2025 in the Media
The most prominent news stories featuring Columbia Nursing faculty, staff, and students, as seen on ABC News, Washington Post, Forbes, and more.
ABC 7 News, NY1, NBC News Now, ABC KTWO, and NBC News Daily, Dean Lorraine Frazier on wellness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Published between October and November 2025
Dean Lorraine Frazier, PhD, appeared on ABC 7 News, NY1, NBC News Now, ABC KTWO, and NBC News Daily, to discuss shared her personal journey with breast cancer, and how she has embraced a healthy lifestyle in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Washington Post, Deep cuts to HIV research could halt decades of progress, scientists say
Published April 2025
Rebecca Schnall, PhD ’09, Mary Dickey Lindsay Professor and associate dean, commented on how government cuts will impact decades of HIV research in a Washington Post story.
Forbes, AI Uses What Nurses See And Death Risk Plunges 36% – But Grant Pulled
Published April 2025
Forbes interviewed Assistant Professor Sarah Rossetti, PhD ’09, on the CONCERN trial, which tested an AI model that identifies patients at risk of deterioration using nursing documentation patterns.
USA Today, LGBTQ teen pregnancy program at risk after Trump administration cuts
Published July 2025
Associate Professor Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger, PhD, told USA Today teen pregnancy rates are already disproportionately high among bisexual girls, and restricting LGBTQ+ content in the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program further hinders open discussion about their sexual behavior, increasing their risk.
Becker’s Hospital Review, A hidden crisis: Nurse suicide in America
Published September 2025
Assistant Professor Allison Norful, PhD ’17, brought visibility to nurse suicide in America in an op-ed for Becker’s Hospital Review.
Medscape, AI and the Art of Nursing
Published January 2025
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, professor, associate dean of AI, and past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, provided insight into AI applications within nursing for Medscape.
Healio, Young patients, women benefit from mobile integrated health model for heart failure
Published April 2025
Healio spoke with Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, Mary Crawford Professor, to discuss findings from the MIGHTy-Heart trial. Results showed mobile integrated health models provided greater benefits for younger patients and women with heart failure compared to transitional care coordinator models.
McKnight’s Home Care, Home health patients, caregivers lack understanding of palliative care, researchers find
Published February 2025
Ashley Chastain, DrPH, senior project director, and Jingjing Shang, PhD, professor, spoke with McKnight's Home Care on their study detailing the lack of understanding around palliative care among home health patients and caregivers.
Medical Ethics Advisor, Ethical concerns if surrogates report decisional conflict
Published March 2025
Medical Ethics Advisor highlighted research led by Christine DeForge, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow, analyzing decisional conflict among ICU surrogates.
Sickle Cell Disease News, Efforts to ensure SCD teens take hydroxyurea may boost life quality
Published September 2025
Sickle Cell Disease News covered a study co-led by Arlene Smaldone, PhD ’03, professor emerita, on an intervention to improve adherence to hydroxyurea for adolescents with sickle cell disease.