Dr. Linda Schwartz to receive the Yale Jefferson Award
Wed, 11/08/2017
Congratulations to Dr. Linda Schwartz, YSN alumnus and associate clinical professor of nursing, who will be one of three recipients of the prestigious Yale Jefferson Award for Public Service, given annually at Yale to recognize those who inspire the Yale community through innovative, impactful, and...
News from the School of Nursing in the November Dean's Newsletter
Fri, 11/03/2017
The November issue of the Dean’s newsletter is now online, highlighting news from the Yale School of Nursing.
The School of Nursing Participates in University’s Sustainability Initiative
Wed, 11/01/2017
As a part of Yale’s Celebrate Sustainability week in early October, several schools and departments from around Yale gathered together to display their sustainability plans and goals through a poster session and reception. Through creativity, innovation, and mindful exploration, each unit crafted...
Dr. Jackie Taylor's research published in Medicine's online magazine
Tue, 10/31/2017
Medicine has published this fascinating article by Dr. Jackie Taylor on the combined effects of genetic risk and perceived discrimination on blood pressure among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.
Stephanie Meissner receives the Dorothy Sexton scholarship
Fri, 10/27/2017
The recipient of the Dorothy Sexton Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year is Stephanie Meissner, an Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (A/G ACNP) in her final year of study at Yale. Totaling $9000, the scholarship is based on the demonstration of academic and clinical excellence...
YSN participates in Labor & Birth Research Conference in UK
Fri, 10/27/2017
Several faculty members and a PhD student from YSN recently participated in the 12th International Normal Labor & Birth Research Conference in Grange-Over-Sands in the English Lake District. Professors Holly Kennedy, Cecilia Jevitt, and Michelle Telfer – as well as PhD student, Bridget Basile...
West Campus celebrates 10th anniversary with symposium and reception
Thu, 10/26/2017
Today the Yale community celebrated the 10th anniversary of Yale’s West Campus with a daylong symposium and reception. Following an introduction by Vice President Scott Strobel, directors of all the West Campus science institutes, the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage,...
Fall Fest a huge success
Wed, 10/25/2017
Last week, students, families, friends & others from the West Campus community, gathered at the Yale Landscape Lab for a fun-packed Fall Fest. Organized by the Student Government Organization at YSN, & sponsored in part by the Yale Graduate Student Senate, activities included pumpkin...
Support YSN Students as they Run Towards a Cure!
Tue, 10/24/2017
Support Vanessa Correia (1st year PNP) and Emma Kleck (1st year FNP) in their campaign to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – an organization that funds ground-breaking research and community support for individuals and families affected by type 1 diabetes. Vanessa and Emma...
Friends and Families Celebrate Newly Graduated GEPN Students
Tue, 10/24/2017
On October 20, YSN welcomed the families and friends of our General Entry Prespeciality in Nursing (GEPN) students, at the annual GEPN award ceremony. Held in the West Campus Conference Center, the program included brief remarks from Dean Kurth, Executive Deputy Dean, Carmen Portillo, and Phil...
Virtual Town Hall with Dean Ann Kurth 10/26
Tue, 10/17/2017
YSN Alums, you’re invited to a Virtual Town Hall with Dean Ann Kurth at 8:00pm EDT on Thursday, Oct 26. Hear the latest news from YSN and engage in a question and answer session. Click here to register.
YSN Community invited to Yale West Campus 10th anniversary reception 10/26
Fri, 10/13/2017
THE YSN community is warmly invited to the Yale West Campus 10th anniversary reception on Thursday, October 26, at 4:30 pm, at the West Campus Conference Center. We hope to see you there to celebrate this great milestone in Yale’s history!
10/19: Career Transition Webinar with YSN Alumnae/i Association Board President Mary Geary
Thu, 10/12/2017
Join us on Thursday, October 19 at 8:00pm (EDT) for a Career Transition Webinar with YSN Alumnae/i Association Board President Mary Geary. Join other YSN alumnae/i in an open online forum, sharing career insights and support about planning and implementing career transitions. Let’s start the...
Erin Iturriaga receives the Outstanding Translational Science Award from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Mon, 10/09/2017
Erin Iturriaga, RN, BS, MSN, and student in YSN’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program (class of ’19), has been selected to receive the Outstanding Translational Science Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The award recognizes Erin’s leadership and dedication in...
