam.

Tiny RT Program Impacts Students Around the World Chi-Hsiang “Eddy” Shih, from Taiwan, became the first respiratory therapy (RT) international exchange master’s degree graduate in May 2019. Shih and Li-Sheng “Kevin” Chen, who enrolled in this fall semester, are walking examples of the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions RT program’s impact on millions of lives around the world. Hospital-based therapists may see 15 or more patients in a single 12-hour shift. Georgia State produced more than 1,400 RTs in the program’s 50-year existence, potentially caring for more than 5 million patients.

Thanks to a new student exchange agreement with Manipal University and Taipei Medical University, the RT program brings students from India and Taiwan, respectively, to pursue an integrated master’s degree in respiratory therapy. These students earn a dual degree with their home college and Georgia State. Four more students from Manipal in India plan to enroll during the coming year.

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GRANTS AND AWARDS Dr. Doug Gardenhire, clinical associate professor of respiratory therapy and chair, has received a fouryear grant to assist in opening a respiratory therapy program and at Dar Al-Uloom University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Gardenhire and other members of the RT faculty will provide training to Saudi faculty.

Dr. Blake McGee, assistant professor of nursing, has received a Young Investigator Database Seed grant from the American Heart Association. Dr. McGee will use data collected from millions of U.S. hospital patients for his research on the impact of state decisions about the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on stroke severity and rehabilitation.

(The data collected is stored without patient or hospital identification to protect an individual’s rights.)

Dr. McGee also received an American Nurses Foundation grant, “Medicaid Coverage Expansion and 30-Day Readmission After Acute Ischemic Stroke,” which is similar to the AHA-sponsored project, but with a different data source and outcome variable.

Dr. Desiree Wanders, assistant professor of nutrition, has received a research initiation (mentored) grant from the Georgia State University Office of University Research Services and Administration.

Dr. Wanders will use the award to study the metabolic benefits of dietary methionine restriction.

Dr. Gordon Warren, professor of physical therapy, along with a fellow researcher at the University of Minnesota, has had a National Institutes of Health R01 grant renewed for a second time. “Interaction of Estrogen, Age, and Activity on Musculoskeletal Strength in Females” was initially funded in 2009 and is now funded through 2024.

Dr. Pey-Shan Wen, assistant professor of occupational therapy, has been named a co-investigator on two new grants with the College of Education and Human Development kinesiology faculty. Both awards “Adaptive Motor Learning of Fall Resistance Skills Through Slip Exposure in Multiple Sclerosis” and “Motor Training for Reducing Falls: Adaptation and Retention in People with Multiple Sclerosis” are from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Graduate Nursing Students Give Back-to-School Physicals For DeKalb County's Head Start Program

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PUBLICATIONS Eight Lewis College faculty authored articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented research at professional conferences over the summer months.

Faulkner, M. S., Quinn, L., & Fritschi, C., Tripp, N., & Hayat, M. (2019). Heart rate variability and cardiovascular fitness are lower in non-Hispanic Black versus Non-Hispanic White adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 34 (5), 372-379.

Gardenhire, D. Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 10th Ed. (2020) Elsevier, St. Louis, MO.

Marcus, J., Cranwell-Bruce, L., Adebayo, M., & Faulkner, M.S. (accepted). Evaluating nursing students’ perceptions of using quick response codes to enhance learning during nursing health assessment.

Perspectives in Nursing Education.

Shen, C.L., Mo, H. (2019) Effects of dietary tocotrienol on age-related bone health. The Spectrum (published by the Healthy Aging dietetic practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). Spring issue, 1-6.

Hill, C.M., Laeger, T., Dehner, M., Albarado, D.C., Clarke, B., Wanders, D., Burke, S.J., Collier, J.J., Qualls-Creekmore, E., Solon-Biet, S.M., Simpson, S.J., Berthoud, H.R., MĂźnzberg, H., Morrison, C.D. FGF21 Signals Protein Status to the Brain and Adaptively Regulates Food Choice and Metabolism. Cell Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.022 Sharma, S., Dixon, T., Jung, S., Graff, E.C., Forney, L.A., Gettys, T.W., Wanders, D. Dietary Methionine Restriction Reduces Inflammation Independent of FGF21 Action. Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1002/ oby.22534

ALUMNI NEWS

L to R: Dr. Joe Rau (original edition author), Dr. Doug Gardenhire (author) and Dr. Huanbiao Mo, interim dean.

Gardenhire, D. and Hinski, S. (2020) Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology Workbook, 10th Ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO.

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Beth Cayce (B.S., physical therapy, 1975 and M.S., Health Professions Leadership, 1985) was honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle with the Allied Business Professional Award, as one of the 2019 Healthcare Heroes. The award honors an individual working in ancillary professions, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists and nutritionists.

The Lewis College mourns the passing of Sheila Nicholson (B.S., Physical Therapy, 1978). Nicholson served and helped advance the profession and the American Physical Therapy Association in numerous ways. She served on the Board of Directors of the APTA.

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FACULTY NEWS Welcome eight Lewis College faculty!

Cheru Atraga, D.N.P., F.N.P.-C., M.Ed.,

is a clinical assistant professor, nursing. He received his Doctor of Nursing Practice and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Atraga earned a master’s in educational research and development and a B.S.N from Addis Ababa and Jimma Universities respectively.

Read his full bio here.

Sutanuka Bhattacharjya Ph.D., O.T.R./L.

is an assistant professor of occupational therapy.

