Category Archives: Faculty & Staff News

Rates for preterm births among Black women were about 50 percent higher than those for white women in 2019, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This discrepancy is why a University of Central Florida College of Nursing researcher is leading projects to identify if factors, such as social stress and paternal roles, are […]

The nursing faculty members are recipients of the highest honor in the profession and recognized for their impact in healthcare simulation.   Two faculty members at the UCF College of Nursing have received the distinguished honor of fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). Associate Professor Desiree Díaz and Clinical Associate Professor Laura Gonzalez, who are among only […]

  College of Nursing Associate Professor Christopher W. Blackwell ’05PhD was among this year’s inductees. The honor recognizes faculty who have made a national and international impact through their research, teaching and service.   Read More

  UCF student contact tracers help limit COVID-19 on campus and in the community. Associate Professor Jascinth Lindo is part of the task force and helped coordinate the effort to recruit UCF student volunteers. Read More  

While the pandemic canceled study abroad trips this spring, global health education continued for UCF nursing students thanks to innovative instructors.     Under the guidance of interpreters and two faculty members, a group of 10 undergraduate nursing students practiced how to provide pre-, intra- and post-operative care to medically underserved patients in rural Peru. It is what the students would have […]

  Having recently earned international accreditation for its nursing simulation program, UCF is a living example of how we can take healthcare from here to the future.   Read More

  The STIM Center at the UCF College of Nursing is among more than 100 programs in 10 countries to receive accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, which is the world’s largest healthcare simulation accrediting body. Read More

  But currently Black lives are in danger and in need of support to make change. A UCF Forum opinion column by panelist Syretta Spears, assistant director of the UCF Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling Center in the College of Nursing.   Read More

  UCF Pegasus Professor and College of Nursing Endowed Professor Greg Welch is one of six IEEE Impact Creators sharing the passions that have them jumping out of bed in the morning and the topics that keep them inspired in their careers. Read More

  Mary Lou Sole has been reappointed as the dean of the College of Nursing. The decision by Michael D. Johnson, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, extends the role of a UCF leader who has advanced student success, academic excellence and community engagement at the college since becoming dean in 2015.   […]