NightinGala: Meeting the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States
Mon, 10/09/2017
Abigail Wilpers, a YSN PhD student (pictured second from the right), attended the NightinGala in Washington DC where she met Sylvia Trent-Adams, the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States (middle). The NightinGala is an annual event hosted by Friends of the National Institute of Nursing...
Linda Honan to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Wed, 10/04/2017
Congratulations to Linda Honan who is being inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing at the 2017 Transforming Health Driving Policy Conference in Washington DC this month. Linda is a Professor of Nursing at YSN who has taught in the GEPN Program since 1989.
School of Nursing has been chosen as one of four drop-in locations for President Peter Salovey on Yale’s Founders Day on October 11
Wed, 10/04/2017
We’re delighted that the School of Nursing has been chosen as one of four drop-in locations for President Peter Salovey on Yale’s Founders Day on Wednesday, October 11. Join us in The Hub to hear the President share brief remarks at 9:30am, followed by an informal reception with light...
Laura Andrews receives Florence S. Wald Award from the Connecticut Nurses’ Association
Wed, 10/04/2017
YSN is proud and delighted to announce that Laura Andrews, Associate Professor of Nursing and the Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator, will be receiving the Florence S. Wald Award from the Connecticut Nurses’ Association. The Diamond Jubilee Awards, commemorating...
Dr. Geraldine Marrocco becomes distinguished honoree of the Connecticut League of Nursing
Fri, 09/29/2017
Congratulations to Geraldine Marrocco who will be recognized throughout the coming year as one of one of the Connecticut League of Nursing’s (CLN) distinguished honorees for the Celebration of Connecticut Nursing Leaders – a yearlong recognition event culminating in a state-wide celebration at the...
Dr. Nancy Redeker to become Chair-Elect of the Council for Advancement of Nursing Science
Fri, 09/29/2017
In October, Dr. Nancy Redeker, the Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, will become the Chair-Elect of the Council for Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS), the leading group for nursing research in the U.S. With a mission of “promoting better health through nursing science”, CANS aims to...
Martha Swartz receives Alumnae Award for Excellence from Case Western Reserve University
Fri, 09/29/2017
Congratulations to Dr. Martha Swartz, Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Primary Care Division at YSN, who will be honored with the Alumnae Award for Excellence on October 7 from Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio. The award recognizes...
YSN Librarian honored with the Nurses Choice Award
Wed, 09/27/2017
Earlier this month, Janene Batten – Yale School of Nursing’s resident librarian – was honored by the Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) system with the Nurses Choice Award. It was presented by the YNHH Nurses Awards Committee for her tireless work supporting the nursing profession. A ceremony was...
Dr. Maggie Holland receives an R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research
Sun, 09/24/2017
Dr. Maggie Holland, Associate Research Scientist at Yale School of Nursing, has been awarded an R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award, from the National Institute of Nursing Research. This competitive award provides partial salary support and funding for research activities for two years. Dr....
Postdoctoral fellow receives grant to explore diurnal patterns of people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fri, 09/22/2017
Dr. Samantha Conley, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale School of Nursing, has been awarded a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. This award will support Dr. Conley’s work on obtaining foundational data to understand diurnal patterns of activity-rest rhythms, dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO),...
Dr. Veronica Barcelona receives a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
Wed, 09/20/2017
Dr. Veronica Barcelona, Assistant Professor at Yale School of Nursing, was awarded a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, from the National Institute of Nursing Research. This competitive award provides salary support and funding for research activities for three years. Dr. Barcelona...
Dr. Wei-Ti Chen awarded an R03 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Wed, 09/20/2017
Dr. Wei-Ti Chen awarded an R03 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Dr. Wei-Ti Chen, Associate Professor at Yale School of Nursing, was awarded an R03 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. This competitive award provides...
Notes from Woodbridge Hall: Research for the World
Mon, 09/18/2017
Over the past several weeks we have witnessed—and some of us have experienced firsthand—the destructive, awful power of natural disasters. Harvey and Irma have battered the Gulf Coast, the Caribbean, and the eastern seaboard of the United States. Now residents are struggling to rebuild and regain...
