From the time she was a little girl growing up in Titusville, Florida, UF College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice student, Akia Davis, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, knew she would dedicate her life in service of others. After seeing success as a college basketball player, Davis graduated from the College…
Congratulations to Gator Nursing PhD student Jennifer Pruitt and her College of Medicine research collaborator Aditya Mahadevan for receiving project funding through the Clinical and Translational Science Institute TL1 Predoctoral Training Program and being named CTS Trainees! The program uses a team-science approach and provides mentoring and didactic training…
Third-year PhD student Hussah Bubshait, MSN, RN, shared a little about her time in the program as a nurse researcher and parent to two toddlers. Research Interests: Breastfeeding, Maternal mental health, ‘Kangaroo care,’ (a method of holding a baby that involves skin-to-skin contact), lactation outcomes Mentor: Leslie Parker, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN…
Janet Lopez, BSN, RN, (PhD 2022), speaks about her journey through the PhD program. A day in the life as a PhD candidate and nurse scientist is challenging. As a first-generation Mexican-American and the first in my family to attend college, the process of integrating myself into an academic culture…
Third-year PhD student Urszula Snigurska shares her daily routine as a nurse scientist. My life as a Gator Nurse scientist begins with a steady routine. I wake up early in the morning and go to the gym. Exercise gives me the motivation which I need for the rest of the…
PhD student Marina Magalhães, BSN, RN, (PhD 2022) shared a little bit about her time as a Gator Nurse scientist. What are your research interests? My research interest is in maternal and newborn care, lactation and health equity, especially among high-risk pregnancies and critically ill infants. These interests…
