CONVOCATION Honoring the Class of 2020

The Ohio State University College of Nursing

A Special Occasion for the Recognition of Excellence Dean Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN Vice President for Health Promotion University Chief Wellness Officer Dean and Professor, College of Nursing Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, College of Medicine Executive Director, Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare Presiding

MAY 2, 2020

ORDER OF EVENTS - UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY

Welcome and Introductory Remarks Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Executive Director of the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP in Nursing and Healthcare

Presentation of Student Awards Wendy Bowles, PhD, APRN-CNP, CNE, Assistant Dean for Baccalaureate Programs, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing

Undergraduate Faculty Awards Madelyn Mann, Peer Advisor

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award Angela D. Alston, DNP, MPH, APRN-CNP, Executive Director of Faculty Practice and Entrepreneurship, Chief Diversity Officer, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice

Sigma Theta Tau: Epsilon Chapter Awards Molly McAuley, DNP, CNL, RN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, President of Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Chapter

College of Nursing Alumni Society: Congratulatory Message and Alumni Choice Award Anastasia Christopher, MS, Board President, College of Nursing Alumni Society

Acknowledgement of Baccalaureate Nursing Program Honors Candidates Judith Tate, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Director of Undergraduate Honors Program

Acknowledgement of Baccalaureate Nursing Program Candidates Dr. Wendy Bowles

Acknowledgement of the Baccalaureate Health and Wellness Innovation in Healthcare Program Dr. Wendy Bowles

Congratulations Video College of Nursing Faculty

Closing and Call to Action Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

Carmen Ohio (pg. 15) Led by: Ann Deerhake, DNP, RN, CNL, CCRN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice Christine Fortney, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor Joyce Karl, DNP, RN, APRN-CNP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing and Director, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Tracks Abby Suarez, MS, RN, Instructor of Clinical Practice

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

ORDER OF EVENTS - GRADUATE AND DOCTORAL CEREMONY

Presentation of Graduate Specialty and Program Awards Margaret Graham, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Vice Dean, Associate Professor

Graduate Faculty Award Madelyn Mann, Peer Advisor

Sigma Theta Tau: Epsilon Chapter Awards Molly McAuley, DNP, CNL, RN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, President of Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Chapter

College of Nursing Alumni Society: Congratulatory Message and Alumni Choice Award Anastasia Christopher, MS, Board President, College of Nursing Alumni Society

Acknowledgement of Doctor of Philosophy Candidates Cindy Anderson, PhD, APRN-CNP, ANEF, FAHA, FNAP, FAAN, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Educational Innovation, Professor

Acknowledgement of Doctor of Nursing Practice Candidates Dr. Cindy Anderson

Acknowledgement of Master’s Program Candidates Kristine Browning, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing

Acknowledgement of Master of Clinical Research Candidates Dr. Cindy Anderson

Acknowledgement of Master of Healthcare Innovation Candidates Dr. Cindy Anderson

Congratulations Video College of Nursing Faculty

Closing and Call to Action Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

PRESENTATION OF STUDENT AWARDS

Highest Undergraduate Grade Point Average Awardees: Kayla Bafia, Amelia Buchele, Whitney Byers, Sarah Downing, Judith Earman, Abby Fife, Jacqueline Imfeld, Anne Johnson, John Marshall, Lina Martin, Ashleigh Robinson, Sarah Robinson, Bradley Sampsel, Leigh Sanderson, Jason Siem, Gabriela Sullivan, Alex Thompson, Lisa Verma, Amber Weller, Lisa Williams and Hanna Womack Presenter: Dr. Margaret Graham

Means Award for Surgical Nursing Awardee: Katharine DeSalvo Presenter: Jessica Reuter, DNP, RN, CCRN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice

Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Victoria Wynd Presenter: Carolyn McClerking, DNP, APRN-CNP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Director of Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track

Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Awardee: Valerie Tiu Presenter: Brenda Hixon, DNP, APRN-CNS, APRN-CNP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice

Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Megan Uhrman Presenter: Joyce Karl, DNP, APRN-CNP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Director of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialty Tracks

Advanced Practice Nursing: Certified Nurse-Midwifery Specialty Awardee: Erica Lotte Presenter: Lucia Jenkusky, DNP, APRN-CNP, FACNM, C-EFM, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Director of Women’s Health Services, Interim Director of Nurse-Midwifery and Women's Health Specialty Tracks

Advanced Practice Nursing: Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Megan Dorsey Presenter: Dr. Lucia Jenkusky

Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner Online Specialty Awardee: Nicholas Sandulli Presenter: Carol Nikolai, MSN, APRN-CNP, Instructor of Clinical Practice

Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Kimberly Young Presenter: Oralea Pittman, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track

