2020 UCF NURSING MAGAZINE, vol. 15

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COVID RESPONDERS Meet Our Innovators, Caregivers

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Celebrating Our Past, Your Present & Nursing’s Future.

CELEBRATE fellow alumni and 40 Noble Knight Nurse honorees

RE-SAVE THE DATE!

TOAST the 40th reunion of the trailblazing Class of 1981

May 15, 2021 Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel Orlando, Florida

GIVE a gift to the 40th anniversary fund to help Knight Nurses “Charge On!”

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CONTENTS FEATURES

8 COVID-19: Knight Nurses Respond

30 Honoring 40 Noble Knight Nurses

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

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7 Training in Telehealth

13 Study: Using AR to Prepare Healthcare Workers for Stressful Scenarios

14 Global Health Education from Home

15 Internationally Accredited in Healthcare Simulation

RESEARCH 16 Study: Nation’s First to Examine Pregnant Black Women’s Experiences During Pandemic 17 Study: Using Technology-Based Fall Risk Assessments for Older Adults 18 Funded Research, Scholarship

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20 Helping People Live Longer, More Productive Lives 22 Published Research

SECTIONS 3 Message from Dean 4 News Briefs 6 Academics 12 Community 22 Faculty

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26 Advancement 29 Alumni 32 Class Notes 33 In Memoriam

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LEADERSHIP

What is the biggest lesson learned in nursing from the COVID-19 pandemic?

More on p. 8.

DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARD

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP

READ BLUMBERG National Sales Manager, CAE Healthcare

MARY LOU SOLE PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM / Dean, Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing and UCF Pegasus Professor

SHERRY BUXTON AHG / Chief Surgical Services Officer, Orlando Health KENNETH (KEN) DION PhD, MSN, MBA, ’91BSN, RN, FAAN / Assistant Dean, Business Development and Strategic Relationships, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing KEVIN J. DOUGHERTY Executive Vice President and COO, Addition Financial ANDREA ELISCU BS, RN / President, Medical Marketing, Inc. KIM ELLIOTT MSN, RN / Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Brookdale Senior Living ADAM GOLDSTEIN Managing Director, Private Wealth Management at Heathrow

“ The significant shift in the use of virtual healthcare. This is an invaluable approach to continue to provide necessary care to patients during this time of crisis.”

SHERRY BUXTON Chief Surgical Services Officer, Orlando Health

TODD E. GUILEY ’91 / Director of Account Management – Key Accounts, UnitedHealthcare TERESA GULINO MBA, RN, ’05BSN / Senior Director, Global Clinical Operations, Payment Integrity at HMS Holdings Corporation DAVID HANKE MBA, ’81BSN / Healthcare Executive MICHAEL HSU MHA / CFO, Southeast Petro Distributors VALERIE LAPP ’16PhD, ’09MSN, ’99BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPN / Magnet Coordinator and Program Manager for Nursing and Special Projects, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Babies LAURA YOUNG LAWRENCE Senior Vice President, TED MEEKMA Consult BRIAN MOORE ’98 / President of Government Services, Loyal Source LLC

“ You can never prepare enough for a pandemic. COVID-19 stretched us beyond our limits. Because of it, the current generation of nurses will be stronger and more adaptable to crises.”

KIM ELLIOTT Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Brookdale Senior Living

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MARTIE MOORE MAOM, RN, CPHQ / Healthcare Executive ROSEMARY NOTARANTONIO MSN, ’81BSN, RN / Principal for Notarantonio & Associates

NORMA CONNER PhD, RN, FNAP / Associate Dean for Academic Excellence and Associate Professor CARMEN GIURGESCU PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN / Associate Dean for Research, Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor MAUREEN COVELLI PhD, RN / Chair for Department of Nursing Practice and Associate Professor JOELLEN EDWARDS PhD, RN, FAAN / Chair for Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor JESSICA SIMMONS ’07MA ’11EdD / Assistant Dean of Students

UCF Nursing Magazine is published annually by the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida for alumni, friends, national nursing leadership, community partners, students, faculty, staff and the media.

Send correspondence to: UCF College of Nursing Attn: Editor, UCF Nursing Magazine 12201 Research Parkway, Suite 300 Orlando, Florida 32826 For address changes, alumni notes, story ideas or photo submissions: nursing@ucfalumni.com Managing Editor Carolyn M. Petagno Writer Julie Harper ’01 Contributors Christina Gonzalez, Deaw Jayanama, Katie Korkosz ’04 ’06MS, Nick Leyva ’15, Jennifer Parker ’05 ’17MBA, and Simone Rousseau

MARK ROH MD / Healthcare Executive RANIA SADRACK ’99 / Director of Healthcare Strategy, TLC Engineering Solutions

OUR MISSION To prepare nurse leaders and patient advocates through excellence in education, research and service.

message from

THE DEAN As both a critical care nurse and College of Nursing dean, I have never been so proud of our profession, Knight Nurse alumni, faculty, staff and students.

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n the World Health Organization designated Year of the Nurse and Midwife, never has the art and science of nursing been more important. Nurses at every level of practice and in every corner of the world are a shining light in these often-uncertain times of hope, healing, and heartfelt compassion.

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are doing what they do best and using their unique skillset to make valuable contributions and treat the whole person. Knight Nurses are serving on the frontlines in our backyard and in hotspots around the world (see p. 8).

Nurses have led evidenced-based strategies on proning (the process of placing patients on their stomach to improve oxygen levels), found creative solutions for safe monitoring from extending tubing to using pool noodles, and most importantly, provided comfort and assurance. They’re holding the patient’s hand when getting better is not an option, communicating with family members, and celebrating a patient’s recovery.

At the college, we’re continuing to “Charge On!” as we say at UCF. Our renowned researchers continue to innovate healthcare in critical care and beyond (see p. 13). Our faculty and staff are leveraging their expertise in healthcare simulation during remote learning and social distancing to ensure our nursing students continue to receive a high-quality education (see p. 8).

As Knights and nurses, we’re joining the American Academy of Nursing and the American Nurses Association to speak up against racism, discrimination and injustice. I personally sit on the college’s Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Advocacy Task Force. It’s been eye-opening to hear directly from others. I’m committed to ensuring more diversity, inclusion and belonging – not only within the college, but also in our communities – by preparing future nurses as advocates to address healthcare disparities and to provide care for all humankind without bias.

From groundbreaking advancements to leading organizations, from care at the bedside to educating the next generation, the core of what we do as nurses is provide care to our fellow humankind. Let’s never forget our oath and this commitment that’s been entrusted to us by our patients and the community.

“Charge On!” and change lives!

MARY LOU SOLE PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM Dean, UCF College of Nursing Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing UCF Pegasus Professor, UCF’s Highest Faculty Honor nursing.ucf.edu | FALL 2020 | 3

NEWS BRIEFS

Educational Excellence STIM CENTER

U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings

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Best Online Bachelor’s Programs

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Most Innovative Schools

On Campus Continuity of Classes in COVID-19

FLORIDA’S TOP-RANKED SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION

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BEST ONLINE BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS

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Nursing classes are among those offered at UCF in a new BlendFlex format, combining remote online learning with safe, socially distanced face-to-face instruction.

BEST ONLINE MASTER’S IN NURSING PROGRAMS

HIGH-ACHIEVING GRADUATES % %

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NCLEX-RN First-time Pass Rate of BSN Graduates

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Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam Pass Rate

SURPASSING NATIONAL & STATE AVERAGES

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Top 100 in the World UCF ranks #29 among U.S. public universities in the U.S. and #65 of public and private universities worldwide for securing patents.

Higher Education Excellence in Diversity For the sixth year, UCF received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The award recognizes UCF’s outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

NEWS BRIEFS

Faculty and Staff NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS:

CERTIFIED NEW EXPERT:

Mindi Anderson, leading healthcare simulation expert / Board of Directors, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning

Dawn Eckhoff ’18PhD, assistant professor, is now nationally certified as a telehealth provider and educator by the Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education & Research (C-TIER) at Old Dominion University.

More on telehealth on p. 7.

Laura Gonzalez ’08PhD, collegewide simulation director / National League for Nursing’s CNE Board of Commissioners (2020­–23)

Ladda Thiamwong, an aging expert / City of Orlando Mayor’s Committee on Livability and Healthy Aging

FIVE FACULTY RECEIVED 2019 ICON AWARDS FROM THE FLORIDA NURSES ASSOCIATION: • Kelly Allred ’07PhD • Veronica Decker • Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MSN • Joellen Edwards • Mary Lou Sole

Christopher Blackwell ’00BSN ’01MSN ’05PhD, an expert on LGBTQ health / UCF Scroll and Quill Society for his impact on research, teaching and service Carmen Giurgescu, associate dean of research / 2020 Women’s Health and Childbearing Research Interest Group Senior Investigator Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society Frank Guido-Sanz ’18Certificate, trauma and combat researcher / 2020 Outstanding Researcher Award, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Victoria Loerzel ’07PhD, endowed professor / UCF Luminary Award for positively impacting the lives of cancer survivors through research Jessica Simmons ’07MA ’11EdD, assistant dean of students / 2020 Excellence in Advising Administrator Award for Region IV, NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising

REAPPOINTED LEADER Under Dr. Sole’s leadership, the college and its faculty have grown in national stature, with a continuing commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate nursing education, a growing research program, and strong ties with healthcare providers in the region, state, and nation.”

RECENT AWARD HONOREES:

Mary Lou Sole, dean

MICHAEL D. JOHNSON, UCF INTERIM PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, ON MARY LOU SOLE’S REAPPOINTMENT AS DEAN. SHE HAS HELD THE POSITION SINCE 2015.

Gregory Welch, computer scientist, endowed chair in healthcare simulation / 2020 Pegasus Professor, UCF’s highest faculty honor Read more at ucf.edu/news.

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AC A D E M I C S

Class of 2020 The Class of 2020 nursing graduates made history beyond the virtual nature of their celebrations.

899 778

Total Graduates

BSN Degrees

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MSN Degrees + Graduate Certificates

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PhD + DNP Degrees

Record-breaking 26 DNP graduates in Summer 2020 – the most in a semester.

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University Academic Honors

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Honors College Dual Graduates

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Perfect 4.0 GPAs

Highest achieving in college history – Spring 2020 BSN cohort had 8 perfect GPAs, 58 university academic honors and 13 honors undergraduate theses.

Student Research Highlights he Honors Undergraduate Thesis, T “Hospital Footwear as a Vector for Organism Transmission,”

by David Frederick ’20BSN has been downloaded in more than a dozen countries after the COVID-19 outbreak.

For her Honors Undergraduate Thesis, Chantelle Garcia Medina ’20BSN evaluated the nutritional status of children in Peru during an interdisciplinary medical service trip with UCF. Her findings will guide future education in the community.

