UB Faculty and Students take part in Research and Scholarly Activities Conference
Pictured (l to r) Dr. Dean's Research Group: Johanna Demey Zambrano, Samantha Kulu, Carleara Ferreira da Rosa Silva, and Michelle Klimpt.
Published April 15, 2014 This content is archived.
The Research and Scholarly Activities Conference is an annual event sponsored by the WNY Professional Nurses Association and the local chapters of Sigma Theta Tau.
This year’s event, “Integrating Patient-Centered Care to Veterans Across Settings,” drew over 130 nurses and students from the area. Seventeen peer-reviewed posters were displayed highlighting both nursing research and scholarly activities by nursing faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as accomplishments and projects undertaken in our local hospitals. Students from the University at Buffalo School of Nursing presented their research posters.
One such group of presenters from UB was led by Grace Dean, PhD, RN Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing. Dean and her RA 15 research team presented a poster entitled: "Clinical Translational Research Design: Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Lung Cancer Survivors." Dean's research team members include: Johanna Demey Zambrano, Samantha Kulu, Carleara Ferreira da Rosa Silva, and Michelle Klimpt.
Janice Jones, clinical professor and member of the planning committee for this event states, "This conference is an excellent venue for our undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research with faculty or as a possible precursor to their dissertation. Abstracts are peer-reviewed and judged based on the rigor of the research and quality of the study. The environment for presentation is research-friendly for novice as well as seasoned presenters. I always receive such positive comments as: 'What an awesome experience!' and 'I had to know what I was talking about and it felt so good to know that I could do this.' I would like to think that these students continue some research endeavor in their future place of employment or seek higher education opportunities."
Sigma Theta Tau International is the honor society of nursing committed to fostering excellence, scholarship and leadership in nursing to improve health care worldwide. The Society promotes the use of nursing research in health care delivery and makes its resources available to all people and institutions interested in the latest knowledge in nursing care.
