Jocelyn C. Anderson, PhD, RN, SANE-A
Role: Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Research Interests: sexual violence, inimate partner violence, gender-based violence, substance use, mental health, sexual and gender diversity, community-engaged research, technology-delivered interventions
Brief Bio: Dr. Jocelyn Anderson is an Associate Professor Research in the College of Nursing. Dr. Anderson is originally from the middle-of-nowhere, Minnesota where she completed her undergraduate degree in nursing in 2008 at St. Cloud State University. Since then she has trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, earning her MSN (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Forensic Nursing Focus) and PhD; and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine completing postdoctoral fellowship training focused on adolescent research in community settings. She is a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner providing medical forensic care for patients who have experienced physical or sexual violence. Dr. Anderson’s research has focused on the physical and mental health outcomes of gender-based violence, and interventions to prevent and respond to violence. She is particularly interested in using technology-based interventions to improve health and justice outcomes at the intersections of violence, trauma, substance use, and mental health issues.
Current / Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: Development of a patient-provider decision aid for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis.
- Project Goal: This planning project aims to develop a decision aid for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, starting with patients exposed following sexual assault.
Project Title: Text Message Intervention for Alcohol Use and Sexual Violence in College Students
- Project Goal: This study aims to develop and pilot a text message delivered intervention to cooperatively address the issues of sexual violence and alcohol use among college students.
Project Title: Pennsylvania Frontline Healthcare Worker Survey.
- Project Goal: This cross sectional study aimed to learn more about the mental health, stress, and coping among a wide range of healthcare workers across Pennsylvania during the COVID pandemic.
Project Title: Reducing Alcohol Involved Sexual violence in higher Education (RAISE).
- Project Goal: This cluster RCT tests a brief clinical intervention and associated implementation strategies to prompt discussion of sexual violence in campus health and counseling centers.
Britni Ayers, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Maternal health outcomes, pregnancy, Marshallese / Pacific Islanders
Current / Recent Research Projects
Project Title: Determine the Preliminary Effectiveness of Mobile CenteringPregnancy to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes of Marshallese in Arkansas
Claudia Protzman Barone, DNP, EdD, APRN, CCNS, CTTS
Roles: Nicholas P. Lang, MD and Helen F. Lang, RN Endowed Professor, Department of Nursing Practice, UAMS College of Nursing
Research Interests: Tobacco Control, Tobacco Cessation, Low Dose CT Screening
Brief Bio: Dr. Claudia Barone is the Nicholas P. Lang, MD, and Helen F. Lang, RN Endowed Professor in the College of Nursing at UAMS where she holds the rank of Professor with tenure. As part of Dr. Barone’s role in tobacco control, she serves as a certified tobacco treatment specialist and has a portion of her time committed to patient care in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and the LowDose CT Imaging program in Radiology.
Current/Recent Research Projects
Project Title: Tobacco Cessation in a Thoracic Oncology Clinic
- Project Goal: This study investigated tobacco cessation among patients presenting for care in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Thoracic Oncology Clinic. The aim was to identify tobacco behaviors and determine what stage of change the patient was in and assist with reducing or quitting tobacco use and integrate tobacco cessation into the standard of care.
Natalie Capps, Ph.D., RN
Role: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Education, College of Nursing
Research Interests: Cervical Cancer, Women’s Health, Genetics, Nursing Education
Brief Bio:
Dr. Natalie Capps is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing. Dr. Capps earned her doctorate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she completed pre-doctorate work in molecular genetics through an NINR, NIH, and Georgetown University partnership. Dr. Capps has secured several research grants surrounding interests in cervical cancer and secondhand smoke exposure, cervical cancer and genetics, sleep disorders and pregnancy, and nursing education.
Current/Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: Smoke exposure and cervical cancer: Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Project Goal: This study examined associations between cigarette smoke exposure and cervical cancer. The primary aim was to investigate the relationship between smoke exposure (active and secondhand) and cervical cancer in a representative US population of women. A secondary aim was to compare methods of collecting smoke exposure data and trends of exposure among US women.
Project Title: Reducing Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Interactive Sleep Improvement Education
- Project Goal: This study examined the possibility of online education to pregnant women emphasizing the importance of healthy sleep throughout pregnancy. The aim of this study was to design, implement and evaluate an online, interactive educational module for pregnant women on healthy sleep and sleep-disordered breathing.
Project Title: Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study
- Project Goal: This study examined the complex relationship between sleep-disordered breathing and maternal/fetal complications. The aim of the study was to determine the logistic feasibility and acceptability of study measures and devices and to obtain preliminary data on the correlates, trajectory, and impact of sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy.
