August 2025 Publications, Presentations, and Other News

Publications 

Melissa Beauchemin, PhD ’19, was among the authors of “Factors Associated with Self-Report Symptom Screening Adherence in Pediatric Cancer Patients,” published in Cancer Medicine. 

Niarah Russell was among the authors of “Black Women as Superwomen. Health Disparities and the Cost of Strength: A Discursive Paper,” published in Journal of Advanced Nursing. 

Presentations 

Veronica Barcelona presented “Barriers and Facilitators to Pursuing Doctoral Education” at the National Association of Hispanic Nurses 50th Annual Meeting on July 16, 2025, in Dallas. 

Melissa Beauchemin, PhD ’19,  presented “Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs)” at the 2025 National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Annual Meeting on August 25, 2025, at the NCI in Bethesda, Maryland. 

PhD student Sarah Harkins presented “Patient Disability Status and Stigmatizing Language Documented in Hospital Birth Admission Notes” at the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, on June 10, 2025, in Boston, and “Using Clinical Documentation to Achieve Health Equity” at the National Association of Hispanic Nurses 50th Annual Meeting on July 17, 2025, in Dallas. 

Other News 

Sally Aboelela received a CUMC Educator Development Certificate from Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning on July 1, 2025. 

Veronica Barcelona completed her three-year fellowship in the Betty Irene Moore Nurse Fellowship for Leaders and Innovators. During this program, she completed a project using machine learning to identify stigmatizing language in the electronic health records of birthing people.  

Ashley Graham-Perel was featured in the documentary Everybody’s Work: Healing What Hurts Us All, by SHIFT Films, and served as a post-screening panelist at the 2025 Diversity Impact Conference, held virtually, on July 24, 2025.