I n her dissertation, certified nurse midwife Corinne Audette ’20PhD identified a higher rate of potentially avoidable preterm births among women living in areas with limited geographical access to OB care. Improving access to care could positively impact OB outcomes in Florida.

UCF Doctoral Graduate Surprises Her Mother This summer, Loida Guillén Strong ’20DNP surprised her mother with her doctoral degree. Watch the inspirational story at nursing.ucf.edu.

University of Central Florida August 2, 2020 Loida Guillén Strong kept a secret from her mother for three years — she was pursuing a doctoral degree from the UCF College of Nursing.

718 reactions 74 comments 167 shares Chantal Roaché Tears all over the place!

Congratulations and I wish you all the best!

Dianne Bumbray This touched my core.

What a heartwarming story. I feel her joy.

I’m a single parent, too; one of which is also a UCF grad. Blessings to her and her family. #goknights Marilou C. Ordinario Congratulations to both of you ... to an awesome daughter and a wonderful mother! What a beautiful story!

Thanks for sharing!

Advanced Practice DNP student retired Col. Paulette Schank was recognized by U.S. Rep. Darren Soto as a “History Maker” during Women’s History Month.

“She has dedicated her life to caring for others, be it in Florida or around the world,” said Soto.

Read more at ucf.edu/news.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Crowe/Released

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Training in Telehealth With more than $1.5 million in grants and five telehealth robots, UCF is preparing students to meet the demand for remote care.

From rural communities to cities in quarantine, telehealth visits are surging across the country and projected to exceed one billion interactions by the end of the year according to Forrester Research.

“Telehealth is especially important in our current healthcare climate with COVID-19, but also due to the fact that many underserved populations lack access to healthcare,” said Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD, assistant professor and HRSA Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) grant project director who is a member of a national committee examining best practices in telehealth education.

Caring for Undeserved Communities The four-year, $1.5 million ANEW grant is funding 21 primary care nurse practitioner scholarships and preparing these future providers to serve rural and medically underserved communities with a special emphasis on telehealth. According to the CDC, telehealth can benefit those communities by reducing barriers to specialty care for patients with geographic or mobility limitations, as well as improve monitoring of chronic conditions and the delivery of care in emergency situations.

UCF started preparing primary care nurse practitioner students in telehealth before the pandemic, but is now expanding telehealth education to all nurse practitioner graduate programs and hopes to integrate into pre-licensure undergraduate programs in the future.

“As nurses, we are trained to touch our patients. With telehealth, we have to be inventive and flexible to assess patients in their homes or other remote locations,” said Dawn Eckhoff ’18PhD, a certified telehealth educator and assistant professor who also participates in a national academic telehealth committee. “Nurses and nurse practitioners must be trained to be competent and confident in both the technology and the practice to ultimately increase positive patient outcomes.”

That training is in the form of telehealth simulations. Following international best practices, the team of experts at the college creates real-world experiences in a safe learning environment for students to practice.

From Pediatrics to Geriatrics One telehealth simulation involves both nurse practitioners and undergraduate students. In the high-tech intraprofessional activity that was piloted this spring, BSN students are in a school clinic with a sick pediatric patient – a high-fidelity manikin that speaks, breathes and has a pulse.

The nurse practitioner student is in a remote location and consulted via a telehealth robot.

Resembling an iPad on a Segway, the robots are used in real healthcare settings, and allow providers to view patients at varying angles and look around the room as if they were there.

Thanks to a UCF technology grant, there are now five telehealth robots at the college, including one at each regional campus. These robots are at the center of another training for primary care nurse practitioners, but at the other end of the lifespan – geriatrics.

A grant from the Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE@UCF), the lifelong learning community of older adults at UCF, is giving nurse practitioner students in the gerontology advanced practice course experience in communicating with older adult patients in remote locations. In the simulation, students take a virtual telehealth visit with an elderly patient who has had an acute change in health. Students practice “driving” the telehealth robot, and interviewing the patient and caregiver, while gathering patient history, performing a basic physical examination, making a diagnosis and creating a treatment plan.

These are just two examples of the telehealth simulation activities taking place at the college.

Gaining Real-world Experiences UCF nurse practitioner students are also gaining real-life telehealth experiences.

Some students are conducting clinical rotations via telehealth in local facilities focused on caring for underserved communities.

Recent nurse practitioner graduates received valuable experience in telehealth this spring due to COVID-19. Thanks to the help of preceptors and faculty, including adjunct instructor Deborah Tedesco ’93BSN ’18DNP, students achieved their required clinical hours by conducting virtual patient appointments.

“The telehealth experience provided me with a new set of skills, and helped prepare me for current practice as I have patients who are reluctant to come into the office and prefer a virtual visit,” said Allison Libert ’20DNP, who earned clinical hours via telehealth this spring and is now a nurse practitioner in Central Florida.

From simulation to real-world, UCF is preparing advanced practice nurses and registered nurses for the future of healthcare.

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F E AT U R E

COVID-19: KNIGHT NURSES RESPOND 2020 is the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and the World Health Organization’s International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. But it is the global COVID-19 pandemic that has shined the brightest light on the critical contributions of our nation’s most trusted profession.

Armed with nursing science, a commitment to excellence, and a compassion for all of humankind, the UCF Knight Nurse community is making a difference in a time when they’re needed most.

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F E AT U R E

I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words,

they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results.”

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

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Innovative Educators Seemingly overnight, UCF – like universities across the nation – had to move face-toface classes and hands-on labs to virtual learning.

“UCF has been offering online education for nearly three decades now,” says Dean Sole. “Fortunately, systems were in place to help make the instantaneous move easier.”

Lauren (Yon) Morata ’09BSN ’17DNP designed protocols for manual prone therapy and showed its benefit over automatic methods.

Leveraging the expertise of faculty experts in telehealth and simulation – 10% of faculty are certified healthcare simulation educators – the college ensured critical learning continued.

Students were active participants via Zoom to simulations that were recorded previously in the lab. Health assessments were taught via webcam, while students demonstrated skills remotely to faculty members.

Graduate students received real-life experience in telehealth when clinical hours could not be conducted in-person (see p. 7).

To boost student morale, Lecturer Dawn Turnage ’11BSN ’13MSN ’15DNP ’19PhD hosted a class from Harry Potter’s Hogwart’s Potions classroom (a Zoom background) and Associate Professor Desiree Díaz created the “LD Generous” talk show to educate students on maternity and high-risk patient populations. Faculty also brought global health learning in rural Peru to the students whose muchanticipated study abroad trip was canceled (more on p. 14).

Instructor Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MSN ensured senior nursing students still received valuable career preparation by engaging the help of alumni volunteers to conduct mock interviews via Zoom. “It was a valuable experience, and the responses from both the students and alumni were exceedingly positive,” said DeGennaro.

Critical Care Experts

Forward-thinking Researchers

“Our healthcare system and frontline professionals have been challenged in ways we never imagined possible,” says Assistant Professor Annette Bourgault, editor at Critical Care Nurse, the journal of the American Association of CriticalCare Nurses.

Years before proning – the process of turning patients onto their abdomens to improve oxygen levels – became a much-talked-about best practice for treating COVID-19 patients, two UCF students conducted research on the practice.

In addition to her bimonthly editorial for the publication, Bourgault has been sharing her insights and expertise in the field with Forbes and other media outlets – especially when the pandemic first broke out – to correct misinformation and promote public safety.

For her DNP project, Lauren (Yon) Morata ’09BSN ’17DNP designed protocols for manual prone therapy and showed its benefit over automatic methods. Now a clinical nurse specialist in Lakeland where its being used, she is contacted frequently for her protocols and an article describing the positive outcomes of her project will soon be published in American Journal of Critical Care.

To ensure safety on campus, public health expert and Associate Professor Jascinth Lindo is helping UCF’s contact testing and tracing task force. The task force is coordinating with the Florida Department of Health to optimize university systems for COVID-19 testing, potential outbreak tracing, and early detection and safety measures.

Our healthcare system and frontline professionals have been challenged in ways we never imagined possible.”

Annette Bourgault, critical care expert

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Sarah Rose Thornton ’18BSN analyzed the outcomes of using prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients for her honors thesis. “At the time, it was not a widely accepted intervention in the U.S. and is now essential for COVID patients,” said Thornton who uses the technique as an ICU nurse in Orlando.

New research at the college is ongoing and continues to contribute to knowledge in the field and improve patient care.

Over the last three decades Dean Sole, an internationally recognized critical care nurse researcher, has amassed a wealth

F E AT U R E

Lt. Cmdr. Jason A. Duprat ’09BSN, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, had 24 hours to go from civilian life to the frontline.

of data and knowledge on preventing complications and improving outcomes for patients on ventilators. She’s currently leveraging her data to examine microbes with a team of researchers, including UCF Professor Shibu Yooseph who worked with the J. Craig Venter Institute on one of the first studies to sequence microbial genomes from the ocean. The study will investigate how the genetic makeup of microbes (primarily bacteria) in tracheal specimens can predict clinical outcomes in patients on ventilators – such as some patients with COVID-19.

New study examining COVID-19 effects on pregnant Black women. See p. 16.

Frontline Caregivers While the world stayed home to stay safe, Knight Nurses geared up and went to the frontline to provide skilled and compassionate care.

Among those in the New York City hot zone was pediatric ICU nurse educator Anthony King ’14BSN ’17MSN who had to quickly change his unit to care for adult COVID-19 patients. Certified emergency nurse Stephen Brennan ’15BSN volunteered for a travel nurse position there, leaving behind his job, friends and home to go where he was needed most.

Lt. Cmdr. Jason A. Duprat ’09BSN, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, had 24 hours to go from civilian life, leaving behind his wife and then 13-month-old daughter, to the frontline when he was deployed with the U.S. Navy Reserve medical response team.

1,200 miles away in Miami, Florida, Assistant Professor Frank Guido-Sanz ’18Certificate cared for critically ill patients at Jackson Memorial – the third largest hospital in the U.S. – on weekends in between teaching at UCF and being on-call to serve with the National Disaster Medical System Trauma and Critical Care Team.

Shortly after completing the requirements for his master’s degree, Capt. Paul Kohler ’20MSN deployed overseas as a flight nurse with the Air Force Reserves. “This type of mobilization for COVID-19 is unlike any that the Air Force has ever done,” said Kohler. “We’re writing history.”

Kohler is not the only one making history during this historic time in healthcare.

With their actions, every member of the Knight Nurse community has made significant contributions to the health of their communities and in the lives of the patients they served.

Read their stories from the frontline and more at nursing.ucf.edu/covid19.

