UI Grad Student Researches Virtual Reality to Help Chronic and Acute Pain
By Madison Lotenschtein | University of Iowa Graduate College | 12/3/2019
Lynn Nakad was playing a scary virtual reality (VR) game with her brother when she wondered how this technology could help the medical field.
UI nursing professor creates online program for rural cancer patients
By Kelsey Harrell | The Daily Iowan | 4/2/2019
University of Iowa College of Nursing PhD candidate Sena Chae has been awarded a 2019 Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Fellowship from the UI Graduate College.
Current PhD candidate Julie Weldon, MSN, RN, was recently awarded a fellowship from the University of Iowa’s Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). This is one of only 10 fellowships awarded to CIRTL participants who have demonstrated an interest in developing innovative, teaching-focused research here at the University of Iowa.
College of Nursing alumna Linda Chase credits not one but two University of Iowa graduate degrees (PhD and Master of Arts in Nursing) for providing a robust foundation that propelled her into a long and successful career as a nurse leader, including her current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for CHI Health, the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) division, which serves Nebraska and Southwest Iowa.
College of Nursing PhD candidate Sohyun Kim recently won the University of Iowa Stanley Award for International Research for her dissertation which is titled “Dementia: Korean Family Caregiver Needs on Informational Supports.”
College of Nursing PhD student Sena Chae, MSN, RN, and her colleague, Kang San Lee, a graduate student from the department of geographical and sustainability science, were recently awarded second place in the 2017 Frontier Co-op Tippie Impact Competition. The two received a $1,000 cash prize for their project, which involved developing a sustainable business model for PVC-free medical bags.
When the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) holds its 41st Annual Research Conference in Minneapolis in April, the research efforts of several UI College of Nursing faculty will be formally recognized and celebrated among peers.
Professor Barb Rakel, PhD, RN, FAAN, was recently awarded an Independent Grant for Learning and Change (IGLC) from the American Pain Society (APS) and Pfizer for her research project, which is titled “Development of an Electronic Prescription Bundle of Nonpharmacological Strategies for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.”
College of Nursing faculty member Catherine Cherwin, PhD, RN, has been awarded the 2016 Diana Benz Seed Grant from UI’s Holden Cancer Center for her research project titled “GI Symptom Clusters in Solid Tumor Chemotherapy Patients.”
The following excerpt is from the project’s abstract:
