Dr. Wan-Chin Kuo investigates social determinants of health to improve truck drivers’ well-being.
Health Systems & Public Health
Drs. Katelyn Desorcy-Scherer and Susan Passmore Receive Advancing Translational Research and Science Pilot Award
This award supports projects that advance innovative translational research by either identifying broadly applicable new processes or solving common challenges in turning innovations into real-world practice or policy.
Dr. Linsey Steege Awarded Grant to Study Reducing Nurse Burnout
Dr. Steege’s grant is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research to support the project “Reducing nurse burnout through SysTems analysis and Organizational Redesign (RESTORE): Evaluation of a nurse-led approach.”
Dr. Rachel Odes Awarded Grant to Study Mobile Crisis Teams’ Occupational Health and Safety Experiences
The primary goal of the project is to develop and validate a survey tool that can be used to measure Mobile Crisis Teams’ occupational health and safety experiences through a community-engaged process.
Dr. Jessica LeClair Awarded Grant to Study Public Health Nursing’s Capacity to Promote Planetary Health Equity
The primary goal of the project is to build upon and prepare adaptations to the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey instrument by developing nurse-specific questions measuring their knowledge of and confidence in their ability to promote planetary health equity.
Dr. Rachel Odes Awarded Grant to Study Community Safety During Mental Health Crisis Response
The goal of Dr. Odes’ project is to improve understanding of diverse Wisconsin community members’ experiences of safety during mental health crisis response through focus groups and qualitative analysis.
Tonya Roberts Named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN, FGSA, was officially announced as the new associate dean for faculty affairs in December 2024 after serving in the role in an interim capacity since February 2024.
Dr. Élise Arsenault Knudsen Awarded Grant to Study Evidence-Based Practice Changes in Hospitals
The grant award will support the study “Formal and Informal Nurse Leaders’ Knowledge and Needs for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Changes in Hospitals.”
MS Information student Jinghao Zhou leads pioneering research at interdisciplinary School of Nursing lab
Jinghao Zhou MSx’26 talks about his work as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Wan-Chin Kuo in the Metabolic Environment Targeting Age Reversal (METAR) lab.
Dr. Ann Wieben Awarded Grant to Study Clinical Generative AI Applications in Nursing
Ann Wieben, PhD RN, NI-BC, was awarded an Internal Research Grant funded by the School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee to support the study Collaborative Development of Evaluation Processes and Tools for Clinical Generative AI Applications in Nursing.