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Student-voted awards recognize faculty teaching and mentoring in DNP and Ph.D. programs
October 19, 2017
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing doctoral students recently honored professors Mary Dietrich and Karen Hande with the school’s student-voted Dean Colleen Conway-Welch faculty awards. Dietrich, Ph.D., professor of Statistics/Measurement, was named the 2017 Ph.D. faculty award recipient. She teaches research design and statistics and supports Ph.D. students with their dissertation research. Student nominations noted that…
Mariann Piano joins School of Nursing in top research role
September 19, 2017
Mariann R. Piano, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, FAHA, a distinguished researcher in cardiovascular disease and expert on the effects of binge drinking and young adults, has been named senior associate dean for research at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN). Piano will lead the School of Nursing’s research program, charged with supporting faculty scholarly endeavors, expanding…
Kleinpell named VUSN Assistant Dean for Clinical Scholarship
September 19, 2017
Ruth M. Kleinpell, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, FAANP, FCCM, an internationally recognized nurse researcher, scholar and educator, has joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing as assistant dean for Clinical Scholarship and professor of Nursing. Kleinpell comes to Vanderbilt from Rush University, where she had been director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship at Rush…
Incoming School of Nursing class includes first Executive Leadership DNPs
August 30, 2017
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing welcomed 474 new Master of Nursing Science, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Ph.D. students in a series of orientation events Aug. 16-28. The new class included the school’s first cohort of eight executive leadership track DNP students. The incoming MSN class of 402 included 187 students who hold…
Students and faculty experience what life is like when you’re poor
August 24, 2017
How do you cash your paycheck if the banks are closed when you get off work? What is your alternative to leaving your underage children home alone if you don’t have childcare? And how can you get to work, meet with assistance providers or attend health care appointments when you don’t have transportation? Health care…
Current building expansion details now online
August 18, 2017
News updates and information about the new Vanderbilt University School of Nursing building expansion can be found at https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/vusngrows/. The new online pages were developed by the VUSN Informatics Development team to highlight the expansion project and help keep interested parties up-to-date. It consists of a section with the latest news stories about the project,…
