Kathy Hutchinson’s funded study aims to identify barriers to violence screening Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) are significant public health issues for women, with more than 20 percent of women sexually assaulted in their lifetime and 1.3 to 5 million women experiencing IPV each year. Female college students experience some of the […]

Dr. Nancy Van Devanter’s presentation on Oct. 21 is the latest in the URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture Series The latest installment of the URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture Series this fall will feature Dr. Nancy L. Van Devanter, a professor with New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing and deputy director […]

Associate Professor Denise Coppa has been selected to receive one of the greatest recognitions of accomplishment in the nursing profession, induction as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Coppa is the latest College professor to achieve the honor, joining nine others. That number is up from two just five years ago. Coppa’s interests […]

The URI College of Nursing welcomed one of its newest educators and researchers, Dr. Susan Desanto-Madeya, who fills the College’s Miriam Weyker Chair. “I am thrilled to join the URI College of Nursing as the Miriam Weyker Chair. Dr. Desanto-Madeya said. “This position provides me with an opportunity to build an interdisciplinary palliative care program […]

The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hutson to the college in the spring of 2020. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors. Education: Ph.D. in Nursing, Ohio State University; M.S.N (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner), Ohio State; B.S. in Nursing, Kent State University; B.A. in Psychology, Ohio State. Recent Experience: […]

The many significant accomplishments of the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the URI College of Nursing are chronicled in the 2020 Annual Report.

The URI Academic Health Collaborative and Interprofessional Education and Practice Initiative will host three online panel discussions to address the challenges health care workers face and the lessons being learned during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Wylie Dassie cared for COVID patients in New York City during the height of the pandemic Clinical Assistant Professor Wylie Dassie left the classroom for the hot zone this spring, traveling to New York City to serve on the front lines of the pandemic, caring for COVID-positive patients, and counseling soldiers and family members who […]

Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2023 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 8. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students donned their coats remotely during the virtual ceremony. Dean Wolfe began the ceremony by recited the Code of […]

While beginning a new semester can be stressful on its own, dealing with the complications the COVID-19 pandemic presents can exacerbate the stress many are feeling. If the stress and anxiety are impacting your mental health and wellness, there are resources available on campus for the entire URI community. In addition to the URI Counseling […]