She received her Ph.D. in rehabilitation science and a master's in occupational therapy from the University at Buffalo and a bachelor’s from Manipal University in India. Read her full bio here.

Karen Clark, Ph.D., R.N., is an assistant pro-

fessor of nursing, earned her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri and holds a master of science in nursing. from Loyola University, New Orleans.

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is an assistant professor.of respiratory therapy and a triple Panther. She earned her doctorate in public health and Master of Public Health from Georgia State’s School of Public Health and received her bachelor’s in respiratory therapy from the Lewis College. Read her full bio here.

Shana Finks, O.T.D., O.T.R./L., is the field-

work coordinator and clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy. She holds a B.S. from the University of Central Arkansas and a professional doctorate in occupational therapy from Chatham University.

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Miranda Hawks, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.L.,

a clinical assistant professor of nursing, completed a Bachelor of Science in biology at Georgia Southwestern State University and earned her M.S.N. and Ph.D. in nursing from Augusta University. Read her full bio.

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Alan Jones, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.-B.C., is

a clinical assistant professor of nursing. He holds a master’s in nursing from the University of West Georgia and completed his doctorate at Emory University.

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Breanda Mulzac, D.N.P., R.N.,

is an instructor of nursing.

She holds bachelors in nursing from Oakwood University in Alabama and earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice with a concentration in leadership to enhance population health outcomes from Rush University.

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New Perimeter Nursing Faculty Perimeter College nursing program welcomes four new faculty members and one new staff member.

Dr. Mary Garvin-Surpris, assistant professor, joins the associate degree program as a graduate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has several years of teaching experience from Mercer University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and the Georgia State University School of Nursing.

Dr. Debra Griffin Stevens, nursing instructor, joi ns the associate degree program as an alumna from the associate of science nursing program. She continued her education with a master’s degree from Emory University and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Medical College of Georgia.

Ms. Sharon Little, nursing instructor, joins the associate degree program faculty as an experienced educator from Georgia Health Sciences University

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and Mercer University. She holds a master’s degree in nursing education from Mercer University.

Dr. Donnette Todd, nursing instructor, joins the associate degree program from Emory University Hospital, emergency department where she was part of the Serious Communicable Disease Unit nursing team that cared for Ebola patients in 2014. Dr. Todd holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Mercer University and received her M.S.N. from the University of South Alabama and B.S.N. from Stony Brook University.

Nursing Faculty Member Retires North Carolina native and clinical assistance professor and psychiatric nurse Vedica Eastman retired from her Georgia State University teaching career in August. She began her association with Georgia State when she was a Grady Memorial Hospital nursing student. Then, all Grady students took science courses and labs on the Georgia State campus.

However, after graduating as an R.N., Eastman returned home to North Carolina to continue her education at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

After graduation, she began her first full time job at a Veteran’s Administration hospital. Eastman went on to earn an M.S.N. from Duke University before moving around the country with her military family.

“My career was always a combination of nursing education and working in hospitals,” Eastman said.

She was on staff at Peachford Hospital, a private North Atlanta psychiatric hospital, when a Georgia State faculty member encouraged her to join the faculty.

As for her time in retirement, Eastman hopes to continue working with vulnerable populations as a volunteer. As a member of a Grady Hospital alumni group, she may aid youth who are victims of human trafficking, living in local shelters. Eastman hopes to travel, both in the U.S. and abroad, returning to Europe, visiting London, Paris and hopefully Italy in the near future. She also plans to spend time with grandchildren here and in Colorado, helping her children cover child-care time. Read more about Eastman's career and nursing philosophy here.

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STUDENT NEWS

Two DPT Graduates Make Top Score in Licensure Exam Two Georgia State University Class of 2019 Doctor of Physical Therapy graduates attained the unique goal of making the highest possible score on the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE). It’s not uncommon to have one student score 800 out of 800 on the exam, having two do so is quite unusual, especially out of a small group. Jared Davis and Joe Hoyt were among 14 students who took the exam before graduation. Both scored 800 out of 800 on the NPTE during their first attempt in April and were shocked at passing the exam on the first try and earning top scores.

STAFF NEWS

Congratulations to Maureen Beebe, nutrition doctor of philosophy student,. She received the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s Commission on Dietetic Registration Doctoral Scholarship.

Jared Davis, far left, and Joe Hoyt, center, Class of 2019 DPT graduates earned top licensure exam scores.

Congratulations to Wanda Little, administrative specialist in nursing, named administrative specialist & ACEMAPP coordinator, a new position in the Office of Academic Assistance. Wanda coordinates the clinical site onboarding for all nursing students and will now do the same for the health professions students.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2022 White Coat Ceremony

New Staff Brittani Martin joined the Office of Academic Assistance in May as an adviser for the clinical health informatics and occupational therapy programs. She previously advised Georgia State undergraduate students in the university’s central advising office (UAC). Martin earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master of education in professional counseling with a concentration in college student affairs at the University of West Georgia.

Mary Brown joins the nursing associate degree program staff as an administrative specialist. An internal hire; Brown worked for Perimeter College for 14 years on three campuses of the former Georgia Perimeter College. Brown is also a Navy veteran.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022 DPT students

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Lewis College in Action during Summer 2019 Graduate pediatric nurse practitioner students help the community by giving back-to-school physicals to DeKalb County's young Head Start students. The nursing students, who are all registered nurses, gain valuable experience while serving the community.

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