Kathryn Reid, Kathryn Laughon, Kim Acquaviva, Shelly Smith.

Faculty Faculties

What does it mean to be a nursing professor in 2023? A lot of things. A look at all the ways faculty members are involved in every facet of the School's inner workings and public face: as emergency responders, scientists, legislative leaders, recruiters, retention specialists, inventors, technology gurus, and, of course, teachers.

by Christine Kueter

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Adam Mohammed PhD student

Why is the World Coming to UVA?

Nearly 1 in 10 UVA nursing students is born outside the U.S. What's bringing them, like PhD student Adam Mohammed, of Ghana, to Grounds?

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LPN Class of 1956, including Chester O. Gray, first male graduate

By the Numbers

A look back at early male nursing graduates (Chester O. Gray, LPN ’56, pictured above, was first), and at the growing numbers guys here today.

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OR nurse and CNL alumnus Seth McElroy assists during a lipoma surgery.

Tangible Hope

Recently back from his fifth deployment, alumnus Seth McElroy on the lifesaving and life-altering surgeries he and his colleagues do aboard the Mercy Ships.

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Josh James, SONAA president

From the Alumni Association President

Josh James—the Alumni Association's first male and LGBTQ president—on his new role and the Association's new plans to connect with fellow alumni.

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A speech bubble - Acquaviva end of life sex study

Frank Talk About End-of-Life Sex: A New Study

'A staggering lack of research on sexual health near the end of life' prompted hospice expert and sex educator Acquaviva's new Hillman Foundation-funded study.

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Andrew Nguyen and Jared Hart, MAN Club leaders, and members of the BSN class of 2024

Men at Work

UVA was named one of 13 'Best Schools for Men in Nursing" by the American Association for Men in Nursing for 2023. We asked a few fellows about it.

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Jeongok Logan works with a PhD student in the sleep lab

Sleep ’Script

In a new study, professor Jeongok Logan investigates the possible link between rest, stiff arteries, cognitive decline, and cardiovascular disease onset.

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Glasgow, VA, Pamela Byrnes, DNP student, hometown

Rural Nursing: The Best Professional Decision I Ever Made

Glasgow, VA (population 1,053), DNP student Pamela Byrnes's hometown, has everything to do with the nurse she's become.

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What books associate dean Melissa Gomes reads, assigns, and gives.

On My Bookshelf

From ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET to bell hooks, the books that associate dean Melissa Gomes reads, assigns, and gives.

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