Hillary Frey is the de Tornyay Center’s Myrene C. McAninch Undergraduate Scholar. A BSN student, her project is ‘Identification of Triggers that Alert Older Adults to Prepare for Age-related Changes’. Her faculty mentor is Shaoqing Ge. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find more scholar spotlight interviews here. Why did you choose nursing? I landed on nursing mostly from bits and pieces that I liked from previous jobs. It’s a good fit for my skills and interests. I like the…
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Congratulations to the 2020-2021 dTC Scholars
The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Healthy Aging Scholarship recipients. We extend our thanks and high regard to all who applied. Scholarship recipients receive funds and support for research projects related to healthy aging and older adults. Please join us in congratulating these exceptional scholars and their faculty mentors! PhD RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS: Susie Cho, Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar Topic: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of the Facilitators and Barriers to Self-care Practices in…
Scholar Spotlight: Alisa Strayer
Alisa Strayer, MSW, MPH, is a recent alumni of the UW Master’s of Social Work and Master’s of Public Health programs. She worked with the Dementia Action Collaborative on implementing and assessing the Dementia Friends program in Washington State. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find more scholar spotlight interviews here. What got you interested in healthy aging? After graduating from college, I worked at an organization, called Fountain House, which is a community center for people with mental illnesses. I…
Scholar Spotlight: Qian Tu
Qian Tu, PhD, DNP, ARNP, is a recent alumni of the UW School of Nursing’s DNP-Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program. She received the de Tornyay Center’s 2020 DNP Pathways to Healthy Aging Award. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find more scholar spotlight interviews here. What is your Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project? I developed a depression toolkit for an adult family home, with screening tools and prevention and treatment activities. Adult family homes function similarly…
Scholar Spotlight: Alexa Meins
Alexa Meins, PhD, BS, is a recent alumni of the UW School of Nursing PhD program. She received the de Tornyay Center’s 2020 PhD Pathways to Healthy Aging Award. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find more scholar spotlight interviews here. What is your dissertation on? My dissertation explored green exercise, or physical activity while in natural spaces, for older adults. I partnered with Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Sound Steps programs to gain insight into how we can make…
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Gerontological Nursing
This position is now closed. The University of Washington School of Nursing has a history of developing nursing scientists in the care of older adults. With funding from a private donor, we are pleased to announce a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Gerontological Nursing to start in either Fall 2020 or Winter 2021. The purpose of the post-doctoral position is to prepare individuals for research careers in universities. The post-doctoral fellow will be supported for one year of training with a second…
Watch Our Virtual Research Poster Session
If you missed our Virtual Research Poster Session on April 30th, 2020, you can view the recording here to watch de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s scholars present their research projects. The seven minute presentations span a variety of topics from fall reduction to the cognitive health and the walkable neighborhood.
Scholar Spotlights: Najma Mohamed
Najma Mohamed is a first year BSN student. During winter quarter in 2020, 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. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find all scholar spotlight interviews here. What interested you about the…
Scholar Spotlight: Mariyam Arifova
Mariyam Arifova is a first year BSN student. During winter quarter in 2020, 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. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find all scholar spotlight interviews here. Why did you choose nursing?…
Highlights from Dr. Kate Lorig’s Talk
Over half of adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease, according to the CDC. Symptom self-management can be a key part of helping people with chronic diseases live a healthy and longer life. “I don’t look at self-management so much as a theory, rather as something someone does,” said Dr. Kate Lorig, partner at the Self-Management Resource Center and professor emerita at Stanford University, in her February 6 talk at the UW School of Nursing. Lorig walked the audience…