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STUDENT SNAPSHOT FALL’22
Scholarships Awarded:
$2,355,772
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A pioneer in using a holistic admissions process, the college looks beyond test scores to evaluate applicants for BSN and select graduate programs to form a student body that is empathetic and diverse in thought, background and life experiences.
In fall 2022, 27% of students admitted to the BSN program would not have received an offer based on quantitative criteria only.
Total active grant funding 2022:
$4,195,169
2022 New Grants
Program Grants
Collaborative Opioid Response Expansion (CORE II) Project in Highland County, in partnership with Highland District Hospital, Highland District Health Department, Family Recovery Services, Inc. Treatment Center, R.E.A.C.H. for Tomorrow, Inc., Highland County Probation Department
TOTAL AWARD: $1,000,000 (9/22 - 8/25)
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP-Implementation Program
RECIPIENTS: Jennifer Lanzillotta (PD), John Stem Highland County, in southwestern Ohio, is a rural, Appalachian, medically underserved, mental health provider shortage area. It is ranked on the list of the top counties identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as being at risk for HIV and hepatitis C infections due to injection drug use.
The goal of this three-year program is to address gaps in prevention, recovery and treatment services by bringing entities together and coordinating care; implementing evidence-based practices; leveraging state, federal and local resources; decreasing stigma; increasing access to care for those suffering from opioid use disorder; and decreasing fatalities through naloxone distribution.
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) 2023
TOTAL AWARD: $464,572 (7/22 - 6/23)
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Nurse Faculty Loan Program
RECIPIENT: Melanie Kroger-Jarvis (PD)
Nursing faculty shortages across the country are limiting student capacity at a time when the need for professional registered nurses continues to grow. In addition, as the U.S. struggles with primary health care provider shortages, an uneven distribution of workers means shortages are often more profound in rural and disadvantaged areas. The purpose of this program is to support the educational expenses of advanced degree nursing students on the nurse educator pathway, with priority for candidates in the PhD and DNP programs so the college can address the nurse faculty and primary care provider shortages.
UCVS Increasing Patient Access to Care for Tomorrow (ImPact) Scholarship, 2022
TOTAL AWARD: $3,000 (1/22 - 12/22)
AWARDED BY: CVS Health Foundation FNP/PA Scholarship Program
RECIPIENTS: Amy Fathman (PD), Lindsay Davis, Sherry Donaworth, Jeff Trees
Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) have potential to provide high quality, cost-effective primary care services to aging populations and the millions of newly insured in the United States. Clinical experiences are an integral part of educating competent FNPs and the college has developed academic-practice partnerships with over 300 local clinical sites to provide students flexible and diverse clinical experiences. The goal of this program is to support educational expenses of FNP students as they participate in CVS Minute Clinic’s clinical training program.
Research Grants
Telehealth Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers (Task III)
TOTAL AWARD: $2,945,052 (4/22 - 1/27)
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research, R01
RECIPIENTS: Tamilyn Bakas (PI), Elaine Miller, Matthew Rota, Juan Lopez-Rosado, Jahmeel Israel
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and has a very sudden onset; families are often thrust into providing care without sufficient training from health care providers, having to learn on their own to provide care. Caregiving without proper training can be detrimental to caregivers’ physical and mental health, which can impede survivor rehabilitation and lead to institutionalization and higher societal costs. The purpose of this five-year study is to employ nurses to empower caregivers to address both their own and the survivor’s needs with strong focus on self-management strategies to improve caregiver symptoms and health.
Let’s K-Talk: A Storytelling Intervention Leveraging Chatbot Technology to Prevent HPV and HPV Associated Cancers for Ethnic Koreans Living in the U.S.
TOTAL AWARD: $489,666 (9/22 - 7/25)
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research, K23
RECIPIENT: Minjin Kim (PI)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection affecting mostly young adults. Although the HPV vaccine is safe and effective at preventing related infections and cancers, a preliminary study has shown that only 19% of English-speaking, college-educated Korean American women aged 18 to 26 in the Northeast U.S. had received the HPV vaccine. The purpose of this study is to leverage a video-based intervention using AI chatbot technology (K-Talk) to promote HPV vaccination among Korean Americans age 18 to 26, as well as to conduct a pilot trial to assess feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of K-Talk.