Mastering Essential Skills When it was safe to return to campus, a new cohort of Second Degree BSN students were the first to do so. Donning face masks and shields, the students were prepared to demonstrate the skills they learned online in real life to faculty experts in a one-day skills lab bootcamp. “I was impressed by how adept the students were in the skills learned at home,” Sole says.

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COMMUNITY

Helping the Community “Charge On!” 1

Young scientists. Simsations-4-Life hosted a Spooky Science Spectacular for elementary students with fun experiments to learn about heart rate and germs.

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Encouraging future nurses.

SNA spoke to local high school seniors about nursing careers.

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Spreading holiday cheer with SNA at the Parrish Medical Center “Gift of Light” celebration.

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Encouraging Knights to “Charge On!” from Simsations-4-Life student members and faculty advisors.

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Helping the homeless. Using donated items from faculty, staff and students, SNA assembled and distributed 54 much-needed hygiene kits for the patrons of Straight Street.

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Providing much-needed nourishment to the hardworking nurses at local hospitals early-on in the pandemic.

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Donating much-needed supplies.

Students showed their generous spirit, overfilling four boxes of items for SNA to bring to the Ronald McDonald House at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

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Sending joy and a sense of community to 1,200 residents in 9 assisted living facilities thanks to the letter-writing efforts of Dr. Heather Peralta and senior BSN students.

Activities are from 2019-20, including some prior to the COVID-19 pandemic before face masks and social distancing were required.

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Using Augmented Reality to Prepare Healthcare Workers for Stressful Scenarios A train derailment. A tornado. A building collapse. Mass casualty situations cause a large and sudden influx of patients into a hospital, stressing the system and the providers.

Research being conducted jointly by the UCF College of Nursing and University of Florida Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering is examining whether Augmented Reality (AR) simulations of mass casualty scenarios can trigger stress in trainees, and hence be used to help teach stress management techniques. Initial findings were presented at the Spring 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces.

Creating Stress to Manage Stress Backed by funding in part from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the researchers are using a commercial AR head-mounted display system to create the appearance of dynamic 3D virtual trauma patients. Mindi Anderson, together with Desiree Díaz, Frank Guido-Sanz, and Greg Welch, are the UCF researchers on the project.

One benefit of using AR is that the simulation can embed rich and flexible computer graphic humans and objects that are realistically embedded in a real place, which can lead to more effective training.

In addition to being more realistic, visual stimuli in AR can be less time-consuming to create. For example, in AR researchers can easily simulate a burn victim with seared tissue. In other simulation modalities, such as human-actor patients and manikins, that type of wound would need to be created using makeup, wax and other materials similar to how it’s done in the movies.

AR allows us to replicate multiple injury stimuli, such as visual and auditory, and thus, more fully prepare students as providers.”

Mindi Anderson Director of UCF’s Healthcare Simulation Graduate Nursing Program

Such AR simulations will allow students to practice stress management techniques and successful triage before they need it in a real-world disaster situation. Lessons learned from this training can be applied to other situations, including biological mass casualties like the current COVID-19 pandemic.

This work is being supported in part by the NSF under collaborative award numbers 1800961 and 1800947 (Dr. Ephraim P. Glinert, NSF-IIS) to the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida respectively.

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GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION FROM HOME

Under the guidance of medical interpreters and two faculty members, 10 undergraduate nursing students provided pre-, intra- and post-operative care to underserved patients in rural Peru.

It is what they would have encountered on a study abroad trip to the Yantaló Clinic – an experience they had been planning for since Fall 2019, but was canceled as a result of COVID-19. Thanks to technology and creativity, the students still gained a valuable education.

Creating a Virtual Peru Clinic “Giving them an authentic experience that mimicked what they would see in Peru felt like our chance to give them a piece of normalcy in a very un-normal situation,” said Heather Peralta, adjunct instructor.

“Everything from the patients’ background stories and medical cases to the situations encountered in the ‘clinic’ were based on prior trips,” added Desiree Díaz, a certified advanced healthcare simulation educator and associate professor. This year would have been both Díaz and Peralta’s third trip to Peru.

With background photos of the clinic and the region, narratives of the environment, and a Spanish-speaking standardized patient (a trained healthcare actor), Díaz and Peralta created immersive virtual experiences during at-home quarantine that felt less like Zoom and more like Peru.

We taught them exactly as we would in Yantaló, utilizing World Health Organization guidelines for surgical procedures, and made available only the limited equipment and supplies that are in the clinic.”

Heather Peralta, adjunct instructor

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In each four- to five-hour simulation, students would interact with patients and provide “hands-on care.” The “hands” were via a mobile assessor – Díaz who was with the standardized patient (her husband, who is trained in the field).

Students not only instructed her on what procedures to conduct or vital signs to check, but how to do it.

Learning Cultural Competence Just like on the study abroad trip, students left the simulated clinic with more confidence in their nursing abilities, and a deeper understanding of another culture and global healthcare disparities.

“I gained an important understanding of the differences in how medicine is practiced between the U.S. and a developing country like Peru,” said student participant Tom Gregorich ’20BSN. Read more at nursing.ucf.edu/covid19 Díaz and Peralta recently presented their rural Peru simulation virtually at the inaugural International Telesimulation in Healthcare Conference.

S I M U L AT I O N

Internationally Accredited in Healthcare Simulation Education

Leading in Healthcare Simulation Education of nursing faculty are certified healthcare simulation educators (CHSE), including three of the world’s first advanced CHSEs (CHSE-A) and one of the premier certified healthcare simulation operations specialists (CHSOS).

The Simulation, Technology, Innovation & Modeling (STIM) Center at the UCF College of Nursing has received full accreditation in the area of teaching and education from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and the Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs.

To receive accreditation, UCF demonstrated excellence in meeting the core standards in healthcare simulation education activity design, qualified educators, and continuous evaluation and improvement.

“I am proud of their achievement, and know they will continue to be a pioneer in this exciting and emerging field.” says Dean Mary Lou Sole.

This accreditation validates the efforts of our team in providing a high-quality education and ensures our nursing students become competent, compassionate providers.”

Mary Lou Sole Dean

The STIM Center spans 1,500 square feet of low-fidelity and high-fidelity healthcare manikins, augmented-reality technology, and real-life hospital equipment and facilities. Each year, it provides more than 7,500 total contact hours of invaluable real-world training to undergraduate and graduate nursing students following best practices from the start to the de-briefing.

The STIM Center is also a hub of research activity, where nursing faculty and experts across disciplines are driving the future of healthcare simulation with published research in peer-reviewed journals and innovations such as the patented physicalvirtual patient simulator (see p. 19, 23-24).

Mindi Anderson and Desiree Díaz, both CHSE-A, shared their expertise as editors of the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary (2nd ed.), published in Sept. 2020.

Florida’s first, and one of only a few nationwide, healthcare simulation graduate programs.

Co-host of a national healthcare simulation conference in partnership with the National League for Nursing.

See p. 33 for updates from two 2020 graduates.

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RESEARCH

HEALTH DISPARITIES DURING COVID-19

Research Highlights 2019/2020

Nation’s First Study to Examine Pregnant Black Women’s Experiences During the Pandemic Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Carmen Giurgescu first noticed health disparities in adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes for Black women as a labor and delivery nurse nearly 25 years ago, and ever since sought to improve them through her research.

My goal is to increase research productivity at the College of Nursing.

Our research office is focused on supporting faculty to be successful in their research, such as assisting in funding applications and finding collaborators.”

Carmen Giurgescu Associate Dean of Research, Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair and Professor

NEW GRANT AWARDS $2.69M

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“We already knew before COVID-19 that pregnant Black women are more likely to experience racial discrimination compared with white women, which has been related to depressive symptoms and preterm birth. In fact, Black women are 1.5 times more likely to have preterm births than white women,” she says.

She is currently conducting two National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research projects, including a $3.8 million NIH R01 study examining how social stressors such as racial discrimination alter systemic inflammation during pregnancy and increase risk for preterm births among Black women.

Additionally, she recently received supplemental funding from NIH for her R01 study to explore pregnant Black women’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. “No published research has examined pregnant Black women’s experiences during a viral pandemic such as the one we are experiencing now,” she says.

Black women are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Racial disparities in COVID-19 prevalence and death rates among Blacks, insurmountable challenges to social distancing, economic hardship, and discrimination in testing and healthcare may all increase psychological distress for Black women.

“We have rich data for these women prior to the pandemic,” says Giurgescu.

More than 600 Black women are already participating in the existing NIH R01 study. The supplement will expand the research by examining the experiences of these women during the pandemic, and compare their psychological distress and other factors pre-pandemic and during the pandemic.

RESEARCH

STUDY

Using Technology-based Fall Risk Assessments for Older Adults Falls in older adults are the leading cause of fatal injury, and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admission according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It’s a global issue that aging expert Ladda Thiamwong (right) has been focused on for 20 years. After seeing older adults die from a fall in her native Thailand, she developed the country’s first fall risk assessment tool for healthcare providers.

The technology has the potential to be used in a future study to provide virtual feedback, which may increase awareness about fall risk and facilitate communication between healthcare providers and low-income older adults.

She is currently leading a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study at UCF using technology-based fall risk assessments for older adults in lowincome communities. These older adults have challenges accessing healthcare and subsequently, traditional fall risk assessments. They also have low physical activity, which can lead to muscle weakness and affect balance.

For the NIH R03 study, Thiamwong is working with a multidisciplinary team from UCF including Jeffrey Stout from the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, Joon-Hyuk Park from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Xin Yan from the Department of Statistics and Data Science.

Researchers will bring assistive health technology, including portable sensors to measure balance, strength and body fat of the participants, into the community.

Each participant will also wear an activity monitoring device for seven days to track physical activity, and complete an assessment about their perspective of their fall risk. With the data, the study will examine the associations among fear of falling, actual risk of falling, body composition and physical activity.

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RESEARCH

Annette Bourgault, PhD, RN, CNL, FAAN, Principal Investigator, SAFETY Study: Stop Auscultation of Feeding Tubes, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($500), Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000).

Annette Bourgault, PhD, RN, CNL, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Microbiome Load of Feeding Tube Stylets, UCF College of Graduate Studies ($25,395).

Brian Peach, PhD, RN, CCRN, Principal Investigator, Organizational Characteristics Associated with High and Low Performance on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Sepsis Core Measure, Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000).

Brian Peach, PhD, RN, CCRN, Principal Investigator, Boon Peng Ng, PhD, Co-Investigator, Organizational Characteristics Associated with High and Low Compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services SEP-1 Core Measure, Florida Nurses Foundation ($500).

CHRONIC DISEASES

ACUTE CARE

FUNDED RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP ACTIVE IN FY 2019–20 Christa Cook, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, Principal Investigator, Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) Administrative and Research Support Core, University of Florida/National Institutes of Health ($77,553).

