Shih-Yin Yu is a PhD in Nursing Science student, with research interests in gerontology and rural health care. She recently published an editorial in the Journal of Gerontological nursing, ‘Let’s Build a New Normal: Transitioning in Hope‘. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find more scholar spotlight interviews here. Why did you choose to go into nursing? When I was little, my parents worked out of town, so I was raised by my grandmother. She is one of the…
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Scholar Spotlight: Hillary Frey
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…
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…
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?…
Scholar Spotlight: Kuan-Ching Wu
Kuan-Ching Wu, BSN, RN, is the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s pre-doctoral scholar. A first year PhD student from Taiwan, her research interests include older adults with dementia and their caregivers. Her faculty mentor is Tatiana Sadak. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find all scholar spotlight interviews here. 2022 Update: The center is pleased to announce Kuan-Ching Wu as one of the center’s 2022-2023 Healthy Aging Scholars. Her project is on “A theoretical framework for…
Scholar Spotlight: Julia Meno
Julia Meno 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?…
Scholar Spotlight: Catherine Munene
Catherine Munene, CCRN, PCCN, BSN, is the de Tornyay Center’s Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar. A third year DNP student, her project is looking at falls in the outpatient setting. Her faculty mentor is Hilaire Thompson. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find all scholar spotlight interviews here. Why did you choose nursing? Initially, I was going to study computer science, but most of my relatives and friends here were in healthcare. They told me it…