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Co-moderators Shannon W. Jones and Jacki Hecht interviewed Larry Wallace, Sr., an accomplished Health Care Executive with over 35 years’ experience in developing strategies to improve healthcare access for underserved populations and Tyra Clark, the Chief Financial Officer at Texas Christian Recovery and Other Support Services (TXCROSS).

The latest edition of “Best Graduate Schools” in U.S. News & World Report once again ranks The University of Texas at Austin as one of the top public universities in the nation based on the depth and bread of its graduate programs.

Co-moderators Shannon W. Jones and Jacki Hecht interviewed Tabitha Taylor – City of Austin’s Age-Friendly Program Coordinator who oversees the Age-Friendly Austin Action Plan to create a supportive, welcoming, and vibrant environment for older adults.

When The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing partnered with the Division of Campus and Community Engagement (DDCE), the City of Austin, and Mt. Zion and Rehoboth Baptist Churches to launch the African American Mental Health and Wellness (AMEN) program in 2019, they never envisioned how vital the program would become, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Jacki Hecht interviewed Joyce James, CEO of Joyce James Consulting, Joseph Chacon, Austin Police Department’s (APD) Chief of Police, and Robin Henderson, APD’s Chief of Staff, to discuss APD’s goal to reimagine public safety.

Professor Elizabeth Reifsnider, PhD, WHNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, FAANP, FAAN, will be inducted as president of the Southern Nursing Research Society during the society’s annual conference Feb. 23–25, 2020, in New Orleans.

Co-moderators Shannon W. Jones and Jacki Hecht interviewed Kimberly Holiday - Philanthropist, Author, Motivational Speaker, and KAZI Radio Personality Lady Joy to discuss the Central Texas African American Family Support Conference (CTAAFSC).

Jung Kwak, PhD, MSW, FGSA, associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, was awarded a Sojourns® Scholar Leadership Program award by the Cambia Health Foundation.

Co-moderator Shannon W. Jones interviewed Jacki Hecht, Managing Director of the AMEN program at UT Austin School of Nursing to share updates on the AMEN program, which is in its 3rd year of funding through Austin Public Health.

Stephanie Morgan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, is no stranger to setting up and maintaining COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Thanks to her work with the team of nursing faculty and students, other health care providers, and volunteers that was formed in December 2020 when the vaccine first became available, she has been able to pull together and train teams to work with children, ages 5 to 11 in elementary and middle schools in Del Valle, an underserved community in southeast Austin.