Christa Cook, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, Principal Investigator, HIV Surveillance – Data Analysis, University of Florida/Florida Department of Health ($62,928).

Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, Principal Investigator, Susan Quelly, PhD, RN, CNE, Co-Investigator, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Low-Income Minority Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes, Swift Family Foundation ($10,000).

Jascinth Lindo, PhD, MPH, RN, Principal Investigator, Readiness for Discharge Among Hospitalized Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Diseases in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($500).

Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, Principal Investigator, Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Norma Conner, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Michael Valenti, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, The Invisible Man: Lived Experiences of Older Male Caregivers, American Nurses Foundation ($5,000).

Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Promoting Cancer Symptom Management in Older Adults, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research ($463,104).

Vicki Montoya, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Shared Decision Making in Elderly Patients > 75 years with Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease: A Situational Analysis, UCF Office of Research & Commercialization ($7,500).

Vicki Montoya, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Determinants of Nephrology Provider Use of Conservative Management vs. Dialysis in Patients > 75 Years, Sigma Theta Tau International – Theta Epsilon Chapter ($684).

EDUCATION & PRACTICE

AGING & GERIATRICS

Boon Peng Ng, PhD, Principal Investigator, IPA: CDC Assignment for Dr. Boon Peng Ng, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($34,816).

Dawn Eckhoff, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, Principal Investigator, Parental Experiences, Understanding and Interpretation of Goal Setting: A Narrative Inquiry, American Association of Nurse Practitioners ($2,500).

Melanie Keiffer, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CNE, CCRN, Principal Investigator, Susan Chase, EdD, RN, FNAP, Co-Investigator, Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Primary Care Scholars Collaborative, Health Resources and Services Administration ($383,572).

Elizabeth Kinchen, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, Principal Investigator, Patient and Practitioner Experiences, Knowledge and Understanding of Shared Decision Making, UCF Office of Research ($7,500), UCF Foundation, Inc. ($2,000).

Michael Valenti, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Opioid Education and Awareness 2019-2020, Central Florida Area Health Education Center, Inc. ($2,000).

Boon Peng Ng, PhD, Principal Investigator, Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Examine the Characteristics, Health and Economic Burdens of Perceived Fall Risk and Physiological Fall Risk Assessments Among Racial/Ethnic Older U.S. Adults, The Learning Institute for Elders ($3,780).

Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Adaptation of Brain and Body Responses to Perturbations During Gait in Young and Older Adults, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging ($1,198,344).

Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Fear of Falling Assessment in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults Using Self-Reported Measures, a Mobile Eye Tracker and a Portable Balance Plate: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($3,500).

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Sandra Galura, PhD, RN, CCRP, Principal Investigator, Understanding Managerial Dissonance in Perioperative Nurse Managers, Florida Nurses Foundation ($750).

Sandra Galura, PhD, RN, CCRP, Principal Investigator, Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Understanding the Interim Nurse Manager Role and its Influence on Nursing Staff and Patient Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Approach, Association for Leadership Science in Nursing ($10,000).

Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Evaluating the Impact of Nurse Manager Job Design and Practice Environment on Achieving the Quadruple Aim, American Organization of Nurse Executives ($50,000).

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

Sandra Galura, PhD, RN, CCRP, Principal Investigator, Understanding Managerial Dissonance in Nurse Managers, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($500).

Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Phase II: Diagnosis Algorithms for Autonomous Combat Casualty Care, Soar Technology, Inc. ($18,750).

Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Co-Investigator, Smart Patient Monitoring Algorithms, Soar Technology, Inc. ($7,500).

Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, Principal Investigator, Dawn Eckhoff, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, Co-Investigator, Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-CP, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Educating the Next Generation of Nurse Practitioners in Gerontology Using Telehealth Robots: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study, The Learning Institute for Elders ($3,970).

VETERANS’ HEALTH

Dawn Eckhoff, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, Principal Investigator, Telehealth: Where Are We?, Florida Nurses Foundation ($500).

Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Principal Investigator, eSSET-CINV Serious Game Development, Gurecki Foundation/UCF Foundation, Inc. ($42,130).

Michael Valenti, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Using Community Engagement to Develop a Technological Intervention to Improve Chronic Kidney Disease Related Fatigue and the Cluster of Psychological Symptoms, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($3,500).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Extended Augmented Reality: Autonomous Virtual Behaviors and Extrasensory Perceptions Integrated Into Ad Hoc Spaces, Office of Naval Research ($1,175,000).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Laura Gonzalez, PhD, APRN, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Co-Principal Investigator, Physical-Virtual Patient Bed for Healthcare Training and Assessment, National Science Foundation ($918,931).

WOMEN’S HEALTH

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

RESEARCH

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Investigator, REU Site: Research Experiences in the Internet of Things, National Science Foundation ($389,912).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Investigator, REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site on Internet of Things, National Science Foundation ($339,945).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-CP, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Investigator, CHS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Augmented Reality Agents with Pervasive Awareness, Appearance, and Abilities, National Science Foundation ($674,264).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, Co-Investigator, Phase II: Handoff Training for Combat Casualty Care, Soar Technology, Inc. ($300,000), Florida High Tech Corridor Council ($100,000).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-CP, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Exploratory Effort Aimed at a Center for Virtual and Augmented Reality for Healthcare, UCF College of Graduate Studies ($40,000).

Jean Davis, PhD, DNP, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, Principal Investigator, Exercise Habits for Veterans, Sigma Theta Tau International ($10,000).

Veronica Decker, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, Principal Investigator, Impact of Depression on Veterans Newly Diagnosed with Cancer: Understanding the Links Among Depression, Cancer, Treatment, and Care, UCF Foundation, Inc. ($2,000).

Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Principal Investigator, A Proposal for a Grounded Theory Study of Flourishing in Recent Gulf War Era Veterans, American Psychiatric Nurses Association ($6,803).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Social Stressors and Inflammation: A Mixed Methods Approach to Preterm Birth, National Institutes of Health ($1,423,825).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Paternal Role in Adverse Birth Outcomes in Black Families, Wayne State University/National Institutes of Health ($40,000).

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN, Principal Investigator, Chronic Stress, Lipidome Profiles and Preterm Birth in African American Women, Wayne State University/National Institutes of Health ($18,118).

Gregory F. Welch, PhD, Principal Investigator, Blended Reality Solution for Live, Virtual, and Constructive Field Training, Phase II, SA Photonics ($156,138).

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UCF DISABILITY, AGING AND TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER UPDATE

Helping People Live Longer, More Productive Lives Through research, the multidisciplinary Disability, Aging and Technology Cluster at UCF is enhancing and positively impacting patient care outcomes. The cluster reinforces the notion that technology should play a major role in how health professionals respond to illness and disability.

Under the joint interim leadership of Norma Conner at the College of Nursing and Denise Gammonley in the School of Social Work, the team continued to strengthen its community involvement. The cluster works closely with LIFE@UCF, the lifelong learning community of older adults at UCF which has awarded research grant funding to several cluster members.

Aging expert Ladda Thiamwong from the College of Nursing was lead author on several published studies examining fall risk in older adults, and recently received supplemental R03 funding from the National Institutes of Health to further her research in the field (see p. 17).

College of Nursing healthcare economist Boon Peng Ng published research that examined factors associated with managing Type 2 diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries and medical costs associated with diabetes in Medicaid recipients. He also published several papers in Diabetes Care in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of his second year of funding.

Victoria Loerzel (on right) demonstrates her serious game intervention.

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected both older adults and those with select, pre-existing chronic conditions. This requires our cluster to consider new research directions, and I know we are ready for the challenge.”

Norma Conner Associate Dean for Academic Excellence and Associate Professor

Victoria Loerzel ’07PhD, who holds the Beat M. and Jill L. Kahli Endowed Professorship in Oncology Nursing, is continuing her innovative research utilizing a serious game intervention she developed to teach older adults how to better manage cancer-related side effects at home.

Samuel Towne from Health Management and Informatics published his study in The Journal of Aging and Health.

The study combined established clinical data from a hospital in Texas and GIS, and applied big data tools to help improve how healthcare providers address pressing issues regarding older adults.

The cluster also added a new member – JoonHyuk Park in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department whose research focuses on the use of robotics for medical treatment.

“The cluster remains energized by the exceptional talent joining our team, and the research and teaching synergy these new partnerships create,” says Conner.

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FA C U LT Y

Bourgault, A.M., Powers, J., Aguirre, L., & Hines, R. (in press). Migration of feeding tubes assessed using an electromagnetic device: A cohort study [CE article]. American Journal of Critical Care.

Bourgault, A.M., Powers, J., Aguirre, L., Hines, R.B., Sebastian, A.T., & Upvall, M.J. (2020). National survey of feeding tube verification practices: An urgent call for auscultation deimplementation. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 39(6), 329-338.

Bourgault, A.M., & Upvall, M.J. (2019). De-implementation of tradition-based practices in critical care. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 25(2), e1-9.

Danesh, V., Neff, D.F., Jones, T.L., Aroian, K., Unruh, L., Andrews, D., Guerrier, L., Venus, S.J., & Jimenez, E. (2019). Can proactive rapid response team rounding improve surveillance and reduce unplanned escalations in care? A controlled before and after study.

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 91, 128-133.

Davis, N., Sheehan, T.O., Peach, B.C., Ansell, M., Cimiotti, J.P., Guo, Y., & Yoon, S. (in press). Emergency department length of stay and other factors contributing to intracerebral hemorrhage patient outcomes: An executive summary. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.

Emery, K., & Guido-Sanz, F. (2019). Oral care practices in non-mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: An integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(13-14), 2462-2471.

Giurgescu, C., Nowak, A.L., Gillespie, S., Nolan, T.S., Anderson, C.M., Ford, J.L., Hood, D.B., & Williams, K.P. (2019). Neighborhood environment and DNA methylation: Implications for cardiovascular disease risk. Journal of Urban Health, 96(Suppl 1), 23-34.

Peach, B.C., Li, Y., & Cimiotti, J.P. (2020). The weekend effect in older adult urosepsis admissions. Medical Care, 58(1), 65-69.

Sheehan, T.O., Davis, N.W., Peach, B.C., Ansell, M., Cimiotti, J.P., Guo, Y., Kelly, D.L., Yoon, S.L., & Horgas, A.L. (in press). Executive summary: Hospital characteristics and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.

Sole, M.L., Talbert, S., Yan, X., Penoyer, D., Mehta, D., Bennett, M., Emery, K.P., Middleton, A., Deaton, L., Abomoelak, B., & Deb, C. (2019). Impact of deep oropharyngeal suctioning on micro aspiration, ventilator events, and clinical outcomes: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(11), 3045-3057.

Sole, M.L., Talbert, S., Yan, X., Penoyer, D., Mehta, D., Bennett, M., Middleton, A., & Emery, K.P. (2019).

