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The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Current Ph.D. students

Meet the current Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Doctor of Philosophy students.

Class of 2016

Samantha Blackburn

Samantha Blackburn, R.N., M.S.N.

Contact: Samantha.Blackburn@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Amy Doroy

Amy Doroy, R.N., M.S.

Contact: Amy.Doroy@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Bronwyn Fields

Bronwyn Fields, R.N., M.P.H.

Contact: Bronwyn.Fields@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Daphene Francis

Daphene Francis, R.N., M.S.

Contact: Daphene.Francis@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Ellen Goldstein

Ellen Goldstein, M.F.T.

Contact: Ellen.Goldstein@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Robin Jensen

Robin Jensen, R.N.

Contact: Robin.Jensen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Sally Moyce

Sally Moyce, R.N.

Contact: Sally.Moyce@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

Holly Thurston

Holly Thurston, M.S.W.

Contact: Holly.Thurston@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

 

 

Class of 2015

Barbara Baranishyn-Hanna

Barbara Baranishyn-Hanna, R.N.

Contact: Barbara.Hanna@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Policy in the area of transitions of care from institutional to community-based settings, including medication management
Current work: California certified public health nurse; nationally certified case manager; president and chief executive officer, Home & Health Care Management

Rocio Hernandez

Rocio Hernandez, M.F.T.

Contact: Rocio.Hernandez@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Community health/community-based care, administration/leadership, increasing diversity among health professionals
Current work: Licensed mental health practitioner, Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, Community Health and Prevention Services

Kristine Himmerick

Kristine Himmerick, M.S., M.P.A.S.

Contact: Kristine.Himmerick@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Physician assistant and nurse practitioner workforce
Current work: Certified physician assistant; faculty, UC Davis Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Kelley Jaeger-Jackson

Kelley Jaeger-Jackson, R.N., M.S.N.

Contact: Kelley.Jaeger-Jackson@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Systems change requirements for person-centered care delivery in the acute-care setting
Current work: Regional service excellence coach, Sutter Sacramento Sierra

Satish Mahajan

Satish Mahajan, R.N., M.E.

Contact: Satish.Mahajan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Informatics, pain management, education
Current work: Clinical informatics coordinator, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Rebecca Salisbury

Rebecca Salisbury, R.N., M.S.N., M.P.P.

Contact: Rebecca.Salisbury@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Emergency department overcrowding
Current work: Registered nurse, Nethercutt Emergency Center, UCLA Medical Center

Rayne Soriano

Rayne Soriano, R.N., M.S.N.

Contact: Rayne.Soriano@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Research area of interest: Nursing leadership in informatics
Current work: Manager of nursing informatics, Kaiser Permanente’s Care and Delivery Business Information Office; instructor, UC Davis Extension Health Informatics Certificate Program

Class of 2014

Perry Gee

Perry Gee, R.N., M.S.N.

Contact: Perry.Gee@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Personal Health Records: Perceptions of the Chronically Ill
Current work: Clinical informatics specialist; director, Simpson University, Redding, Calif., R.N. to B.S.N. program; instructor, UC Davis Extension Health Informatics Certificate Program

Deborah Greenwood

Deborah Greenwood, R.N., M.Ed.

Contact: Deborah.Greenwood@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Type 2 Diabetes and Telehealth: Revisiting Home-Patient Monitoring
Current work: Diabetes clinical nurse specialist and diabetes program coordinator, Sutter Medical Foundation

Katherine Kim

Katherine Kim, M.P.H., M.B.A.

Contact: Katherine.Kim@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: New Scales for Technology Activation in Patients
Current work: Professor-in-residence, San Francisco State University Health Equity Institute

Lori Madden

Lori Madden, N.P., M.S.

Contact: Lori.Madden@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Impact of Temperature Profile on Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury
Current work: Acute care nurse practitioner, UC Davis Health System’s Department of Neurological Surgery; associate clinical professor, UC San Francisco School of Nursing Department of Physiological Nursing

Lisa Martinez

Lisa Martinez, R.N.

Contact: Lisa.Martinez@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Association Between Physical Activity and Academic Achievement in Mexican-American Poor Communities
Current work: Graduate student researcher for Niños Sanos, Familia Sana, a project focused on Mexican-heritage childhood obesity in California’s Central Valley

Sheridan Miyamoto

Sheridan Miyamoto, R.N., F.N.P.

Contact: Sheridan.Miyamoto@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Risk Factors for Severe Child-Inflicted Injuries
Current work: Project manager for Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing research project working on the utilization of technology to improve health behavior in persons with chronic disease

Frances Patmon

Frances Patmon, R.N., M.S.N.

Contact: Frances.Patmon@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Acute Pain in Older Adults in Emergency Department Return Visits
Current work: Nurse, Sutter Roseville Emergency Room

Susan Perez

Susan Perez, M.P.H.

Contact: Susan.Perez@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Dissertation topic: Information-Seeking of the Medically Vulnerable
Current work: Graduate student researcher exploring the relationship between nurse-to-population ratio in relation to population health outcomes with Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Adjunct Professor Jeri L. Bigbee