UTA Health Bulletin | August 2022

Nursing Schools Almanac named the nursing program at The University of Texas at Arlington as the top overall nursing program in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, fifth in the Southwest U.S. and a top 50 school nationally.

The site touted the College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s (CONHI) three National League of Nursing Center of Excellence designations and its record of graduating more than 600 prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing students annually with a 91% first-time National Council Licensure Examination pass rate over the past 10 years.

UPDATES FROM CONHI

CONHI has recently launched a new certificate that aims to prepare professionals with the training and skills to improve health equity. The new Graduate Certificate for Diversity and Equity in Public Health is an in-person post-baccalaureate, non-degree program that provides current and future working professionals with important knowledge and skills to facilitate equitable health practices.

“There is a growing demand in North Texas, and across the country, to prepare those in the health care field to address and improve health equity,” said Erin Carlson, associate clinical professor and Master of Public Health program director. “Our program recognizes this need, and we are filling this important gap, so that public health and other health care related fields can train their workforce to promote change to improve the health of diverse populations.”

The latest edition of Concepts of Athletic Training is now on the market. Lead author, Cindy Trowbridge, UTA associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, has worked diligently on this textbook to provide the most up-to-date information for students and educators. The 8th edition has been in the works for five years and it is now available.

Marion J. Ball has been named an Honorary Member by the International Medical Informatics Association: Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group (IMIA-NI). Dr. Ball, the Raj and Indra Nooyi Endowed Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering, is also a Presidential Distinguished Professor, a tenured professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, and Executive Director for the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics. She has served the health informatics field for over 35 years, specializing in health care IT. As an international innovator, educator, author, and leader she exhibits the mission of IMIA-NI and the skills an Honorary Member carries.

Wilson Elected to International Informatics Fellowship

The International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) has elected Gabriela Wilson, professor of kinesiology and co-director of the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI), as a fellow. “To be a part of this elite group of individuals is a tremendous honor and a big responsibility,” Wilson said. “As a fellow of the Academy, I will work with my colleagues to advise governmental and nongovernmental organizations about the contribution of informatics professionals and the importance of informatics-based knowledge, foster new ideas, and encourage worldwide collaboration and sharing of expertise and resources.”

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Yan Xiao, UTA nursing professor, and a team of researchers are exploring solutions to help patients struggling with safe use of medications. Dr. Xiao and his research colleagues, in a newly published study, identified risks for ADEs for older adults during their transitions from the hospital to their home. Their study, funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, also found that one significant common issue is providing confusing medication information to a patient – information that they or a caregiver will have to decipher on their own.

The Health Effects of Hookahs

A team of UTA researchers has begun first-of-its-kind research on the health effects of hookah use. Led by Ziyad Ben Taleb, assistant professor of public health in CONHI and director of UTA’s Nicotine and Tobacco Research Laboratory (NTRL), the team will study how the size of a hookah device—also known as a water pipe—impacts its user’s health. It’s an area of research that Ben Taleb says is largely unexplored.

Celebrating CONHI Researcher for Contributions

Rhonda Prisby, professor in the Department of Kinesiology, recently received several recognitions for her research and scholarship. Dr. Prisby was named to the University’s Academy of Distinguished Scholars, selected for a Presidential Lecture at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference (ACSM), had a research image make the front cover of The Official Journal of the Microcirculation Society, and most recently was welcomed by the American Physiological Society (APS) as a Fellow.

CONHI Research At a Glance

Project Funding

Priscila Tamplain, associate professor, received an award by Apraxia Kids for the project Developmental Coordination Disorder Characteristics in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: An Estimation of Prevalence in the United States. Amount: $49,887

Tiffany Kindratt, assistant professor, received a Department of Health and Human Services award for the project Uncovering Maternal and Child Health Disparities among Middle Eastern and North African Women and Children in the United States. Amount: $99,996

Jody Greaney, assistant professor, and PhD student Ashley Darling received an American College of Sports Medicine Foundation award for the project The moderating influence of physical activity on the link between daily stress vulnerability and blood pressure reactivity. Amount: $4,998

Associate Professor R. Matthew Brothers, principal investigator, and Professor Paul Fadel, co-investigator, received an award from The Peanut Institute for the project Peanuts and Neurocognitive / Cardiovascular Health in Black Individuals. Amount: $100,000

Daniel Trott, assistant professor, and PhD student David Buckley, received an American College of Sports Medicine Foundation award for the project Influence of exercise on age-related metabolic dysfunction: role of local inflammation. Amount: $5,000

Recent Presentations

Zui Pan, professor, spoke in June at the International Conference of Trace Elements and Minerals, her presentation was titled Identification of an Unrecognized Novel Role of SMIT1 in Zinc Uptake

Yue Liao, assistant professor, in June 2022 presented at the Society for Ambulatory Assessment Conference, the project titled The use of continuous glucose monitoring as a biobehavioral strategy in physical activity intervention for cancer survivors: Results from a pilot study.

Kristin Gigli, assistant professor, presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Conference on the poster presentation, Advanced Practice Providers in Acute Care Settings: Challenges in Hiring to Meet Demand.

Lynda Jarrell, clinical assistant professor, in April presented at the Texas Nurse Practitioners 10th Annual Primary Care & Pharmacology Conference, titled Therapeutic Management of Asthma and Allergic Conditions in Adults. Jarrell also had a presentation titled Pharmacologic Treatment for Migraine Headaches at the conference.

Recent Publications

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Gigli, K.H., Sonney, J., McRae, E. M., Reyes, I., & Peck, J. L. (2022). NAPNAP position statement on promoting the pediatric nurse practitioner workforcepipeline. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 36(3), 295-299.

Oyegoke, S. & Gigli, K.H. (2022). Evaluation of the Culture of Safety in Pediatric Primary Care Practices. Journal of Patient Safety. 18(4), e753-759.

Z.T. Martin, G. Olvera, C.A. Villegas, J.C. Campbell, J.D. Akins, and R.M. Brothers. The Impact of a Plant-Based Diet on Indices of Cardiovascular Health in African Americans: A Cross-Sectional Study. Accepted by Applied Physiology Nutrition, and Metabolism, June 2022.

Barbara J. Patterson, Meagan R. Rogers, Susan Gross Forneris, and Patti Allard authored The Feasibility of Accelerating to Practice for Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Capstone Experience published in Nursing Education Perspectives in 2022.

Blakeman, J. R., Eckhardt, A. L., & Kim, M. J. (2022). The lay public’s knowledge of the most common acute coronary syndrome symptoms experienced by women and men. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

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A UTA faculty member is being called a hero, WFAA and Fox 4 report. Katherine Kreis, clinical assistant professor of nursing, was serving jury duty when another potential juror started having a seizure. She stepped in to stabilize the man and save him from injury. A group of Dallas County judges honored her for her actions.

UTA is preparing to complete the new College of Nursing and Health Innovation Smart Hospital/School of Social Work building, healthysimulation.com reports. The 150,000-square-foot building will include a virtual reality suite and three large skills labs.

Erin Carlson, an associate clinical professor in the UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation, called BA.5 the “perfect storm” of those COVID variants, The Dallas Observer reported. She said that variant is now the dominant strain, making up around two-thirds of new U.S. cases.

Recent graduate Carolyn Woahloe is now officially a Licensed Nurse Practitioner. She now heads the Liberian Nurses Association and shared with Fox4 why she is thrilled to use her story of survival to inspire others.

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