Professors Tom Blodgett, Ph.D., RN-B.C., and Julie Brandy, Ph.D., RN, FNP-B.C., CNE, are the latest recipients of the Wheat Ridge Ministries–O.P. Kretzmann Memorial Fund for Research in the Healing Arts and Sciences. These funds allow them to pursue innovative research that will advance current practices in the healthcare industry. Professor Brandy’s research focuses on depression […]
Tag: spring2016
Gail Kost Returns Home to Lead Simulation
Gail Kost, MSN, associate professor and director of the Virtual Learning Center, first came to Valpo in 1990 as an assistant professor, teaching Fundamentals and Health Assessment until 2000, when she relocated to Indianapolis. After gaining more than 15 years of experience in nursing simulation, including opening a new simulation center, Professor Kost received a […]
Healthcare Leadership Practicum Prepares Students for Healthcare Industry
As a part of Valpo’s healthcare leadership program, students become well-equipped to serve as the leaders of tomorrow in the healthcare industry. Degree requirements such as the Healthcare Leadership Practicum provide students with hands-on experience in a professional setting. During her practicum at Porter-Starke Services, a mental health center for adults, families, and children with […]
Julie Koch Joins Prestigious Fellowship Program
When 88 nurse practitioner leaders are inducted into the Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) program in June, the state of Indiana will have just one representative — Julie Koch, assistant dean of graduate nursing programs and assistant professor of nursing. There are nearly 550 fellows nationwide that represent more than 60,000 […]