Advanced Practice Nursing: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Jennifer Groves Presenter: Elizabeth Sharpe, DNP, APRN-CNP, FNAP, FAANP, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, Director of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track

Advanced Practice Nursing: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Emily Wells Presenter: Kathleen Cox, MS, APRN-CNP, Lecturer, Lead Faculty of Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

PRESENTATION OF STUDENT AWARDS

Advanced Practice Nursing: Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Courtney Sexton Presenter: Rosie Zeno, DNP, APRN-CNP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Director of Traditional Master of Science in Nursing Program

Advanced Practice Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Awardee: Bradley Thompson Presenter: Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, APRN-CNS, FNAP, FAAN, Professor of Clinical Nursing, Director of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Specialty Track

Clinical Nurse Leader Specialty Awardee: Julie Rodgers Presenter: Janice Wilcox, DNP, RN, CNL, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Director of Clinical Nurse Leader Specialty Track

Master of Clinical Research Awardee: Christian Noval Presenter: Esther Chipps, PhD, RN, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing

Master of Healthcare Innovation Awardee: Andrew Freeman Presenter: Michael Ackerman, DNS, RN, FCCM, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, Professor of Clinical Nursing, Director of Master of Healthcare Innovation Program

DOCTOR OF NURSING PHILOSOPHY (PhD) CANDIDATES

Jennifer Lynn Dush Marjorie Kelley “A Critical Ethnographic Study of Food Among “A Grounded Theory of Engaged mHealth: Self- Adolescents in a Bantu Refugee Community with Food regulation and mHealth Synergy in Breast Cancer Insecurity in the United States” Survivors” Advisor: Dr. Jodi Ford Advisor: Dr. Sharon Tucker

Eileen Renee Faulds Marliese Lynn Nist “Self-Management among Preteen and Adolescent Insulin “Inflammatory Mediators of Stress Exposure and Pump Users (SPIN)” Neurodevelopment in Very Preterm Infants” Advisor: Dr. Mary Beth Happ Advisor: Dr. Rita Pickler

Elizabeth Nicole Hutson Jamie Ann Rausch “MINDSTRONG to Combat Bullying: A Cognitive Behavior “Secondary Data Analysis Investigating Effects of Marine Skills Building Intervention for Adolescents” Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Circulating Levels of Leptin and Advisor: Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk Adiponectin in Older Adults with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers” Advisor: Dr. Jodi McDaniel

