News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
2025 Study Abroad: India
Through support from a UWB Study Abroad Launch Grant, faculty Linda Eaton and Jamie Shirley traveled to Vellore, Tamil Nadu in August 2024. Vellore, a city in southern India, is home to the Christian Medical College (CMC), which provides medical care to the local urban and rural communities. Linda and Jamie met with faculty at...
November 8, 2024
SNHS Dean: Vanessa Lopez-Littleton
The School of Nursing & Health Studies is proud to introduce Dean Vanessa Lopez-Littleton! Dr. Lopez-Littleton began her role on November 1, 2024. Please tell me about your areas of scholarship and how you were inspired to pursue themMy areas of interest are health equity, racial equity, social determinants of health, administrative theory, and health...
November 8, 2024
Meet Rachel Allison, Graduate Student
Meet Rachel Allison, a graduate student in her second year in the MSCHSJ program! We asked her a few questions about her passions, plans, and experience so far. What about our program made you decide to pursue a Master of Science in Community Health and Social Justice at UW Bothell? I decided to pursue a Master...
October 30, 2024
Get to Know Robin Fleming
Meet Robin Fleming, Director of Nursing and Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies. Dr. Fleming took the time to answer a few questions for us. As an Associate Teaching Professor, I’m currently teaching a course in community health nursing, where Registered Nurses seeking their bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) work...
October 30, 2024
Meet Sarah Lewicki-Hendrix, MN Alum
Thank you to Master of Nursing alum Sarah Lewick-Hendrix for agreeing to an interview with NHS. We were excited to learn more about Sarah and why they chose our program and how it prepared them for the future. Why did you decide to pursue a Master of Nursing at UW Bothell? I decided to pursue...
July 12, 2024
Get to Know Sydney Pope, MS CH & SJ Student
Master of Science in Community Health & Social Justice (MS CH&SJ) student Sydney Pope graciously allowed NHS to ask them a few interview questions. Thank you to Sydney for telling us about why they chose this program and about the Fellowship for which they were recently selected. Please tell us about yourself and what led...
July 12, 2024
Catching Up with Daysi Rodriguez, BSN ’22
Daysi Rodriguez, BSN graduate (Class of 2022) and Montana Gray Scholarship recipient, took time from their busy schedule to answer a few questions for NHS. Thank you Daysi for allowing us to hear more about what you’ve been doing since graduation. Tell us about yourself and what led you to UW Bothell. UW is known...
July 12, 2024
MN Alum: Marie Cockerham
Learn more about Marie Cockerham, an MN alum working at the UW Medical Center. Marie was featured in an article in the Whole U: https://thewholeu.uw.edu/2024/06/12/people-of-uw-marie-cockerham/?mkt_tok=NTI3LUFIUi0yNjUAAAGT1LYWrABR-RJgUj6dt2R3cPk-xCl7tNkuogqLApK8S-3fo-ejbpeZzmZ9sbKWUp7O70p5j9-AnlKWmLuvpEZPIr9PuznJZF5OUkKjR5fnrAo.
July 3, 2024
Get to Know Feliz Spearman-Altheimer
Master of Nursing student Feliz Spearman-Altheimer has been awarded a scholarship from the King County Nurses Association (KCNA). This scholarship is designed to support nurses to become change agents in creating a healthier community in King County. Recipients must demonstrate a commitment to social justice and community involvement. Feliz generously agreed to answer a few...
June 28, 2024
From Research to Recently Published Book: Kenworthy on Crowdfunding
Read about Dr. Kenworthy’s research into the topic of crowdfunding. In her recently published book, “Crowded Out: The True Costs of Crowdfunding Healthcare,” Kenworthy shares some of the answers she’s discovered. According to Kenworthy, “this (GoFundMe) has become an informal infrastructure of crisis response and medical care in the U.S.” Learn more about “how is...
June 4, 2024