News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Jody Early Selected for 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award
Congratulations to Associate Professor Jody Early! Early was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology. Early was nominated by fellow faculty and colleagues.
March 28, 2017
Assistant Professor Nora Kenworthy Makes Headlines in The Herald
Assistant Professors Nora Kenworthy and Lauren Berliner's research findings were featured in an article in The Herald on Thursday, March 16. Their study, published last month in Social Science & Medicine, looked at the success of crowdfunding for medical bills and revealed surprising results.
March 21, 2017
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Creates Results: Sara Cole Receives Founders Fellow Research Scholarship
Collaboration across disciplines brings out the best in our students and faculty! In February, Sara Cole (senior, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences) was awarded a Founders Fellows Research Scholarship. While Sara is an IAS student, her mentor is our School's Assistant Professor Jody Early. Sara's project is titled "Sex Education 2.0: A Content Analysis of Online Teen Sexual Health Forums."
March 10, 2017
SNHS Students and Students from Al Quds University Discuss Women’s Global Health & Human Rights
Students from the University of Washington Bothell collaborated with health professions students from Al Quds University in Hebron (West Bank) to dialogue about concepts and issues shaping women's (trans and cis) global health and human rights. Students exchanged "photo stories" to share results of their Photovoice findings.
March 8, 2017
Assistant Professor Kenworthy and Team Receive Grant
Congratulations to researchers, Drs. Nora Kenworthy, Johanna Crane, and Lynn Thomas! Their project, "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Global Health Partnerships in Africa" has been awarded a Collaboration Studio Grant which provide UW faculty groups with leave to catalyze, deepen, or reconfigure cross-disciplinary research and to work toward publication.
March 7, 2017
Distinguished Speaker: Amani M. Nuru-Jeter, Ph.D., M.P.H.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Amani M. Nuru-Jeter on Tuesday, 5/23, 6pm, DISC 061. Please join us for a discussion on "What Is This Thing We Call “Race” and How Does it Get into the Body?" We are pleased to co-host this event with the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, and hope you will RSVP to attend this presentation and recognize Dr. Nuru-Jeter's exemplary scholarship and leadership.
March 7, 2017
SNHS Receives Collaboration Award from Verdant
On February 27, 2017, our Dean, David Allen, accepted Verdant Health's Community Collaboration Award on behalf of our School. SNHS pairs students with community partners for fieldwork placements that benefit the community, students, and organizations.
February 28, 2017
HS Student Sofiya Idris Fulbright Semifinalist
Congratulations to Sofiya Idris, Health Studies student, who has been selected as a semifinalist for an English Teaching Assistantship grant in the Fulbright Program.
February 27, 2017
Luiza Trahan Receives Primary Care Leader of the Year Award
Luiza Trahan, BSN alum and current MN student, was nominated and chosen by her peers at Pacific Medical Centers to receive the Primary Care Leader of the Year award for 2016.
February 23, 2017