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) CANDIDATES

Amy Jo Baldwin Julia Michele Geisert Kaitlyn Grace Kolcun “A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve “Recalibrating Surgical Benchmarks” “Improving Nurses’ Detection of Delirium in HbA1c Values and Disease Self-management in Advisor: Dr. Judith Tate Hospitalized Oncology Patients” Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Living in a Advisor: Dr. Jodi McDaniel Medically-Underserved Community” Jane O’Grady Ginther Advisor: Dr. Oralea Pittman “The Intersecting Epidemics of Opioid Daniel Edward Lane Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases: “Increasing Patient Safety by Engaging Kamil C. Barker The Role of the Medical-Surgical Nurse Organizational Leadership in an Enhanced “Simulation as a Unit-Based Strategy to in Providing Evidence-based Opioid Use Root Cause: Analysis and Actions” Prepare Nurses for Practice” Disorder Care” Advisor: Dr. David Hrabe Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Schubert Advisor: Dr. Janine Overcash Kimberly Maroli Amy Elizabeth Becher-Smith Audra L. Hanners “Inpatient Provider's Discussion of Fertility “The Treatment of Severe Mental Illness: An “Keto Prescribed: Translating Ketogenic with Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients: A Implementation and Evaluation of Assertive Research Evidence into Clinical Practice” Needs Assessment” Community Treatment” Advisor: Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk Advisor: Dr. Jodi Ford Advisor: Dr. Margaret Graham Jennifer Lynn Hiester Haley Rae Mash Angela Christine Blankenship “A Solution We Can Count On” “Utilization of a Consistent Dog Therapy “Increasing APRN Utilization of EBP through an Advisor: Dr. Michael Ackerman Program in a Level 1 Pediatric Emergency Education and Mentorship Program” Department” Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison Amy S. Jauch Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison “Development and Evaluation of an Jeffrey Ryan Bose Evidence-based Statute and Regulations Claire Elizabeth McIntyre “Implementing a Universal Adolescent for a Medical Marijuana Use Program for “A Standardized Communication Tool to Depression Screening in the Primary Care Ohio Nurses” Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries Office” Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Loversidge (HAPIs) in Surgical Patients” Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Fitzgerald Advisor: Dr. Joyce Zurmehly Lucia Marie Jenkusky Shanna Francis Botos “Implementation of the Maternal Mental Evangeline Uju Okechukwu “Shortage of Nurse Practitioner Preceptors: Health Safety Bundle: Standardizing “Communication Skills Training as Part of A State of Crisis” Perinatal Depression Screening and Workplace Violence Prevention Program” Advisor: Dr. Janna Stephens Response in a Federally Qualified Health Advisor: Dr. Kathy Wright Center” Kristina Sue Brooks Advisor: Dr. Barbara Warren Colleen Mary O’Leary “Use of Multi-Modal Pain Medication Clinical “Use of a Framework to Integrate Practice Guideline to Decrease Opioid Use in Kandice Leigh Jones Research, Evidence-based Practice and Post Cardiac Surgical Patients” “A DNP Evidence-based Quality Quality Improvement” Advisor: Dr. David Hrabe Improvement Project to Guide Provider- Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Kue Patient Discussions on Removing Barriers Anna Fitch Courie to Colorectal Carcinoma Screening” Sheena Palmer “Achieving Quality Improvement in Community Advisor: Dr. Celia Wills “Improving Long-Acting Reversible Health Action Planning” Contraception Initiation in Pediatric Primary Advisor: Dr. Judith Tate Brenda Joyce Kendall Care Providers: A Quality Improvement “Surgical Optimization” Project” Allan John Delgado Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Schubert Advisor: Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy “Evaluation of Reset: An Evidence-based Primary Care Delivery Model Quality Elizabeth Sykora Kirchner Marcie Ann Peterson Improvement” “Improving Vaccination Coverage in an “The THRIVE Training to Improve Advisor: Dr. Tara King Adult Ambulatory Rheumatology Clinic Leadership Confidence in Responding to through a Quality Improvement Process” Staff Stress: A DNP Quality Improvement Ossie Mae Dornoo Advisor: Dr. Sharon Tucker Project” “Trauma-Informed Care Training: Program Advisor: Dr. Celia Wills Evaluation” Kathryn Knill Advisor: Dr. Sharon Tucker “‘Taking a Moment:’ Improving Barbara Ann Potts Perceptions of Burnout & Well-being in “A DNP Evidence-based Quality Kimberly Ashcraft Frier Bone Marrow Transplant Nurses using a Improvement Project to Improve Nurse- “Gentle Yoga as an Integrative Modality for Mindfulness Smartphone App” Patient Communication Process” Chronic Pain in Adult Cancer Patients” Advisor: Dr. Susan Thrane Advisor: Dr. Celia Wills Advisor: Dr. Susan Thrane *Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) CANDIDATES

Colin Michael Reeder Deana Lee Sievert Dynasty Ismaria Stokes “Improving Bedside Procedures through the “Creating a Culture of Evidence-based “Implementing Bundled HPV Immunization Implementation of Case Based Simulation Practice (EBP) Acceptance and Use at the Approaches within an Outpatient Military and Mastery Learning for Lumbar Puncture Unit Level in a Large Academic Medical Clinic” Training in Novice Advanced Practice Center through Utilization of the ARCC Advisor: Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy Providers” Model” Advisor: Dr. Kristine Browning Advisor: Dr. Gerene Bauldoff Angela Wilson-Vanmeter “Effective Integration of Electronic Medical Kathryn Marie Scholl Sharon Renee Simon Record Documentation in Nursing “A DNP Evidence-based Quality “Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Training” Orientation to Improve Documentation Improvement Project to Implement Harm Advisor: Dr. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk Compliance” Reduction in Patients with Multiple Myeloma” Advisor: Dr. David Hrabe Advisor: Dr. Joyce Karl Jodi Lynn Smelko-Schneider “Healthy LifeStars: A School-Based Program” Renae JeeAnn Wright Advisor: Dr. Oralea Pittman “Standardizing Intraoperative Nursing Handoffs Using SWITCH” Advisor: Dr. Heather Tubbs Cooley

POST-MASTER’S CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES

Ayat Mustafa Aljawawdeh Patrick Christopher Hartnett Earnest Hardiman Alyssa Renee Verhoff

MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) CANDIDATES

Siham Ahmed Abdi Hannah E. Cackovic Erica Anne Fleshman Harun Abukar Samantha Carter Jessica Emilee Foster Sammy Suleiman Abukwiek Kassandra Elizabeth Cassady Taylor Janae Friesen Lindsay Adams Kristina Dawn Casto Calli Rae Fronk Janelle Adrienne Cendana Aguilon Manwai Andi Chow Hailey Jeane Frost Amanda Ellen Albert* Haylee Shizue Chung Brandy Gampp Zahra Abdulmohsen Alhajjaj Rachel Anne Clark Anna Katherine Gantzer Kiah Loi Allen Nicole Deanna Clarke Emilia Elizabeth Garber* Amanda Marie Allmon Julie Ann Conklin Leah Kathleen Garrison Jonathan Arlis Almond Jessica Lynn Conley Cristy Renee Gilmore Rahaf Alwattar Jennefer Rosealee Conzett Amber Lee Goldizen Courtney Phillips Arnold Annabelle Cook Katie Jean Gordon Jessica Leigh Bailey Kelly Frances Cook Melissa Amanda Gramajo Macy Susanne Bailey Eleonora Katherine Coyne Alexandra Marie Graver Holly Anne Baker Jacqueline Knapp Cropper Sara N. Grayson* Jamie Lynne Baldridge Alexa Csepe Mary Claire Greco Helen Leigh Barbis Shireen Elizabeth Daugherty Christopher George Green Kristin Marie Battles John Day Lindsay N. Greve Moira Ann Beebe Katelyn Anne Delwiche Jennifer Lynne Groves Laura Michelle Bender-Smith Nicole Marie Demastry-Kolikohn Sydney Marie Guyton Stacey Warren Berry Soumi Dey Heidi Jo Hafer* Tyler Alexander Bigham Patricia Do Arlene F. Hall Bethany Marie Bogantz Megan Ann Dorsey Emily Ann Harper Jamie Kopera Boling Christopher Sean Duncan Melissa Suellen Hart John Robert Boudouris Casey Nichole Evelsizor Melissa Caitlyn Hauser Brittany Nicole Bourne Kayleigh Nicole Fagert* Deborah Hayford Ashley Marie Brophy Allison Nicole Fischer Jessica Yawan He Laura Brubaker* Bethany L. Flannigan Sarah Marie Heintzman Hannah Danielle Burras Rachel Marie Flath Tiffany Marie Hemmert

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) CANDIDATES

Claire O. Herbert Stacey Mead Kasey Smith Lindsay Anne Herndon Angela M. Melean Maribeth Smith Lana M. Hetzel* Sarah Lee Melzer Marissa Kathleen Smith* Jennifer Lynne Hoffman Paul Jay Merrill Sherritta Smith Hailey Holman John Peabody Mikes Rieko Sotojima Sara O'Brien Hoppe Emika Shenice Miller Amelia Margaret Spaulding Taylor Krystal Hoschar Taylor Renee Miller Kylie Rose Ann Spieles Beth Louise Hubach Kendall Taylor Murphy* Kimberly S. Spivey Anna Hippler Huffman Kelsey Marie Musachio Christine Renee Stallings Max Allen Huffman Holly Mycroft Emily Keator Stallings Hannah Marie Hull Matthew Newcomer Randi Nicole Stechschulte Andre Carl Hurst Vanessa Ngea Zachary Joseph Stewart Uzoma Enyinnaya Ihemere Brandi Lynn Nixon Olivia Brooke Stone Alexandra Hope Janasov Allison Rebecca Nolan-Phillips Patricia Maureen Strickland Gabriel Patrick Jeu Elizabeth Katherine Passino Brianna Kathryn Swint Jennifer Leigh Johnson Byers Keya Patel Mary Switala Amy L. Jones Puja Pankaj Patel Sarah Taylor Hayley Lauren Justice Elizabeth Louise Patnoe Bradley David Thompson Romia Kamgang Ashley Marie Payne Sara Louise Thompson Lisa Michele Kappy Joshua Peltier Cody Allen Timmer Tara Lynn Kaufman Nicollette Helene Pizzoferrato Anna Knox Tirman Elisabeth Rose Kay Julie Nicole Polcyn Valerie Anne Tiu Rebekah Ann Kent Derek Mathew Potter Hannah Michelle Tomcisin Chelsea G.E. Keselman Jennifer Ann Prendergast Megan Elizabeth Trapasso Candice Marie Kilbarger Shannon Michelle Prescott Stephanie Ann Tucker* Angie Jiyun Kim* Joseph Robert George Price Megan Lee Uhrman Tracy Lynn King Nicole Suzanne Ptak Hamida Umar Brianna Alysse Knight Natalie K. Ragouzis Ilya Vaisberg Lynn Renee Krisfalusy Loretta Anne Raiford* Robert James Vanscoyoc Kaitlyn Anne Kropf Faith Ann Reger Kelly Elizabeth Ventresco Erin Leigh Kutnow Leah Richardson Jami Renee Vidonish Khristina Lahm* Ryan Christopher Riggs Erin Lippman Voithofer Samantha Lambert Brittany Nicole Riley Brittany Vonau Reema Serene Lambrinides Megan Biernacki Roberts Jordan Scott Wade Charles Douglas Lanum Antoniya Borislavova Robinson David Lewis Walters Carla S. Ledbetter Julie F. Rodgers Dustin Logan Warne Kelly Ann Leopold Holly Weis Romer Nicole Leigh Warner Matthew Francis Lerch Sarah Lynne Ruha Kathryn Elizabeth Warren Lori Colleen Lima Lydia Celine Sandman* Lauren Weinberg Jayde Montgomery Lively Nicholas Thomas Sandulli Elaina L. Weiss Beth Bonarrigo Loessin Elizabeth Catherine Schaefer Emily Morgan Wells Erica Nicole Lotte* Gina Schiavone Grace Elizabeth Westerlund Sara Liane Lundell Kristine Kaddoura Schnacke Tayler Anne Whitehead Brian Christopher Machi Nicole Lynn Schneider Alyssa Michelle Wichansky Georgia Leeanne Mako Olivia Scott Claire Williams Gerald M. Makobong Shannalee Senior Jennifer Ann Williams Rose Margaret Mantel Courtney Nicole Sexton Chelsea Wills Samantha Marty Rebecca Aja Sheldon Rachel Lynn Wilson Ariel Alexandra Mastro Celine Rose McNamara Shenk Allison Brianna Winter Stephanie Nicole Matacia Pavel V. Shishlo Shelby Anne Wolf Earielle Ellyse McAlpine Lauren Marie Siebenaler Melissa Rene Wonorski Kayla Marie McCallister Andrea Dawn Sims Victoria Marie Wynd Kristen A. McCann Aimee Elizabeth Sisinger Kristen Ann Yaeger Daniel John McGeary Katie Elizabeth Skinner Tasha Olivia Yarris Abigail J. McGuire Victoria Jane Skinner Kimberly Wade Young Kathryn McKinnon Brandy Nicole Smith Soz Fuad Zangana