Nursing oral suction intervention to reduce aspiration and ventilator events (NO-ASPIRATE): A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75, 1108-1118.

Stelfox, H.T., Bourgault, A.M., & Niven, D.J. (2019).

De-implementing low value care in critically ill patients: A call for action - Less is more. Intensive Care Medicine, 45(10), 1432-1438.

Talbert, S., Deatrick, C.W., Emery, K.P., Middleton, A., Abomoelak, B., Deb, C., Mehta, D., & Sole, M.L. (in press).

Intubation location, aspiration, and ventilator-associated conditions. American Journal of Critical Care.

Upvall, M.J., Bourgault, A.M., Pigon, C., & Swartzman, C. (2019). Exemplars illustrating de-implementation of tradition-based practices [CE article]. Critical Care Nurse, 39(6), 64-69.

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refereed journal articles

Cappleman, A., & Thiamwong, L. (2019). Fear of falling assessment and interventions in community dwelling older adults: A mixed methods case-series. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(4), 471-482.

Kwan, R., Lee, D., Hong, P., Tse, M., Cheung, D., Choi, T., & Thiamwong, L. (2019). The effect of an e-health brisk-walking intervention increasing physical activity in older people with cognitive frailty: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(7), e16596.

LaManna, J.B., Unruh, L., Chisholm, L., & Forovvat, H. (2020). Perceptions of health and well-being among older adult caregivers: Comparisons between current, former, and never caregivers. Geriatric Nursing, 41(4), 429-435.

Loerzel, V., Clochesy, J., & Geddie, P. (2020).

Increasing CINV prevention and self-management in older adults with cancer through serious gaming.

Oncology Nursing Forum, 39, 207-210.

Thiamwong, L., Sole, M.L., Ng, B., Welch, G., Huang, H., & Stout, J. (2020). Assessing fall risk through combined physiological and perceived fall risk measures using innovative technology. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(4), 41-47.

Thiamwong, L., Stout, J.R., Sole, M.L., Ng, B.P., Yan, X., & Talbert, S. (2020). Physio-feedback and exercise program (PEER) improves balance, muscle strength, and fall risk in older adults. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1-8. Advance online publication.

Thiamwong, L. (2020). A hybrid concept analysis of fall risk appraisal: Integrating older adults’ perspectives with an integrative literature review.

Nursing Forum, 55(2), 190-196.

Thiamwong, L., Huang, H.J., Ng, B.P., Yan, X., Sole, M.L., Stout, J.R., & Talbert, S. (2019). Shifting maladaptive fall risk appraisal in older adults through an in-home physio-feedback and exercise program (PEER): A pilot study. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(4), 378-390.

Blate, A., Whitton, M., Singh, M., Welch, G., State, A., Whitted, T., & Fuchs, H. (2019).

Implementation and evaluation of a 50 kHz, 28μs motion-to-pose latency head tracking instrument. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 25(5), 1970-1980.

Erickson, A., Norouzi, N., Kim, K., LaViola, J., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2020). Understanding the effects of depth information in shared gaze augmented reality environments. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 26(5), 1934-1944.

Kim, K., Schubert, R., Hochreiter, J., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2019). Blowing in the wind: Increasing social presence with a virtual human via environmental airflow interaction in mixed reality. Computers & Graphics, 83, 23-32.

Lee, M., Norouzi, N., Bruder, G., Wisniewski, P., & Welch, G. (2019). Mixed reality tabletop gameplay: Social interaction with a virtual human capable of physical influence. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. Advance online publication.

Lee, M., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2019). The virtual pole: Exploring human responses to fear of heights in immersive virtual environments. Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting, 14.2017(6).

Miller, M.R., Jun, H., Herrera, F., Yu Villa, J., Welch, G., & Bailenson, J. (2019). Social interaction in augmented reality. PLoS ONE, 14(5), Article e0216290.

Norouzi, N., Bölling, L., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2019).

Augmented rotations in virtual reality for users with a reduced range of head movement. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 6, 1-9.

CHRONIC DISEASES

Bourgault, A.M., Powers, J., & Aguirre, L. (2020). Pneumothoraces prevented with use of electromagnetic device to place feeding tubes. American Journal of Critical Care, 29(1), 22-32.

AGING & GERIATRICS

Bourgault, A.M., Gonzalez, L., Aguirre, L., & Ibrahim, J. (2019). CORTRAK superuser competency assessment and training recommendations [CE article]. American Journal of Critical Care, 28(1), 30-40.

AUGMENTED & VIRTUAL REALITY

ACUTE CARE

PUBLICATIONS

Albanese-O’Neill, A., Schatz, D.A., Thomas, N., Bernhardt, J.M., Cook, C.L., Haller, M.J., Bernier, A.V., Silverstein, J.H., Westen, S.C., & Elder, J.H. (2019). Designing online and mobile diabetes education for fathers of children with Type 1 Diabetes: Mixed methods study. JMIR Diabetes, 4(3), Article e13724.

Algarin, A., Zhou, Z., Cook, C.L., Cook, R.L., & Ibañez, G. (2019). Intersectionality of experiencing enacted HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV in Florida.

AIDS and Behavior, 23(11), 2992-3001.

Cannon, M.J., Masalovich, S., Ng, B.P., Soler, R.E., Jabrah, R., Ely, E.K., & Smith, B.D. (in press). Retention among participants in the national diabetes prevention program lifestyle change program, 2012-2017.

Diabetes Care, 43(9), 2042-2049.

Decker, V., Sikorskii, A., Given, C.W., Given, B.A., Vachon, E., & Krauss, J.C. (2019). Effects of depressive symptomatology on cancer-related symptoms during oral oncolytic treatment.

Psycho-Oncology, 28(1), 99-106.

Efendi, F., Rafi, E., Hadisuyatmana, S., Lindayani, L., & Bushy, A. (2020). HIV-related knowledge level among Indonesian females between 15 years and 49 years of age. African Health Sciences, 20(1), 83-90.

Herr, L., & Thiamwong, L. (2019). An integrative literature review of basal-bolus insulin versus slidingscale insulin for glycemic management in the hospitalized non-critically ill Type 2 Diabetic patient.

Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (WJST), 16(12), 909-919.

Ibañez, G.E., Zhou, Z., Cook, C.L., Slade, T.A., Somboonwit, C., Morano, J., Harman, J., Bryant, K., Whitehead, N.E., Brumback, B., Algarin, A.B., Spencer, E.C., & Cook, R.L. (2020). The Florida cohort study: Methodology, initial findings and lessons learned from a multisite cohort of people living with HIV in Florida.

AIDS Care, 1-9. Advance online publication.

LaManna, J., Litchman, M.L., Dickinson, J.K., Todd, A., Julius, M.M., Whitehouse, C.R., Hyer, S., & Kavookjian, J. (2019). Diabetes education impact on hypoglycemia outcomes: A systematic review of evidence and gaps in the literature. The Diabetes Educator, 45(4), 349-369.

Laxy, M., Zhang, P., Ng, B.P., Shao, H., Ali, M.K., Albright, A.L., & Gregg, E.W. (2020). Implementing lifestyle change interventions to prevent Type 2 Diabetes in US Medicaid programs: Cost-effectiveness, and cost, health, and health equity impact. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. Advance online publication.

Lucero, R., Williams, R., Esalomi, T., AlexanderDelpech, P., Cook. C., & Bjarnadottir, R. (2019).

Antiretroviral therapy self-management: Pilot study of an electronic medication event monitoring system among African American women living with HIV in rural Florida. JMIR Formative Research, 4(2), e14888.

Ng, B.P., LaManna, J., Towne Jr., S.D., Peach, B.C., He, Q., & Park, C. (in press). Factors associated with not seeking or avoiding healthcare among communitydwelling Medicare beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes.

Preventing Chronic Disease.

Ng, B.P., Wang, G., Laxy, M., Park, C., Ritchey, M.D., Fang, J., Soler, R.E., Smith, B., & Zhang, P. (in press).

Medicaid medical costs associated with hypertension by diabetes status among non-disability-based women in Alabama. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

Park, C., Wang, G., Ng, B.P., Fang, J., Durthaler, J.M., & Ayala, C. (2020). The uses and expenses of antihypertensive medications among hypertensive adults. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 16(2), 183-189.

FA C U LT Y

Abdul-Kareem, K., Lindo, J., & Stennett, R. (2019). Medical-surgical nurses’ documentation of client teaching and discharge planning at a Jamaican hospital.

International Nursing Review, 66(2), 191-198.

Allred, K., & Sakowicz, K. (2019). Engaging alumni as mentors for nursing students.

Nurse Educator, 44(1), 5-6.

Kinchen, E. (2019). Holistic nursing values in nurse practitioner education. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 16(1), 1-10.

Loftin, G.E., Andrews, D.R., Mikitarian, G., & LaManna, J. (2020). Zero harm during transition in care from the emergency department to medical/surgical units. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 35(2), 153-157. artono, M., Satino, S., Nursalam, N., Efendi, M F., & Bushy, A. (2019). Indonesian nurses’ perception of disaster management preparedness. Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 22(1), 41-46.

Blackwell, C.W., Diaz-Cruz, A., & Yan, X. (2019). Equality and quality: The relationship between Magnet® status and healthcare organizational commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality. Journal of Social Service Research, 46(5), 705-712.

Bumbach, M.D., Harman, J.S., Lucero, R., Cimiotti, J.P., & Neff, D.F. (2019). Gender differences in nurse practitioners: Job satisfaction and patterns of care. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32, 138-144.

Eckhoff, D.O., & Weiss, J. (2020). Goal setting: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 55(2), 275-281. fendi, F., Kurniati A., Gunawan, J., & E Bushy, A. (2019). A concept analysis of nurse retention. Nursing and Health Science, 21(4), 422-427.

Fehlberg, E.A., Cook, C.L., Bjarnadottir, R., McDaniel, A., Shorr, R., & Lucero, R. (2020). Exploring the falls prevention decision-making of acute care nurses.

Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(9), 442-448.

Fennimore, L., & Warshawsky, N. (2019). Graduate leadership education for nurse leaders: Needed now more than ever. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(7-8), 347-349.

Neff, D.F., Yoon, S.H., Steiner, R.L., Bejleri, I., Bumbach, M.D., Everhart, D., & Harman, J.S. (2019). The impact of nurse practitioner regulations on population access to care. Nursing Outlook, 66(4), 379-385.

Parchment, J., & Andrews, D. (2019). The incidence of workplace bullying and related environmental factors among nurse managers. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(3), 132-137.

Quelly, S.B., & Díaz, D.A. (2020). Bonus-in-a-Box: Supplemental evaluation using sensory perceptions in nursing education. Nurse Educator, 45(3), 119-121.

