2025 Arkansas Nursing Research Day | UAMS College of Nursing

Friday, May 2nd, 2025

I. Dodd Wilson Education Building

UAMS main campus, Little Rock, AR

Click HERE for a downloadable map, with a star marking the conference location.

Click HERE for the conference flyer in PDF. Feel free to print and distribute!

Click here for the conference agenda

Conference Overview

Arkansas Nursing Research Day is a statewide conference dedicated to advancing nursing research and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare professionals, faculty, staff, and students. For over a decade, this event has provided a platform to showcase nursing research that drives evidence-based practice and improves healthcare outcomes. This year’s conference will emphasize team science, highlighting the power of collaboration in addressing complex healthcare challenges. Attendees will engage in multidisciplinary panel discussion and breakout sessions, promoting the exchange of innovative methodologies and insights, shaping the future of nursing research and practice.

Theme: Nursing Excellence: Using Research to Advance Science and Practice

Objectives:

Participants will analyze the impact of violence as a public health crisis and propose interdisciplinary intervention strategies.
Participants will apply evidence-based approaches to mitigate health disparities in diverse populations, focusing on maternal and childhood health outcomes.
Participants will evaluate opioid impact on vulnerable populations, ESC implementation, and prevention of adolescent drug misuse.”
Participants will examine methods to conduct or disseminate research, including quality improvement, AI applications, and abstract development, to advance knowledge and inform strategic innovations in nursing research.

Conference Agenda: Check back for more information!

To register, click here

2025 Organizing Committee

Committee Chair: Bridget McCarty, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Committee Chair-Elect: Jocelyn Anderson, PhD, RN, SANE-A
Pearman Parker, PhD, MPH, RN, PMH-BC
Margaret Love, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Janice Taylor, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Sharon Stevenson, DNP, RN, APRN, PPCNP-BC
Maeghan Arnold, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Jamie Jones, PhD, RN, CNE
Elizabeth Riley, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNE
Natalie Capps, PhD, MNSc, RN
Britni Ayers, PhD
Lynette Mathews
Jonathan Rodriguez
Taylor Skarda
Associate Dean for Research: Judith Weber, PhD, RD

Student Representatives

Amber Westpheling, BSN
Rebekah Thacker, MNSc, RNC-NIC
Heather Hunter, MSN, RN
Jon David Adams, BSN

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an online option to attend the conference? No, this is an in-person event only.
Will any of the presentations be recorded? No, come meet us in person!
Are CEU’s being offered? For CEU information, click here.