Leonie DeClerk, PhD, DNP, RN, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Role: Associate Professor; Chair of Department of Nursing Science & Practice
Research Interests: Preceptorship, Nurse practitioner workforce
Brief Bio: Dr. DeClerk is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Nursing Science & Practice in the College of Nursing. She teaches in the College of Nursing graduate programs and is a volunteer preceptor at UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center. Dr. DeClerk received her BSN from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, her MNSc and PhD from the UAMS College of Nursing, and her DNP from Rush University in Chicago, IL. Dr. DeClerk’s primary research interest is preceptorship, specifically predictors of nurse practitioners being preceptors. Dr. DeClerk also studies the outcomes of statutory and regulatory changes on the nurse practitioner workforce.
Current/Recent Research Projects
Project Title: Lived Experiences of Nurse Practitioners Receiving a Certificate of Full Independent Practice in Arkansas.
- Project Goal: The aims of this qualitative study are to identify the motivators and facilitators that influence nurse practitioners obtaining a certificate of full independent practice, and to explore the barriers and challenges associated with having full independent practice in Arkansas.
Project Title: Trends in Geographical Density of Primary Care and Mental Health Nurse Practitioners and Physicians in Arkansas
- Project Goal: The aims of this study are to evaluate change in density of primary care and mental health providers in Arkansas from 2021 – 2024, using a national data set.
Project Title: Factors that influence Nurse Practitioners’ Decision to Precept: A National Study
- Project Goal: The aims of this study were to establish psychometric properties of a survey instrument, using the Integrated Behavioral Model as a framework, and to confirm and identify additional predictors of nurse practitioners’ engagement in preceptorship.
Melodee Harris, Ph.D., RN, APRN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN
Roles: Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Practice, College of Nursing; Co-Director Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence; Specialty Coordinator of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Research Interests: Massage; Dementia and Neuropsychiatric Syndromes; Geropsychiatric Nursing; Sleep; Gerontological Nursing Workforce
Brief Bio: Dr. Harris serves as the Specialty Coordinator of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is a board-certified adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner and a gerontological nurse practitioner with geropsychiatric nursing practice in rural Arkansas nursing homes.
Current/Recent Research Projects
Project Title: Dementia and Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
- Project Goal: The goal of this project is to provide education modules on dementia and neuropsychiatric syndromes for advanced practice nurses and caregivers.
Project Title: Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing (HRSA-15-046A)
- Project Goal: The goal of this project is to enhance the gerontological nursing workforce with advanced practice nurses who are experts in health disparities.
Project Title: National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education: Accelerating Interprofessional Community-Based Education and Collaboration for Older Persons with Mental Health Disparities
- Project Goal: The goal of this project is to test community partnerships for screening older adults with depression and mental health disparities.
Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC, FAHA
Role: Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Practice, College of Nursing
Research Interests: Special populations, genetic biomarkers for disease susceptibility, self-care in chronic conditions
Brief Bio: Dr. Hays is an Assistant Professor with tenure track- research in the College of Nursing and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She teaches in the College of Nursing graduate program and is a clinical consultant with the Arkansas Newborn Screening Program through a contractual agreement with the Arkansas Department of Health and the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Genetics and Metabolism. Dr. Hays earned her doctoral, Master’s, and baccalaureate degrees in nursing science from UAMS, and a 2019 graduate of the highly competitive NIH FAES/NINR Summer Genetics Institute. Her research focuses on the discovery of genetic susceptibility markers to provide powerful insights to programs serving understudied minority populations experiencing disproportionately high rates of metabolic diseases.
Current/Recent Research Projects
Project Title: Investigation of a Transiently Elevated Genetic Marker on NBS Results in the AR Marshallese Population
- Project Goal: As PI, Dr. Hays is performing mitochondrial DNA sequencing of newborn screening dried blood spots to investigate variants influencing energy metabolism in the Arkansas Marshallese population.
Project Title: Determining Willingness to Consent to Research Use of Newborn Screening Dried Blood Spots. Pilot Study
- Project Goal: Hays was PI of this completed study which sought to determine the willingness of parents of Marshallese infants in Arkansas to consent to a hypothetical future study to perform additional testing using their baby’s existing newborn screening dried blood spot samples.
Project Title: Assessing Genetic and Genomic Knowledge and Practice in Arkansas RNs
- Project Goal: Hays was PI of this study that assessed UAMS registered nurses’ genetic/genomic knowledge, as well as their perceived intent to enroll in graduate coursework to gain genetics knowledge.
