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An eternal learner
From the medical-themed TV shows she watched during the 1970s, Mary Astor Gomez, Nurs ’82, got the distinct impression that nursing was an exciting and important profession. She has since confirmed that impression, over the course of a varied career that took her from the neonatal intensive care unit to a pediatric air ambulance and…
A vision for virtual health care
A new startup accelerator in the College of Nursing positions Marquette to help lead the growth of digital care. By Tracy Staedter In early 2020, nurse practitioner Dr. Jennie Peters, clinical assistant professor, was working part time for a family practice in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and also managing her own medical weight-loss business. Then COVID-19 came…
Call it a comeback
After a life-changing injury, a resilient nursing student aims to give others the same extraordinary care she received. By Claire Nowak, Comm ’16 Nursing student Annie Bruce recently finished a 2-mile run. It may not seem a long distance to some, but it’s a notable milestone — considering that a year earlier, she couldn’t…
In attendance and making a difference
Marquette Nurse-Faculty-in-Residence pilot makes an impact on Milwaukee’s Near West Side.
Strength training for resiliency building
As recent research finds Wisconsin incarcerates people of color at some of the highest rates in the nation, an interdisciplinary team of Marquette researchers is investigating how an empowerment program might positively impact women adversely affected by these incarceration numbers. “Women in Milwaukee experience trauma when they or family members are part of the incarceration…
Undergraduate research prepares future nurses
Marquette’s College of Nursing gets undergraduates involved in cutting-edge research.
Interdisciplinary faculty team receives 2022 Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award
Faculty and associate deans from the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and staff from the Educational Opportunity Program received the 2022 Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award. Winners include: Cheryl Brenner, mathematics content specialist, Educational Opportunity Program Dr. Joshua Burns, associate dean of academic affairs, Klingler College of Arts and…
NICU parents experience more stress during pandemic
Recent faculty addition Dr. Kathryn Malin is “driven by a deep desire to serve families with premature or sick infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit,” and her research is proof of her passion. Recently, Malin was part of a team of nurse scientists who saw a need to understand how parents with infants…
Coordinating care for dementia patients
Marquette nursing professor aims to better connect dementia patients with resources.
Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones named to Milwaukee Business Journal’s Women of Influence
Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones, assistant professor in the College of Nursing, was named to the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2022 list of Women of Influence, a cohort that includes prominent business and community leaders from throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Clayton-Jones is the president of the International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates and is committed to advancing…