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

9 MASTER OF CLINICAL RESEARCH (MCR) CANDIDATES

Johnathan Akers Edward Furlani Rebecca Johnson Jenan Rabi Olubukola Akintade Kimberlee Gabourel Nina Joyce Katherine Rethman Rajeswara Rao Arasada Chad Gentry Jaclyn Keith Trittnee Robinson Kaycie Atchison Tina Marie Goble Amber Larimer Julia Ryan Lisa Crews Allison Grau Thomas Lockhart Kelley Sharp Kayla Diaz Shannon Hainline Genessis Maldonado Kenneth Sterns Siobhan Dunne Aria Harter Laura Marcelo Sheryl Stewart Lyndsay Dupree Melanie Howell Benjamin McGill Jalyn Todd Amy Dutcher Andrea Hunnicutt Shrilekha Misra Cindy Lynn Watkins Justin Ellis Melissa Huynh Matthew Morrow Lischele Watkins Mario Esquivel Maria Intriago Williams Christian Noval

MASTER OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION (MHI) CANDIDATES

Linda Andrew Koreen Fenner Gaganpreet Kaur Nabil Nehaili Jennifer Marie Arambula Courtney R. Flockerzie Tammy Lucinda Keefer Cynthia A. Nunamaker Shannon Marie Badertscher Andrew Goddard Freeman Jacklyn Marie Keene Anne Marie Pontillo Storri Renae Blake Colleen Marie Gains Justin Tomas Kelly Julie Rader Jordan Edward Bope Marylynn Galbraith Mandy Ann Kincaid Brayden Randleman Jennifer Kay Brant Jason Paul Gammon Karina Joy Kurzhals Morgan Riese Paige K. Bushman Megan Suzanne Gibson Sharalyn Marie Lankford Philip A. Rodgers Sara Danielle Butz Jennifer Ann Grieshop Kelly Ann Lehmkuhl Ariane Kay Schieber Emily McKeen Caudill Sara R. Grieshop* Kacie Michele Lewis Christine Marie Schroeder Mary Ellen Clark Emily Marie Hart Jill Rose List Anton Linard Scott Lindsey Michele Conley Kiana Noel Hash Katherine Judy Lybarger Amanda Sharp Aimee Leah Davison Stanley Ray Hawkins Christine A. Maurer Amy Lea Sigman Amy E. Deem Hannah Elizabeth Hendricks Lauren Christine Mayer Harold Alan Strickland Rachel Marie Demeter Melissa Jean Hickman Lisa Kay McCleese Tova A. Wiesenthal Jill Kristin Deverse Jill Suzanne Holbrook Kelsey Nicole Meadows Andrea D. Yagodich Douglas A. Eck Stephen Michael Horn Goldie Ann Moritz Steven Eddington Tallie L. Johns Rebecca Lynn Morton Candace Lou Engel Sheila Marie Johnson Beth Ann NeCamp

