Faculty

Recent News:

• January 16

  PIK Professor Appointed to National Committee

  George Demiris, PhD, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor in Penn Nursing ’s Department of Biobavioral Health Sciences , has been appointed a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (the Academies) Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults.  

  
  
• January 14

  Lisa Lewis, PhD, Named a Fellow of the American Heart Association

  Election as a Fellow in the AHA recognizes scientific and professional accomplishments, as well as volunteer leadership and service.

  
  
• January 11

  Black & Hispanic Teens See Risky Behaviors on Social Media, But Few Actually Post About Them

  The research, from Penn Nursing and Annenberg, points to a need to change the feedback loop on these channels and to dispel myths about what constitutes normal behaviors.

  
  
• January 9

  Improvements Needed for Care, Safety of Pediatric Patients in Hospital Settings

  Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research found that when acute-care settings have better work environments for nurses, children are better protected.

  
  
• January 7

  # 1 in NIH Funding for Second Consecutive Year

  With $13.4 million dollars in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) retains its top spot for research funding for the 2018 fiscal year, among other schools of nursing. This is the second consecutive year Penn Nursing has earned first place.