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We Are ENHP
April 4, 2024, 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Gengras Student Union, North and South Cafe
Join us as we celebrate the research and scholarship of our students and faculty at the annual We Are ENHP Scholarship Showcase event! This event will include light refreshments, brief 10-minute presentations from select faculty and students highlighting their research projects, as well as poster displays.
We Are ENHP Posters & Presenters
Presentations:
From Practice to Preparation: Examining Teacher-Educator Collaboration for Preservice, Practice-Based Design
Student: Charity-Ann J. D'Andrea-Baker - Educational Leadership
Posters:
Pawsitive Connections: Exploring the Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy, Exposure and Interactions on Young Minds
Student: Sinead Noone, Early Childhood Education
Why Should Social Emotional Skills Be Taught after PreK/K?
Student: Jenna Surowiec, Early Childhood Education
An Explorational Study of Scientific Observation for Assessment via Dispositions and Dispositions in Action: A Survey of Montessori Teachers
Student: Courtney Reim, Educational Leadership
Fieldwork Placement R.D. Seymour School, East Granby
Student: Isabel Loria, Early Childhood Education
Development of Intercultural Communication Skills: Lessons Learned from Early-Career Professionals Who Interned in Germany
Student: Ina Marshall, Educational Leadership
Fieldwork Placement East Granby Seymour 4th Grade
Student: Mira Houghtaling, Integrated Elementary and Special Education
Equity-Based Assessment Practices in Montessori: Data Informed Collaborations
Paige M. Bray, EdD and Gay C. Ward, PhD
Presentations:
AI and Machine Learning: Can we finally quench our thirst for understanding the relationship between hydration and health?
Faculty: Colleen Munoz, PhD - Health Sciences
Pickle Ball Survey: Past Sports History, Current Playing Patterns, and Enjoyment
Student: Crystal Gallagher - Exercise Science
Hydration and Sport Nutrition Education for Division III Athletes
Student: Sarah Kulpa - Exercise Science
Posters:
Acute on Chronic Renal Failure Secondary to Sepsis
Students: Sharlene Benitez, Wanjiru Kagai, Kiarah Jones - Respiratory
Trauma induced Bacteremia
Students: Michelle Hernandez, Brigid Lacobelle, Abigail Alcide - Respiratory
Computed Tomography Through the Ages
Students: Morgan Grumbach, Lea Kuselias, Emma Lidsky, Francesca Onimus, Stephen Persico and Rebecca Swanat
Wide-Pulse High-Frequency Neuromuscular Stimulation Evoked Greater Force in Women than in Men
Student: Emeline Arnold
Is Performance on Functional Testing Related in Collegiate Athletes?
Student: Josh Fresco-Hawes
Campus Physical Accessibility Assessment
Student: Helen Newman
Acute Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Muscular Flexibility and Strength
Students: Emeline Arnold, Victor Gouveia, Alex Kavrakis, Caeli O’Brien
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xin Ye
International Speaker Podium Presentation
Anthropology and Simulation Education in Nursing
Guest Faculty: Silvia Musci, PhD (University of Milan Bicocca, Italy)
Nursing Podium Presentations
Simulation and Nursing Education: Exploring Opportunities for Student Learning
Faculty: Karen Braccialarghe, EdD
End of Life Simulation: Increasing the Comfort Level of Nurse Residents when Caring for Children Nearing End-of-Life Care: A Continuing Professional Development Approach for Nurse Residents
Student: Avery McNall
Faculty Advisors: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD and Katherine A. Hinderer, PhD (Connecticut Children’s)
Nursing, MSN
In-Person Poster Presentations
Preparing Chemotherapy Patients for What’s Ahead: What Nurses Need to Teach
Student: Fatima Akouaou
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Living Well with Chronic Conditions: Evidence-Based Education on Self-Management with Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Student: Erin Mackel
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Know Your Risk: Type 2 Diabetes Education with Prelicensure Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Students: Amanda Baclini and Kaila Toce
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Virtual Poster Presentations
End of Life Simulation: Increasing the Comfort Level of Nurse Residents when Caring for Children Nearing End-of-Life Care
A Continuing Professional Development Approach for Nurse Residents
Student: Avery McNall
Faculty Advisors: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD and Katherine A. Hinderer, PhD (Connecticut Children’s)
Risky Business: Bringing Awareness of Increased Suicide Risk Among Nurses
Student: Yuliya Waller
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Bolster Breastfeeding: Educating Community Health Nurses in Prenatal Breastfeeding Promotion
Student: Cynthia Moorhead
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Improving Advocacy Practice for Intellectual/Developmental Disability Nursing
Students: Lauren Dugger and Kaitlyn Savicki,
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Medical Myth: Nurses’ Knowledge on Povidone Iodine Safety
Student: Leah Goldberg
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Ditch the Medical Emergency Jitters: Educating Psychiatric Nursing Staff on Best Emergency Response
Student: Jessica Bobko Quintiliano
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Calming the Fear: Educating Nurses about Managing Preoperative Anxiety
Student: Denise Firestone
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
The Importance of Education: Improving Patient Education and Postsurgical Outcomes
Student: Nicole Hazzard
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
It’s all about Knowing: Diabetes Management in Underserved Communities
Student: Vanessa Camacho
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Improving Nurse’s Preparedness to Mentor Through Education
Student: Domonique Carnot
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Heart Smart: Educating Seniors on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Student: Gregory Konzelman
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Fight Fatigue! Improving Patient Safety by Empowering Nurses to Take Action Against Alarm Fatigue.
