Faculty

Recent News:

• April 23

  Special Series Examines the Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants

  A special series about research and clinical practice recommendations regarding pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) has been published in the Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing. Guest editor of the series is Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, Professor of Perinatal Nursing and the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing).

  
  
• April 12

  Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Care for Urban Black Men Who Experience Traumatic Injury

  Psychological distress is common in the aftermath of a traumatic injury. Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress can make it harder to re-establish one’s social and family life, work performance, and wellbeing after injury.

  
  
• April 12

  Confronting the Opioid Crisis

  Penn Nursing is at the forefront of developing innovative new curricula to address the growing health problem.
  
• April 9

  Fellowships Honor Former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Chief Of Staff

  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gifted the University of Pennsylvania with a $2 million endowment in 2017, establishing the Calvin Bland Faculty Fellowships, and initiative that incentivizes faculty to improve the lives of young men and their families by advancing health and health care for all with an emphasis on at-risk young men and boys of color.

  
  
• April 9

  Penn Alums Give To Support Midwives Of Color

  Penn Nursing’s Nurse-Midwifery Class of 2017 has committed to funding a scholarship for future midwives of color, an effort to diversify the workforce and improve patient outcomes.