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UNC Charlotte nursing faculty members Leslie Beth “L.B.” Sossoman, DNP, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN-CV, CPHQ, Amy Winiger, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC, and Melinda Pierce, MSN, RN, CHSE have been selected as one of 192 grant awardees globally by Bodyswaps, a cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) platform that delivers immersive soft skills training. This summer, their awarded project will […]

Amy Winiger, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FACC, proudly represented UNC Charlotte School of Nursing at the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Conference, held March 28–30 in Chicago, Illinois. She presented the abstract Bridging the Americas to Improve Patient Education Post-Myocardial Infarction, which highlights an innovative international initiative aimed at enhancing cardiovascular care through cross-cultural collaboration. […]

UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing continues to earn national recognition for excellence—rising more spots than any other program at the university—with its graduate programs ranked among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings The School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program is ranked No. 68 […]

When Charlene Whitaker-Brown, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CHFN is not educating future nurses in the undergraduate program or inspiring graduate nursing students towards advanced practice, she is maintaining her private practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and fulfilling her scholarly commitments. While many might take time to rest and recuperate from such demanding responsibilities, Dr. […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing would like to highlight one of our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students, Diane Holmes, MSN, FNP-BC, CHFN, on the successful defense of her DNP project, “Improving Clinician Self-Efficacy When Caring for the Cardio-Obstetric Patient Admitted to the Hospital,” on Monday, March 24, 2025. In addition to this milestone, […]

As part of its recent expansion, the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing is introducing virtual reality (VR) technology to enhance students’ learning experiences. Before implementing VR, the school carefully developed strategies to maximize its effectiveness. In mid-February, a group of undergraduate nursing students were selected to participate in a pilot program featuring the new VR […]

UNC Charlotte’s Susan Lynch, PhD, RN, CNE and Melinda Pierce, MSN, RN, CHSE played a key role in this year’s NC AHEC Scholars Emerging Leaders in Healthcare Conference, hosted by the College of Health and Human Services last month. Lynch and Pierce led three waves of students through engaging simulation (SIM) activities, providing hands-on learning […]

UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing faculty members Kelly Powers, PhD, RN, CNE, FNAP, Katherine Shue-McGuffin, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, and Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP, have been awarded a Sigma Theta Tau International Small Grant to support their research in interprofessional education (IPE). Their proposal, “Innovations in Training: Developing SIM-IPE […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing proudly congratulates Jyotsana Parajuli, PhD, MGS, RN, on receiving the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) 2025 Aging/Gerontology Research Interest and Implementation Group Rising Investigator Award. This prestigious recognition honors Dr. Parajuli’s dedication to advancing aging and gerontology research. She was awarded at the SNRS 39th Annual Conference in this […]

This past weekend, the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) hosted its annual Psych Retreat, a vital gathering for nurses and healthcare professionals dedicated to psychiatric and mental health care. This event offers an invaluable platform to delve into emerging trends, best practices, treatment approaches, and policies shaping the future of mental health nursing. UNC Charlotte’s […]