Research News

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing is proud to announce that three of our faculty members have been awarded College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Research Enhancement Funds for Fall 2025. These competitive awards support innovative projects that advance health research and strengthen community impact. Dr. Katie Shue-McGuffin and Dr. Kelly Powers: Project: Innovations […]

This past month, ACRS Co-Directors Kelly Powers, PhD, RN, CNE, FNAP and Katherine Shue-McGuffin, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C conducted a review of applications for Core Faculty positions within the Academy for Clinical Research and Scholarship (ACRS). This process allowed them to consider each applicant’s contributions and commitment to advancing the mission of the Academy. Following […]

Dr. Christopher Smith, an early career biobehavioral researcher at UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing, is advancing critical research in cardiometabolic health with a focus on rural populations. His work investigates metabolic and inflammatory mechanisms, as well as lifestyle behaviors, that shape cardiovascular and blood pressure outcomes. Mentored by Dr. Brittany Butts of Emory University’s Hodgkins […]

By Isaiah Griffin From her first steps on UNC Charlotte’s campus, Kennedy Carpenter, a senior nursing student with a minor in Spanish from Winston-Salem, NC, knew she would have a lasting impact on her campus community, the city of Charlotte, and beyond. She first became interested in healthcare professions in the fifth grade when she […]

Members of the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing’s simulation team recently attended the 2025 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Conference held in Denver, Colorado. This annual gathering brings together simulationists, educators, researchers, and clinicians from around the globe to share innovations and best practices in clinical learning and simulation. During the […]

by Isaiah Griffin The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing is proud to announce that Susan McLennon PhD, ANP-BC, CNE, Director of the School of Nursing, has recently been appointed to two distinguished positions at the national level, reflecting her ongoing commitment to advancing nursing education, leadership, and geriatric care. Dr. McLennon has been named an […]

Christopher M. Smith, PhD, MSN, RN, GCQM, Assistant Professor, has been invited to serve as one of two keynote speakers at the upcoming Nordic Gender Conference on Men’s Underrepresentation in Communal Occupations, taking place August 26–28, 2025, at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway. This international conference brings together researchers, educators, […]

by Isaiah Griffin 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 […]

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 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 […]