by Taryn Burhanna | Mar 22, 2023 | Study Abroad
I’m Just Getting Started! I doubt you’ve stumbled upon this blog accidentally, but if you have, welcome! Let’s get the brief introduction out of the way. My name is Taryn Burhanna. I am a faculty member at the College of...
by Mariah Gibbons | Mar 9, 2023 | Faculty Spotlight
Jo A. Dowell, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, PNP, FNP-BC, CFNE, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Ph.D. Program at Kent State University College of Nursing expertise is in child health. As a nurse researcher, she focuses on children’s health outcomes for low-income...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 3, 2023 | Alumni Feature, Faculty Spotlight, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing
Research has shown one of the main reasons students drop out of college or are unsuccessful is because they lack a sense of belonging. Kent State University has begun developing university-wide strategies to help students feel connected to the community, but as...
by Mariah Gibbons | Dec 5, 2022 | Alumni Feature, Testimonials, Undeniably Kent State
Sheely Lopez Brockett, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, graduated with her master’s degree from Kent State University College of Nursing’s Family Nurse Practitioner program in May 2022. “I knew becoming a family nurse practitioner would allow me to be a leader in creating a...
by Mariah Gibbons | Aug 31, 2022 | Advisors & Support Staff
Terrie Adams, Special Assistant, has worked in the Kent State University College of Nursing Graduate Programs office for nearly 13 years. She came to Kent State in 2009 when her previous employer moved its corporate office to Kansas City. “My ties were here, so I...
by Dorothy Hamilton, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN-CNP, ACNP-BC, CNE, CCRN | Mar 29, 2022 | Alumni Feature, Testimonials
This was a difficult and long journey for me, but I did it! I had the support of my dissertation chairs who guided and encouraged me along the way. The Ph.D. boot camps were also very helpful as they provided three days of dedicated time to work on writing my...