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First Annual International Multidisciplinary Collaborative Conference on Violence Research & Evidence-Based Practice: Sexual Homicide on November 7 and 8, 2011
This conference will provide an opportunity for networking, discourse and collaboration among sexual homicide experts, while broadening research, teaching and practice opportunities. Professionals and students of all disciplines are welcome, but this conference will be of special interest to: criminologists, law enforcement, corrections officers, criminal law professionals, psychologists, psychiatrists, forensic nurses, forensic scientists, medical examiners, social workers, anthropologists, and sociologists.
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New tool for nurses: Psychiatric mental health training is in demand.
. . . The Decker School of Nursing three years ago established its graduate-level Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program. In May 2011, the program graduated its first two students. In addition, three other students received post-master’s certification as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners. Following professional certification, all will be qualified to assess, diagnose and treat patients with mental illness.
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Binghamton University Professor Awarded Prestigious Nursing Fellowship
Ann Fronczek, director of undergraduate programs and faculty member in the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University, has been selected to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Leadership for Academic Nursing Program. See article in
Inside BU too.
Graduate School ceremony is a family affair
Nicole Rouhana, PhD '11 and son Ziyad will both receive degrees at the Graduate School ceremony. Nicole is getting a doctorate in rural nursing; Ziyad is getting a master's in engineering.
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A ‘role model’ for Decker School of Nursing students . . .
The family-like environment at the Decker School of Nursing has played an integral role in
Birant Akbay’s(
below) success at Binghamton University. . . .
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Four students to deliver Commencement addresses
Nicole Rouhana, receiving her PhD in Rural Health from Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing, will speak at the Graduate Schools ceremony at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sharif Khalil will speak at the 8:30 a.m. Sunday Harpur College ceremony, Yann Ilboudo will speak at the professional schools ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, and Nathan Satin will speak at the 3:30 p.m. Sunday Harpur College ceremony.
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Kudos
Congratulations to DSON Clinical Assistant Professor Yvonne Johnston for receiving an award from the Broome County Health Department for a project entitled, "Sodium Reduction in Communities."
Kudos to DSON Associate Professor Dr. Serdar Atav on receiving an award from Health Research, Inc., for his project entitled, "Performance Management Data Entry Systems (PMDES)."
Kudos to Martha Langhorne, MS '88, who was the 2011 recipient of the Oncology Nursing Society Pearl Moore Making a Difference Award. Langhorne is a nurse practitioner at Binghamton Gastroenterology. The award recognizes her significant contributions to the oncology nursing profession at the local and regional levels.
Congratulations! to Donna G. Hogan, PhD Candidate, for successfully defending her dissertation, on Friday, November 11, entitled: The Impact of Nasal Congestion and Rural Residence on Pulmonary Function and Asthma Control in Adults with Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis.
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