Albrey Love, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Role: Assistant Professor; Master’s and DNP Program Director
Research Interests: Developmental-Behavioral Health, Student Education and Workforce Development, Interdisciplinary Leadership and Training, Nurse Faculty Development,
Brief Bio: Albrey Love, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, is an Assistant Professor and the DNP Program Director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. Dr. Love is a Co-Investigator for the HRSA-funded Nurse Faculty Loan Program and serves as the Nursing Discipline Coordinator for the Arkansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. Her background includes experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, including service as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Dr. Love is committed to mentorship and fostering a supportive learning environment for students. Her research and leadership focus on developing the next generation of nurse educators and leaders. She has received several awards, including the 40 Nurse Leaders under 40 Award, the Great 100 Nurses Award, and the Outstanding DNP Faculty Award
Current/Recent Research Projects
Project Title: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
- Project Goal: The LEND program provides graduate-level interdisciplinary leadership training and services to enhance the health of infants, children, and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Project Title: Developmental-Behavioral Health Training Program (DBP)
- Project Goal: The DBP Training Program aims to train future leaders in developmental-behavioral pediatrics and enhance the ability to assess, diagnose, develop, and offer evidence-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.
Project Title: Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program
- Project Goal: The PREPARE program offers advanced training to primary care and psychiatric mental health APRN students in rural and underserved areas, emphasizing social determinants of health, substance abuse disorders, and mental and behavioral health.
Project Title: Developing a Nursing Faculty Workforce: Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)
- Project Goal: The NFLP program aims to address the critical shortage of nursing faculty by supporting graduate nursing students with low-interest loans and providing loan cancellation for those who commit to academic roles.
Corey Nagel, Ph.D., MPH, RN
Role: Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing; Co-Director, Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Research Interests: Chronic disease/ multimorbidity among older adults; Physical and cognitive functioning in aging; Health disparities; Global health (Water, Sanitation, IAP); Analysis of longitudinal data; Latent variable modeling; Machine Learning. Big Data.
Dr. Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and the Co-Director of the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Dr. Nagel’s clinical training and background is in gerontological nursing and Dr. Nagel has extensive interdisciplinary training in epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Nagel’s current program of research focuses on socio-environmental determinants of healthy aging, long-term trajectories of functional and cognitive performance among chronically ill older adults, and methodological issues related to the ascertainment and measurement of health status, health services utilization, and functional performance from complex survey data. Dr. Nagel’s work generally involves analysis of data from nationally-representative health surveys merged with external data sources such as medical claims, census records, and geographic information systems. Dr. Nagel has specific expertise in multilevel and latent variable modeling of longitudinal data, time to event models, causal inference methods for observational data, and machine learning.
In addition to research focused on older adults in the US, Dr. Nagel also works with a team of researchers to evaluate community-level environmental health interventions in low-income countries, with a focus on reducing child morbidity and mortality from diarrheal and respiratory disease. Dr. Nagel’s recent global health work includes cluster-randomized controlled trials of large-scale sanitation (India), household drinking water (Rwanda), and improved cook stove (Rwanda) interventions.
Current/Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: ADVANCE: Advancing Care of Neonates with Acute Kidney Injury Utilizing the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Database.
- Project Goal: The study uses machine learning techniques to identify predictors of acute kidney injury in neonates using electronic medical records data.
Project Title: A Risk Stratification Tool for Mortality Prediction in the Setting of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury Using a Machine Learning Approach.
- Project Goal: This study employs machine learning to develop a dynamic morality risk prediction algorithm among neonates with acute kidney injury.
Project Title: Multimorbidity Combinations and Dementia Onset Among Race-Ethnic Older Adults.
- Project Goal: This study examines race/ethnic differences in longitudinal trajectories of multimorbidity and cognitive function among a nationally-representative cohort of older adults.
Project Title: Changes in Multimorbidity and Disability among Race/Ethnic Older Adult
- Project Goal: This study examines racial/ethnic differences in the longitudinal development and progression of multimorbidity and disability among older persons and its relationship with health care utilization and mortality.
