College Kudos: Awards and Professional Recognitions, Committee Appointment, Presentations, and Publications

College of Nursing

Awards and Professional Recognitions

At its annual induction ceremony, the Gamma Rho Chapter of Sigma presented awards to College of Nursing Faculty. 

  • Excellence in Leadership – Dr. Teresa Garrett
  • Excellence in Mentorship – Dr. John Nerges
  • Excellence in Education – Dr. Amanda Keddington
  • Excellence in Research – Dr. Sara Bybee
  • Excellence in Clinical Practice – Dr. Tom Rowley
  • Early Nurse Innovator – Kari Weiss
  • Excellence in Scholarship – Dr. Cynthia Garbett

Gamma Rho Chapter of Sigma Research Award: Denise Crimson

Bachelor of Science students inducted into Sigma:

  • Maren Busath
  • Citali Cerda
  • Katherine Christensen
  • Annika Drivdahl
  • Arie Fichialos
  • Sofia Flowers
  • Sofia Gutierrez
  • Lucas Gwynn
  • Brenna Hardy
  • Geovanna Inguanzo
  • Emily Knight
  • Cooper Livingston
  • Elise Marcyan
  • Chloe Mathews
  • Madison Maughan
  • Katelyn McKemy
  • Olivia Ojala
  • Anida Pathammavong
  • Emma Rhoades
  • Rachel Roper
  • Amber Rowley
  • Kirstin Sallstrom
  • Tristan Smart
  • Allison Wannenmacher
  • Cameron Wexels

Master of Science students inducted into Sigma:

  • Colene James
  • Sarah Wozniak

Doctor of Nursing Practice students inducted into Sigma:

  • Aarica Cleaveland
  • Marci Crispi
  • Amber Dentino
  • Shirin Hiatt
  • Lauren Hughes
  • Va Mounga
  • Kiersten McCarthy
  • Kaitlyn Otero
  • Garrett Schwanke

Dual Doctor of Nursing Practice-PhD student inducted into Sigma:

  • Shirin Hiatt

Nursing Leaders inducted into Sigma:

  • Leslie Crandall
  • Taylor Keele
  • Kimberly Meyer
  • Paige Potter
  • Dr. Jacob Steenblik

Event

Those who planned and produced the Gamma Rho Chapter of Sigma induction ceremony included: Dr. Amanda Keddington (President), Dr. Cheryl Armstrong, Dr. Lisa Barry, Dr. John Nerges, Dr. Rebekah Perkins, Dr. Kelly Mansfield, Dr. Anna Alder, Jesika Chavez-England, Paige Potter, Leslie Crandall, Dr. Sue Chase-Cantarini, Dr. Natasha Ansari, Dr. Shawna Sisler, Dr. Jenneth Doria, Dr. Valerie Flattes, Dr. Julie Gee, Sofia Flowers, and Anida Pathammavong. Dean Marla De Jong delivered opening remarks regarding Sigma’s theme – Represent. Dr. Michelle Litchman delivered the keynote address.

Recognition of Clinical Work

On Pulse, Grace Jordan recognized Denise Reeves, writing, “Thanks for helping out with cares in the ICN while we figured out staffing. It made such a difference and we are lucky to have nurses like you on our team!” Dr. Lauri Linder echoed the recognition, writing, “Congratulations Denise on this nice recognition by our colleagues at University Hospital. Your efforts to support your clinical colleagues in the provision of safe patient care are greatly appreciated and do not go unnoticed.”

Committee Appointment

Dr. Kathy Sward has been appointed Vice Chair of the University of Utah Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB conducts ethics reviews for research that includes human participants, and strives to protect the rights and welfare of human research participants by ensuring compliance with state and federal laws and the University’s high ethical standards. Dr. Sward will serve a three-year term.

Presentations

The American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium was held on November 9-13 in San Francisco. The symposium theme was Informatics in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence. The College of Nursing sponsored the Nursing Informatics Working Group Business Meeting and Reception.

  • Dr. Mollie Cummins, Ramkiran Gouripeddi, and Dr. Julio Facelli presented a half-day tutorial titled Informatics Methods for Exposure Health. Dr. Kathy Sward and Rachel Nelson were unable to attend but helped prepare tutorial materials.
  • Dr. Mollie Cummins, Sukrut Shishupal, Dr. Bob Wong, Neng Wan, Jiuying Han, Jace Johnny, Amy Mhatre-Owens, Ramkiran Gouripeddi, Julia Ivanova, Triton Ong, Hiral Soni, Janelle Barrera, Hattie Wilczewski, Brian Welch, and Brian Bunnell delivered a podium presentation titled Observational Study of Travel Distance in US Telemedicine Sessions with Estimates of Emissions Savings.

The American Society of Criminology held its Annual Meeting on November 13-16 in San Francisco. The meeting theme was Criminological Research and Education Matters: People, Policy, and Practice in Tumultuous Times.

  • Dr. Julie Valentine served as Chair/Discussant for two seminars: The Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination Process and More Severe Violence in Sexual Assault.
  • Drs. Julie Valentine, Leslie Miles, and Elizabeth Dowdell delivered a podium presentation titled Do Dating Apps Enable Sexual Predators? A Retrospective Evaluation.
  • Dr. Julie Valentine delivered a podium presentation titled “It’s Not About the Kit” A Historical Perspective of Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations.

Publications

Chang Greer V, Edelman LS, editors. Age-Friendly Ecosystems: Environments for Equitable Aging by Design. SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Springer, Cham. 2024.

  • Chang Greer V, Edelman LS. Age-Friendliness as a Framework for Equity in Aging. In: Chang Greer V, Edelman LS, eds. Age-Friendly Ecosystems. SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Springer, Cham, 2024:11-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68361-9_2
  • Friberg-Felsted K, D’Antonio PM. Age-Friendly Health. In: Chang Greer V, Edelman LS, eds. Age-Friendly Ecosystems. SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Springer, Cham. 2024:53-69. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68361-9_5
  • Chang Greer V, Edelman LS. Age-Friendly Futures: Equity by Design. In: Chang Greer V, Edelman LS, eds. Age-Friendly Ecosystems. SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Springer, Cham, 2024:83-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68361-9_7

Davis KE, Huntsman-Jones CE, Wixom L, Twitchell JD, Clifton J, West M. Improving access and timeliness of employee annual exams. Workplace Health Saf. Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799241277935

Huntsman A, Pavek A, Shen N, Lyon J, Palmer J, Ney Z, Hamilton JL. An analysis of the diversity of skin colour representation in paediatric nursing practitioner textbooks. J Adv Nurs. Epub ahead of print. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.16614

Liang I, Tay DL, Kirchhoff AC, Schwanke G, Ellington L, Pisu M, Mooney K. Financial toxicity of total cancer care immunotherapy patients and caregivers: Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32:790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-09007-y 

Muhayimana A, Kearns IJ, Oliva B, Ward K, Blood-Siegfried J, Strategies for facilitating and sustaining respectful maternity care in Rwanda: An expert review. PAMJ Clinical Medicine. 2024;16:5. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj-cm.2024.16.5.44131