Student Spotlight 2021-2022

	Spotlight on Sarah Schroeder Hometown: Lincoln, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2022 Research Interest: Frailty and Quality of Life in long term Left Ventricular Assist Device patients.

	Spotlight on Gisele Tlusty Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2023 Research Interest: Physical activity interventions for patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

	Spotlight on Andrew Lim Hometown: Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia Anticipated Graduation Date: August 2023 Research Interest: I am working on understanding the process by which men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) discuss and make decisions to receive HPV vaccine as a cancer prevention method.

	Spotlight on Denise Waterfield Hometown: Kearney, NE Graduated: May 2022 Research Interest: I research critical care nursing and their ethical sensitivity to management and treatment of common symptoms found in critical care patients.

	Spotlight on Lauren Loyd Hometown: Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2026 Research Interest: I am interested in nursing education and ethical issues in healthcare, more specifically moral distress in new graduate nurses.

	Spotlight on Morgan Staver Hometown: Clive, IA Graduated: May 2022 Research Interest: Maternal distress in mothers of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.

	Spotlight on Tamara Bernard Hometown: Louisville, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: August 2022 Research Interest: Caregiver burden of chronic diseases such as heart failure, strokes, dementia, COPD, and diabetes.

	Spotlight on Becky Johnson Beller Hometown: Columbus, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2022 Research Interest: Modifiable lifestyle behaviors to prevent and reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease.

	Spotlight on Jill Scott Hometown: Bennington, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2022 Research Interest: Nurses returning to practice during a national pandemic via emergency authorization by executive order.

	Spotlight on Rachel Kunkle Hometown: Elkhorn, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2022 Research Interest: Formal caregiver burden among nursing assistants in the nursing home.

	Spotlight on Abbey Jo Klein Hometown: Adams, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2023 Research Interest: Urinary incontinence in mid-life, rural-dwelling women.

	Spotlight on Emily Coffey Hometown: Elk Horn, IA Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2025 Research Interest: Competency Based Education implementation in undergraduate nursing.

	Spotlight on Kirsten Hepburn Hometown: Omaha, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2025 Research Interest: Causes of early pregnancy loss and ways to increase prevention.

	Spotlight on Kia Scott-Sellers Hometown: Papillion, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2027 Research Interest: Sexual assault of veterans, their mental health and perceptions of care received within healthcare facilities.

	Spotlight on Lauren Longacre Hometown: Omaha, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2027 Research Interest: I am interested in health equity as it pertains to infectious diseases and the opportunities for nursing leadership in mitigating health disparities.

	Spotlight on Grace Oehlertz Hometown: Lincoln, NE Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2027 Research Interest: Infection control and critical care outcomes in burn patients .

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Student Spotlight 2021-2022