Category Archives: Faculty & Staff News

Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD was inducted in the 2024 Class of Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for outstanding achievements and service. Associate Professor Jacqueline LaManna is among 33 nurse practitioner leaders from across the U.S. inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). The 2024 Class of Fellows were […]

College of Nursing faculty and staff members are among the hundreds across the university who are being honored for service and excellence during the 2024 Founders’ Day celebration Wednesday. UCF College of Nursing faculty and staff members are among those who will be recognized for academic excellence and service at the Founders’ Day Faculty Honors […]

Kelly Allred ’07PhD, Jean Davis ’19PhD and Ladda Thiamwong were inducted as Distinguished Fellows of the National Academies of Practice in Nursing. Three UCF College of Nursing faculty experts — Kelly Allred ’07PhD, Jean Davis ’19PhD, and Ladda Thiamwong — have been named Distinguished Fellows by the National Academies of Practice in Nursing. The National […]

A patented innovation developed by UCF researchers brings the virtual and physical worlds together to enhance healthcare training for trauma and casualty care. One of the first steps in trauma, wound, and combat casualty care is to stop the bleeding. “There’s a right amount of pressure. Too much is not a good thing. Not enough […]

Professor Mindi Anderson, an internationally recognized healthcare simulation expert, was named associate dean for simulation and immersive learning at UCF’s College of Nursing. As associate dean, Anderson will provide leadership for simulation and immersive learning across academic programs at the college. She will also provide guidance to the college’s leadership team, faculty, and staff on […]

A team led by UCF College of Nursing Endowed Professor Victoria Loerzel ’07PhD was awarded a $2.5M grant to test the innovative intervention that simulates symptoms and self-management. Imagine you’re heading home from chemotherapy treatment armed with information from doctors and nurses on how to manage the most feared side effects: nausea and vomiting. What […]

UCF nursing students and faculty returned from the Florida Nursing Student Association annual conference with a new resolution passed, more scholarships and several honors, including the Diamond Chapter Award. For the third year in a row, ninth time overall, the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) at UCF Orlando was awarded the highest honor in the state […]

Ali Haskins Lisle, Ph.D., has been named the Director of Development and Operations for the UCF-led Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA). VERA is a nearly $5 million U.S. National Science Foundation project to develop the first large-scale human-machine system for virtual reality human subjects research, with the goals of affording very large studies, very quickly, […]

To support increased student enrollment, aided by PIPELINE funding, the College of Nursing has increased its full-time faculty members by 26 percent. When UCF College of Nursing begins the new semester today, there will be many new faces in the hallways and classrooms. Across three UCF campuses in Central Florida, the college will welcome its […]

The honor is the highest level of recognition for nurse scientists, and recognizes their significant contributions to improve the nursing profession. Carmen Giurgescu, the Chatlos Foundation endowed chair, associate dean of research and professor in UCF’s College of Nursing, is among 22 distinguished nurse researchers who will be inducted in the 2023 Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall […]