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Publications, Awards, and Other News April 2021

April 20, 2021

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Publications

  • Gregory Alexander was among the authors of “Enhancing Physician Relationships, Communication, and Engagement to Reduce Nursing Home Residents Hospitalizations,” published in Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
  • Veronica Barcelona, Laura Prescott, and Jacquelyn Taylor were among the authors of “Depressive Symptoms and Blood Pressure in African American Women: A Secondary Analysis from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure Study,” published in Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.
  • Jean-Marie Bruzzese was among the authors of “Psychosocial Stress, Sleep Quality, and Interest in Mind-Body Integrative Health Sleep Intervention Among Urban Adolescents in the School-Based Health Setting,” published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
  • Billy Caceres was the co-author of “Cardiovascular Health Concerns in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations,” published in Nature Reviews Cardiology.
  • Billy Caceres and Tonda Hughes were among the authors of “Revictimization Is Associated with Higher Cardiometabolic Risk in Sexual Minority Women,” published in Women’s Health Issues.
  • Billy Caceres, Tonda Hughes, and Cindy Veldhuis were among the authors of “Past-Year Discrimination and Cigarette Smoking Among Sexual Minority Women: Investigating Racial/Ethnic and Sexual Identity Differences,” published in Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
  • Kenrick Cato ’14 was co-author of “Extubation During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults: An International Qualitative Study on Experts’ Opinions,” published in Heart & Lung: The Journal of Critical Care.
  • Leah Estrada and Patricia Stone were among the authors of “Assessment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection and Mortality Rates Among Nursing Homes with Different Proportions of Black Residents,” published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.
  • Kasey Jackman ’17, Joseph Belloir, and Walter Bockting were among the authors of “Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Individuals Engaged in a Longitudinal Cohort Study,” published in Journal of Homosexuality.
  • Ariana Komaroff ’04 was the author of “Aripiprazole and Lactation Failure: The Importance of Shared Decision Making: A Case Report,” published in Case Reports in Women’s Health.
  • Allison Norful ’17 was among the authors of “Primary Drivers and Psychological Manifestations of Stress in Frontline Healthcare Workforce During the Initial COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States,” published in General Hospital Psychiatry.
  • Courtney Vose was among the authors of “The COVID-19 Crucible: 2 Lived Experiences at the Epicenter,” published in Nursing Administration Quarterly.

Presentations

  • Gregory Alexander presented “A Fulbrighter’s Journey” at the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Virtual Conference, hosted by the University of Iowa, on March 27, 2021. Additionally, Alexander presented “Digital IT Maturity Surveys in Residential Care Facilities,” for the CDC and National Center for Health Statistics during a virtual event held on April 6, 2021.
  • Jeanne Churchill ’10 presented “Importance of Developing Critical Thinking in Nursing Education” at the Second Virtual International Conference on Nursing Education and Health Care, held on March 20, 2021.
  • Jeanne Churchill ’10 and DNP candidate Racheal Mignin were among the presenters of “What Does It Mean to Leave? Helping Immigrant Families Through Interprofessional Care,” at Columbia Commons Campus-Wide Day of Interprofessional Action, held virtually on March 30, 2021.
  • Jennifer Dohrn ’05 presented “Nurses on the Frontlines of Pandemics: Recommendations for Effective Response from the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone and Liberia (2014‐2016) and COVID‐19 Pandemic (2020),” at the CUSON-UICCON Global Health Nursing Speaker Series, held virtually on February 23, 2021.
  • Allison Norful ’17 presented “Alleviation of Primary Care Provider Burnout Through Co-Managed Care: A Cross Sectional Analysis of Interdisciplinary Dyads,” at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Annual Scientific Sessions, held virtually on March 26, 2021.
  • Nancy Reame presented concluding remarks as part of the panel on "All Things Menstrual" about menstrual products and their impact on puberty education for the Menstruation and Society section of the University Seminar series at Columbia, held virtually on March 31, 2021.
  • Cindy Veldhuis presented “Unprecedented Times Require Unprecedented Skills to Keep on Track: Boosting Motivation, Productivity, & Focus to Reduce Academia-Related Stress,” virtually at Florida International University on March 8, 2021; at the University of Amsterdam on March 18., 2021; and at the Imperial College London on March 31, 2021. Veldhuis presented “Relationships and Health” at the CPRC Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Spring Workshop for the Columbia Population Research Center on March 19, 2021. Lastly, she presented “Stress and Health in Sexual & Gender Minority Women’s Relationships,” at the University of Maryland Population Research Center Seminar Series, held virtually on March 26, 2021.

Awards/Honors

  • Gregory Alexander was awarded the Health Science Policy and Informatics Senior Researcher Award by the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS).
  • Suzanne Bakken received the 2021 Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award from the Nursing Alumni Association, University of California, San Francisco.
  • Kellie Bryant was selected to join the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC)’s Nurse-Led COVID Vaccine Confidence Advisory Committee (VCAC).
  • Stephen Ferrara was elected to the Inaugural Advisory Committee of DNPs of Color.
  • Tonda Hughes is the recipient of the 2021 ENRS Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award by the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Awards Committee.
  • Tonda Hughes was named the 2021 Distinguished Nurse Alumna by the University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing.
  • Jacquelyn Taylor’s Columbia Nursing Larson Global Development Fund (Larson GDF) application for Global Research Pilot Grant titled “TEAM BUILDING for Genetic Ancestry, Social Epigenomics, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Intergenerational Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study” was selected for $20,000  funding in a one-year time frame, May 1, 2021–April 30, 2022.
  • Three Columbia Nursing students are recipients of awards from the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Awards Committee: Yashika Sharma, conference scholarship; April Ancheta, second-place doctoral poster award; and Sarah Leonard, first-place doctoral paper award.

Other News

  • Alum Paul Coyne ’16, was named to Crain’s New York Businesses 40 Under 40.
  • Amber Rideout '21 is among the recipients of the 2021 Campbell Awards.