Prybil, L., Popa, G., Warshawsky, N., & Sundean, L. (2019). Building the case for including nurse leaders on healthcare organizational boards. Nursing Economic$, 37(4), 169-177, 197.

Roper Carty, M., Lindo, J., & Stennett., R. (2019).

Registered nurses’ attitude and willingness to precept nursing students in Jamaica. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 8(2), 40-47.

Scott, C., Andrews, D., & Loerzel, V.W. (2019). The teach-back method: Impact of nurses’ use during discharge instructions on an adult oncology floor.

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 23(3), 288-294.

Raffenaud, A., Unruh, L., Fottler, M., Liu, A.X., & Andrews, D. (2020). A comparative analysis of workfamily conflict among staff, managerial, and executive nurses. Nursing Outlook, 68(2), 231–241.

Warshawsky, N. (2020). A complexity informed model to guide nurse manager practice. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 44(3), 198-204.

Upvall, M.J., & Luzincourt, G. (2019). Global citizens, healthy communities: Integrating the sustainable development goals into the nursing curriculum.

Nursing Outlook, 67(6), 649-657.

Warshawsky, N., Caramanica, L., & Cramer, E. (2020).

Organizational support for nurse manager role transition and on-boarding: Strategies for success.

Journal of Nursing Administration, 50, 254-260.

Valenti, M., & Allred, K. (2020). Using peer recovery specialists to educate nursing students. Nurse Educator, 45(4), 179-180.

Warshawsky, N. & Cramer, E. (2019). Describing nurse manager role development and competency: Findings from a national study. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(5), 249-255.

Villalba, K., Cook, C.L., Devieux, J.G., Ibañez, G.E., Etinosa, O., Neira, C., & Cook, R.L. (2020). Facilitators and barriers to a contingency management alcohol intervention involving a transdermal alcohol sensor.

Heliyon, 6(3), e03612.

NURSING SCIENCE

EDUCATION & PRACTICE

Zhou, X., Siegel, K.R., Ng, B.P., Jawanda, S., Proia, K., Zhang, X., Albright, A.L., & Zhang, P. (2020). Costeffectiveness of diabetes prevention interventions targeting high-risk individuals and whole populations: A systematic review. Diabetes Care, 43(7), 1593-1616.

Blackwell, C.W. (2019). Demonstrating nursing excellence through equality: The relationship between Magnet® status and organizational LGBTQ client services and support. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 31(2), 209-215.

PEDIATRICS

Williams, R., Cook, R.L., Brumback, B., Cook, C.L., Ezenwa, M., Spencer, E., & Lucero, R. (2020). The relationship between individual characteristics and HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV: Medical monitoring project, Florida, 2015-2016. BMC Public Health, 20, 723.

Woodmansee, R., Turnage, D., & Loerzel, V. (2019).

NP students’ knowledge and attitudes towards skin cancer assessments. The Nurse Practitioner, 44(3), 14-18.

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Siegel, K.R., Ali, M.K., Zhou, X., Ng, B.P., Jawanda, S., Proia, K., Zhang, X., Gregg, E.W., Albright, A.L., & Zhang, P. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of interventions to manage diabetes: Has the evidence changed since 2008? Diabetes Care, 43(7), 1557-1592.

MENTAL HEALTH

2019/2020 Decker, V., Valenti, M., Montoya, V., Sikorskii, A., Given, C.W., & Given, B.A. (2019).

Maximizing new technologies to treat depression. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40(3), 200-207.

Smith, M., & Neff, D.F. (2019). Mental health care access using geographic information systems: An integrative review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40(2),113-121.

Kinser, P., Loerzel, V., Matthews, E., & Rice.

M. (2019). Call to action to support the success of midcareer nurse scientists.

Nursing Outlook, 67(3), 252-258.

Montoya, V., Astroth, K.S., & Decker, V. (2020). Nurses need to publish scholarly articles: Overcoming reticence to share valuable experience. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 47(2), 153-162. osenzweig, M.Q., Bailey, D.E., Bush, N.J., R Coombs, L.A., Lehto, R., Loerzel, V., Sun, V., Mooney, K., & Cooley, M. (2019). Mentorship for oncology nursing research scientists: Strategies for growth from the oncology nursing society mentorship task force.

Oncology Nursing Forum, 46(6), 769-774.

Carey, S., Edds-McAfee, C., & Martinez, V. (2019). An examination of factors affecting quality of life for children with asthma and their caregivers in Southeast Georgia. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 33(5), 529-536.

Quelly, S.B. (2019). Helping with meal preparation and children’s dietary intake: A literature review. Journal of School Nursing, 35(1), 51-60.

Díaz, D.A., Anderson, M., Quelly, S.B., Clark, K., & Talbert, S. (2020). Early recognition of pediatric sepsis simulation checklist: An exploratory study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 50, 25-30.

MEET THE EDITOR As editor of Critical Care Nurse, a journal of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Associate Professor Annette Bourgault has recently authored poignant and insightful articles on COVID-19 and antiracism.

INVENTIONS & PATENTS Adaptive Visual Overlay Wound Simulation: Welch, G., LaViola II, J., Guido-Sanz, F., Bruder, G., Anderson, M., & Schubert, R. (2020). U.S. Patent No. 10,854,098.*

Multisensory Wound Simulation: Welch, G., LaViola II, J., Guido-Sanz, F., Bruder, G., Anderson, M., & Schubert, R. (2020). U.S. Patent No. 10,803,761.*

Physical-Virtual Patient Bed System: Welch, G., Aroian, K., Talbert, S., Allred, K., Weinstein, P., Nagendran, A., & Pillat, R. (2019). U.S. Patent No. 10,410,541 B2.*

Physical-Virtual Patient Bed System: Welch, G., Nagendran, A., Sole, M.L., & Gonzalez, L. (2019). U.S. Patent No. 10,380,921 B2.*

Read her editorials and hear her tips for prospective authors at nursing.ucf.edu/bourgault.

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TEXTBOOKS Desmarais, P. (2019). Fast facts workbook for cardiac dysrhythmias and 12-lead EKGs. New York, N.Y.: Springer Publishing Company, LLC. Perry, A.G., Potter, P.A., Desmarais, P. (2019). Mosby’s pocket guide to nursing skills and procedures (9th ed.).

Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby, Inc. Sole, M.L., Klein, D.G., Moseley, M., Makic, M.B., & Morata, L. (Eds.). (2021).

Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Haugen, N., & Galura, S. (2019). Ulrich & Canale’s nursing care planning guides: Prioritization, delegation, and clinical reasoning (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Anderson, M., Campbell, S.H., Nye, C., Díaz, D.A., & Boyd, T. (2019). Simulation in advanced practice education: Let’s dialogue!!

Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 26, 81-85.

Daher, S., Hochreiter, J., Schubert, R., Gonzalez, L., Cendan, J., Anderson, M., Díaz, D.A., & Welch, G. (2020). The physicalvirtual patient simulator: A physical human form with virtual appearance and behavior.

Simulation in Healthcare, 15(2), 115-121.

Díaz, D., Anderson, M., Hill, P., Quelly, S., Clark, K., & Lynn, M. (2020). Comparison of clinical options: High-fidelity manikin-based and virtual simulation. Nurse Educator.

Advance online publication.

Díaz, D.A., Gonzalez, L., Anderson, M., MacKenna, V., Hoyt, E., & Hill, P.P. (2020).

Implications of subject matter expertise as a requirement for debriefing: A randomized control trial. Simulation & Gaming, 51(6), 770-784.

Díaz, D.A., McVerry, K., Spears, S., Díaz, R.Z., & Stauffer, L.T. (2020). Using experiential learning in escape rooms to deliver policies and procedures in academic and acute care settings. Nursing Education Perspectives. Advance online publication.

Gonzalez, L., Daher, S., & Welch, G. (2020).

Neurological assessment using a Physical Virtual Patient (PVP). Journal of Nursing Education.

Advance online publication.

Maniar, S.B., Kristinadewi, P., Rachmawati, P.D., Fauziningtyas, R., Efendi, F., & Bushy, A. (2019).

Determinants of early marriage among female adolescents in Indonesia. International Journal of Medicine and Health. Advance online publication.

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Textbooks

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Patents

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Podcasts

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Roye, J., Anderson, M., Díaz, D.A., & Rogers, M. (in press). Virtual simulation incorporation into an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Nursing Education Perspectives.

Stockmann, C., Díaz, D.A., Murphy, D., Dever, K., Marchini, M., Huffman-Frazee, J., & Anderson, M. (2019). Development of a mental health objective structured clinical examination (OSCE): A pilot study.

Simulation & Gaming, 50(4), 448-460.

WELLNESS

Book Chapters

Garfield, L., Holditch-Davis, D., Carter, S.C., McFarlin, B.L., Seng, J.S., Giurgescu, C., & White-Traut, R. (2019). A pilot study of oxytocin in low-income women with a low birthweight infant: Is oxytocin related to post-traumatic stress? Advances in Neonatal Care, 19(4), e12-e21.

LaManna, J.B., & Quelly, S.B. (2020). After gestational diabetes: An overlooked care transition in primary care.

Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 16(5), 319-323.

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Ford, J.L., Anderson, C., Gillespie, S., Giurgescu, C., Nolan, T., Nowak, A., & William, K.P. (2019). Social integration and quality of social relationships as protective factors for inflammation in a nationally representative sample of Black women. Journal of Urban Health, 96(Suppl 1), 35-43.

Dileone, C., Chun, D., Díaz, D.A., & Marucca, A. (2020).

Examining prebriefing in simulation in nursing education: An integrative review. Nursing Education Perspectives. Advance online publication.

LaManna, J.B., Guido-Sanz, F., Anderson, M., Chase, S.K., Weiss, J.A., & Blackwell, C.W. (2019). Teaching diagnostic reasoning to advanced practice nurses: Positives and negatives. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 26(C), 24-31.

Abstracts / Proceedings

Dove-Medows, E., Deriemacker, A., Walker, D., Dailey, R., Misra, D., Kavanaugh, K., & Giurgescu, C. (2020). Pregnant African American women’s perspectives about neighborhood environment, racial discrimination, and psychological distress.

MCN. The American Journal of Maternal/ Child Nursing, 45(1), 49-56.

Khalil, D., Giurgescu, C., Misra, D., Templin, T., & Javanbakht, A. (in press). Recruiting immigrant and refugee Arab American mother-father-infant triads resettling in the United States: A feasibility study.

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 52(2), 139-148.

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Cifuentes, P., Reichard, J., Im, W., Smith, S., Colen, C., Giurgescu, C., Williams, K.P., Gillespie, S., Juarez, P.D., & Hood, D.B. (2019). Application of the public health exposome framework to estimate endo-phenotypes of resilience in a model Ohio African American woman’s cohort.

