FCN Faculty and Student Research Recognized at ENRS Annual Scientific Sessions

During the symposium “Mothers Who Harm Their Babies: The Nurses Response,” Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Coordinator Undergraduate Research, Sunny G. Hallowell, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, and junior Alyson Ludden shared their interdisciplinary work with colleagues from Boston College. Their data-driven research brought together the perspectives of students in nursing, forensics, psychology and business on the devastating social and financial costs of neonaticide and infanticide. (See 18 below.)

The full list of presentations at ENRS follows: 

1. Poster Presentation—Mya Stinson, BSNc, and Tracy Oliver, PhD, RDN, LDN: The Effectiveness of Dietary Therapy in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
2. Poster Presentation—Tracy Oliver, PhD, RDN, LDN, Rebecca Shenkman, MPH, RDN, LDN, Lisa Diewald, MS, RDN, LDN, and Mary Beth Murray, Med, BSN, RN, PhD student: A 2-Year Qualitative Exploration of the Lifestyle and Health Experiences of Healthcare Workers during COVID-19
3. Poster Presentation—Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, PhD, RN, CRNP, CNE, Gabrielle Sasso BSN, RN, Margaret Brace, PhD, Sherry Burrell, PhD, RN, CNE: Influences on Long-term Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adult Colorectal Cancer Survivors
4. Poster Presentation—Jodie Szlachta, PhD, CRNA, FAANA: Nurse Anesthesia Program Administrator Assessment: A Practice Doctorate Administrator Profile
5. Poster Presentation—Tracy Oliver, PhD, RDN, LDN, Gail Furman, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, Rebecca Shenkman, MPH, RDN, LDN, Lisa Diewald, MS, RDN, LDN, Margaret Brace, PhD, Bette Mariani, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN: Cultivating Inclusivity: Simulation-Based Approaches for Weight Bias Mitigation
6. Poster Presentation—Sherry Burrell, PhD, RN, CNE, Jennifer Ross, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Kelly Kiel, BSNc, Mary Ann Heverly, PhD:  Pilot Testing of Virtually-Delivered Video-Recorded Simulation-Based Experiences in an Oncology Nursing Seminar
7. Paper Presentation—Christine Byrne, MSN, RN, Suzanne Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Linda Copel, PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC, CNE, ANEF, NCC, FAPA, Experiences of New Nurses in the United State During the Acute Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic
8. Paper Presentation—Michelle McKay, PhD, RN, CCRN and Margaret Brace, PhD: Modeling the Relationship Between Symptom Counts, Falls, and Outcomes in Older Adults
9. Paper Presentation—Jocelyn Zavala Garcia, BSNc; Rosalba Esquivel, PhD; Diana Lugo; Caitlin Brady, BA; Serena Matos, BS; Kabindra Shakya, PhD; Steven Goldsmith, PhD; Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Daniel Smith, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CNE: Establishment of a Community-Based Participatory Research Program to Assess Community Lead Exposure Risk: Determined Research Priorities
10. Paper Presentation—Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN: Exploration of Traumatic Stress, Birth Status and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Using the Eco-Bio Development Model of Poverty and Preterm Birth
11. Poster Presentation—PJ Scarperi, BSNc, and Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, PhD, RN, CRNP, CNE: Caring Beyond Cure: Perspectives of Pediatric Oncology Nurses on Palliative and End of Life Care (Awarded Second Place for Undergraduate Poster Presentation)
12. Poster Presentation—Kristen Oakley, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN, CNEcl and Linda Copel, PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC, CNE, ANEF, NCC, FAPA: Secondary Traumatic Stress in Nurses and Other Helping Professionals: A Concept Analysis
13. Poster Presentation—Maggie Runyon, PhD student, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CYT-200, Mandy Irby, Paula Rojas Landivar: Perinatal Trauma-Informed Care Education Associated with Decreased Nurse Secondary Traumatic Stress (Awarded Second Place for Doctoral Student Poster Presentation Clinical Research)
14. Poster Presentation—Guy Weissinger II, MPhil, PhD, RN, Heather Brom, PhD, RN, Christopher Petoskey, BSN, RN, and Lauren Macneal, MSN, RN: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Job and Patient Outcomes: A Scoping Review
15. Poster Presentation—Caitlin Donis, PhD,­ AG-ACNP, ACCNS, Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN, and Andrea Hollingsworth, PhD, RN: Factors Influencing Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Proficiency Development
16. Paper Presentation—Jennifer Ross, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Gail Furman, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, and Ann Scheve, MSN, RN: The Impact of Therapeutic Communication Simulation with Standardized Patients on Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Communication Skill
17. Paper Presentation—Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN, Laraine Winter, PhD, Ashley Ritter, PhD, RN, Rebecca Brown, MD, Meagan Cusack, PhD, and Luke Hoban, MS: Recruitment and Engagement of Military Veterans and their Families in Research: Exemplars form Studies Examining Social Determinants of Health
18. Symposium: Mothers Who Harm Their Babies: The Nurses Response (two of four papers)—Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sunny G. Hallowell, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, Ann Wolbert Burgess, DNSc, APRN, FAAN, Victor Petreca, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNP, Alyson Ludden, BSNc, Johany Jeune, BSNc, Lauren McBride, BS, Emily Pudvah, BS

- Paper #1— Drs. Dowdell and Hallowell, Alyson Ludden: A Literature Review of Maternal Risk Factors and Negative Outcomes
- Paper #4—Drs. Dowdell and Hallowell: Evaluation and Application of the Nurse-Family Partnership Model to Infanticide

BSNc: Bachelor of Science in Nursing candidate