Media Coverage

Associate Professor, Dr. Jung Kwak, named 2021 Sojourn Scholar.

Posted: December 15, 2021    

Publication: Cambia Health Foundation

Clinical Assistant Professors, Dr. Li-Chen Lin and Dr. Ana Todd, were featured in the Texas Monthly Magazine's article titled "14 Ways to Prepare for the Next Winter Freeze."

Posted: November 17, 2021    

Publication: Texas Monthly

Dr. Stephanie Morgan, Professor of Clinical Nursing and the Director of Wellness Centers, was featured in the news titled "Austin area schools districts start vaccinating students ages 5-11."

Posted: November 8, 2021    

Publication: CBS Austin

To ensure equity, Travis County is bringing kids' COVID vaccines to school campuses in the Eastern Crescent

Posted: November 5, 2021    

Publication: KUT 90.5

School of Nursing Public Heath Nurse, Amayany Maya-Mora, was featured in the news article titled "Local school districts to begin administering vaccines next week."

Posted: November 4, 2021    

Publication: CBS Austin

School of Nursing Public Heath Nurse, Amayany Maya-Mora, was featured in the news article titled "Travis County takes ‘school-based approach’ to vaccinate young kids for COVID-19."

Posted: November 4, 2021    

Publication: KXAN

Dr. Janice Hernandez, Clinical Assistant Professor, was featured in the news article titled "Honesto, Transparente y Empático: Mobile Vaccination Clinics Reach Austin-Area Hispanic Communities."

Posted: October 12, 2021    

Publication: UT News

Dr. Leigh Goldstein, Clinical Assistant Professor, was featured in the Community Impact Newsletter's article titled "Austin nursing shortage builds."

Posted: September 27 - October 24, 2021    

Publication: Community Impact, Central Austin Editional, Volume 13, Issue 11

Dr. LaTashia Kiel, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Cara Young, Associate Professor, and Dr. Amy E. Papermaster, Clinical Assistant Professor, published an article titled "An epidemic amidst a pandemic: A call for self-care for nurses."

Posted: August 11, 2021    

Publication: American Nurse

Associate Professor, Dr. Jung Kwak, was interviewed by KUT & KUTX STUDIOS PausePlay about the end of life issues and Medical Ethics related to COVID-19.

Posted: August 10, 2021    

Publication: KUT & KUTX STUDIOS

Dean Alexa Stuifbergen was featured in the KXAN news segment about a new nursing program coming to Central Texas.​

Posted: July 30, 2021    

Publication: KXAN

Nursing Research Assistant, Janet Morrison, co-authored an editorial titled ‘Disseminating Nursing Science Broadly’ for the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.

Posted: July 23, 2021    

Publication: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Dr. Stephanie Morgan, Professor of Clinical Nursing and the Director of Practice Innovation and the Director of Wellness Center for The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, was featured in a post titled "Protecting the Health of the Greater Austin Community."

Publication: UT Health Austin

Dr. Nancy Guillet​, Clinical Instructor, was featured in the news article titled "‘One vaccine is one life’: Leaders target under-vaccinated areas with renewed urgency as Delta variant spreads."

Posted: June 30, 2021    

Publication: KXAN

PhD Student, Mr. Tonychris Nnaka, has been named one of the Dallas Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.

Posted: June 8, 2021    

Publication: Dallas Business Journal

The UT Austin School of Nursing was ranked 6th in top residential BSN programs for 2021 by Top RN to BSN!

Publication: Top RN to BSN!

Associate Professor, Dr. Karen Johnson, and Assistant Professor, Dr. Whitney Thurman, wrote an article about their concerns with the latest CDC mask guidance in The Health Care Blog titled: ‘Public Health Nurses Once Again Asking, “What Are They Thinking?"'

Posted: May 28, 2021    

Publication: The Health Care Blog

Assistant Professor, Michelle Wright, PhD, RN, FAAN, graduate student, Sungju Lim, and undergraduate nursing student, Ye Ryn "Stephanie" Jeong, authored a paper titled "Group B Streptococcus and the vaginal microbiome among pregnant women: a systematic review."

Posted: May 17, 2021    

Publication: PeerJ

Dr. Shalonda Horton, Clinical Assistant Professor, discusses our vaccination outreach programs VAMOS (Vaccine Administration Mobile Operations) and VaxNow (Vaccinate, No Waste) with the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.

Posted: May 11, 2021    

Publication: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

School of Nursing Associate Professor, Dr. Jung Kwak, named one of 10 inspiring professors of 2021

Posted: May 5, 2021    

Publication: The Alcalde

Assistant Professor, Dr. Michelle Wright with colleagues at Emory University & Columbia University published a research paper titled "Vaginal Microbiome Composition in Early Pregnancy and Risk of Spontaneous Preterm and Early Term Birth Among African American Women."

