Orlando Harris, Yoshimi Fukuoka, Kathryn Wise, Marianne Biangone, Jennie Chin Hansen

Leadership in Action: Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Student Milestones

Nursing Leaders
July 17, 2024
By School of Nursing Communications

Faculty, staff, students and alumni of the UCSF School of Nursing are transforming health and health care.

Four to be Inducted as AAN Fellows

Four members of the school community will be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) 2024 Class of Fellows: Marianne Biangone, PhD, RN, CNE, professor; Leslie Dubbin, PhD, RN, associate professor; Michele Pelter, PhD, RN, associate professor; and Elizabeth Scruth, PhD, RN, MPH, an alumna and volunteer faculty member.

The prestigious recognition honors nurses for their substantial, sustained and outstanding impact on health and health care. The four faculty members are among 233 nurse leaders who will be inducted at the academy's conference, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, in Washington D.C.

Biangone, Dubbin, Pelter, Scruth
(From top left, clockwise) Marianne Biangone, Leslie Dubbin, Michele Pelter and Elizabeth Scruth.

 

Students participate in SON Commencement 2024

Celebrating the Class of 2024

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco rang with applause and enthusiastic cheers as members of the School of Nursing Class of 2024 crossed the stage to receive their diplomas during the school’s commencement celebration on June 11. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Catherine Lucey, MD, MACP, conferred degrees on 176 master’s and doctoral graduates. Additionally, 16 nurses received post-master’s certificates in advanced specialties. 

Relive the day through our commencement story and photo slideshow. 

Orlando Harris Joins Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing

Orlando Harris, PhD, MPH, FAAN, associate professor, has been selected as an inaugural fellow of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing. The new fellowship, established by the National Black Nurses Association, recognizes nurse leaders for their significant and sustained contributions to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in nursing and health care. 

Stella Bialous and Ruth Malone

Stella Bialous, Ruth Malone Join Global Expert Group on Tobacco Control

Professors Stella Bialous, DrPH, RN, FAAN, and Ruth Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, have been selected to join a global 14-member expert group that will develop a report on forward-looking tobacco control measures. The need for the expert group was established at the 10th Conference of the parties of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the only United Nations treaty focused on health.

Ifeyinwa Asiodu Selected for Mid-Career Development Program

Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor, has been named a 2024 awardee of the UCSF Mid-Career Development Program for Research Faculty. This program provides scientists with two years of flexible financial support, career development strategies and mentorship.

Ifeyinwa Asiodu
Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, FAAN

Jennie Chin Hansen

Jennie Chin Hansen Receives Honorary Degree

Alumna Jennie Chin Hansen, MS, RN, FAAN, received an honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree from Harvard University at its 373rd Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

The degree honors Hansen’s innovative and influential leadership in advancing care for older adults. Throughout her career, she has worked diligently to transform care in various roles, including as the leader of On Lok, the CEO of the American Geriatrics Society and a former member of the U.S. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Hansen is an alumna who was also honored as the 2022 recipient of the UCSF Medal.

Laura Wagner on Long-Term Care

Laura Wagner, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, was an invited delegate at a symposium at the American University in Cairo from April 29 to 30 on long-term care to help mobility research on healthy aging in the Middle East and North Africa region. After the symposium, Wagner visited Ain Shams University's Faculty of Nursing.

Laura Wagner

Emebet Aklilu and Coretta Jenerette

Emebet Aklilu, Coretta Jenerette Present on DEI in Nursing Curriculum

Emebet Aklilu, MPH, MSBH, director of operations in the school's Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach, and Coretta Jenerette, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, presented at the StAND UP South Carolina Academy Conference on May 11. Their presentation focused on how to think about DEI in nursing curriculum and in programs like StAND UP South Carolina that support nursing students.

Kathryn Wise on Student Engagement

MS-HAIL Director Kathryn Wise, OTD, MHSc, OTR/L, associate professor, was a panelist at the Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Conference on June 3 in Tampa, Florida. Wise joined colleagues to facilitate a deep-dive session titled "Before Students Care How Much You Know: Engagement Practicalities Beyond the Pedagogy."

Kathryn Wise

Yoshimi Fukuoka
Yoshimi Fukuoka, PhD, RN, FAAN

Yoshimi Fukuoka on AI and Heart Disease Awareness

Yoshimi Fukuoka, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, was a featured speaker in the June 6 event that is part of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Speaker Series hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. She delivered the talk “Applying Artificial Intelligence to Increase Heart Disease Awareness and Knowledge in Women With Racial/Ethnic Minority Backgrounds" to an audience of about 100 NIH researchers and staff.  

KT Waxman on Developing Implicit Bias Simulation Scenarios

KT Waxman, DNP, RN, FAAN, professor, presented a workshop on developing implicit bias simulation scenarios at the Society for European Simulation Annual Conference, June 19-21 in Prague, Czech Republic.

KT Waxman, DNP, RN, FAAN

Andrew Penn

Andrew Penn on the Role of Nursing in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

Andrew Penn, MS, PMHNP, professor, delivered a virtual training to colleagues in Kiev, Ukraine, on the role of nursing in psychedelic assisted therapy for Heal Ukraine Trauma, a 501(3)c organization that trains Ukrainian clinicians to incorporate psychedelic and ketamine assisted therapy for treating PTSD.

Celebrating Preceptors

Beverly Shoemaker, May Preceptor

Beverly Shoemaker, NNP, is the school's May Preceptor of the Month. She has been a neonatal nurse practitioner at UCSF for 30 years and has been part of the School of Nursing for 25 of those years.

“Beverly has dedicated her career to improving patient outcomes through ongoing education of NPs, RNs and families," said Chrissy Smith, NNP-BC, CNS, co-coordinator of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner specialty. "We are grateful for the enthusiasm, high level of skill, intellect and compassion she brings, along with the expertise honed through years of dedication and engagement.”  

 

Beverly Shoemaker

Kathryn Snow, June Preceptor

Kathryn Snow, MS, RN, CNRN, is the school’s June Preceptor of the Month. She specializes in neurocritical care at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, where she ensures that standardized, evidence-based care is provided to the vulnerable neuro population.

“I recall my trepidation when I was a new CNS, but quickly learned that my skills and expertise were valuable to my organization and the staff nurses,” she said. “If I can role model CNS work just by doing what I do every day, precepting becomes a natural, collaborative process that I hope teaches them they are 'enough' and they are ready!” 

Read more about Shoemaker and Snow, including comments from students, on the Preceptor Portal.

Kathryn Snow

SON Community Captures New Funding

  • Sutina Chou, PhD in Sociology student, received a grant from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship for her project "Doctor's Orders: Biomedicine, Authority and the Politics of Global Health at the World Health Organization." The award is $58,388.
  • Orlando Harris, PhD, MPH, FAAN, associate professor, received a grant from Heluna Health for his project "HOPE: A Status-Neutral Mobile Unit for African Americans Experiencing Homelessness in Alameda County." The award is $19,692.
  • Erica Sedlander, DrPH, MPH, assistant professor, received a grant from the UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research for her project "Understanding Women Living with HIV's Perceptions of the Relationship Between HIV, ART and Fertility." The award is $50,000.
  • Jarmin Yeh, PhD, MPH, MSSW, associate professor, received a grant from the California Department of Public Health for her project "Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Report." The award is $296,296.
     

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