Briefly

4 faculty receive promotions

Lauren Martin, PhD, was promoted to associate professor with tenure. Joanne Donnelly, DNP, APRN, CRNA, FAANA, Elena Geiger-Simpson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, and Anne Hayden, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, were promoted to clinical associate professor.

School receives A- on Planetary Health Report Card

The School of Nursing received an A- grade from 2024 Planetary Health Report Card. The school is one of six schools of nursing around the world that completed a Planetary Health Report Card for 2024. Kent Boyd, DNP ’24, Jo Bjorgaard, DNP ’24, Tumani Jackson, DNP ’24, Yvonne Mongare, BSN ’26, and Bianca Onrubia, DNP ’25, reviewed of the school’s programs.

4 Global Scholars named

Clinical Professor Mary Benbenek, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, Professor Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, WOCNF, FAAN, Assistant Professor Fang Lei, PhD, MPH, RN, and Clinical Assistant Professor Angelica Walton, DNP, RN, CCRN, were accepted into the School of Nursing Faculty Global Scholars Community of Practice. Through the Community of Practice, School of Nursing Faculty Scholars learn together, exchange and challenge ideas, and collaborate with faculty from partner schools of nursing on research, practice or education-focused projects.