Posted: April 29, 2021    

Publication: Frontiers

Nursing Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gayle Timmerman, contributed to the article titled "COVID-15: Austinites hit the gym to sweat off a 'second pandemic.'"

Posted: April 28, 2021    

Publication: Austonia

UT Austin School of Nursing Alumna Nina Almasy named new ACC Health Sciences dean

Posted: April 22, 2021    

Publication: Austin Community College

Nursing Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gayle Timmerman, was featured in the Healio Nephrology article titled "Mindful practice shows no impact on fluid management but may improve dietary adherence."

Posted: April 14, 2021    

Publication: Healio

The UT Austin School of Nursing launched two vaccination delivery programs in March that provide vaccines to underserved Austin communities.

Posted: April 14, 2021    

Publication: The Daily Texan

Dr. Shalonda Horton, Clinical Assistant Professor, was featured in the news article titled "Austin-area residents with limited access can find help getting a COVID-19 vaccine — here’s how."

Posted: April 7, 2021    

Publication: KXAN

Nursing Professor and Director of our Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Long Term Care, Dr. Tracie Harrison, was interviewed for San Antonio Express-News op-ed titled “Family, nurses working together 'is essential for this plan to work.'”

Posted: April 4, 2021    

Publication: San Antonio Express-News

The UT Austin School of Nursing is No. 21 in the nation in both Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, No. 11 in public MSN programs, No. 12 in DNP, and the top nursing school in the state in MSN programs.

Posted: April 2, 2021    

Publication: U.S. News & World Report

Dr. Stephanie Key, Clinical Assistant Professor, was featured in the Clinical Advisor article titled “Mindfulness App Improves ADHD Symptoms in Children and Teens.”

Posted: March 29, 2021    

Publication: Clinical Advisor

Dr. Li-Chen Lin, Clinical Assistant Professor, was featured in the news article titled "Asian Austinites grieve victims of Atlanta shooting, demand solutions to racism."

Posted: March 25, 2021    

Publication: CBS Austin

Congratulations to Dr. Karen Johnson, Associate Professor, on receiving the University of Colorado College of Nursing Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award!

Posted: March 24, 2021    

Publication: University of Colorado

Doctoral Student, April Watkins, published her first journal article titled "Acute blood loss anemia after COVID-19 nasopharyngeal sampling in an assisted living patient with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulation."

Posted: March 19, 2021    

Publication: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

UT Austin Alumna Dr. Terry Badger Honored with Jimmie Holland Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted: March 15, 2021    

Publication: The University of Arizona, College of Nursing

Dr. Karen Johnson, Associate Professor, and Dr. Whitney Thurman, Assistant Professor, published an article titled "Opinion: Exhausted nurses ask Abbott to reconsider mask mandate."

Posted: March 8, 2021    

Publication: Houston Chronicle

Cara Young, Associate Professor, has an ongoing op-ed series she is publishing on LinkedIn.​

Posted: Various Dates    

Publication: LinkedIn

A few UT Austin Nursing students were featured in the Daily Texan article on UT’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

Posted: Feb. 21, 2021    

Publication: The Daily Texan

PhD Student, Tonychris Nnaka, wrote an article for The Health Care Blog titled, “Critical Care Nurse Shortage During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Nurse Anesthesia Students to Bedside.” 

Posted: Feb. 8, 2021    

Publication: The Health Care Blog

PhD Student, Eliana Gill, was featured in this KXAN article for her COVID-19 Unit volunteer work.​

Posted: Feb. 03, 2021    

Publication: KXAN

Dr. Michelle Wright, Assistant Professor, collaborated with several nurses from around the US to publish an article in Ms. Magazine titled ‘Without a Nurse, a Hospital Bed Is Just a Bed’.

Posted: Jan. 28, 2021    

Publication: Ms. Magazine

Dr. Li-Chen Lin, Assistant Professor, and Ms. Kathryn Hanley, a current Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner student, to discuss the UT Medical Reserve Corps’ (UTMRC) most recent COVID-19 relief initiatives.

Posted: Jan. 11, 2021    

Publication: KXAN

PhD Student, Tonychris Nnaka, interviewed about his experience with the Pfizer COVID vaccine.

Posted: Dec. 16, 2020    

Publication: NBC Channel 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Photos of UT Nursing students administering first COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Austin residents

Posted: Dec. 15, 2020    

Publication: Austin American-Statesman

Dr. Michelle Wright, Assistant Professor, collaborated with several nurses from around the US, including alumna Dr. Carolyn Phillips, to publish this article in Ms. Magazine.

Posted: Dec. 12, 2020    

Publication: Ms. Magazine

Posted: June 9, 2020    

Publication: Clinical Advisor

UT Austin School of Nursing Ranked #13 among public schools of nursing and #22 among all schools of nursing in Best Nursing Schools: Master's Programs, and #14 among public schools and #24 among all schools of nursing in Best Nursing Schools: DNP Programs.