Journal of Urban Health, 96(Suppl 1), 57-71.

Díaz, D.A., Shelton, D., Anderson, M., & Gilbert, G.E. (2019). The effect of simulation-based education on correctional health teamwork and communication.

Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 27, 1-11.

Guido-Sanz, F., Díaz, D., Gonzalez, L., Anderson, M., & Houston, A. (2019). Role transition and communication in graduate education: The process.

Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 26(C), 11-17.

Refereed Journal Articles

WOMEN’S HEALTH

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

FA C U LT Y

Nowak, A.L., Giurgescu, C., Templin, T.N., Dailey, R.K., & Misra, D.P. (2020). How depressive symptoms among African American women relate to measures of social disorder in her childhood and pregnancy neighborhood. Journal of Urban Health, 97(1), 26-36.

Rathburn, K., Loerzel, V., & Edwards, J. (2020).

Personal perception of health in urban women of low socioeconomic status: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 11, 1-6.

Saadat, N., Stemmer, P., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (in press). Depressive symptoms are associated with proteomics profiles among pregnant African American women. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

Saadat, N., Lydic, T.A., Misra, D.P., Dailey, R., Walker, D.S., & Giurgescu, C. (2020). Lipidome profiles are related to depressive symptoms and preterm birth among African American women. Biological Research for Nursing, 22(3), 354-361.

Davis, J.W. (2020). Physical activity habit formation through a technology-based program. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(7), 540-546.

Tedesco, D. & Loerzel, V. (2020). Impact of expectations-based education of women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 24(2), 186-194.

Hyer, S., & Conner, N. (2020). Concept of overweight bias among healthcare professionals: An evolutionary concept analysis. Nursing Forum. Advance online publication.

Timraz, S., Lewin, L., Giurgescu, C., & Kavanaugh, K. (2019). An exploration of coping with childhood sexual abuse in Arab American women. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 28(3), 360-381.

Hyer, S., & Edwards, J. (2020). Weight management practices among primary care nurse practitioners: A cross-sectional study. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 16(2), 131-135.

Wong, A.C., Rengers, B., Nowak, A.L., Schoeppner, S., Price, M., Zhang, L., Dailey, R.K., Anderson, C.M., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (in press). Prenatal care initiation and psychological well-being in Black women. MCN. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing.

Woo, J., Giurgescu, C., & Wagner, C. (2019).

Evidence of an association between vitamin D deficiency and preterm birth and preeclampsia: A critical review. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 64(5), 613-629.

Woo, J., Koenig, D.M., Engeland, C.G., Kominearek, M., White-Traut, R., Yeatts, P., & Giugescu, C. (in press). Neighborhood disorder predicts lower serum vitamin D levels in pregnant African American women: A pilot study. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Woo, J., Penckofer, S., Giurgescu, C., & Yeatts, P. (2020). Vitamin D deficiency and sleep quality among pregnant minority women. MCN. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 45(3), 155-160.

FA C U LT Y

21 DISTINGUISHED FACULTY FELLOWS

RETIRING FACULTY

Congratulations to the newly inducted national fellows in 2019-20 denoted by

Thank you for your contributions to nursing education and research.

American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) Mindi Anderson Karen Aroian (emerita) Christopher Blackwell Annette Bourgault Angeline Bushy Desiree Díaz Joellen Edwards Carmen Giurgescu Laura Gonzalez Victoria Loerzel Mary Lou Sole Nora Warshawsky

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) Christopher Blackwell Diane Wink (emerita)

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American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) Mary Lou Sole

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Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) Mindi Anderson Desiree Díaz Laura Gonzalez

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (FADCES) Jacqueline LaManna

National Academies of Practice (FNAP) Norma Conner Donna Neff

Diane Andrews Fall ’06 – Spring ’20 Awarded associate professor emerita

Susan Chase Fall ’09 – Spring ’20 Applying for professor emerita

Paul Desmarais Fall ’03 – Fall ’20 Awarded associate lecturer emeritus

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A D VA N C E M E N T

YOUR SUPPORT IS CRITICAL The COVID-19 pandemic has caused far-reaching impacts across industries and communities around the world. Universities and colleges are not immune to its effects. While we do not know yet the full impact of the pandemic on UCF, we do know that support from donors and friends is critical as we navigate this new normal.

There is an increased financial need among our students who have experienced job loss, reduced hours and other hardships as a result of COVID-19 and are unable to pay their tuition expenses.

Funding UCF received from the CARES Act does not support tuition and fees.

We don’t want our students to drop out and stop pursuing their dreams. We’re so thankful for the many donors (see p. 28), including the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation and alumna Carrie Callahan ’92 (see article at right), for their support of the College of Nursing Emergency Assistance Fund and our future Knight Nurses.

As we shared in this issue, the college is rapidly expanding and implementing innovative virtual learning, simulation and telehealth educational activities as a result of the pandemic. Like everyone else, we did not plan for the pandemic and urgent need for this technology.

One thing that remains the same is our commitment to academic excellence. We continue to “Charge On!” and prepare Knight Nurses to care for our communities, but continue to need your help to do so.

FUNDING FUTURE NURSES Rosemary Notarantonio ’81BSN, a member of our first BSN cohort and the Dean’s Advisory Board, has created the Notarantonio Family Endowed Scholarship. This is the first scholarship at the college specifically supporting first-generation students.

Larry Deal ’77 and his family have established the Deal Family Endowed Scholarship to support MSN students. The first scholarship was awarded this year.

Roslyn Burttram, a nurse and member of the UCF Foundation Board of Directors and UCF Parent Council, established the Edwin and Sarah Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship in honor of her parents. The scholarship will support Nursing PhD students.

After reading about Knight Nurse alumni working on the frontline of COVID-19, Carrie Callahan ’92 made a generous donation to expand the student emergency fund. The fund, created in 2009 by the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation, helps keep students in nursing school to pursue their dreams when challenging financial difficulties arise.

The gift has already helped seven students who have experienced job loss, reduced hours, and inability to find a job due to COVID-19.

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To discuss a philanthropic investment in our future nurse leaders or ways to get involved, please contact me at: 407.823.1600 or katiek@ucf.edu.

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Health First in Brevard County, Fla., has expanded its support of the college and its commitment to creating a higher educated nursing workforce.

It’s three-year, $60,000 commitment will continue to support UCF’s on-site RN to BSN program at Health First that was created in 2015. Additionally, UCF’s funding will create on-site support for Health First nurses who are enrolled in UCF College of Nursing graduate programs, and the creation of evidence-based practice continuing education opportunities for Health First staff and leadership.

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*Initially awarded as a Distinguished Professorship

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Knightingale Society Members Donors who supported the college with a gift of $1,000 or more from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

AdventHealth | North Region

Mr. Michael V. and Mrs. Bari-Ann DiPietro

Dr. Kate ’79 ’83 and Mr. Joseph F. Kinsley

AdventHealth | Orlando

Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust

Mr. Wade S. Alliance

Dr. Kelly A. Carlson Eberbach ’15 ’17

The Honorable Phyllis A. and Dr. David R. Klock

Mr. Wayne E. ’87 and Dr. Kelly D. ’07 Allred

Ms. Andrea Eliscu

Dr. Mindi A. and Mr. Tim Anderson

Mrs. Michele Fackler ’00 ’12

Dr. Thomas W. and Dr. Diane R. ’06 Andrews

Florida Blue Foundation

Addition Financial

Anonymous

Mrs. Kim Elliott

Florida Navy Nurse Corps Association

Mr. Richard and Mrs. Deborah Baumgartner

Focus Forward Skilled Care

Gary L. Blackwell Charitable Foundation

Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

Bloom Healthcare Ms. Kimberly S. Bogers ’18 ’20

Dr. Sandra Galura ’05 ’12 Mr. Kenneth Goedeker Mr. Adam and Mrs. Geri Goldstein

Mr. Jody and Mrs. Roslyn Burttram

Mr. Ivan ’09 ’12 and Mrs. Christina Gonzalez

Mr. John R. and Dr. Angeline A. Bushy

Dr. Laura N. Gonzalez ’08

Mrs. Sherry Buxton Mrs. Carrie Callahan ’91 Mrs. Patricia Celano ’10 Mr. Steve and Mrs. Karen S. Cochran Dr. Norma E. and Mr. Joe Conner Dr. Joseph L. and Dr. Maureen M. Covelli Mr. Jackson Cribb CVS Health Foundation Mr. Larry Deal ’77 Mrs. Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09 ’13 Ms. Kimberly Dever

Dr. Frank Guido-Sanz ’18 Mr. Todd Guiley ’91

The Swift Family Foundation

Dr. Valerie Lapp ’99 ’09 ’16

Dr. Deborah Tedesco ’93 ’18

LIFE at UCF

Ms. Eliany C. Torrez Pon ’18

Mr. Stephen C. ’87 ’92 and Dr. Victoria W. ’07 Loerzel

Mr. Barry L. and Mrs. Jane E. Traynor

The Honorable John S. and Mrs. Carolyn T. Lord

Mr. Robin K. Vieira ’93

Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Wendi McAlesse Mrs. Candy McKnight ’93 ’95 MGN Family Foundation Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Debra ’01 ’03 ’10 Michaud Dr. Vicki L. Montoya ’83 ’01 ’13

Dr. Donna F. Neff

Dr. Linda Hennig ’96 Mrs. Judy L. Housel ’98 ’99 Mr. Michael Hsu Dr. Frances E. Iacobellis Mr. Charles and Mrs. Sylvie Keller Ms. Renee M. Keller

Dr. Mary Lou and Mr. Robert Sole

Mr. Richard Lambert ’86

Mr. Christian A. ’17 and Mrs. Shannon L. ’16 Harville Heart of Volusia

Mrs. Jan T. Smith Mr. Richard and Mrs. Marianne Strauss

Glenda G. Morgan Charitable Foundation

Health First

The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation

Dr. Leslee A. D’Amato-Kubiet ’13

Mr. David ’81 and Mrs. Ania Hanke

Dr. Elizabeth V. Kinchen

Dr. Kenneth Dion ’91

Mr. Todd J. ’04 ’05 and Mrs. Katie ’04 ’05 Korkosz

Dr. Susan Quelly ’07 ’12

The Northrop Grumman Foundation Mrs. Rosemary G. Notarantonio ’81 Nurses First Solutions Orlando Health Parrish Medical Center Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Anne Peach PNC Foundation Sigma, The International Nursing Honor Society, Theta Epsilon Chapter

Dr. Dawn Turnage ’11 ’13 ’15 ’19 Dr. Julie Vincent ’16 Dr. Zabunnissa Vyas and Mr. Suryakant Vyas Ms. Rosemarie Walsh Dr. Nora Warshawsky Mrs. Linda A. and Dr. Gregory F. Welch Wells Fargo West Orange Healthcare District Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Mr. Bruce Williams Mrs. Jayne Willis ’20 Vivian and Barry Woods Educational Trust Ms. Paula Younger We apologize if there are any inadvertent errors or omissions.

