People Group Archives: Telehealth

A registered nurse for more than 30 years and public health leader for more than 20, lecturer Fayshonda Cooks created the CommUNITY CollaborACTION Initiative, which emphasizes collaborative unity and action to improve health outcomes. Cooks is a known collaboration champion with belief in the strength and limitless potential of optimizing the assets of all to […]

Jennie Wagner, a lecturer and interim director of post-licensure programs, has previously led and taught in RN to BSN and RN to MSN programs at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has actively served as a board member for several accreditation agencies. Wagner is currently a board member […]

Heather Peralta, who has been at the UCF College of Nursing for nearly a decade, is the Apopka Community Nursing Coalition coordinator and teaches undergraduate nursing students. Peralta is dedicated to mentoring future nurses and serving the community. She has participated in several study abroad trips with nursing students to Peru and spearheaded the creation […]

Health economist and health services researcher Boon Peng Ng is an assistant professor at the UCF College of Nursing and a member of the UCF Disability, Aging and Technology Faculty Research Cluster. Prior to his appointment at UCF, he was a Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Gerontology; Chronic disease management; Diabetes care across the age span; Transitional care needs of older adults and family caregivers.

Using simulation to train health care providers to improve the care of underserved patient populations, including correctional health care and limited English proficient patients.

Improving care and treatment for patients with cancer.

Virtual and game-based simulation; Standardized patients; Interprofessional education using simulation; Innovative use and evaluation of simulation technology in preparing undergraduate and graduate students for nursing practice.