Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) received a $60,000 grant from CTR-IN for her pilot study titled, "Loving, Kindness, Meditation for Loneliness in Older Adults." This study looks at the effectiveness of these areas in increasing compassionate love, reducing feelings of loneliness, and improving cognitive function and psychological well-being among…

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 2022 Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) in Long Beach, California, on October 20-22, 2022. The title of his presentation was “Developing an Educational Framework for Improving Intervention Adherence and PTSD Outcomes of a Mindfulness App for…

UNLV Student Nurses Association (SNA) won the Bronze Award at the 2022 Governor’s Point of Light Awards in October 2022. The campaign annually recognizes individuals and organizations for their excellence in volunteerism throughout Nevada. UNLV SNA was named a finalist in the nonprofit/community organization volunteer program.

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing), Jay Shen (Public Health), and Tricia Gatlin (Nursing) published a new article, "Outcomes of Childbirth Education in PRAMS, Phase 8" in the Maternal and Child Health Journal. The research explores childbirth education and better outcomes for maternal child health throughout the United States.  

Angela Amar (Nursing) was re-elected to a second term for the American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors.

June Cho (Nursing) recently published the paper titled, "Sociodemographic and Biological Factors of Health Disparities of Mothers and Their Very Low Birth-Weight Infants," with Lung-Chang Chien (Environmental and Occupational Health) in Advances in Neonatal Care, 22(5), pp. E169-181. 

Jennifer Kawi (Nursing) was elected to the board of directors for the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN). Kawi previously served as chair of the ASPMN Education Committee.

Jacqueline Killian (Nursing) recently presented a poster at the Military Health System Research Symposium. The topic was, "Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel."

Angela Amar (Nursing) was recognized for community leadership at the 2022 Asian American Group Community Awards Gala.

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) was published as a co-author for a new study titled, "Midwifery Autonomy and Employment Changes During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic." The article was published in the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health.

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) was named president of the board of directors for the Las Vegas' chapter of the American Heart Association.

Lorraine Evangelista (Nursing) has recently been elected to serve on the Administrative Faculty Committee.