Secondary Analysis Exploring Interactions Influencing Outcomes of Prenatal Opioid Exposure in a Large Maternal and Infant Data Hub
TOTAL AWARD: $99,998 (6/22 - 5/24)
AWARDED BY: Ohio Attorney General, subaward with Bowling Green State University
RECIPIENT: Josh Lambert (PI)
Understanding how prenatal opioid exposure (POE) affects children’s health and educational outcomes is vital information, given the dramatic increase in exposed children in recent years. The long-term goal of this study is to identify groups of children with POE at the highest risk of poor health and educational outcomes to connect them to appropriate services as early as possible.
Healthy Workforce Design and Well-Being
TOTAL AWARD: $50,707 (3/22 - 11/23)
AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) IPA
RECIPIENT: Beverly Hittle (PI)
The Working Hours and Fatigue working group was established under NIOSH’s 2015 “Healthy Work Design and Well-Being (HWD)” cross-sector program. In spring 2020, NIOSH opened the Center for Work and Fatigue Research, a center focused exclusively on issues related to working hours, sleep and fatigue across all NIOSH sectors. The project includes “Nurse Fatigue-Mitigation Education: Does it Change Nurse Sleep Behavior?” and aims to evaluate a NIOSH online product, “Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours,” designed to evaluate training effectiveness at improving nurse sleep and wellbeing. Additional studies include developing and pilot-testing a mental health support system for longterm care workers and an epidemiological study of night shift workers using National Health Interview Survey data.
Better Together: A Mental Wellness Support System (MWSS) for Worker Employers in Long-Term Healthcare
TOTAL AWARD: $27,208 (4/22 - 3/23)
Oral Self-Care to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in the Population with Diabetes
TOTAL AWARD: $413,968 (1/22 - 1/25)
AWARDED BY: American Diabetes Association
RECIPIENTS: Yuqing Zhang (PI), Tamilyn Bakas
People with diabetes have increased risk for oral diseases yet are less likely to practice adequate oral self-care and utilize preventive dental services than people without diabetes, resulting in them losing twice the number of teeth than their non-diabetic peers. Untreated chronic periodontal inflammation also induces insulin resistance, thereby jeopardizing glycemic control and increasing risk of having other diabetes complications. This study aims at developing content material and testing the usability and feasibility of a technology-assisted oral health education and self-care intervention for a racially and socioeconomically diverse population with diabetes mellitus.
AWARDED BY: Awarded by: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) IPA
RECIPIENT: Carolyn Smith (PI)
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the preexisting issue of poor mental health and burnout among health care workers, with special focus on professionals who work in acute care settings. Health care professionals who work in long-term healthcare facilities didn’t get as much attention regarding their mental health, despite experiencing similar situations. Furthermore, this underserved population deal with additional stressors related to low wages, working multiple jobs and more. The objectives of this initiative are to develop and pilot test a multi-component mental wellness support system so long-term healthcare facilities can foster a supportive environment and destigmatize mental health for their workers.
Emergency Department Comprehensive Care (EC23)
TOTAL AWARD: $14,809 (9/22 - 8/23)
AWARDED BY: Ohio Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
RECIPIENTS: Caroline Freiermuth (PI), Carolyn Smith (Co-I) In 2020 alone, Ohio had more than 5,000 opioid-related deaths. Addressing the overdose crisis requires partnerships to develop, coordinate and implement targeted strategies to prevent harm and link individuals with a substance use disorder to clinical and community supports. This initiative aims to identify people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are receiving services in the emergency department and refer them to a treatment facility within 72 hours. Strategies include increasing screening for OUD, connecting individuals with a peer supporter, identifying other co-occurring social needs, and providing suboxone or other medications to manage withdrawal symptoms until admission into treatment facilities.
The Effect of Mini-Mindfulness and Narrative Nursing Interventions to Promote Nurse Leaders’ Resilience and Well-Being
TOTAL AWARD: $10,000 (4/22 - 9/23)
AWARDED BY: Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN)
RECIPIENT: Minjin Kim (PI)
A previous study suggests nurse leaders need to design and implement individual- and system-level initiatives to address resilience and wellbeing of nurses providing direct care to patients. In addition, nurse leaders deal with the stressors of everyday decision-making, hiring and retaining nurses, which leads to burnout. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a threeminute mindfulness breathing intervention (3MBS) and a Narrative Nursing intervention to promote nurse leaders’ wellbeing and resilience beyond pandemic stressors. The findings of this study will lead to funded multisite pragmatic trials to evaluate the effectiveness of the 3MBS and the Narrative Nursing intervention among nurses and nurse leaders in different settings and provide an opportunity to expand the study internationally to further test and refine the findings across populations.
