Leading Care
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College of Nursing Awarded $1.47 Million Grant to Enhance Opportunities for Nurses in Delta Region
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing was recently awarded a grant of $1.47 million from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The grant is specifically designated for the Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) initiative. Executive Director of Academic Advising and Enrollment Management and Assistant Professor of Practice Jada Russell…
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College of Nursing Faculty Part of $3.5 Million Research Grant
College of Nursing faculty member Joel G. Anderson and colleagues have been granted a research award totaling over $3.5 million from the National Institute on Aging. The grant is a testament to the team’s groundbreaking work and commitment to advancing research in the field of caregiving for people living with dementia. Anderson, an associate professor…
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Newnam Selected as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing Kathy Newnam has been named an American Academy of Nursing Fellow. Fellows represent nursing’s positive impact through representation in a variety of roles and settings from governmental positions to executive and entrepreneurial leadership in practice, nonprofits, and higher education. Through a rigorous and competitive process, the academy’s Fellow Selection Committee, which…
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Swift Named Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Shelia Swift has been selected as the executive associate dean of academic affairs. She previously served in an interim role in this position. Swift joined the College of Nursing in 2009 as a graduate teaching assistant. She went on to become a clinical instructor and later a clinical assistant, and associate professor. In 2016, Swift…
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Research Inclusion Supports Equity
Estimates suggest at least one in five (or up to a million) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and/or another identity (LGBTQIA+) adults are currently caregivers, with nearly half providing care to someone with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, or ADRD . Yet few studies on ADRD caregiving have examined the unique needs of…