USF Nursing Dean and Assistant Dean of Global & Community Affairs participate in Global USF Health Showcase event

Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, College of Nursing Dean and Senior Associate Vice President for USF Health at the University of South Florida, and LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, NP, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Global and Community Affairs at USF Nursing, participated in the USF Health’s first Showcase of Global USF Health on Oct. 18.

Dr. Morrison-Beedy and Dr. Nelson presented during the event to showcase the College’s interest in global health. During the event, Dean Morrison-Beedy also emphasized the College’s efforts to hire new faculty, and increase the number of students who obtain their health training in Panama and other countries.

“Faculty and students who travel abroad bring that global perspective back to USF Health and help all of us to think differently,” said Dr. Morrison-Beedy in a USF Health article about the event.

The event was held in the USF Health College of Nursing Rotunda, and was presented by the International Working Group of USF Health. The event featured more than 50 poster presentations on international research, education and training,  health service projects, and many partnerships around the world.

USF Nursing faculty and students displayed more some of their poster presentations on international research at the global health event, and they include:

1. Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Abuse in an Indigenous Population of Panama –  By Sandra J. Cadena, PhD, APRN, Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Latin American Student Experiences at USF College of Nursing
2. Indigenous Community Health and the Nursing Student Experience: Exploration of Cultural Competency – By Sandra J. Cadena, PhD, APRN, Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Latin American Student Experiences at USF College of Nursing
3. Boys Do Cry: Examining Health Needs of Adolescents and Young Adult Fathers – By Laron E. Nelson,PhD, RN, NP, Lance T. McCready, Dionne Gesink, Kathy Anne Morales
4. Regional Differences in Female Partner Concurrency Among MSM in Ghana – By Laron E. Nelson,PhD, RN, NP, Thomas Agyarko-Poku, Leo Wilton, Marlon M. Baily, Vanessa Apea, MacDarling Cobbinah
5. Gender Equity, Co-Parenting, and Condom Use among Adolescent Parents – By Laron E. Nelson,PhD, RN, NP, Lance T. McCready, Dionne Gesinik, Kathy Ann Morales
6. Attitudes Regarding HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among MSM in Ghana – By Laron E. Nelson,PhD, RN, NP, Thomas Agyarko-Poku, Leo Wilton, Vanessa Apea, MacDarling Cobbinah
7. Future of Nursing: Leading Change and Advancing Health in India – By Ponrathi Athilingam, PhD, ACNP, FAANP, Assistant Professor and Concentration Director for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) at USF Nursing
8.  Cultural Perceptions of Diarrhea Among Caregivers of Children <5 years. Old… the Ngobe-Bugle Population in Panama, Central America – By Carolyn DeLoache, MSN, ARNP, DNP student at USF College of Nursing

The USF College of Nursing’s Global Health initiatives provide collaborative projects for community health, scholarship, and student exchanges. This global initiative is integral to the USF Health International Programs and USF World.

To read USF Health’s story or watch the video on the Showcase of Global USF Health event click here.