Student: Elizabeth Reeve
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Lights, Camera, A-line: Using Technology for Teaching Nurses
Students: Alexander Yeakel
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Confidence is Key: Improving Nurse Confidence in their ACLS Skills with Mock Codes
Students: Devon Valenti and Danielle Morris
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Show What You Know! Improving Confidence in Nursing Students Using Simulation-Based Education
Student: Shavon Russell
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Intensive Education for Cardiac Intensive Care: Supporting Novice Pediatric ICU Nurses in Rapid Skills Advancement
Student: Meaghan Yanaros
Faculty Advisors: Karen Lucas Breda PhD and Katie Hinderer PhD (Connecticut Childrens)
Quality Improvement Education with Hospital Nurses and Nursing Assistants to Optimize Bed Alarm Use as a Fall Prevention Strategy
Student: Joan Anderson
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Integrating Virtual Reality and Nursing Mindfulness
Student: Amy L. Clough
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Taking the Confusion out of the CAM: A Quality Improvement Project on Delirium Screening in the ICU
Students: Kate Quinn and Hayley Sacco
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Enhancing Knowledge of Evidence Based Nursing Practice for Suicide Prevention Screening in Teenagers
Student: Kimberlee Cheney
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Working Together to Stand up to Healthcare Violence:
An Evidence Based Intervention Project Providing De-Escalation Training to Hospital Nurses
Student: Molly Porter
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Preventing Trips, Slips, and Spills in the ED: The More You Know
Student: Victoria Shepardson
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Pain and Dementia: Improving Hospice nurse’s Pain Assessment Skills
Student: Kelechi Ebo
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Taking Care of Myself: Teaching Self-Care Strategies to Adults with Mental Health Illness
Student: Jamie Choate
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Nursing, BSN
Presentations:
The “Trustworthy” Living Systematic Review Project
Faculty: Brian Swanson, PT, DSc - Physical Therapy
Posters:
Systematic Review of Advanced Ankle-Foot Prostheses / Assessment of Static and Dynamic Balance in Unilateral Trans-femoral Amputees
Students: Emma Burkhardt, Melanie Carter, John Cavallaro, Hanin Gogandi, Isabelle Goode, Keith May, Jack Segool and Emily Wong
Advisors: Stephen Charry, Abbey Downing, Duffy Felmlee (Co-PI), Adam Goodworth (PI)
Using a Modified Jebsen Taylor Test to Evaluate Myoelectric and Body Powered Prostheses While Performing Activities of Daily Living
Students: Alyssa Barajas, Christa Buehler, Luke Fehrman, Jenna Graf, Zach Lima, Lup Nakamura and Fiona Pieterse
Faculty Advisor: Abby Hoffman-Finitsis, MA, CP
Utilization of Patient-Controlled Pneumatic Volume Management Through the Use of a Mobile App in Patients with Unilateral Transtibial Amputations
Students: Makayla Brown, Robert Burns, Sarah Carvo, Jasey Gonzalez, Kathleen Joiner, Antony Markanovic and Lujain Qoutah
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Charry
Feasibility of an Injury Prevention Program Delivered Remotely to Youth Soccer Players
Students: Noura Awad, Katherine Bray, Rachel Card, Melanie Carter, Cara DiMercurio, Alexis Doran, Patricia Hamilton, Heidi Rosentrater, Emily Steele, Jasmine Streeter and Cory Wolski
Faculty Advisor: T.J. Bellama, PhD
Effects of Pre-Fabricated Carbon Composite AFOs on Temporospatial Gait Parameters in Non-Pathological Human Gait
Students: Natalie Crowley, Kailey Eggert, Caroline Hadley, Justin Hardwick, Hannah Locke and Leah Sucato
Faculty Advisor: Lindi Mitsou
Effect of simulation on DPT student confidence for interprofessional communication with nursing in acute care
Faculty: Amanda Piccoli, PhD
A Physical Therapist's Role in a Huntington's Disease Comprehensive Care Clinic
Faculty: Christine Ross, PhD
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Fall Open House - Undergraduate
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Accepted Student Days
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FalL open house - Graduate
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Montessori Info Sessions
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We Are ENHP Past Events
Education Presentations:
From Practice to Preparation: Examining Teacher-Educator Collaboration for Preservice, Practice-Based Design
Student: Charity-Ann J. D'Andrea-Baker - Educational Leadership
Education Posters:
Pawsitive Connections: Exploring the Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy, Exposure and Interactions on Young Minds
Student: Sinead Noone, Early Childhood Education
Why Should Social Emotional Skills Be Taught after PreK/K?
