Academics


Leading the Charge for Change

May 23, 2017

Alumna Wren Deavers, D.N.P., APRN, CPNP-PC, used knowledge gained from her D.N.P. courses to improve the treatment of children with asthma in rural Texas.



Celeste Castillo, B.S.N., RN, was one of the first participants in the Nursing Internship Program at Methodist Healthcare System. After completing the internship during her final semester, Castillo began working as an RN in the Cardiac/Telemetry/Medical Surgical Unit at Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital in San Antonio.

A Perfect Partnership

May 23, 2017

Students, hospitals and patients are benefiting from a new internship between the School of Nursing and the Methodist Healthcare System.



Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., a 2016 graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, launched a three-month heart health program at a San Antonio church. The project measured the effectiveness of combining faith and health education to improve blood pressure.

Transforming Health Care Through Advanced Nursing Science

May 23, 2017

The School of Nursing offers two doctoral degrees that are preparing nurse leaders to champion systemic changes in health care.



Savitri Singh-Carlson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for faculty affairs and diversity.

School of Nursing Hires Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity

May 16, 2017

Savitri Singh-Carlson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for faculty affairs and diversity.



Henry “Hank” Bullock (from left), M.S.N. student; Amber Rogers, Accelerated B.S.N. student; Leticia Ybarra, Ph.D. student, and Bryan Ralloma, Traditional B.S.N. student, from the School of Nursing participated in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Student Policy Summit in March in Washington, D.C. They traveled to D.C. with Dean Eileen Breslin, who funded their travel through the Dr. Patty L. Hawken Nursing Endowed Professorship.

Nursing Students Participate in National Policy Summit

May 15, 2017

Four students from the School of Nursing participated in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Student Policy Summit in March in Washington, D.C.



Lisa D. Sievers, M.S.N., RN, and colleagues from the 2015 cohort of the National League of Nursing (NLN) Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators had their “Faculty Development Toolkit for Simulation Resources” published by the NLN as an online resource.

Faculty Member Co-Authors Online Simulation Educators Toolkit

May 15, 2017

Lisa D. Sievers, M.S.N., RN, and colleagues from the 2015 cohort of the National League of Nursing Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators had their “Faculty Development Toolkit for Simulation Resources” published as an online resource.



Norma Martinez Rogers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, received the 2017 Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Lectureship Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Professor Presented National Cultural Diversity Award

May 15, 2017

Norma Martinez Rogers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, received the 2017 Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Lectureship Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.



Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for practice and engagement.

School of Nursing Hires Vice Dean for Practice and Engagement

May 15, 2017

Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for practice and engagement.



Karine Crow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was inducted as a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) at the academy’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C.

Professor Inducted as AAN Fellow

May 15, 2017

Karine Crow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was inducted as a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.



M. Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, has been named a Collaborative Academic Research Member on a multi-state project called Veterans’ Action League with the goal of improving veteran health care delivery.

Associate Professor Named to VA Project

May 12, 2017

M. Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, was named a Collaborative Academic Research Member on a multi-state project called Veterans’ Action League.



For her dissertation, Gretchel Gealogo, Ph.D., RN, gathered data from dementia patients with the goal of improving the quality of care by health care providers and the patients’ ability to contribute to their health care decisions.

Giving Patients a Voice

May 12, 2017

Alumna Gretchel Gealogo, Ph.D., M.S.N., RN, gathered data from dementia patients with the goal of improving the quality of care by health care providers and the patients’ ability to contribute to their health care decisions.



Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, monitors the blood pressure of a member of the Covenant Community Church in San Antonio.

More Than a Leap of Faith

May 12, 2017

As a graduate of the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, used her nursing leadership skills to help church members improve their heart health.