Cesarina Thompson, Dean, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Hartford"We Are ENHP day was a great success! The presentations and posters were terrific and clearly highlighted the great work that our students and faculty do each year. I would like to thank everyone, including members of our Board of Visitors, who attended this wonderful event to support our students and faculty!"
Podium Presentations
Poster Presentations
ENHP students and faculty were excited to share their research topics with guests!View all ENHP poster presentations here:
Using Internationalization at Home (IAH) Project to Foster Intercultural Competence
Students: Grace Farland & Meghan Mulhern
Faculty Advisor: Jacqueline Lubin
Exploring Equity-Based Assessment in Montessori Teacher Education: Ungrading, Demonstration of Competencies and Implications for Practice
Faculty: Paige M. Bray, et.al.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Adopting Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom to Meet the Needs of All Students
Students: Andrea Buzas & Alexa Garcia
Faculty Advisor: Sujata Norman
Acute effects of duration of concentric muscle action and its influence on exercise-induced muscle damage
Student: Dylan St James
Faculty Advisor: Xin Ye
Motion Analysis as a Tool for Kinematic Sequence Analysis in Baseball Players
Student: Mitchell Hart
Faculty Advisor: Kristamarie Pratt, PhD, MEng
A low-sugar flavored water beverage vs. plain water – is there a difference in hydration status during repeated-bout exercise?
Students: Madison Carangelo (1st author and presenting author), Jemimah J Dorelus, Joshua Fresco-Hawes, Colin J. Larkin, David Martins, Linda M. Yamamoto, Colleen X. Muñoz (Faculty Advisor)
Oh My Goodness, I’m Glowing!
Students: Michael Asare, Summer Evans, Deanna Holmes, Jalynn Maia, Jaden Vuong, Queenie Wilson
Faculty Advisor: Nicole Pekrul
Comparison of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Foot Muscle Size in Middle-Aged Women with Plantar Fasciitis
Tyler Brigham, Gabrielle Castonguay
Sarah Ridge, PhD, Jennifer Bergeron, PT, DPT
Utilization of Patient-Controlled Pneumatic Volume Management Through the Use of a Mobile App in Patients with Unilateral Transtibial Amputations
Students: Caitlyn McNeill, Sarah Lucido, Lucy McCredie, Jake Lieberstein, Remi Gaulin, Danielle Combs, Huda Almaslami
Faculty Mentor: Steve Charry, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
Enabling Motion through Prosthetics
Students: Cassandra Carleson, Jesse Fleming, Molly Ludwig, Hannah Perkins, Ian Riccelli, Sierra Stout
Faculty Mentor: Duffy Felmlee, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP(D)
Effects of Pre-Fabricated Composite AFOs on Temporospatial Gait Parameters in Non-Pathological Human Gait
Students: Victoria Eichorn, Rhiannon Ford, Tamya Griggs, Caroline Kennedy, Sarah Newhart, Abigail Schwartz
Faculty Mentor: Lindi Mitsou, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
Supporting Cultural Competence in Clinical Practice through the UHart DPT Curriculum
Students: Wesley Johnson, Madalin Blumhoff, Kelli Schaefer, Erin Duffy, Zachary Hamilton, Lindsay Coffey, Julia Chapell, Richard Edwards, Stephen Mele, Benjamin Senra, Noah Ackerman, Ashelyn Baran
Faculty Mentors: TJ Bellama PT, DPT and Paul Artzer, PT, DPT
Foot Function, Footwear, and Fall Risk: Insights from a Community Balance and Memory Screening Event for Older Adults
Students: Shawn Chen, Amanda Chester, Marissa DaLuz, Jordan Jackson, Faiz Lilaporia, Erin Mulry, Natalie Pantelopoulos, Benji Vickowski, Olivia Wightman
Faculty Mentors: Sarah Ridge, PhD, Christy Ross, PT, DPT, GCS, Jen Bergeron, PT, DPT
Older Adults and Smart Home Technology; The Prevalence and Lived Experiences of Training: A Mixed Methods Study
Students: Camilla Harris, Amy Escobar Perez, Nunu Nguyen, Haila Allen, Victoria Serafin
Faculty Mentor: Laura Wheeler, OT
The Perspectives of Occupational Therapists on Smart-Home Technology
Students: Tenzin Chime, Fiona O'Donnell, Devin Riker, Bianca Tata
Faculty Mentor: Laura Wheeler, OT
The Acute Effects of Reactive Agility Drills on ACL Injury Risk Factors in Collegiate and Recreational Athletes
Students: Noah Ackerman, Julia Chapell, Lindsay Coffey, Victoria Jedrychowski, Wesley Johnson, Aarohi Patel, Daniel Reynolds, Ashlyn Tavares, Amanda Warner
Faculty Mentor: Kristamarie Pratt, PhD, Meng
The combined effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on pressure and heat pain thresholds in pain-free subjects: a randomized cross-over trial
Students: Noura Awad, Christopher Bellino, Katherine Bray, Heidi Rosentrater, Joshua Roy, Camryn Tate
Faculty Mentor: Richard E Liebano PhD
Reliability Testing of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging, Foot Strength Dynamometry, and Other Clinical Tests Used for Plantar Fasciitis
