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…
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Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Healthy Aging Scholars!
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…
Read the Center’s 2021 – 2022 Annual Report
Curious what the center has been up to in the past academic year? Read the de Tornyay Center’s 2021 – 2022 Annual Report here.
Scholar Spotlight: Michael Drake
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…
Scholar Spotlight: Meaghan Oakes
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…
Top Cited Article: Thai Frailty Scale
Former de Tornyay Scholar Inthira Roopsawang’s paper “The Reported Edmonton Frail Scale-Thai version: Development and Validation of a Culturally-Sensitive Instrument”, in Nursing & Health Science was listed as one of the journal’s top-cited articles! Want to learn more about the research? Find Roopsawang’s paper here and find the center’s article on her work and frailty below, originally published in the local newspaper NW Primetime in 2019. Frailty across Cultures While some see frailty as a natural consequence of aging, the…
Scholar Spotlight: Lia Kaluna
Lia Kaluna is the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2021-2022 Germaine Krysan Undergraduate Scholar. A fourth year BSN student, her project is Identifying Key Landmarks of Central District’s Historically Black Neighborhoods. The project is a part of the Seattle SHARP study. SHARP Portland was originally developed by Raina Croff, PhD, an anthropologist at Oregon Health State University. A local team is now developing SHARP Seattle based on the findings from Dr. Croff and her team. Kaluna’s faculty mentor is…
de Tornyay Center-Sponsored Conference Presenters
The de Tornyay Center is proud to fund travel for six students to travel to the Western Institute of Nursing’s annual conference, Apil 6 – 9 in Portland, Oregon: Frances Chu, PhD student, is presenting, “Implementation of Task Sharing of Tele-Mental Interventions in Primary Care for Older Adults has been accepted”. Jingyi Li, PhD student is presenting, “Exercise and behavioral management for dementia care at home: A systematic review”. Wonkyung Jung, PhD Student,is presenting, “Social Integration: Concept Analysis”. Lia Kaluna,…
Scholar Spotlight: Claire Kane
Claire Kane is the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2021-2022 Myrene C. McAninch Undergraduate Scholar. Kane’s areas of interest are nurse-midwifery, women veterans, perinatal substance use disorder. Her de Tornyay Center project is, “Exploring Women Veteran’s Experiences of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: A Mixed Methods Approach”, and her faculty mentor is Dr. Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon. Why did you choose nursing? My background is in perinatal substance use disorder treatment, so the treatment…
Scholar Spotlight: Frances Chu
France Chu is one of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 2021-2022 Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholars. A PhD in Nursing Science Student, Chu’s areas of interest are technology for older adults and implementation science, as well as health literacy and information management. Her de Tornyay Center project is “Implementing Task Sharing of Tele-mental Interventions in Primary Care”, and her mentors are Drs. Oleg Zaslavsky, Erin Abu-Rish Blakeney, and Brenna Renn (University of Nevada). Why did you choose to go…