Accomplishments: School of Nursing
Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) presented her research, "Mental Health Benefits of Maitri Sambodh Dhyaan (MSD) Meditation for Dementia Caregivers" at Religion, Spirituality, and Aging Interest Group Symposium at the Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, on Nov. 14, 2025.
The presentation was co-authored by Tirth Bhatta (鈥
Melva Thompson-Robinson (Nursing) presented the poster "Has access to midwifery services increased since the 2011 APHA Policy Brief" at the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Washington, DC on Nov. 3. The study evaluated trends in midwife-attended births across population subgroups and their 鈥
The Brain Injury Translational Research (BITR) lab proudly presented posters at the UMC 8th Annual Poster Symposium help Nov. 5-6, 2025.
Hana Sourjah, Dihini Perera, Ph.D. student Joe Cadiz, and Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (all Nursing) received the 2nd Place Award in the Healthcare Student category for their鈥
Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered a podium presentation titled, "Addressing mTBI Recovery: Early Life Adversity, Mental Health, and Accessible Treatment Solutions with Mobile Health Intervention" at the 39th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) held Oct. 15-18, 2025 in New Orleans. This presentation鈥
Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 51st Annual International Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 31, 2025. The title of his presentation was 鈥淐ultural Food, Chronic Illness, and Coping: Filipino American Experiences of Food Insecurity in a U.S. Primary Care鈥
Reimund Serafica, Catherine Dingley (Nursing), and Joseph Morgan (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article titled, 鈥淟everaging Simulation to Understand Nursing Student Learning in Technologically Complex Environments,鈥 in Clinical Simulation in Nursing. The publication is based on the鈥
Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented a podium presentation, 鈥淏reaking the Salt Cycle: Exploring Food Insecurity, Mental Health , and Dietary Adherence in Filipino Americans with Hypertension,鈥 at the 51st Transcultural Nursing Society National Conference in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 30, 2025.
Esmeralda Clark (Nursing) presented a podium presentation, 鈥淎 Double-Edged Sword: Lived Experiences of Latinx Nursing Students who Speak English as an Additional Language,鈥 at the 51st Transcultural Nursing Society National Conference in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 31, 2025.
Reimund Serafica, Andrew Thomas Reyes (both Nursing), Francisco Sy (Public Health), and their co-authors from Veteran's Affairs Long Beach Health Care System, CA, University of Texas Health, Houston, TX, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and University of California, Irvine, CA, received the 2024 Journal of Transcultural Nursing Best鈥
Rebecca Benfield (Nursing) presented a poster at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, CANS Abstract Symposium Nursing Science: Informing Policy, Advancing Health, entitled "The Positive Effects of a Warm Water Immersion Intervention for Veterans with Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety and Pain" on Oct 15鈥
Melva Thompson-Robinson (Nursing) has joined the advisory board for the School of Education at American University in Washington, DC. The board is composed of leaders who share a strong commitment to teaching, student-centered policy, and educational leadership.
Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented his e-poster, 鈥淔ood Insecurity, Dietary Adherence, and Mental Health: Examining the Impact on Filipino Americans with Hypertension in Primary Care,鈥 at the American Academy of Nursing鈥檚 2025 Health Policy Conference, Impact Through Integrity and Trust: Our Role as Navigators and Translators, on October 16, 2025鈥