Student: Jenna Surowiec, Early Childhood Education
An Explorational Study of Scientific Observation for Assessment via Dispositions and Dispositions in Action: A Survey of Montessori Teachers
Student: Courtney Reim, Educational Leadership
Fieldwork Placement R.D. Seymour School, East Granby
Student: Isabel Loria, Early Childhood Education
Development of Intercultural Communication Skills: Lessons Learned from Early-Career Professionals Who Interned in Germany
Student: Ina Marshall, Educational Leadership
Fieldwork Placement East Granby Seymour 4th Grade
Student: Mira Houghtaling, Integrated Elementary and Special Education
Equity-Based Assessment Practices in Montessori: Data Informed Collaborations
Paige M. Bray, EdD and Gay C. Ward, PhD
Health Sciences Presentations:
AI and Machine Learning: Can we finally quench our thirst for understanding the relationship between hydration and health?
Faculty: Colleen Munoz, PhD - Health Sciences
Pickle Ball Survey: Past Sports History, Current Playing Patterns, and Enjoyment
Student: Crystal Gallagher - Exercise Science
Hydration and Sport Nutrition Education for Division III Athletes
Student: Sarah Kulpa - Exercise Science
Health Sciences Posters:
Acute on Chronic Renal Failure Secondary to Sepsis
Students: Sharlene Benitez, Wanjiru Kagai, Kiarah Jones - Respiratory
Trauma induced Bacteremia
Students: Michelle Hernandez, Brigid Lacobelle, Abigail Alcide - Respiratory
Computed Tomography Through the Ages
Students: Morgan Grumbach, Lea Kuselias, Emma Lidsky, Francesca Onimus, Stephen Persico and Rebecca Swanat
Wide-Pulse High-Frequency Neuromuscular Stimulation Evoked Greater Force in Women than in Men
Student: Emeline Arnold
Is Performance on Functional Testing Related in Collegiate Athletes?
Student: Josh Fresco-Hawes
Campus Physical Accessibility Assessment
Student: Helen Newman
Acute Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Muscular Flexibility and Strength
Students: Emeline Arnold, Victor Gouveia, Alex Kavrakis, Caeli O’Brien
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xin Ye
Rehabilitation Sciences Presentations:
The “Trustworthy” Living Systematic Review Project
Faculty: Brian Swanson, PT, DSc - Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation Sciences Posters:
Systematic Review of Advanced Ankle-Foot Prostheses / Assessment of Static and Dynamic Balance in Unilateral Trans-femoral Amputees
Students: Emma Burkhardt, Melanie Carter, John Cavallaro, Hanin Gogandi, Isabelle Goode, Keith May, Jack Segool and Emily Wong
Advisors: Stephen Charry, Abbey Downing, Duffy Felmlee (Co-PI), Adam Goodworth (PI)
Using a Modified Jebsen Taylor Test to Evaluate Myoelectric and Body Powered Prostheses While Performing Activities of Daily Living
Students: Alyssa Barajas, Christa Buehler, Luke Fehrman, Jenna Graf, Zach Lima, Lup Nakamura and Fiona Pieterse
Faculty Advisor: Abby Hoffman-Finitsis, MA, CP
Utilization of Patient-Controlled Pneumatic Volume Management Through the Use of a Mobile App in Patients with Unilateral Transtibial Amputations
Students: Makayla Brown, Robert Burns, Sarah Carvo, Jasey Gonzalez, Kathleen Joiner, Antony Markanovic and Lujain Qoutah
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Charry
Feasibility of an Injury Prevention Program Delivered Remotely to Youth Soccer Players
Students: Noura Awad, Katherine Bray, Rachel Card, Melanie Carter, Cara DiMercurio, Alexis Doran, Patricia Hamilton, Heidi Rosentrater, Emily Steele, Jasmine Streeter and Cory Wolski
Faculty Advisor: T.J. Bellama, PhD
Effects of Pre-Fabricated Carbon Composite AFOs on Temporospatial Gait Parameters in Non-Pathological Human Gait
Students: Natalie Crowley, Kailey Eggert, Caroline Hadley, Justin Hardwick, Hannah Locke and Leah Sucato
Faculty Advisor: Lindi Mitsou
Effect of simulation on DPT student confidence for interprofessional communication with nursing in acute care
Faculty: Amanda Piccoli, PhD
A Physical Therapist's Role in a Huntington's Disease Comprehensive Care Clinic
Faculty: Christine Ross, PhD
International Speaker Podium Presentation
Anthropology and Simulation Education in Nursing
Guest Faculty: Silvia Musci, PhD (University of Milan Bicocca, Italy)
Nursing Podium Presentations
Simulation and Nursing Education: Exploring Opportunities for Student Learning
Faculty: Karen Braccialarghe, EdD
End of Life Simulation: Increasing the Comfort Level of Nurse Residents when Caring for Children Nearing End-of-Life Care: A Continuing Professional Development Approach for Nurse Residents
Student: Avery McNall
Faculty Advisors: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD and Katherine A. Hinderer, PhD (Connecticut Children’s)
Nursing, MSN In-Person Poster Presentations
