Research Corner

Dr. Dana El Hajj and Dean Dr. Linda Haddad gave two peer-reviewed presentations. They presented, “Tobacco Use of Self-Identified Females and Their Immigrant Status” to the National Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, and “Tobacco Use of Self-Identified Females and Their Social Status” at the Southern Nursing Research Society Conference. 

Dr. Sheri Howard and Dr. Leanne Lefler's abstract was accepted for a poster presentation entitled, “Using the Community Action Poverty Simulation to Accelerate Learning About Health Equity.”

Dr. Reba Umberger and her team's abstract was accepted for a poster presentation entitled, “Using ICD-10 Codes to Capture Social Determinants of Health within the National Readmission Dataset.”

Dr. Fatima Alzyoud and her team's abstract was accepted for a podium presentation entitled, “Nurse Disrespect and Abuse Toward Laboring and Child-Birthing Women.”

Principal Investigator Dr. Tracie L. Augusta and her team have received their first grant for the project, “Hypertension Control of African Americans in an Urban Environment.” This seed grant is generously provided by the Communities of Research Scholars (CoRS) program at the University of Memphis.
Dr. Annapoorna Mary and Fawaz Mzayek are contributing as co-investigators on this project.

Kerri Kitchen and Tiffany Elliott's abstract “Empathy in Action: Harnessing the Power of Reflection from '5B' in Nursing Education,” was accepted for the AACN's Diversity Symposium in Feb 2024.

Dr. Gloria Carr received a small grant award from the Tennessee Nurses Foundation Nursing Research Grant Program entitled “SDOH: Work Environment: Implications for Mental Health, Moral Injury & Burnout Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education.”

Howard S. and Dr. Leanne Lefler recently published, “Using the Community Action Poverty Simulation to Accelerate Learning About Health Equity” in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.  

First author Dr. Viktoriya Pleshkan and second author Dr. Sohye Lee manuscript entitled, “Facilitating Nursing Students’ Transition to Scholar: Embedded Writing Tutor Project,” (JNE-2023-421R1, Syllabus Selection), has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Nursing Education. 

Dr. Annapoorna Mary's paper was accepted for publication in the journal Research In Nursing and Health. The paper is titled, “Recommendations to Improve Maternal Health Equity Among Black Women in The South,” is a position paper from the SNRS Minority Health Research Interest & Implementation Group.

Dr. Sohye Lee co-authored a publication titled, “Factors Associated College Students' Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination and Preferred Strategies for Catch-Up Vaccine Promotion: A Mixed Methods Study.” Her paper is published in Vaccine (Impact Factor, 4.962).

Dr. Viktoriya Pleshkan received a small grant award from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for her project entitled, “Phenomenological Study of Preceptors’ Experiences with Preparing Nurse Practitioner Students for Autonomous Practice.” 

Dr. Genae Strong's publication, “Speaking the Same Language: A Call for Standardized Lactation Terminology in the United States,” has been published in Volume 39, Issue 1 of Journal of Human Lactation. 

Tiffany Elliot, MSN, RN, CHSE manuscript entitled, “Theory Analysis and Evaluation of Emancipatory Nursing Praxis: A Theory of Social Justice in Nursing,” was accepted for publication in the International Journal of Nursing Knowledge.  

Dr. Candace McGowen's manuscript entitled, “Exploring the Clinical Outcomes of Implementing Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in a Primary Care Practice: A Quality Improvement Project,” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice.

Dr. Ashanti Coleman's peer-reviewed presentation entitled, “Stroke Prevention in African American Women Ages 20-40 with Oral Contraceptive Use,” was accepted and will be presented at the National Nurse Practitioner Symposium taking place July 20-23 in Keystone, Colo. 

Dr. Sohye Lee co-authored, “Effects of Medication Intervention on Self-management in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.”

Dr. Reba Umberger and Dr. Annapoorna Mary's presentation was accepted for the 2023 Critical Care Congress by Society of Critical Care Medicine for their abstract entitled, “Exploring the Role of Social Determinants of Health on Readmissions After Sepsis,” held in San Francisco in January. 

Dr. Jill Dapremont and Dr. Sheri Howard's presentation was accepted for the 2023 Annual Conference by Southern Nursing Research Society. The abstract entitled, “Leveraging Health Equity Through Creation of a Learning Community for Minority Nursing Students,” was presented at Rosen Centre in Orlando in March.

Dr. Gloria Carr and Dr. Genae Strong's presentation was accepted for the 2023 Annual Conference by Southern Nursing Research Society. Their abstract entitled, “Faculty Navigating COVID-19 – Nursing Education Crisis,” was presented at the Rosen Centre in Orlando in March.

Dr. Annapoorna Mary's presentation was accepted for the 2023 Annual Conference by Southern Nursing Research Society. The abstract entitled, “Building Community Partnerships to Support Population Health Through Engagement in Cardiovascular Health Education for Disparate, Inner-City Patients,” was presented in Rosen Centre in Orlando in March.

Dr. Sheri Howard and Dr. Leanne Lefler's presentation was accepted for the annual conference by National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. It's entitled, “Using the Community Action Poverty Simulation to Change Student’s Attitudes and Beliefs to Support Health Equity in Future Practice,” and was presented in Orlando.

Dr. Leanne Lefler is co-investigator of the Shelby County Health Department, UofM School of Public Health and LCON collaboration of a $13 million plus Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure Grant. The grant was recently funded with an aim to build and revitalize the existing public health infrastructure and to help recruit, retain and train the current and future public health workforce.

Co-Investigator Dr. Jill Dapremont and the interprofessional research team led by Dr. White-Means, submitted their grant proposal to the National Institute for Disparities and Minority Health entitled, “Policy Pathways to Equity in Racially Segregated Areas with Concentrated Poverty.” This research proposal addresses racial and economic resource structure gaps and creates a blueprint on how to reverse patterns of absent breast cancer resources and other services in underserved communities.