The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging was proud to see the impressive showing from the UW School of Nursing at this year’s Gerontological Society of America 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. School of Nursing students, faculty, alumni and collaborators presented innovative work ranging from understanding unhoused older adults to technology, exercise and more at the event. We look forward to seeing all the fruitful collaborations, research and connections that may come out of this exciting event. Read a few highlights…
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Scholar Spotlight: Wenting Peng
Wenting Peng is a first-year PhD in Nursing Science student and one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s predoctoral scholars. She is also one of the 2024-2025 UW Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences Blalock Fellows. Her mentor from her graduate program is former de Tornyay Center scholar Minhui Liu, PhD, RN. Peng’s research areas of interest include aging-related health concerns. Peng also recently presented several poster and podium presentations on healthy aging topics at the Gerontological…
Scholar Spotlight: Jessica Welsch
Jessica served as a Person-centered Care Coach on project in Washington State spearheaded by the Alzheimer’s Association. The project aimed to help long-term care facilities improve quality care for people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia by implementing the Alzheimer’s Association’s Dementia Practice Care Recommendations. Welsch was the first author on an award-winning abstract describing the program, presented at the Western Institute of Nursing’s April 2024 conference. Read more about the project in the recent Northwest PrimeTime article. How did you…
UW School of Nursing at GSA 2024
dThe de Tornyay Center is excited for a number of phenomenal presentations upcoming by UW School of Nursing faculty and students at the upcoming Gerontological Society of America 2024 conference in Seattle. Attending? Find all the presentation details in the GSA 2024 schedule. This roadmap is updated as of 11/13. Please contact pbartlet@uw.edu with any changes and additions. Thank you! Wednesday, November 13 12:00 – 1:30 pm 6:00 – 7:15 pm Thursday, November 14 8:00 – 9:30 am 2:00 –3:15…
Scholar Spotlight: Lee-Ling Chen
Lee-Ling Chen is one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholars, and a UW School of Nursing Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice student. Her project is on “Fall Prevention and Management for Older Adults in Assisted Living Service Programs within Retirement Communities”. Her faculty mentor is Jonathan Auld, PhD, MAT, RN. Why did you choose nursing? My interest in nursing dates back to when I was about 10 years…
Scholar Spotlight: Shao-Yun Chien
Shao-Yun Chien is a UW School of Nursing PhD in Nursing Science candidate and one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Healthy Aging Scholars. Her dissertation is on “Developing a Culturally Sensitive Web-based Discussion Platform to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Chinese Immigrants.” Her faculty mentor is Oleg Zaslavsky. Why did you choose nursing? I grew up in a family where many members were part of the healthcare industry, and they were always eager to…
Celebrating the birthday of Dr. Rheba de Tornyay
This April 17, we’re celebrating the birthday of Dr. Rheba de Tornyay. Dr. de Tornyay served as dean for the UW School of Nursing from 1975 to 1986, and was a dedicated proponent of gerontological nursing. She was passionate about nursing education and promoting healthy aging. The work the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging does is possible thanks to the generosity of Drs. Rudy and Rheba de Tornyay, who endowed the de Tornyay Center for Aging and made possible…
de Tornyay Center at WIN
Are you attending the upcoming Western Institute for Nursing annual conference? Check out the posters from UW School of Nursing students supported by the center: Megumi Azekawa, PhD in Nursing Science student and travel scholar, is a co-presenter of a poster on “Music as a Social Determinant of Health: Visual Mapping and Exploration” Priscilla Carmiol-Rodriguez, PhD in Nursing Science student and de Tornyay Center predoctoral scholar, is presenting the poster “Unhealthy Coping in Sleep-Deprived Individuals: A Concept Analysis” and is…
Scholar Spotlight: Emilie Martel-Rousseau
Emilie Martel-Rousseau is a DNP student in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Track and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar. Her mentor is Assistant Professor Maya Elias and her de Tornyay Center research project is the “Dementia Action Collaborative Provider Survey.” What interests you about healthy aging? I always enjoy caring for and connecting with older adults. As I was entering this program, I wanted to focus more on what I can do for healthy…
Scholar Spotlight: Hsin-Ni Lee
Hsin-Ni Lee is a UW School of Nursing BSN student and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2023-2024 Myrene C. McAninch Undergraduate Scholar. Her de Tornyay Center project is on “The Relationship of Ageism, Aging, and Music on Cognitive Health: Perspectives of Mandarin-Speaking Older Adults,” and her project mentors are center director Basia Belza and center predoctoral scholar Sarah McKiddy. Why did you choose nursing? It all started with my mom because my mom is also a nurse, and…