Associate professor Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) and assistant professor Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) published a book chapter titled, "A Love Supreme: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World," to describe the true essence of love. In light of the serious threat of impending mass extinction and the growing consumerism, isolation, and…

Shannon Richard (Nursing PhD graduate and lead author), Brenna Renn (Psychology), and Dieu-My Tran, Jinyoung Kim, and Du Feng (all Nursing) published, "Metabolic Syndrome, Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The Hispanic Community Health Study," in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. This study found associations between the…

Jacqueline Killian (School of Nursing) published a paper, "Clinical Inquiry in Nursing Readiness Fellowship: Increasing Air Force Nurse Corps Evidence-Based Practice Leadership Infrastructure," in Military Medicine, in print 1, January/February 2024, Volume 189, Issue Supplement_1, Pages 14–23.

Mary Bondmass and Karen Holt (both Nursing) presented an oral platform at the 47th Biennial Convention of Sigma, the International Honor Society for Nursing on Nov. 12 in San Antonio, TX. Their presentation was titled "Mastery Learning with Adaptive Quizzes Compared to Traditional Online Quizzes to Promote Content Competency."  

Candace Burton, Ph.D., (Nursing) published a paper titled, "Sociolocation: A Proposed Conceptual Element in Lifespan Development," in the journal Clinical Nursing Research. The paper reviews and updates Dr. Burton's original work on sociolocation, which refers to the ways in which individuals understand their social standing and its effects on…

Timothy Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing), and colleagues published an article on "Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults" in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. Sexual and gender…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) and co-authors, Chad Cross (Public Health), and James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "A Randomized Controlled Trial, Non-Nutrition Based mHealth Program: The Potential Impact on Dietary Intake in College Students." The publication will appear in the Clinical Nursing Research. 

Candace Burton (Nursing) and co-author Stacy Drake of Bowling Green State University received the 2022 Education Article of the Year award from the Journal of Forensic Nursing, for their paper, "Trauma-informed approaches to medicolegal death investigation: A forensic nursing perspective." The paper explores how forensic nurse death…

Candace Burton (Nursing) is co-author of the recent publication, "How do the Social Determinants of Health Impact the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: A Critical Review," included in a special issue of the Nursing Clinics of North America. The results of this review indicate that experiences of discrimination and the stress associated with them…

Jackie Killian's (Nursing) article, "Using wearable technology to prevent pressure injuries: An integrative review," has been published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are a significant problem for hospitals worldwide, negatively affecting patients and organizations by decreasing…

Margaret Trnka, Ed.D., MSN, RN, (Nursing) is the primary author of an article, "Improving Student Engagement in Nursing Education through Game-Based Learning," published in Research on Humanities and Social Sciences.

Tim Grigsby, Andrea Lopez (both Social and Behavioral Health), Rei Serafica (Nursing), and colleagues published a paper titled, "Mental Health and Substance Misuse Indicators Associated with First-Time Homelessness among a Community Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults," in the journal Behavioral Medicine. This study explores the…