Faculty Publications, Honors, and Other News July/August 2015
Publications
Adriana Arcia, PhD, assistant professor, was the lead author of "Sometimes More Is More: Iterative Participatory Design of Infographics for Engagement of Community Members with Varying Levels of Health Literacy," published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Other faculty member authors include:
Associate Professor Jacqueline Merrill, PhD; Postdoctoral Research Scientist Sunmoo Yoon, PhD; and Alumni Professor of the School of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics Suzanne Bakken, PhD.
Janice Bistritz, DNP, instructor, was the lead author of "Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children after Cardiac Arrest,” published in Journal of Pediatric Emergency Care.
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, associate dean of clinical affairs, was the lead author of “Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in a Healthcare Worker,” published in The Nurse Practitioner.
Arlene Smaldone, PhD, assistant dean for scholarship and research, was the senior author of “Does Diabetes Self- Management Education in Conjunction With Primary Care Improve Glycemic Control in Hispanic Patients?” published in The Diabetes Educator.
Presentations and Honors
Dawn Dowding, PhD, professor, was appointed a member of the Biomedical Computing and Health Informatics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
Haomiao Jia, PhD, associate professor, presented “Impact of Smoking, Physical Inactivity, Heavy Drinking, and Obesity on Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy among Adults With and Without Depression,” at the CDC 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System conference.
Amanda Hessels, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow, received the Heros Implementation Research Scholar Award award from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC).
Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program, presented “ELINC: Partnering Together, Promoting Wellness, and Creating Change for LGBT Older Adults,” at the 2015 Aging Summit in Washington, DC.
Nurse Midwifery faculty members Laura Zeidenstein, DNP, associate professor; Rebekah Ruppe, DNP, assistant professor, and Maria Corsaro, DNP, assistant professor, presented “Narrative Story Telling: Integrating Experiences and Student Self-Knowledge at the American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting.
Cliff Roberson, DNP, Nurse Anesthesia program director, and Maria Corsaro, DNP, assistant professor, presented “Inter-Specialty Obstetrical Emergency Simulation Training in Midwifery Education,” at the American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting.
Laura Zeidenstein, DNP, Nurse Midwifery program director, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives.
Columbia Nursing faculty and students presented posters and presentations at the annual Academy Health conference:
“Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction and Turnover: Implications for Primary Care Capacity”
“Increasing Primary Care Capacity through Nurse Practitioner Retention”
Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, assistant professor
Meet the Experts Student Breakfast
Patricia Stone, PhD, director, Center for Health Policy (Speaker)
Student Poster Presentations:
“Nursing Homes in States Providing Infection Control Training Have Reduced Infection Control Deficiency Citations”
Catherine C. Cohen, PhD Student
“The Effects of Nurse Practitioner-Physician Interprofessional Teamwork and Co-Management in Primary Care Settings Compared to a Traditional Physician-Led Model of Care: A Systematic Review”
Allison A. Norful, and Kyleen Swords, PhD and DNP students
“Food Insecurity and Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review”
Krista Schroeder, PhD Student
“Perceived Barriers to Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing Home Certified Nursing Assistants: A Qualitative Study”
Jasmine Travers, PhD Student
Has Medicare Part D Decreased out-of-Pocket Spending for Prescription Drugs Among Elderly with Diabetes?
Yoon Jeong Choi, PhD, PhD graduate
“Determinants of Adherence to Diabetes Medications Among Adults with Diabetes”
“Measurement Issues Using Pharmacy Claims Data to Estimate Medication Adherence in Research for Patients with Chronic Diseases”
Yoon Jeong Choi, PhD, PhD Graduate
Briefs
Columbia Nursing welcomed four new faculty members: Karol DiBello, DNP, assistant professor; Darylann Ficken, DNP, assistant professor, Maureen George, PhD, associate professor; and Debra Miller-Saultz, DNP, assistant professor.
Elizabeth Cohn ’09 was named a White House Precision Medicine Champion of Change.
Francisco Diaz ’03 '05, adjunct professor of nursing at Bellevue Hunter College School of Nursing and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, presented on advanced practice nursing at the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) conference .
Midge Harrison Fleming ’69, Janice Izlar ’06, and Ellen Soley Adkins ’81 co-hosted a brunch for Columbia Nursing in Charleston, SC. Dean Bobbie Berkowitz and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Stephen Ferrara addressed alumni from six decades and friends. Click here to view photos.
Olivia Velez ’06 ’11, senior mHealth Advisor at ICF International, presented at the symposium on mHealth in Health Systems in an Era of Healthcare Transformation at George Washington University.
Norma Stephens Hannigan ’07, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Janice Presser '78, CEO of the Gabriel Institute, gave a TEDx talk “Timing Isn’t Everything. Teaming Is.”
Columbia Nursing’s job board lists career opportunities for nurses. Employers are welcome to post new positions for alumni and students. To submit a posting, please email nursingalumni@columbia.edu. Please click here for UNI information.
Attention alumni: If you are interested in mentoring students through the school's Alumni Student Connection program, please e-mail Mairead Moore at mm4513@columbia.edu.