Designing Intervention Prototypes to Address Behavioral Barriers to Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among Adolescents Living with HIV in Eswatini Summary Major Achievements: The purpose of this study was to utilize principles of behavioral economics to inform the development of peer-based interventions…
An Interdisciplinary Inquiry Grant Report by Cameron Ulmer, BSN, RN I graduated from my accelerated Bachelor of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) in August 2022 and subsequently began my Clinical Fellowship year. I used…
In the project titled "Building Foundations: Laying the Groundwork for Advancements in Sexual Violence Research," the UNC-Chapel Hill '25 Scholar and Principal Investigator (PI), Gabrielle G. Grant, BSN, RN, undertook a comprehensive initiative to establish a strong educational base for…
I attended the 2022 Friends of the National Institute on Nursing Research (FNINR) NightinGala in Washington, DC this past October. FNINR is an independent, non-profit organization committed to providing resources to support nursing research and advance the National Institute of…
Cassis Boateng had the privilege of attending the Duke Summer research course on spirituality and health. Boateng is interested in the intersection between mental health, addiction, trauma, and spirituality across the lifespan. Specifically, he wants to know the role of…
Applying Conjoint Analysis Methodology to Oncology Symptom Science A major barrier to conducting clinical research trials is recruitment and retention. Simply put, if we are unable to recruit patients to clinical trials testing new treatments for various diseases, then we…
Latesha K. Harris (UNC-CH ‘25) has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs. These programs connect changemakers across the country—from diverse professions and fields—to learn from and work with one another in creating…
The Hillman Scholars in Nursing Innovation convened the first in-person meeting in three years on June 3, 2022. Overcoming COVID-19 pandemic realities, including delayed and cancelled flights, about 50 Scholars from as far as San Diego, Boston, and Ann Arbor…
The UNC-CH Scholars engaged in an international dialogue on topics such as recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities into nursing PhD programs, nurses and nursing assistants stress and coping during Covid, and Namibian nurses job attitudes. Latesha K…
Latesha K. Harris, BSN, RN, is the first author of “Police Violence and Black Women’s Health,” published in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Harris’ article aims to address police violence, a byproduct of structural racism, to create safer and healthier communities. She…