Nurse Scholars and Leaders of the Future
TOTAL AWARD: $5,000
AWARDED BY: Jonas Philanthropies
RECIPIENT: Gordon Gillespie (PI)
The Nurse Scholars and Leaders of the Future program aims to improve health care through targeted investments in high-potential doctoral nursing students pursuing PhD, EdD or DNP degrees through scholarships that provide financial assistance, leadership development and networking support to expand the pipeline of future nursing faculty, researchers and advanced practice nurses.
Evaluating Stress and Wellbeing Trends in U.S. Correctional Nurses
TOTAL AWARD: $4,050 (4/22 - 3/23)
AWARDED BY: International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
RECIPIENTS: Elizabeth Keller (PhD student awardee), Beverly Hittle (faculty advisor)
Correctional organizations are often high-pressure workspaces because of their punitive nature, paired with staffing shortages, low resources, overcrowding, violence and deteriorating living conditions of incarcerated persons. Despite the unique correctional work environment, there is minimal prevalence data on correctional nurse wellbeing levels and their overall perceptions of health. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively evaluate job stress and wellbeing levels among correctional nurses and predict wellbeing levels based on this stress and the work environment. If left unmanaged, job stress can negatively impact employee, organizational and patient outcomes.
2022 Additional Active Grants
Program Grants
Cultivating Undergraduate Nursing Resilience and Equity (CURE)
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/5): $419,457
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NWD
RECIPIENTS: Donna Green (PD), Deborah Gray, Kiana Million, Emily Rose Cole
Appalachian Experiential Learning and Simulation Program (App-ELS)
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $230,172
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), NEPQR
RECIPIENT: Rebecca Lee (PD)
Psychostimulant Response Project in Highland County
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/3): $187,609
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP – PS
RECIPIENTS: Jennifer Lanzillotta (PD), Jack Stem
Nurse Educator Track (NET) Program
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $109,193
AWARDED BY: Ohio Board of Nursing
RECIPIENT: Rebecca Lee (PD)
DEU-Liaison: A Sustainable Model for Prelicensure Nursing Program Expansion
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $108,443
AWARDED BY: Ohio Board of Nursing
RECIPIENTS: Eileen Werdman (PD), Donna Green, Mohammed Othman
UC College of Nursing Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program (NAT)
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 3/3): $43,146
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NAT
RECIPIENTS: Beth Clayton (PD), Rachel Smith-Steinert
Incarcerated Fathers and their Adolescent Children
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 4/4): $23,371
AWARDED BY: Franklin County Commissioner, Department of Justice
RECIPIENT: Samantha Boch (PD)
Research Grants
UC Social Determinants of Health Web-Based Simulation Project
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $435,526
AWARDED BY: Ohio Government Resource Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
RECIPIENTS: Sue Brammer (PI), Gordon Gillespie (PI), Becky Lee, Adelaide Harris, Amber Irwin, Cassie Wardlaw, Rosalind Moore, Samantha Boch, Joseph Perazzo, Randy Bates, Melanie Kroger-Jarvis, Lee Tyson, Jason Gregg, Tasha Turner-Bicknell, Josh Lambert, Laura Toerner, Asia Harris
Occupational Health Nursing Training Program (OHN)
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/5): $198,720
AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) T42
RECIPIENTS: Carolyn Smith (PI), Cynthia Betcher, Gordon Gillespie, Beverly Hittle
Identifying Existing, FDA-Approved Drugs with Clinically Protective Effects Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Using a Big Data Approach
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $196,995
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health, NLM
RECIPIENT: Josh Lambert (PI)
PREEMIE PROGRESS: A Family Management Program for Parents of Preterm Infants
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 3/3): $151,227
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health, NINR, K23
RECIPIENT: Ashley Weber (PI)
Nurse Scholars and Leaders of the Future
AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $30,000
AWARDED BY: Jonas Philanthropies
RECIPIENTS: Gordon Gillespie (PI), Beth Clayton, Richard Prior