Pearman Parker, PhD, MPH, RN, PMH-BC
Role: Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing
Research Interests: Patient education, health literacy, patient-centered communication in cancer, breast cancer survivorship, qualitative design and analysis, mixed-methods design
Dr. Parker is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at UAMS. Dr. Parker’s research interests are in patient-centered cancer communication, health literacy, and breast cancer survivorship. Dr. Parker’s interest in patient education and patient-centered communication stems from Dr. Parker’s background as a psychiatric nurse and health care journalist. Dr. Parker has over two years of clinical nursing experience working in an acute care psychiatric setting on an adolescent unit. She left the bedside to pursue a career dedicated to reducing breast cancer disparities, and uses her psychiatric experiences to inform her research questions. Dr. Parker was recently was awarded the KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Award to support her project examining perceptions of cancer educational materials for young women breast cancer survivors. Her research is supported by the TRI KL2 Scholars Program (UL1TR003107; KL2 TR003108) and Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program. Using the findings from this grant-funded study, she is currently moving her program of research to focus on understanding sexual health needs for young breast cancer survivors. Dr. Parker has demonstrated a commitment to furthering breast cancer research through her work in this field.
Current/Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: An exploration of the perceptions of educational materials for young women with breast cancer and implications for developing patient education materials.
- Project Goal: This study investigates young women breast cancer survivors’ perceptions of cancer educational materials. We aim to understand the beliefs and attitudes surroundings cancer educational materials for survivors. Further, we seek to evaluate the readability, understandability, and actionability of commonly available breast cancer survivorship materials.
Project Title: Shared care of breast cancer survivors: A telemedicine in the rural population feasibility study.
- Project Goal: The objective of this study is to pilot test the feasibility of shared care between oncologists at UAMS and primary care providers (PCPs) at ARCare using teleoncology. We hypothesize that breast cancer survivors in the shared care group will have higher satisfaction of their care and better quality of life because of less effort in traveling for breast cancer survival care.
Elizabeth Riley, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PED-BC, RNC-NIC,CNE, ANEF
Role: Director of MNSc Program; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Education
Research Interests: Educational Research, Neonatology
Brief Bio:
Dr. Elizabeth Riley is a Clinical Associate Professor in the UAMS College of Nursing BSN program. She is the MNSc program director, Nurse Educator specialty coordinator, and teaches courses in the BSN program. Dr. Riley earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in Educational Leadership from American Sentinel University in 2018. She has been awarded over $115,000 in combined intramural and extramural sources for educational and neonatal research. Dr. Riley’s research focuses on curricular interventions in nursing education and clinical interventions to promote positive neonatal health outcomes.
Current/Recent Research Projects: Project Title: Implementation of Standardized Bedside Interprofessional Rounds in Neonatal Intensive Care
- Project Goal: The goal of this project includes utilizing an implementation science framework to enhance the occurrence and standardization of interprofessional rounds in the NICU at UAMS. A quantitative survey and semi-structured qualitative interview process will be used to survey provider practices. Evidence-based interventions will be implemented with measurement of rounding occurrences pre and post-implementation to measure effectiveness.
Project Title: Interprofessional Naloxone Training for Future and Current RNs Practice to Manage Suspected Opioid Overdose
- Project Goal: The purpose of this IPE project is to prepare healthcare students and providers to administer naloxone in the event of a suspected opioid overdose. Participants will learn how to administer naloxone and perform rescue breathing in both clinical and community settings on adult patients. This project will utilize a quantitative quasi-experimental design to assess the effect of educational training on participant knowledge and confidence to administer naloxone in community settings.
Martha Rojo, Ph.D., RN
Role: Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing
Research Interests: Qualitative Research Methodology, Qualitative Data Analysis, Recruitment of Special populations (including Hispanic & African American), Community Engagement – Community-based participatory research, and heart disease awareness
Dr. Martha Rojo is Assistant Professor the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Rojo earned her doctorate degree in nursing from UAMS and currently teaches qualitative research methods in the nursing PhD program. Dr. Rojo’s fundamental research interests are in improving health disparities in underrepresented minorities, especially the Hispanic and African American (AA) populations in Arkansas. A key focus of her work is on the recruitment and engagement of minority groups to improve their participation in research studies and consequently improve health disparities among minority groups. Over the past 10 years, she has worked primarily with the Hispanic population, establishing bonds between academia and the community by volunteering as a nurse in free clinics and by participating on multiple community advisory boards. She has served as a co-investigator on several studies with her primary responsibility being there recruitment and engagement of Hispanic participants and assessing their health literacy. Dr. Rojo is a member of the ARReseach Registry committee of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Translational Research Institute (CTSA) and lead efforts to recruit Hispanic participants to a range of studies conducted by UAMS researchers. In the past 3 years, Dr. Rojo has served as Co-I on two studies using innovative recruitment strategies among minority groups. These strategies include recruiting in settings that are not typically used for recruitment such as restaurants, laundromats, public libraries, local community events, and non-traditional faith-based settings. Throughout these studies, she has continued to build on existing strong community partnerships and ongoing engagement with community members.
