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Meet Our Graduate Student Scholars

I would like to become an expert provider of anesthesia and have the ability to maintain my patients’ safety and comfort during the most complex cases.
1/10/19
Chris Giarratani, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, TCRN, Schomburg Fellow
"I am incredibly thankful for this fellowship, which enables me to pursue my education on a full-time basis. This award gives me the opportunity to achieve my academic and professional goals of becoming a competent nurse researcher and contributing to the evidence base at the foundation of nursing."
7/23/19
Cristina de Rosa, MSN, RN, Presidential Scholar & Stephanie Mucha Scholar
"I plan on working very hard to research and assist in finding new ways to improve practice and impact policy that will ultimately provide for better patient care and healthier patient outcomes."
1/10/19
Foaad M. Zaid, BSN, RN, CCRN, Schomburg Fellow
"Coming from immigrant parents, growing up in low income housing projects and having English as a second language drives me to encourage and inspire low income youth..."
9/3/20
Jeffrey Pimentel BSN, RN, CCRN, Schomburg Fellow
"I want to teach nursing students at the undergraduate and graduate level, and stay active in the clinical world as well."
1/16/20
Jennifer Earsing, MS, ANP-BC, Nova G. Petsan & Gustave Petsan Scholarship and Nurses Association of Buffalo Scholarship
"Having dedicated most of my career to the health and safety of patients, I realized the next step for me is to pursue a terminal degree in nursing with the purpose to elevate the research, scholarship and education in simulation-based learning."
8/15/19
Joanne Weinschreider, MS, RN, Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship
"I strive to do the greatest good for the most people, and nursing allows me to do just that."
5/27/20
Kapri Johnson, BA, RN, Nancy Stilwell McLernon Scholarship Fund
"The UB SON is one of the most reputable and diverse nursing school in the SUNY system."
1/16/20
Martin Oviasogie, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Fund for Nursing Students
"I am very thankful and honored to receive this award. This scholarship will lighten my financial burden and allow me to focus on my academic achievements."
2/4/20
Megan Riccobono, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, Petsan and Gustave S. Petsan Scholarship, Nova Gurrslin
By becoming an FNP, I will build upon the nursing skills that I have developed so that I can holistically diagnose and treat my patients ... I look forward to developing a practice that allows me to care for and educate my patients, conduct innovative research, and also guide future nursing professionals.
6/7/19
Rachel Martin, BSN, RN, Presidential Scholar
"I chose UB SON for its reputation and the strength of the faculty."
1/29/20
Rob Stahl, MSN, AGNP-BC, CEN, TCRN, EMT-CC, Dr. Patricia A. Burns DNP Student Scholarship
"My hope is that this scholarship will enable me to implement positive change in both the academic and patient care settings."
1/16/20
Ruthanne Ashworth, MS, RN, FNP-C, Emily Pohl Endowed Scholarship
"UB School of Nursing has a great reputation throughout the community as one of the top programs for pursing advanced education. The DNP program provides a more in-depth and comprehensive education in order for me to become the best clinician I can be."
6/19/19
Safet Ahmic, BSN, RN, CCRN, Schomburg Fellow
"My clinical experience exposed me to the vastly different experiences of health and disease that exist in our own community ... and I seek to discover the root causes of these complex social problems in order to empower patients and their providers with tools to address these issues."
9/3/20
Samantha Auerbach, MSN, ANP-C, WHNP-BC, Presidential Scholar