Faculty accolades
A sampling of recent achievements and honors of faculty at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. For more listings and news, please visit our newsroom and follow us on social media.
Piri Ackerman-Barger
Piri Ackerman-Barger, associate dean for Student Affairs and Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, was awarded the 2024 Trailblazer Award from the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA).
Deb Bakerjian
Associate Dean for Practice Deb Bakerjian was awarded the 2024 Bridging Health Care Needs Award from the California Association for Nurse Practitioners (CANP).
Alex Fauer
Alex Fauer, an assistant professor in the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, was awarded a $50,000 National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award (LRP) from the National Cancer Institute.
Jann Murray-Garcia
Professor Emeritus Jann Murray-García received the 2024 Eleanor Fontes-Fulton Award for Diversity and Principles of Community from UC Davis.
Mary Lou de Deon Siantz
Professor Emeritus Mary Lou de Leon Siantz was reappointed to the National Advisory Committee to the American Nurses Association Minority Fellowship Program.
Charleen Singh
Charleen Singh, the program director for the Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Program, was selected into the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) 2024-2025 Faculty Leadership Mentoring Program.
Welcome new faculty
Assistant Clinical Professor Edna Esquer, Ph.D., F.N.P.-B.C.
Professor Roschelle (Shelly) Fritz, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Assistant Clinical Professor Elizabeth (Beth) Gall, M.S.N., R.N., P.H.N., F.N.P.-C.
Assistant Clinical Professor Sandra Kamba, F.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Clinical Professor Joanne (Jody) Minnick, D.N.P., A.P.R.N., A.C.N.P.-B.C., F.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Clinical Professor Sandra Pon, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant Clinical Professor Jakkarin (Jake) Sareerak, D.N.P., C.R.N.A., C.H.S.E.
Assistant Professor Anna Satake, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., G.C.N.S.
Associate Clinical Professor Laura Senn, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.S.-B.C.
Diversity, equity and inclusion drive PhD student's quest
Third-year PhD student chooses UC Davis nursing school to advance research and discuss the experiences of patients of color
UC Davis nursing professor receives a grant first
UC Davis nursing professor awarded $1.25 million training grant to support students’ research to improve health equity
DNP-Nurse Anesthesia program launches
Nurse anesthesia director shares vision for new UC Davis program
