Students Present at Health Sciences Research Day

Each year, MU Health Sciences Research Day is organized and sponsored by the MU Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, who also partners with the School of Medicine, the SSON, the School of Health Professions and the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital.


The Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) was well represented at this year’s MU Health Sciences Research Day. Eight current students presented their research projects, while Poungkamon “Mew” Krisanabud received the SSON Dean’s Award for her research poster, “The Association between Symptom Severity and Physical Activity Interference among Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: A Pilot Study” November 9, 2017.

Each year, MU Health Sciences Research Day is organized and sponsored by the MU Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, who also partners with the School of Medicine, the SSON, the School of Health Professions and the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital. Each school’s dean selects a student from their school to receive the Dean’s award.

Congratulations to all students who presented! A job well done!

Student Mentor Title
India Bloom, BSN student Maithe Enriquez HIV Preparedness: Measuring Knowledge and Stigma in Nursing Students
Kelley and Kelsey Fitzgerald, BSN students Kari Lane Older Adults and Cochlear Implant coverage
Reem Al Alawi, PhD student Greg Alexander Assessing Competency of Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Rungnapha “Lek” Khiewchaum, PhD Student Vicki Conn Psychoeducational Interventions to Improve Physical and Psychological Well-being in Informal Caregivers of Frail Elderly People with Chronic Illnesses: A Systematic Review
Pongkamon “Mew” Krisanabud, PhD Student Leeanne Sherwin The Association Between symptom Severity and Interference Activity Among Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: A Pilot Study
Paul Linneman, DNP Student Carolyn Crumley Treatment of Hypertrophic Granulation in Burns: Review of the Literature
Jennifer O’Connor, PhD Student Deidre Wipke-Tevis Prevalence of Foot Health Problems Among Haitian Sugarcane Workers Living in the Batayes of the Southeastern Dominican Republic
Tipparat “Rose” Udmuangpia, PhD Student Tina Bloom Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Ghana, West Africa: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature

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