2022 Betty Irene Moore Fellows
Meet the third cohort
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Veronica Barcelona, Ph.D., M.S.N., M.P.H. R.N., P.H.N.A.-B.C.
Assistant Professor, Columbia University School of Nursing
Fogarty Research Fellow |
Fellowship project: Using machine learning to measure racial/ethnic bias in obstetric settings Self-selected mentor: Suzanne Bakken, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.A.C.M.I., F.I.A.H.S.I., Alumni Professor of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Precision in Symptom Self-Management Center Director, Reducing Health Disparities Through Informatics Pre- and Post-doctoral Training Program Director, Columbia University School of Nursing |
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Dawn Bounds, Ph.D., P.M.H.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Professor, UCI Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing |
Fellowship project: Resilience Empowered Villages in Virtual Environments (REVIVE) Self-selected mentor: Adey Nyamathi, Ph.D., A.N.P., F.A.A.N., Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor, UCI Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing |
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Grace Campbell, Ph.D., M.S.W., C.N.L., C.R.R.N., F.A.R.N.
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of NursingAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineJonas Salk Healthcare Fellow |
Fellowship project: Implementing early rehabilitation as the standard of gynecologic cancer care Self-selected mentor: Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., M.P.H., Annie Laurie Howard Research Distinguished Professor, Department of Behavioral Science Professor, Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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Joan G. Carpenter, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., A.C.H.P.N., F.P.C.N.
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of NursingAssociate Graduate Faculty, University of Maryland Graduate SchoolHealth Scientist, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Philadelphia |
Fellowship project: Improving access to dementia palliative care in nursing homes Self-selected mentor: Kathleen Unroe, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine in Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine |
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Kristen Choi, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Assistant Professor, UCLA School of NursingAssistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthAdjunct Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Southern California |
Fellowship project: Mental health care and tele-mental health for LGBTQ children/youth Self-selected mentor: Bonnie Zima, M.D., M.P.H., Professor-in-Residence for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, UCLA Center for Health Services and Society Associate Director, UCLA |
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Maya Clark-Cutaia, Ph.D., R.N., A.C.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Professor, New York University Rory Meyers College of NursingAssistant Professor, New York University Grossman School of MedicineAdjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing |
Fellowship project: Impact of sodium consumption on clinical outcomes in end-stage kidney disease Self-selected mentor: Joyce Anastasi, Ph.D., Dr.N.P., F.A.A.N., Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing, Special Studies in Symptom Management Founding Director, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing |
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Kate Coleman-Minahan, Ph.D., R.N., F.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus College of Nursing |
Fellowship project: Advancing reproductive justice among immigrant young adults: shaping the future of reproductive health Self-selected mentor: Amy Levi, Ph.D., C.N.M., W.H.N.P.-B.C., F.A.C.N.M., F.A.A.N., Albers Endowed Professor of Midwifery, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of New Mexico College of Nursing |
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Fayron Epps, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Assistant Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing |
Fellowship project: Caregiving while Black: optimizing outcomes for Black dementia caregivers Self-selected mentor: Kenneth Hepburn, Ph.D., Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing |
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Kristen Fessele, Ph.D., R.N., A.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.
Senior Nurse Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterThe New York Academy of Medicine Fellow |
Fellowship project: COBRA: Cancer, Older adults, Balance and Resistance Activities for health Self-selected mentor: Armin Shahrokni, M.D., M.P.H., Geriatrician and Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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Alvin Jeffery, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.R.N.-K., F.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of NursingDirector, American Association of Critical Care NursesNurse Scientist, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Nashville, Tennessee |
Fellowship project: Improving electronic health record usability with a novel customization process Self-selected mentor: Adam Wright, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.I., F.A.M.I.A., F.I.A.H.S.I., Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
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Michaela McCarthy, Ph.D., R.N.
Health Science Specialist, Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation at the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care SystemAdjunct Faculty, University of Colorado College of Nursing |
Fellowship project: Peer IDEA: improving healthcare access for rural women veterans Self-selected mentor: Catherine Battaglia, Ph.D., R.N., Nurse Scientist and Director, Denver Research Education and Mentor Program, Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation at the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, and Associate Professor, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
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Tam Nguyen, Ph.D., M.S.N./M.P.H., R.N.
Associate Professor, Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing |
Fellowship project: Transforming the paradigm for diabetes prevention among Vietnamese Americans Self-selected mentor: Miyong Kim, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.A.H.A., Associate Vice President for Community Health Engagement, La Quinta Centennial Endowed Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing |