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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…

PhD Pathways to Healthy Aging Award

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

View Student Posters

Check out a few of the great posters put together by students receiving de Tornyay Scholarships in 2022-2023, presented at the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, below. You can also find a set of three posters highlighting the life and legacy of Dr. Rheba de Tornyay here. View a pdf version of Zheng’s poster. View McKiddy’s poster. View a pdf version of Figuracion’s poster. View a pdf version of Carmiol Rodriguez’s poster. View a pdf version…

Celebrating 25 Years!

The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging celebrated it’s 25th anniversary on May 1st! PhD student Lalipat Phianhasin created a beautifully illustrated summary of the anniversary event, pictured here. View a pdf of the illustration

25th Anniversary Celebration

We celebrated the 25th anniversary of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. On April 30 a leadership discussion with Dr. Sarah Shannon was held for first and second year PhD students along with dinner. A festive event was held on May 1 at the Burke Museum with students, current and emeriti faculty, alums, and community partners who enjoyed a fireside chat to learn about Rheba’s legacy, musical interludes, and scholarly posters. Check back in a couple of weeks when…

Scholar Spotlight: Karl Cristie Figuracion

Karl Cristie Figuracion is a PhD in Nursing Science candidate and one of the de Tornyay Center’s 2022-2023 Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholars. Her project is “Environmental enrichment and cortical changes among brain tumor survivors”. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Hilaire Thompson.   Why did you choose nursing? I chose the nursing profession, as I was really moved by the care that my grandmother received when she was sick, and seeing the nurses be involved by her bedside throughout the sickness,…

Spotlight Interview: Jeehye Jun

Jeehye Jun is a postdoctoral fellow in gerontological nursing at the University of Washington School of Nursing, starting in fall 2022. She will be working with Dean Azita Emami and her research team on the project ‘Biomarker Method for Assessing the Impact of Music on Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers’. She comes to the University of Washington after completing her PhD in Nursing Science at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing. Why did you choose nursing? When…