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) HONORS CANDIDATES

Jenny Ahn|| Megan Ceceal Balla|| “Associations between Social Media Use "Bottle Feeding Techniques Differ by Feeder in and Psychological and Biological Stress in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease" Adolescents” Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison Advisor: Dr. Jodi Ford Madison Lee Davis‡ Kayla Marie Bafia‡ “A Description of Physiologic Responses to “Fluid Management in Infants following Surgical Breastfeeding and Bottle-feeding in Infants with Intervention for Congenital Heart Anomalies” Congenital Heart Disease” Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) HONORS CANDIDATES

Courtney Diaz|| Sara Therese Paponetti*‡ “An Updated Scoping Review of Popular “Relationship among Racial Discrimination, Stress Management Mobile Applications” Depressive Symptoms and Inflammation in Pregnant Advisor: Dr. Lisa Militello African American Women” Advisor: Dr. Cindy Anderson Paige Christine Donahue‡ “Implementation Strategies to Address Anishi Arun Patel† Barriers and Facilitators to ABCDEF Bundle “Effectiveness of Culturally Tailored Interventions for Adoption” Hispanic Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” Advisor: Dr. Michele Balas Advisor: Dr. Jie Hu

Madison Morgan Gardner|| Ericka Lynne Richards|| “Evidence-based Education on Cardiovascular “Hair Cortisol, Mental Well-being and Blood Disease Risk Reduction following a Pressure in African American Older Adults” Preeclampsia Complicated Pregnancy” Advisor: Dr. Kathy D. Wright Advisor: Dr. Cindy Anderson Anna Cinquina Rosenthal‡ Jillian Clare Hammerly*‡ “Preferred Features in mHealth Applications “Parent-Clinician Relationship in Congenital for Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Qualitative Heart Disease” Approach” Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison Advisor: Dr. Tara O’Brien

Jacqueline Nicole Imfeld‡ Emma Kaye Smith*|| “Physiologic and Behavioral Responses to “Perceived Stress and Emotional Eating in Low- Feeding in Infants with Congenital Heart Income Overweight or Obese Pregnant Women” Disease” Advisor: Dr. Mei Wei Chang Advisor: Dr. Tondi Harrison Tessa Linder Sobieski‡ Leah Soyun Kim|| “Staff Nurse Rating of EBP Implementation Strategies “Effects of SBAR Utilization by Healthcare Self-Efficacy and Organizational EBP Readiness” Providers on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Advisor: Dr. Sharon Tucker Review of the Literature” Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Loversidge Kayla Rae Thomsen*‡ “Nurse-Perceived Infant Well-being and Associations with Survival” Advisor: Dr. Christine Fortney

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) CANDIDATES

Avery Nicole Adelstein‡ Samantha Marie Attewell|| Jennifer Ann Beck Agerie Afework Shelby Marie Bachmann|| Danielle Nicole Benedict Ayah Al-Najjar Laura Anne Bailey Sarah Benz Anna Maria Amato Elizabeth Banik Mary Boatemaa Emily Marie Anderson|| Aili H. Barbee‡ Chelsea Lynn Bond James Andrea Tina Louise Barnett Alisha Bonin Olivia Ane Abagye Breonna Lynn Bartholomew Elizabeth Marie Bonn|| Pablo Jesus Aranda|| Joshua Shane Beale Marissa Michelle Bowman

