Dr. Sara Damron, assistant professor of nursing, wrote an article published in the Arkansas State Board of Nursing Update and online. She examines the roles, scope of practice, schedules, and salary considerations associated with various nurse practitioner specialties. The purpose of her article is to assist nurses who are considering advancement into the nurse practitioner role with selecting the certification pathway that best aligns with their professional goals.

Dr. Lance G. Bryant, professor of sport management and pedagogy, recently spoke at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, at the first International Conference on the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. His presentation examined the global application of teaching styles within the Spectrum framework and how those approaches influence the occupational socialization of instructors. Bryant joined the university faculty in 2007.

Dr. Maureen Mercier, adjunct faculty in nursing, successfully defended her dissertation and has been awarded a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree from Saint Louis University. Mercier teaches in the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner program. Her dissertation compared results of robotic versus open kidney transplantation. Mercier also is lead nurse practitioner for the solid organ abdominal transplant team at Washington University.