Congratulations to this year’s two de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging PhD Pathways to Healthy Aging awardees: Wonkyung Jung Project: Social Integration and Cognitive Function Following Geriatric Traumatic Brain Injury Faculty Mentor: Professor Hilaire Thompson Shih-Yin Yu Project: Risk Factors and Early Prevention of Skin Cancer in Rural Older Occupational Populations Faculty Mentor: Professor Emeritus Barbara Cochrane
Jaemie Lam is a BSN student. During winter quarter in 2023, she traveled to Japan as part of the Keio University Short-Term Nursing and Medical Care Studies Program to learn about challenges of an aging society. UW students attending the program were supported by the Center for Global Health Nursing and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. Why did you choose nursing? It was a long process. I believe my interest in nursing sparked from my interactions with nurses…
CJ Rivera is a BSN student. During winter quarter in 2023, she traveled to Japan as part of the Keio University Short-Term Nursing and Medical Care Studies Program to learn about challenges of an aging society. UW students attending the program were supported by the Center for Global Health Nursing and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. Why did you choose nursing? Both of my parents are LPNs, so I had early exposure to what nursing was aside from…
The de Tornyay Center for healthy aging is celebrating its 25th anniversary! For the celebration, the center created a three part timeline highlighting the center’s namesake, Dr. Reba de Tornyay’s life and legacy. The celebration is in partnership with Era Living. View the timeline below: View the three part timeline as a pdf.
Tedra “Teddi” Hamel is an Accelerated Bachelor’s in Nursing Science student and the de Tornyay Center’s 2022-2023 Myrene C. McAninch Undergraduate Scholar. Her project is “Understanding Age-related Psychological Changes: A Secondary Data Analysis”. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Basia Belza. Why did you choose nursing? Coming from a background in outdoor education, I am used to working with a group of ten students for four or eight weeks. It’s a life changing experience for those students, but it’s a…
Dariga Tugan is an ABSN student and one of the de Tornyay Center’s 2022-2023 Healthy Aging Undergraduate Scholars. Her project is “A descriptive analysis of variability in exercise (VO2 Max) to address differences in physical function and alleviation of symptoms in older adults living with HIV”. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Allison Webel. Why did you choose nursing? I chose nursing because it’s an interesting blend of arts and sciences where you get to tailor your care to the patient’s…
The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Healthy Aging Scholarship recipients. Please join us in congratulating these exceptional scholars and their faculty mentors! PHD RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS: Emily Ahrens, Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar Topic: Fidelity of the ABCDEF bundle for patients with language barriers Faculty Mentor: Hilaire Thompson PhD, RN, ARNP, CNRN, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Karl Cristie Figuracion, Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholar Topic: Environmental enrichment and cortical changes among brain tumor survivors Faculty Mentor: Hilaire…
Curious what the center has been up to in the past academic year? Read the de Tornyay Center’s 2021 – 2022 Annual Report here.
Michael Drake is a 4th year BSN student, and the recipient of the 2021 Queen Silvia Nursing Award, hosted by the Queen of Sweden. Drake’s idea for the award is a platform that allows patients and their caregivers to easily share information with medical providers. His areas of interest include acute care, palliative care, end of life care Why did you choose nursing? Years ago, my mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. I quit my job and school to…
Meaghan Oakes is one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2021-2022 Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholars. Oakes’ de Tornyay Center project is “Improving Advance Care Planning within the Geriatrics Department at Confluence Health”, and her faculty mentor is Dr. Katie Kemble. What are your areas of interest? My areas of interest are family practice and health across the lifespan. I like the idea of watching patients grow, whether they’re elderly and grow into old age or they’re young and…