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) CANDIDATES

Allison Paige Boyce|| Katherine Elizabeth Fowler‡ Danielle Kucharek*† Kiersten Marie Boyd*|| Dana L. Furnas‡ Taylor Xiaosha Kuhn|| Jenna Corean Bresnahan|| Samantha Grace Gastaldo Lina Kurdi|| Tracey Marie Britton Sarah Louise George Ana Lucia Kyle‡ Amber Elisabeth Brown Jesse Glass Alexis Diane Lamoreaux‡ Sarah Michelle Brown|| Morgan Elizabeth Glover* Kaylee Brooke Lancia Elizabeth Grace Bruns‡ Michael Reed Gloyd Kathryn Elizabeth Lawson* Emmalee D. Buchanan Deanna Carol Green Yejin Lee Amelia F. Buchele‡ Megan Noelle Greywitt‡ Lacey Patrice Leitnaker Jacqueline Faith Buettner† Andrea Guion Ya Liang Morgan A. Bush*† Molly Hackett|| Natalie Marie Linder Whitney Rene Byers Brittany Susann Hall† Eryn Elizabeth Loar*‡ Carissa Beverly Call*|| Bryan Joseph Hare|| Michaela Longville|| Rachael Marie Carlen|| Avery Nicole Harlow|| Mara Rose Lorsbach† Madelyn Nicole Carlson|| Aliya Marie Harris‡ Kassidy Brooke Lowden† Madison Rae Carter Marc J. Hayek Ashley Marie Luebbe‡ Ryan Travis Chaffin Kaitlin Hayman|| Trevor Hayden Mack|| Matthew Bernard Clark*|| Ryan William Head|| Damaris Maina Luiza Quee Cornett Danielle Marlene Herman*‡ Laura M. Manahan Kalyn Corstanje Lindsay Ann Hershey Caroline Victoria Mandly‡ Catherine Mary Coulter|| Timothy Howland Kristina Renee Mangen Zachary David Cushing|| Olivia Kae Hudson*|| Madelyn Vera Mann*† Teresa Rose Cutrone Samantha Rose Huff John Norman Marshall‡ Katherine Marie Davis Sarah Elizabeth Humphrey|| Lina Martin* Kristen Ann Deal† Hayley Nicole Husar|| Ellise Ann Martinez‡ Christian Phillip A. Dela Cruz Madeline Ann Jenkins* || Colleen Ann Martucci*‡ Amanda Nicole DeMuesy*|| AnneMarie Johnson Zachary Ross Mathis|| Katharine Irene DeSalvo*|| Andrea Nicole Jones‡ Caitlyn Danielle McCloskey† Andrew John Dominic|| Jacqueline Nicole Jones Mary Katherine McCormick† Sarah A. Downing* Jillian Jones Adrionna Nichole McCoy† Madisyn Makenna Driller|| Haley Alyse Judson|| Emily Stoddart McDonald† Kevin Drye Olivia Paige Kane|| Kerry Ellen McInerney Stephanie Anne Ducar Laura Ann Kaufman*|| Kelly Elizabeth McLaughlin‡ Stacy Lynn Dudash Danielle Elizabeth Keeler Rachel Catherine Mead|| Madeline Irene Durbin Emmaline Keller† Allison Taylor Megyesi|| Judith B. Earman Eileen Kelly Elizabeth Kay Mercer Emma Catherine Elder† Hee Chung Kim Michelle Lynn Mettler Alyson Elizabeth Elking|| Sydney Madison King Rebecca Jean Miller Tracy L. Elworth Mackenzie Ann Kinkopf|| Kaleigh Leanne Mills† Hani A. Essa Steven Mark Kinsel|| Sarah Elizabeth Moll|| Chloe Ferrall*|| Madison Jae Kirk‡ Margo Beth Moore Katherine Camille Fetter‡ Emily Claire Klopfenstein Megan Marie Morris Madeline Patricia Fickes‡ Suprina Koirala Lauren Taylor Moxon|| Abby Gwendolyn Fife Lauren Krivanek‡ Emily Kidwell Muffler‡ Erin Jane Fleckenstein Olivia Krivanek|| Katrina M. Myers‡ Brittany Morgan Fleming|| Daniel M. Ku Lillian Gabriella Navor||

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) CANDIDATES

Annie Noelle Newhouse Taylor Leigh Rush*|| Shae Anne Testa*|| Megan Theresa Niese|| Kellie Nicole Sabo Alex Steven Thompson‡ Katherine Marie Nikaidoh|| Megan Lorette Saelinger*‡ Lauren Elise Trevino Abigail Frances Novak|| Bradley William Sampsel Alyssa Renae Tuttle*‡ Sylvia Christine Novo Kristin Emily Sampson‡ Kathryn Nicole Ulland|| Gabriella Olivo*† Paige Ann Sanders Alexa Valforte|| Melissa Therese Osborne Leigh Alice Sanderson Caroline Anne Vance Courtney Marie Parker|| Arminda Sue Sapp Lisa Verma* Secundra T. Parker Jenifer Lynn Sapp Marie Sheena Maestrado Villalon Lauren Christine Patneau‡ Elizabeth Lipat Medina Savona Anne Grace Vuyk|| Sara Lynn Pavick Christopher Ryan Scott Olivia Anne Wade|| Courtney Pearce Diamonta’ Durand Seabron‡ Olivia Renee Warther|| Bailey Melissa Pence Megan Kylie Seiffert Madelyn Sophia Wecker Trevor Perdue Kristina Marie Sensibaugh|| Feven Y. Weldemicael|| Annalyse Makenzie Perry*|| Nicole Elizabeth Sharpe Amber Weller Monica Peyfuss|| Brandy Lee Sheaffer Alex Mitchell Wetzler Derek Edward Phelps Yahya Sheikh Ellen Victoria Whisler Hannah Pierce Suqra Dahir Shire|| Aaren Lamar White|| Kimberly Kay Planck Katherine Olivia Shoemaker Cassidy Paige Whiteus‡ Travis Poland Jason Siem Arrin Marie Whitt Omobolanle Olabisi Abiola Popoola Kelly M. Sierschula*‡ Monica William*|| Suzanne Lynn Posey Claire Elizabeth Sillies|| Jameca L. Williams Marlon Lee Pugh Jennifer Ann Smith‡ Lisa Williams Stephanie April Rapp Sarah Nicole Smith|| Amber N. Wilson Olivia Caitlyn Reade Cassandra Rosalee Snyder Rachel Ann Wilson* Angela Nicholina Rentel Brian Michael Spahnie|| Katherine Lynn Wittenbrook|| Donequia Tyreia Rhodes Leann Marie Sparr Hannah Hope Womack‡ Gabrielle Anne Ricard|| Bailey K. Spees|| Scott Robert Woolf Olivia May Righton*|| Jennifer Ashley Spencer|| Amy Rochelle Wurm Jamie Marie Riso† Ashley Nichole Stewart Donald Conrad Yahner Ashleigh Noelle Robinson Kylie Madison Stout‡ Carly Anne Yamarick Sarah Beth Robinson Cynthia Lynn Strehle Naudya S. Yanno Skiera Marie Rockey|| Jessica Mae Strohschein*‡ Stephanie Rose Yohe*‡ Ashley Nicole Rogers Gabriela Helfgott Sullivan Clara Fahey Young† Javier Roman Ronell Ariane Swain Lauren Elizabeth Young*‡ Franklin Dorsey Roope III Michael Frederick Taccona Maurkesha Rita Young|| Wil Anderson Ruoff† Jessica Ann Tardif Nina Elizabeth Rupert|| Rochelle Lisette Tarin