Spotlight on YSN Alumnus Tamanna Rahman
Mon, 09/11/2017
In a new series by the Minority Student Nurses (MSN) we will be shining the spotlight on Yale School of Nursing alumni who come from underrepresented, marginalized and non-traditional groups in advanced practice nursing. The first interview of this series is with Tamanna Rahman (YSN ‘16), PMHNP-BC...
YSN faculty present at Dublin symposium
Fri, 09/01/2017
Jackie Taylor organized and presented a symposium on Psychological Stress and Multi-Omics Interactions on Health Disparities among African Americans at the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress in Dublin, Ireland this past July, based on the work from her R01 funded InterGEN study. New...
Program Director for the National Student Leadership Conference, incoming RN at YSN
Fri, 09/01/2017
Amy Bronick one of YSN’s incoming RNs, is the Program Director for the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on Nursing. The NSLC is a leadership conference for high school students, dedicated to helping them determine which career they would like to pursue. There are multiple...
Nine YSN students win prestigious American Cancer Society scholarships
Fri, 09/01/2017
YSN oncology concentration students were awarded 9 of the 15 ACS Graduate Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Practice in the 2017 competition. Class of ‘19 students Andrea Desmond, Danielle DiPerna, and Shannon Meagher, will each receive $10,000 towards their tuition each year for the next two years....
New Visiting Scholar for the Fall 2017 semester
Wed, 08/30/2017
We are pleased to announce Dr. Freida Chavez as a Visiting Scholar for the Fall 2017 semester. During her time on campus, she will be collaborating with key faculty in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, under the leadership of Dr. Judith Kunisch, DNP Program Director. During her period...
Welcome new students!
Mon, 08/21/2017
Welcome new YSN students! We are so excited to have you join our wonderful school! The Office of Student Affairs staff look forward to welcoming you to orientation, along with an enthusiastic group of student orientation leaders dedicated to helping you transition to YSN. Check them out here!
Best Research Article of 2016 awarded to YSN students
Wed, 08/16/2017
Halley Ruppel, PhD Candidate, and Marge Funk – along with 2 co-authors (Nancy Blake and JoAnne Phillips) – were awarded the Best Research Article of 2016 in the journal Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology for “Use of Monitor Watchers in Hospitals: Characteristics, Training, and Practices”....
Home-visiting program for first-time families expands in CT
Wed, 08/09/2017
Yale University’s Minding the Baby® (MTB) National Office was awarded an 18-month grant from the Grossman Family Foundation beginning in January 2017 to expand the MTB home visiting intervention in Connecticut. The MTB National Office is partnering with Family & Children’s Agency in Norwalk and...
Actively Enhancing Diversity in Nursing Science: The YSN Office of Diversity and Inclusion Summer Intensive
Tue, 08/08/2017
From June 12-16, 2017, the YSN Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) had the honor of hosting seven outstanding early career nurse scientists from across the nation for the inaugural Summer Intensive. The primary goals of the YSN ODI Summer Intensive are to support early career nurse scientists...
YSN PhD student spends summer on humanitarian medical mission
Wed, 08/02/2017
Jose Gutierrez, a YSN PhD student is spending his summer in Louisiana with the Massachusetts Air National Guard for a humanitarian medical mission. He is volunteering as a nurse practitioner providing medical screenings for the local population with limited resources. Here’s Jose (middle)...
All-gender restroom now available at YSN
Tue, 08/01/2017
A new all-gender restroom is now available at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) fulfilling a commitment from the Dean, and as had been requested by students, faculty, and staff. The facility is accessible on the first floor of YSN by the lockers and will offer self-contained, single occupancy for...
Nancy Redeker inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Tue, 08/01/2017
Congratulations to Nancy Redeker, the Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing at YSN, who was one of 23 nurses inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame at STTI’s 28th International Nursing Research Congress in Dublin, Ireland in July. Recipients hailed from Australia,...
New Executive Deputy Dean Attracted by YSN’s Faculty, Students, and Mission
Fri, 07/14/2017
Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD, FAAN, began her position as Yale School of Nursing’s new executive deputy dean on July 1. Dr. Portillo comes to Yale from The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing where she was a professor and chairperson of the Community Health Systems...
