Jessica Doolen, Michelle Giddings, and Michael Johnson (all Nursing), along with Gigi Guizado de Nathan and Lysander Abadia of the University of Nevada School of Medicine, authored "An Evaluation of Mental Health Simulation with Standardized Patients." The article, which appeared in the March issue of the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, examines how interviews with standardized patients portraying persons with psychiatric disorders increases therapeutic communication, assessment skills, and confidence among nursing students.