Two UF College of Nursing faculty members will join the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame this summer, it was announced recently by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Angela Starkweather, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, and Jeanne-Marie Staccarini, PhD, RN, FAAN, are…
Leslie Parker, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN, was recently named the College of Nursing’s associate dean for research and scholarship. Dr. Parker has served in an interim capacity since last summer. She is now poised to lead the college into an exciting new chapter of collaboration and innovation. Working closely with…
Angela Starkweather, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, and Lisa Scarton, PHD, RN, recently received awards at the Southern Nursing Research Society’s conference held in Charlotte, NC. Starkweather received the Distinguished Researcher Award, which recognizes a nurse whose program of research has enhanced the science and practice of nursing in the Southern region. Scarton received…
Dignity therapy provides significant spiritual and existential comfort to older, palliative care cancer patients, whether offered by a nurse or a chaplain, according to a study led by the University of Florida College of Nursing’s Diana Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Northwestern University’s Linda Emanuel, PhD, MD. Dignity therapy includes…
The University of Florida College of Nursing’s National Institutes of Health funding for 2023 cracked the top 10 among public colleges for the first time, according to the latest rankings by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The College of Nursing also ranked No. 17 nationally among all schools…
Nurses would probably be more satisfied, experience less burnout and stay in the profession longer if they had broad access to AI, according to Lisiane Pruinelli, PhD, MS, RN, FAMIA, associate professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing. “Many nurses leave the profession because of all the heavy…
Clinician and faculty teams at UF Health and the UF College of Nursing can proudly claim that they have charted a new frontier in nursing innovation. More than one year later, the inaugural cohort of nurses and nurse faculty from UF Health and the UF College of Nursing’s joint demonstration…
Diana Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Prairieview Trust – Earl and Margo Powers Endowed Professor recently published an article on sicle cell disease in The Conversation, the world’s leading publisher of research-based news. Wilkie also shared information on a recent report published by her and other members of…
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Staja “Star” Booker, PhD, RN, for being named a Mayday Pain and Society Fellow! This competitive science communication fellowship supports the next generation of pain experts who develop evidence-based information about pain care and treatment, as well as promising research emerging in the field. Booker will…
Leslie Parker, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN, was recently named one of the University of Florida’s 2023 Research Foundation Professors. This prestigious designation is reserved for 34 of the university’s most distinguished faculty and recognizes their exceptional scholarship and achievement as researchers, clinicians, educators and mentors. “This recognition goes to faculty…
