College of Nursing
Kerry Kernen, MPA, MSN, RN, was recently appointed as the Chief Operation Officer of the Health 360 Integrated Clinic in Lincoln, Nebraska. Kernen is a 2011 graduate of our combined MSN/MPA degree program, which was designed for nurses who desire to integrate knowledge and skills from nursing with the public sector and public policy. In addition to...
Alethea Hill, Ph.D., RN, ANP-BC, and assistant professor at the University of South Alabama, will be visiting Kent State University on January 8, 2015. As a Visiting Scholar, she will give a talk titled Diabetes Intervention in the African-American Community, from 12 - 1 p.m. in Kent Hall Annex, Room 102. Following her presentation, Dr. Hill will...
Man’s best friend helped turn the stress of Finals Week into smiles, selfies and solace at Kent State University. Twenty-two pooches from Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® filled the library for students to enjoy. Kent State freshman Mandi Harmon made it through her first Finals Week with the help of a Doberman Pinscher named...
Rebecca M. Patton MSN, RN, CNOR, FAAN; Ruth Ludwick, PhD, RN-BC, CNS, FAAN, and; Margarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, are co-editors of a new book on health policy that was released in partnership with the American Nurses Association. The book, titled Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom, is a practical, how-to book written to...
Ratchneewan Ross, RN, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker at the New Member Induction Ceremony of the Pi Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the Honor Society of Nursing, on Dec 2, 2014. Dr. Ross is an Associate Professor and Director of International Activities at Kent State’s College of Nursing. She has been a member of STTI since...
Dana Hansen, RN, MSN, Ph.D., has received the Dr. Richard A. Zeller Nursing Research Award from the College of Nursing for her study titled “The Caregivers’ Experience with an Illness Blog: A Pilot Study.” The purpose of the study is to learn about how caregivers interact with the blogs produced by their seriously ill family members. The Dr....
Carol Moore, senior instructional designer at Kent State’s College of Nursing, received the Promotion of Social Justice award from the Portage County NAACP at their annual Freedom Fund Dinner at the Kent State Student Center on November 1, 2014. Moore was recognized for over 20 years of service on the King Kennedy Community Center Advisory Board....
Cathy Fluharty, BSN, MSN, has been accepted into the 2014-2015 Harvard Medical School program in Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP). Fluharty, a Kent State University College of Nursing alumna, earned a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree in 2009 and is currently a nurse practitioner at Alliance Community Hospital in Alliance,...
Ruth E. Ludwick, Ph.D., CNS, RN.C, Kent State University alumna and professor emerita at the university’s College of Nursing, has been selected as one of 168 nurse leaders to be inducted as fellows into the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) during the academy’s “2014 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference” on Oct. 18 in Washington,...
Congratulations to Melissa Dyer, MSN, lecturer and course coordinator in the College of Nursing, for receiving a Kent State University 2014 Outstanding Teacher Award. Sponsored by the University Teaching Council, this award honors full-time, non-tenure track or part-time faculty who show exceptional skills in classroom teaching. The Outstanding...