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE (HWIH) CANDIDATES

Sarah Anne Beam|| Meghann Katherine Kasson†

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LIVE WELL Student Leadership Award

Our LIVE WELL Student Leadership Award honors outstanding student achievement within the College of Nursing. The award highlights students who create a positive impact on their community and embody our LIVE WELL philosophy – Lead, Innovate, Vision, Execute, Wellness-focused, Evidence-based, Lifelong learners, Lights for the world.

Monthly Winners: Scholarship recipient: Nicole Camloh Clarke Jillian Jones Jillian Jones Katie Kretz Aaron McKee Courtney Sexton

Sesquicentennial Student Scholar Leadership Program

The Sesquicentennial Student Scholar Leadership Program awarded scholarships of $2,500 to 150 students across the university to build the skills and fortitude essential to becoming engaged citizens through leadership development and ambassador opportunities. The College of Nursing congratulates our four students who received this scholarship.

Kayla Cape, BSN Spring 2021 Audra Hanners, DNP Spring 2020 Yang Du*, BSN Summer 2021 Anna Martin*, MS Summer 2022

N-SPIRE Receives Two Prestigious Honors

Congratulations to N-SPIRE on receiving both the 2020 Student Life Leadership Award and the Outstanding Student Organization Program Award from The Ohio State University Office of Student Life. N-SPIRE is a College of Nursing student organization that raises public awareness and provides education around healthcare inequities and disparities in underserved populations while providing valuable educational experiences for nursing students.

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

Please stand and join in the singing of our Alma Mater.

Oh come let’s sing Ohio’s praise And songs to Alma Mater raise While our hearts rebounding thrill With joy which death alone can still Summer’s heat or winter’s cold The seasons pass, the years will roll Time and change will surely show How firm thy friendship . . . O-HI-O.

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

ALUMNI SOCIETY

Congratulations on your achievement and welcome to the College of Nursing alumni family!

Now that you are an alumnus of the College of Nursing, here is how you can stay connected:

1. Share your updated contact information and where you will be working after graduation: go.osu.edu/StayConnected. 2. Consider volunteering on the Nursing Alumni Society Young Alumni Committee! Visit go.osu.edu/NursingVolunteer for more information. 3. Like the College of Nursing Alumni Society Facebook page: facebook.com/osunursingalumni.

Once again, congratulations on your achievement!

For more information, visit go.osu.edu/BuckeyeNursing.

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude

OUR VISION

The world's leader in thinking and achieving the impossible to transform health and improve lives.

OUR MISSION

We exist to dream, discover and deliver a healthier world.

OUR CORE VALUES

Excellence Diversity in people and ideas Collaboration and authenticity Empathy and compassion Curiosity and intellectual rigor Personal and professional wellness Integrity and personal accountability Transformational leadership Openness, trust, respect and civility Positivity Innovation and change Healthy discourse

CONGRATULATIONS FROM OUR CLINICAL PLACEMENT TEAM

We know you have worked hard, and we are proud of all you have accomplished despite some serious, unanticipated obstacles. Thank you for representing our college well during your clinical experiences. As you start the next chapter of your nursing career, we hope you take time to express gratitude to your wonderful preceptors who help make the student experience so unique and fulfilling. We look forward to working with you again in the near future once you are eligible to serve as a preceptor yourself. It is one of the most meaningful ways you can give back to the College of Nursing and the profession.

*Sigma Theta Tau member • †Cum Laude • ||Magna Cum Laude • ‡Summa Cum Laude