- Dr. Tracie C. Harrison and Dr. Corey Nagel, faculty members in the College of Nursing, will each deliver multiple presentations at the yearly conference of the Gerontological Society of America, which this year will take place in November in Tampa, Florida. The GSA is the major scientific organization in the United States for research on aging and health. Drs. Harrison and Nagel will give posters and participate in symposia on topics such as social and health equity, dementia care, LGBTQIA+ and aging, research methodologies in the study of multimorbidity, and the relationship between retirement and depressive symptoms. For information about the conference, visit the GSA website.
- Additionally, Dr. Tracie Culp Harrison and Dr. Corey Nagel have been elected to national-level positions in the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Dr. Harrison has been elected to the Nominations Committee, and Dr. Nagel is now the Legacy Affiliate Director. The UAMS College of Nursing is one of the few universities in the United States to have a direct affiliation with the Hartford Center. For further information, visit the Hartford Center website.
- Jan Rooker, MNSc, will give a virtual poster, “Lessons Learned from a PICME: Interprofessional Communication of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms,” on October 27 at the yearly conference of the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. For further information, visit the Hartford Center website.