May 2025 Publications, Presentations, Awards, and Other News

Veronica Barcelona was among the authors of “Concordance of Self-Reported Obstetric Outcomes with Electronic Health Record Documentation: A Secondary Analysis of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study Monitoring Mothers-to-Be,” published in Birth. 

Melissa Beauchemin, PhD ’19, was among the authors of “Baseline Characteristics of Parents Enrolled in Children’s Oncology Group Study ACCL20N1CD: Financial Toxicity During Treatment for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the United States,” published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer,” and “Care Pathway- and Guideline-Consistent Care in Pediatric Cancer Symptom Management,” published in JCO Oncology Practice. 

Natalie Benda and Meghan Reading Turchioe, PhD ’18, were the authors of “We Need a Healthcare System That Supports Patients and Health Professionals in Using AI (If They Choose),” published in Journal of General Internal Medicine. 

Lauren Bochicchio, Tonda Hughes, Elizabeth Chadbourne, and Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger were among the authors of “Toward an Understanding of Sexual Minority Women’s Social Stressors and Health in Post-Communist Countries in Europe: A Scoping Review,” published in BMC Public Health. 

Maeve Brin, Stephen Ferrara, and Rebecca Schnall, PhD ’09, were among the authors of “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Providers in Birmingham, Alabama, and New York City, New York, Identify Critical Barriers to Newer Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Strategies: A Mixed Methods Study,” published in JANAC: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 

Billy Caceres, Jacquelyn Taylor, and Tonda Hughes were among the authors of “Examining the Associations of Family-Related Factors with Hypertension in Sexual Minority Women,” published in LGBT Health. 

Ruth Masterson Creber was among the authors of “Association Between Myocardial Infarction and Quality of Life in the ISCHEMIA Trial,” published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 

Kasey Jackman, PhD ’17, was among the authors of “‘I Don’t Think I Have Been Out of Fight or Flight. Ever.’   Transgender People’s Experiences in Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment,” published in International Journal of Nursing Studies. 

Jianfang Liu, Sophia McInerney, Trinity Casimir, and Rebecca Schnall, PhD ’09, were among the authors of “A Remote Intervention Based on mHealth and Community Health Workers for Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in People with HIV: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial,” published in JMIR Formative Research. 

Student Simon Paul Navarro was the author of “Exploring the Implications of the ‘Filipino Mafia’ in the Nursing Professions,” published in American Journal of Nursing. 

Phoenix Matthews was among the authors of “Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological School-Based Therapies for Cigarette Smoking Cessation Among Adolescents in South and Southeast Asian Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, and “Navigating Challenges: Insights into Nurses’ Experiences of Caring for Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” published in BMC Nursing. 

Stephanie Niño de Rivera, Yihong Zhao, Natalie Benda, Meghan Reading Turchioe, PhD ’18, and Ruth Masterson Creber were among the authors of “Integrating Public Preferences to Overcome Racial Disparities in Research Findings from a US Survey on Enhancing Trust in Research Data-Sharing Practices,” published in JAMIA Open. 

Laura Prescott, Stephanie Potts-Thompson, and Jacquelyn Taylor were among the authors of “The Effectiveness of a Race-Based Stress Reduction Intervention on Improving Stress-Related Symptoms and Inflammation in African American Women at Risk for Cardiometabolic Disease: Protocol for Recruitment and Intervention for a Randomised Controlled Trial,” published in JMIR Research Protocols. 

Sarah Rossetti PhD ’09, Haomiao Jia, and Suzanne Bakken were among the authors of “Real-Time Surveillance System for Patient Deterioration: A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial,” published in Nature Medicine. 

Presentations 

Veronica Barcelona presented “Discrimination, Racism, and Bias in Childbirth Pain Management in the United States: A Scoping Review and Directions for Research and Clinical Care” in an International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia podcast on May 7, 2025. 

Melissa Beauchemin, PhD ’19, presented “Implementing and Evaluating Systematic Financial Screening in Outpatient Oncology Clinics” at the Cancer Control & Survivorship Institute Speaker Series at the Cancer Survivorship Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, on May 6, 2025, in Chicago. 

Natalie Benda presented “Moving AI from Patient Adjacent to Patient-Centered―Patient Perspectives on Using AI to Support Mental Health” at a virtual conference on maternal health and health-care disparities held by the National Institute of Statistical Sciences on May 8, 2025. 

Tonda Hughes co-led the second National Nursing LGBTQ Summit, hosted by the University of Iowa on April 24–25, 2025. At the summit, Suzanne Bakken presented “Federal Research Update and Response Strategies: Case Example of Columbia University” and Phoenix Matthews presented “Research as Resistance: A Call to Sustain, Strengthen, and Thrive.” Billy Caceres and PhD students Sophia Kalomeris, Susan Maloney, and Tyler Gaedecke also participated. 

Maxim Topaz presented “Revolutionizing Healthcare: Integrating AI for Enhanced Patient Care and Clinical Efficiency” as a keynote speaker at the Healthcare of the Future Conference on May 9, 2025, in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. 
 
Meghan Reading Turchioe, PhD ’18, presented "Associations Between Atrial Fibrillation Symptom Clusters and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Catheter Ablation” at the Heart Rhythm Society Annual Conference, held April 24–27, 2025, in San Diego. The paper was included in a session on the best digital health articles of the year from the society’s journal, Heart Rhythm O2. 

Awards 

Maureen George received the Marilyn Hansen Award from the Assembly on Nursing of the American Thoracic Society for the highest-rated abstract by a nurse scientist, on May 18, 2025.  

Other News 

Amanda Hessels earned the Certified Nurse Educator credential from the National League for Nursing, a significant mark of distinction for academic nurse educators.  

Allison Norful, PhD ’17, was a guest on Accenture’s “Mavericks in Healthcare: Chronicles of Innovation” podcast" on May 14, 2025. Titled “Nurses on the Frontlines of Change: Advocacy, Authority, and the Future of Care,” the episode discussed how nurse leaders are transforming care delivery, myths about full practice authority for APRNs, and the importance of addressing stigma related to nurses seeking mental health care.  

Nancy Reame was an innovation reviewer for the 2025 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award competition, sponsored by the National Academy of Medicine, on May 5, 2025. The NAM Catalyst Award supports potentially transformative and early-stage projects to improve the physical, mental, or social well-being and health of people as they age in a measurable and equitable way. She also served as an external reviewer for grant applications for the Auckland Medical Research Foundation in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 15, 2025.