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Categories: Research
Recent Research & Scholarship Activities Reported activities can also be found on the CNPD Publication & Scholarly Work Website Reported as of June 15, 2026. Congratulations! Dr. Steve Cooper, and co-authors, had an article, Rural voices on the opioid epidemic in Deep East Texas, published in the Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice […]
by Walter Criswell for UND Today Annual College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines research gathering spotlights scholarship across disciplines Faculty, students and attendees filled the Memorial Union ballroom to talk about research during first half of CNPD S.P.A.R.K. event. Photo by Walter Criswell/UND Today. The College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines brought students, faculty and researchers […]
Categories: Research
Recent Research & Scholarship Activities Reported activities can also be found on the CNPD Publication & Scholarly Work Website Reported as of April 27, 2026. Congratulations! Nutrition & Dietetics graduate student Claudia PromSchmidt delivered an oral presentation at the National Nutrient Databank Conference—an honor showcasing her research, UND, and N&D graduate student excellence. Jana Zwilling, […]
The University of North Dakota’s College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) is proud to recognize two outstanding faculty members with the 2025–2026 Faculty Research & Scholarship Contribution Awards. Dr. June-Yung Kim, Assistant Professor of Social Work, has been named the recipient in the Tenure-Track Faculty category, and Dr. Jennifer Schlinger, Clinical Assistant Professor of […]
S.P.A.R.K. — which stands for Scholarship, Practice, Achievement, Research, Knowledge — celebrates the innovation, scholarship, and achievements of CNPD students and faculty from across the college’s three disciplines of Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics, and Social Work. Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Time Event 10-11:15 a.m. Poster Viewing Session, Memorial Union Ballroom 11:30 a.m. – 1 […]
Recent Research & Scholarship Activities Reported activities can also be found on the CNPD Publication & Scholarly Work Website Reported as of March 25, 2026. Congratulations! Dawn Denny has been making headlines recently, speaking about the Gero-STARR grant project. She has been featured on North Dakota Today, in interviews with AM1100/WXFG (radio/video), Prairie Public (podcast), […]
Faculty and students from the University of North Dakota College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) were well represented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Annual Research Conference, held March 30 – April 2, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri. From PhD and MS student research to faculty-led presentations, UND CNPD continues to advance nursing […]
President Andrew Armacost and Dawn Denny, associate professor of Nursing, introduce a new workforce development grant for the College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines in this week’s video message. Titled “Gero-STARR,” this federally funded program from the Health Resources and Services Administration is designed to expand North Dakota’s nursing workforce and improve care for older adults […]
by Walter Criswell for UND Today Scholarships, other incentives help UND recruit nursing students with strong interest in practicing in rural North Dakota The first cohort of the Gero-STARR, a federally funded program designed to support eldercare in rural North Dakota. Photo contributed by Jen Koller/CNPD. The University of North Dakota’s College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines has […]
Recent Research & Scholarship Activities Reported activities can also be found on the CNPD Publication & Scholarly Work Website Reported as of January 28, 2026. Congratulations! Dr. Yi-Ping Hsieh will present at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) in Washington, DC. The presentations show work with co-authors and […]