Jan. 4, 2017
Student Practices ‘Quick’ Medicine in Africa
Professors at the Sinclair School of Nursing do not often recommend taking a week off of classes and clinicals. But when senior Stephanie Oetting learned she had the chance to experience medicine in Africa, everyone knew she had to jump at the opportunity. Oetting spent a week in October 2016 working alongside missionaries in medical clinics in five villages throughout the country of Madagascar. The trip was in partnership with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Mercy Medical Teams, who sends regular medical mission trips throughout Africa. The team included nine Americans and three Madagascan doctors who partnered alongside a general surgeon.
Dec. 7, 2016
Helping the Voiceless
Unfortunately, intimate partner violence (IPV) is a sad reality for many throughout the state of Missouri and the United States. And many times, nurses are at the front lines of intervention. Throughout the Sinclair School of Nursing, faculty members are preparing student nurses to be attune to the signs of domestic violence and working to help victims. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, intimate partner violence refers to any “physical, sexual or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse, which can occur among heterosexual or same-sex couples and does not require sexual…
Nov. 30, 2016
Mother-daughter pair serve in Haiti
It is not rare for mothers and daughters to take trips across the country–or even across the world–together. But to travel together to serve as medical missionaries to a third-world country might be a little more rare. That is just what Elizabeth Soto and her mom Tricia Jester did this summer. Instead of your traditional summer vacation, Elizabeth and Tricia packed their bags and headed to Saint-Louis-Du-Nord, Haiti, with Northwest Haiti Christian Mission, to assist with eye exams and surgeries for the impoverished living in the area. For Elizabeth, this trip quickly became “one of the most treasured…
Nov. 30, 2016
PhD Student Receives Jonas Global Fellowship
University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing PhD student Tammie Conley was selected to receive a Jonas Global Fellowship. The Jonas Global Fellowship, funded by the Jonas Center, provides global health research experiences for graduate nursing students. Tammie and her advisor Dr. Maithe Enriquez traveled to the Dominican Republic in October 2014 to evaluate the effectiveness of a hypertension screening and intervention program for sugarcane workers in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic.
Oct. 6, 2016
Beloved SSON Staff Member Passes Away
It is with profound sadness that we announce that our beloved Thom Bowling, Executive Assistant Student Services, collapsed this morning, and after concerted resuscitation efforts in our MUHC Emergency Room, Thom was unable to be revived. This death comes as a shock to all of us. Thom just turned 59 and served the SSON for 13 years. He was the welcoming face for students and families in our front office and was so loved by all. Information about the memorial and where to send condolences will be forthcoming.
Sep. 6, 2016
2016-2019 NINR Funded T32 Health Behavior Science Pre-Doctoral Fellows Selected
The MU Sinclair School of Nursing is pleased to announce Julio Loya, BSN, RN, CMSRN, of Marana, AZ, and Jennifer O’Connor, MSN, RN, CFCN, CNE, of Broken Arrow, OK, have been selected as National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) funded T32 Health Behavior Science Pre-Doctoral Fellowship recipients for 2016-2019. As a PhD student, Mr. Loya is studying behavioral interventions to engage Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes in physical activity. Julio is mentored by Vicki S. Conn, PhD, RN, FAAN, Potter-Brinton Professor of Nursing. As a PhD student, Ms. O’Connor is studying foot care self-management behaviors in aging adults. Jennifer…
April 30, 2016
Graduate Receives MU Dissertation Discipline Award in Biological and Life Sciences
Jennifer Hulett, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, a 2015 graduate of the Sinclair School of Nursing’s PhD program, was honored at the the Graduate Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Dr. Hulett received the MU Dissertation Discipline Award in Biological and Life Sciences for her dissertation research entitled “Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Neuroendocrine Function and Health Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors.” Her dissertation research involved exploration of relationships between and among spirituality, stress and neuroimmune biomarkers in breast cancer survivorship outcomes, an increasingly ‘hot topic’ in the field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). Dr. Hulett’s focus on neuroimmune biomarkers, breast cancer…
April 20, 2016
Donors Kickstart New Building Fundraising Efforts
University of Missouri officials announced two gifts to the MU Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) totaling $3 million to support the construction costs of a new academic building for the SSON. Michael and Millie Brown have given $2 million to support the new building. Richard Miller has given $1 million to support the same project. “We cannot thank the Browns and Mr. Miller enough for their vision and support,” said Hank Foley, MU interim chancellor. “This new building will contribute to the state’s economy by strengthening the workforce of a profession that is highly marketable and vital to all Missourians’…
April 19, 2016
DNP Graduate Wins Ribbon at MNRS for Poster Presentation
Shelby Thomas received a second place ribbon for her DNP project. April 19, 2016 University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing DNP graduate Shelby Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CLNC, found herself with a ribbon at the 40th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS). The conference was held in Milwaukee, WI, during the week of March 17-20. Each year, nursing schools around the Midwest take part in the conference. Each school can select up to three students to represent their school’s BSN, MSN, DNP, and PhD programs in the MNRS Student Poster Exchange and Competition. The Student…
Nov. 12, 2015
PhD Student Wins Dean’s Award for Poster Presentation
Nov. 12, 2015 Jennifer O’Connor, second year MU SSON PhD student, received the Sinclair School of Nursing Dean’s Award for her research poster “Leisure Time Physical Inactivity, Obesity, and Diabetes Rates in the Southern United States” at the University of Missouri’s Health Sciences Research Day on Thursday, November 12th, 2015. Jennifer’s research mentor is Deidre Wipke-Tevis PhD, RN. Each year, students from the MU School of Medicine, MU School of Health Professions, and the MU Sinclair School of Nursing take part in the University of Missouri Health Sciences Research Day poster competition. Each Dean can select one student from their…