Students: Sofia Calvo, Nicole Carter, Jillian Michaud, Nicole Morris, Erica Silver, Kayla Zinser
Faculty Mentors: Sarah Ridge, PhD, Brianne Borgia, PhD, Jen Bergeron, PT, DPT
Gender (Inclusivity) Matters: Empowering Educators to Support the Wellbeing of Transgender & Nonbinary Students
Student: Kendra Wiesel
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Before the Boardroom: Leadership Training for the Bedside Nurse
Student: Tabitha Whetham
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Building parents’ confidence in choking reduction and reaction: The effect of educational intervention provided to caregivers
Student: Brenna Rich
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
An evaluation of the Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) suicide prevention training program in school nursing: Supporting school nurses in their role as gatekeepers in a child’s life.
Student: Julie Simard
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Female External Urinary Catheter: Educating ICU Nurse’s on a Noninvasive Urine Collection Device
Student: Shaylyn Falla Rojas
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Mentorship Matters: Supporting Novice Critical Care Nurses’ Transition to Practice
Student: Stephanie Krar
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Postpartum Readiness: Preventing Maternal Mortality
Student: Kasia Midura
Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Mindful Meditation: Decreasing Stress among Home Health Nurses
Student: Sandra Bellizzi
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Let’s Conquer HIV Together! Educating Nurses on HIV/AIDS management to prevent opportunistic infections
Student: Agnieszka Torrente
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Lights Out! The Impact of Sleep Hygiene in the ICU
Student: Rebecca Santos
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
No ‘fibbin’ around: Improving Confidence with the application of the ZOLL in the Emergency Room
Student: Anna Szumska
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Heal the Healers: Self-Care Strategies to Improve Nurses’ Burnout Scores
Student: Kirstie Oldham Spencer
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Getting the Flow Right: Improving Nursing Management of Massive Transfusion Protocol in the Emergency Departmen
Student: Katherine Shea
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Dying To Help! Taking Care of Dying Patients and Their Families: An Evidence-Based Intervention
Student: Lillian Bentsen Saran
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Observe, Orient, Decide and Act: The Value of situational Awareness Education for Community Nurses in the Field
Student: Mary Mosher
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Pressure’s on Educating Emergency Department Nurses on Hypertensive Disorder: An Evidence-Based Intervention
Student: Nicole Mathiau
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Stay in Range and Embrace the Change! Increasing Type 1 Diabetes Knowledge and Confidence in School Nurses
Student: Brianna Longo
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Breaking the Chains of Thrombosis: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Through Targeted QI Education in the ICU
Student: Hope Mowchan
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Educate the Educator: Changing Nursing Practice Through Evidence-Based Heart Failure Education
Student: Leah Laurenza
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Are you down with PPE? Educating Emergency Nursing Staff on Proper Donning and Doffing Sequences when Caring for Patients with Potential or Confirmed Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Student: Erica Gomez
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Vein Vigilance: Preventing Pediatric Intravenous Infiltrates: An Evidence-Based Intervention
Student: Sarah Ashley Freitas
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
CI-Wa (see what) to learn: Education for Behavioral Health Nurses
Students: J. Erin Bentley and Kathryn Castrichini
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Remember to stay Safe and Vaccinate! Educating Clinical Staff on the Maternal RSV Vaccine
Student: Reaghan Bathrick Walsh
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Beneath the Surface: Educating Community Health Nurses on Mental Health Assessment and Management
Student: Fior L. Alba-DeTora
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Specificity is Key in the H & P: Improving Clinical Documentation Among the Hematology/Oncology Team
Student: Leanne Abbott
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD, RN, Karen Lucas Breda, PhD, RN
Comfort Dog's Impact on Test Anxiety in Nursing Students
Student: Alexis Boulanger
Advisor: Karen Braccialarghe, EdD, RN