Claire McKinley-Yoder, Nursing & Health Innovations, co-published “Fall Prevention Care Management: Implementation and Outcomes of a Project to Reduce Fall Risks of Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities” in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality (published online ahead of final publication). Co-author: Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo. May 2023.
Chloe Littzen, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Philosophical ‘isms’ in Nursing Science: What We Choose to Know.” The Western Institue of Nursing Conference, Tucson, Arizona. April 2023. Littzen also co-presented “What Exactly Constitutes Nursing Epistemology? Philosophical Debates and What’s at Stake.” The Western Institue of Nursing Conference, Tucson, Arizona. Co-presenters: Miriam Bender and Pamela Reed. April 2023. Littzen also co-presented “Implementation of Concept Packages to Enhance Undergraduate Nursing Education. [Abstract]. Co-presenters: Nicole Auxier and Laura Blackhurst. April 2023. Littzen published Authentically Restructuring the Workplace to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building Capacity for a More Just Healthcare Future in J. Davidson, Workplace wellness: A primer for leaders in healthcare, supporting clinicians from resilience to suicide prevention. Springer. May 2023. Littzen also received an NNLM Region 5 Supplemental Collection Equity Award from Network of the National Library of Medicine for $1,500 along with collaborator Christina Prucha. May 2023.
Greg Hill and Steve Kolmes, Environmental Studies, published “A Resilience History of the Columbia River Basin and Salmonid Species: Regimes and Policies” in Environments, 10. 2023.
Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, presented “Stories of Vulnerability: Reclaiming Dignity and Building Solidarity with African Queer and Trans Communities.” A public lecture organized by the LGBTQIA+ Research Unit of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN). May 6, 2023. Aihiokhai is serving as the coordinator of the LGBTQIA+ Research Unit/PACTPAN. He is also the main organizer of this event. Aihiokhai also published “Reimagining the Future of the Church in Africa” in Concilium 2 (2023): 94-102. (This is the English version of a work that was first published in Spanish). Aihiokhai is also serving as a guest editor of “Reimagining Catholic Ethics Today” in Religions. May 2023–December 2024. Aihiokhai is also serving as an organizer of Re-Existing! Phase 1: Celebrating the Lives of Communities Living at the Peripheries of Our World (North and Latin America)/ITESO. Mexico. May 2023–June 2023. Aihiokhai also served as a committee member on developing a curriculum and pedagogies for ongoing formation of professed religious in Africa and Madagascar, Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (COSMAM)/Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN). February 2023–present. Aihiokhai also presented as a part of a panel: Author Meets Author. Panel to discussion of Eric Hoene del Pinal’s Guarded by Two Jaguars: A Catholic Parish Divided by Language and Faith. Hosted by Journal of Global Catholicism and the Catholics and Culture Initiatives at the College of Holy Cross. May 2023.
Nicole Ralston, Education, co-presented “Interdisciplinary Culturally Responsive Learning Communities: Investigating the Impacts of a Book Study for STEM Educators” at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL. Co-presenter: Rebecca Smith. April 2023. Ralston also co-presented “Slow and Steady: Shifting Organizational Dynamics Through Research-Practice Partnerships One Practitioner-Scholar at a Time.” Poster presented at a structured poster session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL. Co-presenter: Jacqueline Waggoner. April 2023.
Scott Grainger, Air Force ROTC, was elected Director – National Board of Direction, Society of American Military Engineers. May 2023–May 2026.