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ALUMNI

Meet Your Alumni Chapter Board Members

GREETINGS FELLOW KNIGHT NURSES: In this year’s global pandemic, you – along with professional nurses all around the world – have demonstrated your strength, courage and commitment to patients, their families, and our communities. I have never been so proud to be in this profession and to be a Knight Nurse – a community of now 12,000!

KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH ’15DNP ’17 Chair KATE DORMINY ’06BSN ’10MSN Chair Elect VALERIE LAPP ’99BSN ’09MSN ’16PHD Immediate Past Chair AMY PAINTER ’06BSN Communications Chair MICHELE FACKLER ’00BSN ’12MSN Philanthropy Chair Audrey Ann Been Student Liaison Kimberly Bogers ’18BSN ’20MSN Reunion Chair Rachel Butcher ’15 ’20BSN “Charge On!” Co-Chair Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MSN Faculty Liaison David Frederick ’20BSN “Charge On!” Co-Chair Sandy Galura ’05MSN ’12PhD Faculty Liaison Nadine Garcia ’18MSN Recognition Chair Christina Gonzalez Staff Liaison Shannon Harville ’16BSN Social Media Chair Amanda Schultz ’17BSN Engagement Chair Eliany Torrez Pon ’18BSN Hospitality Chair

Like so many of you, and organizations worldwide, our Alumni Chapter has had to delay in-person gatherings until it’s safe to do so. One much-anticipated event is our 40th Gala Celebration, which will now be held May 15, 2021. I hope you’ll consider joining us to reunite with fellow alumni, toast the 40th reunion of our trailblazing first graduating class of 1981, and honor 40 outstanding Noble Knight Nurse honorees.

Building networks and cultivating friendships are so valuable both professionally and personally. Despite everything going on this year in our profession, it’s been encouraging to see so many new alumni joining the chapter and getting involved.

Among the new leaders are David Frederick ’20BSN and Rachel Butcher ’15 ’20BSN, who are serving as “Charge On!” co-chairs to help alumni transition into graduate programs.

One critically important new role on our board is the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair held by Aleen Williams ’15BSN. As a nation and within our profession, we need to challenge ourselves for a greater awareness of personal bias.

In her role, she will help us grow a more diverse board and expand equity and inclusion educational opportunities.

This year has taught us that we, as nurses, are resilient, determined and innovative.

As Knight Nurses, we were prepared for all of this – and more. I’m thankful for my education at UCF and this network of Knight Nurses. I hope you’ll consider joining me in getting involved with our chapter – together we will “Charge On!” Go Knights!

Aleen Williams ’15BSN Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair Elizabeth Medina Wren ’07BSN ’12MSN Mentorship Chair

Volunteer, Connect and Serve on a Committee Interested in becoming more involved in our alumni chapter? Volunteer to join a committee (listed below). Lend your expertise to serve your alma mater while gaining leadership experience with your fellow Knight Nurses. Learn more at nursing.ucf.edu/alumni.

KELLY A. CARLSON EBERBACH ’15DNP, ’17Cert., MBA, RN, CPN, CPEN CHAIR, ALUMNI CHAPTER BOARD

Staying connected is as easy as 1-2-3!

• Continuing Education • Engagement & Social Media • Hospitality • Mentorship

GET INVOLVED

GIVE A GIFT

HIRE A KNIGHT

• Philanthropy • Reunion

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ALUMNI

Honoring 40 Noble Knight Nurses

In celebration of the 40th anniversary, the UCF College of Nursing is honoring 40 outstanding alumni at the rescheduled gala event on May 15, 2021.

Armed with one or more nursing degrees from UCF, these Knight Nurses have achieved great success, but most importantly have made a profound difference in the lives of others through their contributions to the profession and community.

“The Noble Knight Nurse award recipients stood out for their extraordinary achievements. They serve as an inspiration for us all to continue reaching for the stars and be the golden example in the profession,” said Nadine Garcia ’18MSN, alumni chapter board recognition chair.

EDUCATION

Kelly Allred ’07PhD

Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MSN

Sotos G. Djiovanis ’15BSN ’20MSN

Kate Dorminy ’06BSN ’10MSN

Kelly C. Eberbach ’15DNP ’17Cert.

Dawn O. Eckhoff ’18PhD ’20Cert.

Edwin Loftin ’18DNP

LEADERSHIP

Sherrina Stewart ’06BSN ’16MSN

Trish Celano ’10MSN

Michele Fackler ’00BSN ’12MSN

Natalie Harper ’07BSN ’20MSN

Louise Kaigle ’01BSN ’02MSN

Rosemary Notarantonio ’81BSN

Joy Parchment ’15PhD

Julie Vincent ’16DNP

Eugene Waterval ’09MSN ’20PhD

Cathleen Wheatley ’17DNP

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ALUMNI

NOBLE KNIGHT NURSE AWARDS PRACTICE

Suzanne Ashworth ’11MSN

Annabeth Huff ’15BSN

Cynthia Kling ’97BSN ’05MSN

Vicki L. Montoya ’83BSN ’01MSN ’13PhD

Valerie Danesh ’03 ’06BSN ’06MS ’15PhD

LTC MeLisa Gantt ’10PhD

Sigrid Ladores ’13PhD

Valerie Lapp ’99BSN ’09MSN ’16PhD

Aly Angel ’03MS ’09BSN ’12Cert. ’17MSN

Chelsea Arnold ’11BSN

Jean Davis ’19PhD

Frank Guido-Sanz ’18Certificate

Maria Stahl ’08MSN ’14DNP

Jason A. Duprat ’09BSN

Rachel Groves ’05BSN ’10MSN

Blake Lynch (Nurse Blake) ’14BSN

Cory McFarlane ’16BSN

Patricia Geddie ’15PhD

Lori Hill-Bigelow ’81BSN

RESEARCH

Lauren Morata ’09BSN ’17DNP

Sarah Rose Thornton ’18BSN

SERVICE

Victoria Loerzel ’07PhD

CHARGE ON

Kenneth Dion ’91BSN

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C L ASS N OT E S

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’10s

Lisa Harmon ’89BSN, a quality consultant, has retired from Eli Lilly and Company.

Seeta (Nath) Spence Banfield ’18BSN has been appointed to the education committee for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists as a student representative.

Kimber Randle-Scarborough ’87BSN retired from maternal-child nursing after 32 years.

’90s Ken Dion ’91BSN, assistant dean for business innovation and strategic relationships at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, is president-elect of Sigma.

He will begin his term as president in 2021.

’00s Christopher Blackwell ’00BSN ’01MSN ’05PhD, program director of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program and associate professor in the UCF College of Nursing, is serving as a field test participant for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s AGACNP certification exam.

Patricia M. Delgado ’08 ’10BSN ’15MSN ’18DNP, president of the Florida Chapter of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association, became a nationally certified dermatology nurse practitioner. In April, she joined Academic Alliance Dermatology as an APRN and now assists as a clinical researcher.

Kate Dorminy ’06BSN ’10MSN and Elizabeth Medina Wren ’07BSN ’12MSN were elected to the board of the Metro Orlando Chapter of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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Trish Celano ’10MSN was among three chief nursing officers nationwide interviewed by Becker’s Hospital Review about lessons learned in nursing from COVID-19.

Melissa (Izzo) Edwards ’18BSN, an RN in the cardiovascular ICU at AdventHealth, published her first book. “I See You” is a survival guide for new nurses and memoir of her first year as an ICU nurse.

The book was the no. 1 new release in critical care books on Amazon in its first week.

Anthony King ’14BSN ’17MSN, who transitioned from pediatric ICU educator to caring for COVID-19 patients in New York City, was featured in the national Adobe “Honor Heroes” campaign in a design created by fellow Knight Jeff Kepler ’11.

Blake Lynch (Nurse Blake) ’14BSN and Amanda Schultz ’17BSN were honored by UCF Alumni as esteemed “30 Under 30” honorees in 2020.

Joy Parchment ’15PhD, system director of the Magnet® program at Orlando Health, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the American Organization for Nursing LeadershipTM and published “Leading Through the Complexity of Human Trafficking” in Nursing Administration Quarterly.

Amanda Schultz ’17BSN, alumni chapter board engagement chair, became engaged this summer to her high school sweetheart Bryan. The couple plan to wed June 10, 2022, in Beach Haven, NJ. Julie Vincent ’16DNP was named vice president and chief clinical officer for AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division – North Region. She, along with colleagues at AdventHealth, published “Innovation and Transformation in the Response to COVID-19: Seven Areas Where Clinicians Need to Lead” in NEJM Catalyst.

Cathleen Wheatley ‘17DNP, president of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and system chief nurse executive and senior vice president of clinical operations for Wake Forest Baptist Health, was featured as the “Leader to Watch” in the August 2020 issue of Nurse Leader journal.

C L ASS N OT E S

’20s Elizabeth Hodges ’20MSN passed the certified healthcare simulation educator (CHSE) exam on her first attempt shortly after graduation.

Valorie MacKenna ’20PhD ’20 Healthcare Simulation graduate certificate accepted a position as director of simulation-based education at UConn School of Nursing.

Marie Smith ’20PhD was invited to present “More than Maps: Applications of Geospatial Analyses to Improve Access to Health Care During a Pandemic,” virtually at the 2020 Florida Nurses Membership Assembly.

She also accepted a position at Duquesne University as director of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program and clinical assistant professor.

In Memoriam Solaria Kovak ’16BSN passed away in January 2019 from acute myeloid leukemia.

She was incredibly grateful to receive the Gertrude Skelly Charitable Foundation emergency grant as a UCF nursing student, which helped her pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse.

Instructor Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MSN passed away in November 2020 after a five-year battle with breast cancer. She was a wonderful mother and wife, and a beloved faculty member and friend. While bravely battling stage IV cancer, she chose to use her diagnosis to better educate her students. She was an inspiration to everyone who knew her and will be greatly missed. Read her story and donate to the college’s memorial scholarship fund in Joyce’s memory at nursing.ucf.edu/mrsD. The gifts will continue Joyce’s legacy and passion for educating and teaching the next generation of Knight Nurses.

Libby (Gersbach) Reams ’14BSN passed away in August 2020. In her senior year at the college, she was elected president of SNA at UCF and led the Orlando chapter to multiple awards. While at UCF, she was also selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) program. After graduation, she worked for the VA Hospital initially in Orlando and later in Indiana. “Libby loved taking care of all of the veterans and found that to be her true calling,” said her family.

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