The UB School of Nursing Partnering on "3 E" Funded Initiatives

The University at Buffalo Partnership for Excellence in Veteran Care.

The University at Buffalo Schools of Nursing (SON) and Social Work (SSW) have developed an interdisciplinary partnership to
bring together core clinical and research strengths in order to address the challenge of meeting health care needs of the region’s
100,000 Veterans and their families. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students are educated alongside Masters/Doctoral Social
Work students through core and specialty courses that concentrate on military-focused issues. The co-investigators for this project
are Susan Bruce, PhD, RN, ANP-C (SON) and Lisa Butler, PhD (SSW). Funding has been provided by a 3E grant through
the Provost’s office.

UB’s Center for Excellence in Home Health and Well-Being through Adaptive Smart Environments.

Through this program, UB’s School of Nursing performs transformative research and educational activities dedicated to home health and wellness in three areas: Environments for Health and Well- Being, Integrated Assistive Technologies, and Home Informatics. It is a multidisciplinary center supporting faculty and student collaborations across multiple schools within the university including
the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nursing, Public Health and Health Professions, Architecture and Planning, and Medicine. Jessica Castner, PhD, RN (SON) along with Albert Titus, PhD, from the School of Engineering received funding from the UB Home-BASE 3E Initiative for Asthma Self-Care Medical Device Development. This is a multi-disciplinary team working on new devices and sensor technology to assist in asthma symptom control and management.

UB’s Institute for Strategic Enhancement of Educational Diversity.

The purpose of this grant and the institute is to develop a pipeline of under-represented students from diverse backgrounds who are interested in pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research. A summer program of mentored research is provided for undergraduate students with the aim of attracting them both to science and to return to UB for graduate studies. A professional development program for PhD students is provided for the first year of study to help transition this diverse group of students into graduate school and success.

iSEED focuses on excellence in education, engagement in research, mentoring and enhancement of professional development central to the UB mission and is supported through the 3E Fund by the Office of the Provost. The mentors for this program are Margarita Dubocovich, PhD (PI) Luis Colon, PhD (PI), Davina Porock, PhD (Co-I, SON representative) along with representatives from six other schools.

Robin Lally, PhD, RN, AONC (SON) is working with Catherine Brooks, a D’Youville College psychology student, on a study on “Supporters’ Psychological Adjustment to Breast Cancer: A Review of Published Intervention Studies.” Carla Jungquist, PhD, RN (SON) is working with John Pender, UB student, on his project: “Reliability of Capturing Sleep Diary Data via Wrist Worn Electronic Device” funded by iSEED and the Sleep Research Society. In this study, Pender assesses the reliability of using a wrist worn electronic sleep diary that also includes actigraphy in comparison to collecting sleep diary data via paper diary.