Posted: May 7, 2020    

Publication: U.S. News & World Report 2021

Nursing students translate the COVID-19 handbook after recognizing a need within Spanish-speaking communities

Posted: April 30, 2020    

Publication: Spectrum Local News

Making sure underserved communities get the care they need during COVID-19 crisis

Posted: April 29, 2020    

Publication: Fox 7 Austin

UT Austin Alumna Dr. Barbra Mann Wall (BSN '71), and nurses from around the nation, lend their voice to this Nurses Week spotlight from the Washington Post

Posted: April 28, 2020    

Publication: Washington Post

Podcast Episodes on Preparing Students for a Complex and Changing World with Lisa Costa, Academic and Community Education Coordinator

Posted: April 21, 2020    

Publication: Anchor FM

UT students translate COVID-19 handbook into Spanish

Posted: April 16, 2020    

Publication: Fox 7 Austin

Commentary: Get health care workers protective gear now

Posted: April 9, 2020    

Publication: San Antonio Express-News

Coronavirus is spreading in Texas nursing homes. But the state won't share the details.

Posted: April 8, 2020    

Publication: The Texas Tribune

Digital Generation Gap Turns Health Crisis into Information Crisis for Older People

Posted: March 11, 2020    

Publication: UT News

UT Alumna is one of the 2019 Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program Grant Recipients

Posted: Jan. 15, 2020    

Publication: Cambia Health Foundation

Our government and public institutions must protect us against the unvaccinated

Posted: Jan. 02, 2020    

Publication: The Hill

UT Austin Nursing student calls for listing suicide prevention number on ID’s

Posted: Nov. 1, 2019    

Publication: KXAN

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to John Goodenough of The University of Texas at Austin

Posted: Oct. 9, 2019    

Publication: UT News

UT Austin Alumna and Visiting Professor is honored as Living Legend

Posted: August 14, 2019    

Publication: Crookston Times

Supporting mental & physical health

Posted: Aug. 2, 2019    

Publication: FOX 7

UT Austin, local churches to bring mental health services to the African American community

Posted: July 30, 2019    

Publication: KVUE

Dr. Jane Champion and her students at the STTI conference in Calgary

Posted: July 29, 2019    

Publication: Sigma Nursing

School of Nursing partners with east Austin churches to improve mental health

Posted: July 23, 2019    

Publication: KXAN

Rural Dementia Caregivers in Southwest Texas: An Exploratory Study of Advance Directives and End-of-Life Proxy Decision Making (PDF)

Posted: June 18, 2019    

Publication: Healio

Faculty member's joint research project published in the journal Nature Medicine

Posted: May 29, 2019    

Publication: Nature Medicine

UT Austin School of Nursing Ranked #16 among public school of nursing and #24 among all schools of nursing in Best Nursing Schools: Master's and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Programs

Posted: May 28, 2019    

Publication: U.S. News & World Report 2020

Dean Stuifbergen shares nursing expertise on radio stations across Texas

Posted: May 17, 2019    

Publication: KRLD News Radio 1080

Forty Acres Scholars Program Class of 2023 Announced: School of Nursing welcomes two awardees

Posted: May 9, 2019    

Publication: Texas Exes

UC Davis names new Dean for Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Posted: May 6, 2019    

Publication: UC Davis Health

Nursing professor appointed to Central Health Board of Managers

Posted: May 6, 2019    

Publication: Central Health

Doctoral student recruited by cancer group to raise money for women researchers

Posted: May 6, 2019    

Publication: KXAN

The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses’ Med-Surg Moments Podcast, Episode 5: "The Future of Nursing"

Posted: April 26, 2019    

Publication: Med-Surg Moments

New technology research may allow you to play games to keep your heart healthy

Posted: April 25, 2019    

Publication: The Daily Texan

James Pittman on the art of transplant administration

Posted: April 12, 2019    

Publication: United Network for Organ Sharing

"We need to think more holistically about the health-care debate" by Dr. Karen Johnson

Posted: April 4, 2019    

Publication: The Hill

Kelsey Mumford wants to help Texas become a healthier state

Posted: March 28, 2019    

Publication: UT News

Acupuncture Is the Natural Anxiety Remedy You Might Want to Try

Posted: Feb. 22, 2019    

Publication: Health

UT Austin School of Nursing Ranked #5 in Best Value BSN Nursing Programs

Posted: Feb. 6, 2019    

Publication: Value Colleges

Telepresence Robots: University of Texas Talks About RoboAPRN

Posted: Jan. 8, 2019    

Publication: Conference Room Systems

With strategic timing and some extra money, UT-Austin hopes it can encourage more low-income students to enroll

Posted: Jan. 8, 2019    

Publication: The Texas Tribune

Alumna’s article on “Oral Health Care for Older Adults” published in recent journal

Posted: Dec. 12, 2018    

Publication: Decisions in Dentistry