Current/Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: Connecting our Neighborhoods Need for Enhanced and Coordinated Testing to
Achieve Equity: CoNNECT to Achieve Equality.
- Project Goal: To work with community partners to increase COVID-19 testing and prepare for future vaccination trials and vaccine distribution. We also aim to implement and evaluate access and uptake strategies of community-driven COVID-19 testing approaches to understanding effectiveness and impact on vulnerable populations such as Hispanics and Marshallesse.
Project Title: Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas
- Project Goal: Our goal is to develop new knowledge and novel approaches that will measurably address the complex health challenges of rural and underrepresented populations. In this role the goal is to increase the number of Hispanics participating in clinical and behavioral research.
Sharon Stevenson, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC
Role: Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Practice, College of Nursing
Research Interests: Pediatric Neurology, Faith-Based Community Health, Faculty Diversity
Brief Bio: Dr. Sharon Stevenson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She teaches in the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Dr. Stevenson earned her doctoral degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Her clinical and research experiences have focused on pediatric neurology specialty care specifically epilepsy, migraine headaches, spasticity, and Tourette syndrome. She was awarded an ACHRI intramural research grant to evaluate children with new-onset seizures undergoing neuroimaging. As a health ministry leader, she was awarded a Blue & You Foundation grant funding a faith-based community health fair. As an African American underrepresented minority clinician and faculty member in a higher-learning academic setting. Throughout her 30-year career, Dr. Stevenson has worked as the first, or only, staff, clinician, administrator, and educator of color on various projects. As a result of these lived experiences, she is keenly aware of the need to diversify the healthcare academic and practice workforce.
Current/Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: Exploring barriers and facilitators to attracting and retaining African American and Hispanic faculty
- Project Goal: The purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of current African American and Hispanic faculty members to gain an understanding of barriers and facilitators faced in an academic setting, specifically related to recruitment and retention. The long-term goal is to develop strategies to improve the engagement and retention of underrepresented minority faculty members in postsecondary, degree-granting, higher education institutions.
Project Title: Community Health Fair: Addressing Population Health Among Arkansans
- Project Goal: In 2018, Arkansas was the fifth lowest-ranked state in the nation for overall health. An indicator for this poor ranking is physical inactivity, the primary contributor to obesity and a precursor to other chronic diseases. Among adult Arkansans, >32% reported doing no physical activity. The purpose of the project was to increase awareness through education about the benefits of preventive health screening and health risk factors. The project focused primarily on physical activity.
Stephanie Trotter, Ph.D., RN
Roles: Clinical Instructor; Clinical Coordinator; Department of Nursing Education, College of Nursing
Research Interests: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Hypertension; Nursing Workforce Diversity; Social Determinants of Health; Community/Public Health; Aging/Geriatrics
Brief Bio:
Dr. Trotter serves as both Clinical Instructor and Clinical Coordinator for Nursing Care of the Older Adult and Community/Public Health Nursing baccalaureate nursing courses. Dr. Trotter completed her BSN and Ph.D. from UAMS. During her doctoral education, she worked as a research assistant for a number of collaborative research projects pertaining to older adults with chronic pain and/or dementia. Her dissertation work examined generational differences in time perspectives and health behaviors in adults with hypertension. Her current research focuses on exploring certified nursing assistants’ opportunities for a career path in nursing, thus potentially impacting care outcomes for older adults in geriatric care facilities. Prior to earning her BSN and Ph.D., she earned a BA and BFA from Kansas State University.
Current/Recent Research Projects:
Project Title: Increasing Nursing Workforce Diversity Through Innovative Training and Career Development
- Project Goal: This study has two overarching goals. The first goal is to identify past or current career development opportunities for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in a geriatric nursing setting, via a scoping literature review. The second goal is to identify CNAs’ interest in transitioning to a career in nursing and discover perceived barriers and facilitators in a CNA-to-Nurse career transition/development endeavor. This project will lay foundational groundwork for the potential development of a CNA career transition program.
Project Title: Adolescent Vaping and Barriers to Quitting
- Project Goal: This study investigates the use of e-cigarettes (i.e., vaping) in Little Rock School District middle and high school students. Additionally, it seeks to identify attitudes toward prevention strategies, current levels of nicotine dependence, perceived barriers to quitting, and acceptable quitting approaches in middle and high school students.
Project Title: Increasing Public Health Competency Using an Integrated Curriculum and Summative OSCE
- Project Goal: This project incorporates public health nursing competencies across the baccalaureate nursing curriculum. Measurement of students’ public health nursing competencies will be measured through a team-based OSCE. These scores will also be compared to traditional standardized testing results to determine public health nursing competency achievement.