Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, to Receive the 17th Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award
The biennial award honors the best scholarly qualities that Dr. Fagin, the School’s third Dean, exemplified. It is given to a Penn Nursing faculty member, or a graduate from the School’s doctoral program, who has made a distinguished contribution to nursing scholarship. Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, CRNP, FAAN, The Independence Chair for Nursing Education, Professor of Nursing, and Director of the School’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, is a stellar nurse scientist with national and international stature and impact. He is renowned for his program of research that addresses critical problems that affect the nursing profession and enhances health system quality. The award presentation will be on April 13, 2023.
Terri Lipman, PhD, FAAN, CRNP Transitions from Standing Faculty at Penn Nursing After More Than Three Decades of Service
Terri Lipman, PhD, FAAN, CRNP, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition and Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, will be transitioning on June 30, 2022, after an incredible 33 years of service to the University and School. Terri has held a clinical practice in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and has been a strong voice for nurses and children in her service to the School, the University, and our West Philadelphia community.
Julie Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Transitions from Standing Faculty at Penn Nursing
Julie A. Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nightingale Professor in Honor of Nursing Veterans and professor of nursing, an internationally recognized scholar and leader in nursing education and history will transition from her faculty role on June 30th, 2022.
UPenn Hillman Alumna, Marta Bruce, PhD, RN, Highlighted in Penn Nursing Article
Black men are disproportionately impacted by injuries in the United States. This disparity is glaring given that injury is one of the top ten causes of death. Data show that injured Black men from disadvantaged neighborhoods experience higher injury mortality, years of life-expectancy loss, and psychological symptoms that persist after initial wounds have been treated.
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI, Elected for Membership to the National Academy of Medicine
Election to the National Academy of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Shifting the PhD Program Paradigm
A program Penn Nursing pioneered provides a template for accelerating nursing PhD education…and a way to solve the nursing leadership gap.
Changing the Nursing PhD Landscape
There is a growing conversation about nursing PhD programs. We sat down with Penn Nursing’s Julie Fairman to understand why now, what are the opportunities, and what is the potential— for students, health care, and the world.
Let’s Talk About Sex
When Antonia Villarruel PhD RN FAAN, now Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, was earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the late seventies, her classes covered the nuts and bolts of sexual health: sexual physiology and the management of STIs.
New Chair for Irving
Penn Nursing’s Sharon Y. Irving, PhD, CRNP, FCCM, FAAN, FASPEN, Associate Professor in the Clinician Educator track and Vice-Chair of the Department of Family and Community Health, has been appointed the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Chair in Nutrition. She also practices as a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where she provides patient care in the pediatric intensive care and progressive care units.
Buividas Chair for Perez
Penn Nursing’s Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been appointed the Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology. Dr. Perez is a Scientist at the Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA), Penn’s Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR), funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). She has constructed a community-engaged research portfolio focused on designing and testing of theory-based and culturally relevant interventions for elder Latinx adults. Her passion for community engagement and community research and the relationships she builds in Latinx communities throughout the city of Philadelphia, is a testament of her leadership.