Preparing Chemotherapy Patients for What’s Ahead: What Nurses Need to Teach
Student: Fatima Akouaou
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Living Well with Chronic Conditions: Evidence-Based Education on Self-Management with Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Student: Erin Mackel
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Know Your Risk: Type 2 Diabetes Education with Prelicensure Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Students: Amanda Baclini and Kaila Toce
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Virtual Poster Presentations
End of Life Simulation: Increasing the Comfort Level of Nurse Residents when Caring for Children Nearing End-of-Life Care
A Continuing Professional Development Approach for Nurse Residents
Student: Avery McNall
Faculty Advisors: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD and Katherine A. Hinderer, PhD (Connecticut Children’s)
Risky Business: Bringing Awareness of Increased Suicide Risk Among Nurses
Student: Yuliya Waller
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Bolster Breastfeeding: Educating Community Health Nurses in Prenatal Breastfeeding Promotion
Student: Cynthia Moorhead
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Improving Advocacy Practice for Intellectual/Developmental Disability Nursing
Students: Lauren Dugger and Kaitlyn Savicki,
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Medical Myth: Nurses’ Knowledge on Povidone Iodine Safety
Student: Leah Goldberg
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Ditch the Medical Emergency Jitters: Educating Psychiatric Nursing Staff on Best Emergency Response
Student: Jessica Bobko Quintiliano
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Calming the Fear: Educating Nurses about Managing Preoperative Anxiety
Student: Denise Firestone
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
The Importance of Education: Improving Patient Education and Postsurgical Outcomes
Student: Nicole Hazzard
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
It’s all about Knowing: Diabetes Management in Underserved Communities
Student: Vanessa Camacho
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Improving Nurse’s Preparedness to Mentor Through Education
Student: Domonique Carnot
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Heart Smart: Educating Seniors on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Student: Gregory Konzelman
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Fight Fatigue! Improving Patient Safety by Empowering Nurses to Take Action Against Alarm Fatigue.
Student: Elizabeth Reeve
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Lights, Camera, A-line: Using Technology for Teaching Nurses
Students: Alexander Yeakel
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Confidence is Key: Improving Nurse Confidence in their ACLS Skills with Mock Codes
Students: Devon Valenti and Danielle Morris
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Show What You Know! Improving Confidence in Nursing Students Using Simulation-Based Education
Student: Shavon Russell
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Intensive Education for Cardiac Intensive Care: Supporting Novice Pediatric ICU Nurses in Rapid Skills Advancement
Student: Meaghan Yanaros
Faculty Advisors: Karen Lucas Breda PhD and Katie Hinderer PhD (Connecticut Childrens)
Quality Improvement Education with Hospital Nurses and Nursing Assistants to Optimize Bed Alarm Use as a Fall Prevention Strategy
Student: Joan Anderson
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Integrating Virtual Reality and Nursing Mindfulness
Student: Amy L. Clough
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Taking the Confusion out of the CAM: A Quality Improvement Project on Delirium Screening in the ICU
Students: Kate Quinn and Hayley Sacco
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Enhancing Knowledge of Evidence Based Nursing Practice for Suicide Prevention Screening in Teenagers
Student: Kimberlee Cheney
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Working Together to Stand up to Healthcare Violence:
An Evidence Based Intervention Project Providing De-Escalation Training to Hospital Nurses
Student: Molly Porter
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD
Preventing Trips, Slips, and Spills in the ED: The More You Know
Student: Victoria Shepardson
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Pain and Dementia: Improving Hospice nurse’s Pain Assessment Skills
Student: Kelechi Ebo
Faculty Advisors: Cherry Karl, PhD and Karen Lucas Breda, PhD
Taking Care of Myself: Teaching Self-Care Strategies to Adults with Mental Health Illness
Student: Jamie Choate
Faculty Advisor: Karen Lucas Breda PhD