Biennial Nursing Faculty Scholarship Celebration

Join us in celebrating the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty research

Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2025
Location: Marketplace
Time: 4pm-7pm

Mission, vision, and values

The College of Nursing and Health Science's mission is to develop nurses who serve local and global communities through exemplary education and innovative scholarship, with a focus on excelling in the nursing profession and embracing principles of health justice. Our vision is to cultivate a dynamic, inclusive, and engaged learning environment that transcends disciplinary boundaries and fosters innovation. Our core values include care, compassion, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, integrity, professionalism, and intellectual curiosity.

Celebration agenda

Agenda for the celebration event
4–4:30pm	Registration
4:30pm	Poster viewing with faculty authors
5:45pm	Welcome, dinner, and presentations Dean Kimberly A. Christopher, PhD, RN Mirinda Tyo, PhD, RN, TCRN Faculty presentations Martha Whitfield, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC (Community Nursing) Determinants affecting nurse practitioner treatment of opioid use disorder: A secondary analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implemental Research Introduction: Dr. Monika Schuler, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, Associate Professor & Community Department Chair Mirinda Tyo, PhD, RN, TCRN (Adult Nursing) Perspective mapping UMD research fellowship: Strengthening research capacity through partnership Authors: Mirinda Tyo & Jennifer Mammen Introduction: Dr. Jennifer Viveiros, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Associate Professor & Adult Department Chair
7pm	Closing remarks: Dean Kimberly A. Christopher

Poster abstracts

Michelle Glowny

Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Knowledge Gaps of Heart Failure Education Principles

Michelle Glowny

Virtual Simulations to Enhance Practice Readiness in Precision Health for Online Nurse Practitioner Students

Doreen Mukona

Lived experiences of mothers with peripartum cardiomyopathy

Doreen Mukona

Prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and associated factors in patients with diabetes mellitus attending outpatient clinic at United Bulawayo hospitals, Bulawayo Metropolitan, Zimbabwe

Yan Su

Implementing a Mediterranean Diet App in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Kristen A. Sethares

Personal, social and clinical factors affecting self-care maintenance and management in people with heart failure

Kristen A. Sethares

Reflection on Cognitive Biases when Considering Evidence in a Research Course: A Learning Activity

Kristen A. Sethares

Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Knowledge Gaps of Heart Failure Education Principles

Valerie Seney and Natalie Correia

Navigating the Unseen: Exploring Countertransference in Nursing Students with Family Histories of Substance Use Disorder

Aerial view of the campanile and library

Mei Bai

Quality of life outcomes in people newly diagnosed with advanced cancer: a case for individual differences.

Mirinda Tyo and Jennifer Mammen

Model of coping with progressive disease for people with Parkinson’s

Jennifer Mammen

Use of Mapping and Cognitive Interview Techniques in Evaluation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Status Update

Uloma Onubogu

Intersection and Moderating Effects Between Intimate Partner Violence and Food Insecurity In Young Adult Females

Melissa L. Desroches

Identifying Nursing’s Contribution to Hospital Care Disparities Experienced by Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Lauren Hicks

Prenatal Exercise and Its Effects on Postpartum Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Caterina M. Miraglia

Inhibitory effects of dimethyl sulfoxide on Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms

Martha M. Whitfield

Determinants affecting nurse practitioner treatment of opioid use disorder in primary care settings

Joyce H. Cadorette

Newly Licensed Registered Nurses Transition to Practice: Evaluation of Newly Licensed Nurses’ Perceptions of Self-Confidence and Competence

Monika Schuler

Bridging the Gap: A structured guide for integrating the AACN Essentials in clinical teaching

Gerri-Lyn Boyden

The Intersection of Community Nursing and Service-learning in Baccalaureate Nursing Curricula: A Mixed Methods Study

Gulcan Bagcivan

Determining the Level of Digital Health Literacy and Cyberchondria in Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer

Ilknur Yesilcinar

Insights from five countries using the GGNPS survey to drive leadership strategies

Ouida Dowd

Nurses’ Readiness for Self-Directed Learning and Motivation for Participation in Continuing Professional Development: A Cross-Sectional, Correlational Study

Kristin Corey Magan

Latent profiles of psychological distress among former Alzheimer’s caregivers