We would like to recognize Gator Nurse Carolyn Adams (BSN 1972, MSN 1973), who was one of the first African American students invited to attend the University of Florida. After graduating, she established the Estella Byrd Whitman Wellness and Community Resource Center to provide much-needed health care underserved and uninsured…
As a young girl, Associate Professor Miriam O. Ezenwa, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, FAAN, witnessed the effects of a disease that would later become the focus of her research years later, firsthand. Growing up in Nigeria, Ezenwa found herself face-to-face with the devastating effects of sickle cell disease, a…
Staja ‘Star’ Booker When Gator Nursing researchers work to find new ways to change health care for the better, they shoot for the stars. And, as her nickname suggests, Assistant Professor Staja “Star” Booker, PhD, RN, is a College of Nursing research superstar. Naturally curious from a young age, Booker’s…
Lakeshia Cousin Lakeshia Cousin, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC has placed her commitment to health equity above all else. The assistant professor is currently researching ways to not only improve health outcomes for African Americans, but also inspire bright futures for a diverse nursing workforce. Lakeshia Cousin, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC While working…
U.S. News & World Report also ranked the university’s online bachelor’s degree program as best in the country for veterans and active-duty service members For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked University of Florida as the top institution in the country to offer…
The University of Florida College of Nursing recently welcomed its newest artificial intelligence expert, Lisiane Pruinelli, PhD, RN, FAMIA, as an associate professor in the Family Health and Community Science Department. Before coming to UF, Pruinelli was part of the University of Minnesota faculty, where she most recently served as…
The University of Florida College of Nursing is pleased to welcome Erik Black, PhD, MPH, as the associate dean for student affairs. In this role, Black will be responsible for overseeing recruitment, admissions, progression and graduation processes for all undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Black joins the college from the…
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, College of Nursing PhD student Gina Gehling hosted a UF Health Nursing Grand Rounds session to shed some light on the most common, ‘invisible’ illness: pain. In a one-hour session, Gina covered all things related to a nurse’s role in pain, from how patients describe it…
For 2022 NP Week, AANP has set the following theme: NPs: Rising to meet the needs of patients. For more than half a century, NPs have been leading the charge to reduce health disparities and ensure that high-quality, person-centered health care is readily accessible to people in communities nationwide. NPs continue…
Assistant Professor Lisa Scarton, PhD, RN, speaks about what the month of November means to her. November is one of my favorite times of year: It is both Native American Heritage Month and Diabetes Awareness Month, and these events are of personal importance to me. During Native American Heritage Month,…
