2024 Spring Scholarship Symposium

Continuing Education Units
The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to offer CEUs to occupational therapy and nursing professionals. If you wish to receive CEUs for attendance at the Winter Poster Session 2024, please complete the “sign in” and “sign out” surveys for your profession. Your certificates will be emailed to you within 4 weeks after the event.

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Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 11258, for 2 contact hours. Attendance at this event is free of charge. 

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - In Progress

Title: Impact of Course Sequencing on Acute Care Confidence in DPT Students

Authors:  

• *Sheryl Ettinger, PT, DPT, Board-certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist
• *Sharon Gorman, PT, DPTSc, Board-certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist
• Krissy Waller, PT, DPT, Board-certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist.

Learning Outcome: 

1. Describe changes DPT student acute care confidence seen during a two trimester period in the curriculum and how these changes may have been impacted by clinical education exposure.

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Scholarship of Discovery - Completed

Title: Mast cell engineering – towards a pre-exposure treatment of anaphylaxis

Author: 

• *Mary Premenko-Lanier PhD Associate Professor, Department of Basic Science, College of Health Science, Samuel Merritt University

Learning Outcomes: 

1. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to describe the difference in Mast cell activation during a seasonal allergic response compared to a potentially life-threatening allergic anaphylactic response.
    
2. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to understand gene editing techniques and the power of altering a cell to perform a function to potentially treat a serious disease such as anaphylaxis.
    

Scholarship of Discovery & Teaching and Learning - Completed

Title: Pedagogy of Students’ Clinical Reasoning in Curriculum – Does Experiential Learning Improve Student Perception and Performance?

Authors: 

• *Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy, Samuel Merritt University, Drew Smith, PhD
• Teresa Andrade, MOT, OTR/L
• Amber Crowley, MOT, OTR/L
• Jess Callaway, MOT, OTR/L
• Aaron Gilmour, MOT, OTR/L
• Jen Hsu, MOT, OTR/L
• Marcella Keever, MOT, OTR/L
• Josh Stoudt, MOT, OTR/L
• Michelle Thakur, MOT, OTR/L
• Laura Trimble, MOT, OTR/L

Learning Outcomes: 

1. At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand the two components of experiential learning to allow them to apply this in their teaching. 
    
2. At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand the significant outcome measures on clinical reasoning related to the topic of balance.

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Scholarship of Application/service - In progress

Title: The effects of expressive arts on the wellbeing of (BIPOC) health and community care workers and students in the SF Bay Area

Authors: 

• *Dr. Uzo Nwankpa DNP, MSN- PH, RN Assistant Professor College of Nursing Samuel Merritt University 
• Jennifer Russo RN. NFT Scholar and ELMSN FNP Student, College of Nursing Samuel Merritt University 
• Maya Sunshine Custodia, ELMSN Student, College of Nursing Samuel Merritt University

Learning Outcomes:

1. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to understand the effects of indigenous African healing arts practices amongst health and community care workers from historically marginalized communities. 
    
2. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to recognize the benefits of using expressive arts practices in a population health clinical setting.

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Scholarship of Discovery - In Progress
Title: Biomechanical analysis of long vs. short leg Control Ankle Motion (CAM) walkers on lower extremity motion and balance

Authors: 

• *Stephen Hill 1,  BSc, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Manager, Motion Analysis Research Center 
• Chia-Ding Shih 1, 2, DPM, MPH, MA
• Charles Starrett 1, DPM
• Tina Javanbakht 1, MPH
• Taylor Shumway 1
• Abdulla Mahmood Ismail 1, BS

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe and interpret differences in foot and ankle motion during walking between short CAM walkers, tall CAM walkers, and running shoes. 
    
2. Describe and interpret differences in standing balance control between short CAM walkers, tall CAM walkers, and running shoes.

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Scholarship of Discovery - Completed

Title: Exploring Resilience as a Framework to Optimize DPT Clinical Instruction: A Qualitative Deductive Investigation

Author:  

• *Heidi MGregor Garske, PT, PhD, DPT, MPT / Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Samuel Merritt University

Learning Outcomes: 

1. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to define resilience using its evidence-based definition. 
    
2. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to articulate at least one characteristic of a resilience-promoting clinical learning environment.

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Scholarship of discovery & Teaching and Learning - Completed

Title: Exploring New Frontiers in Nursing Education: Assessing the Role of Generative AI (Chat GPT) in Aligning FNP Coursework to AACN’s New Essentials

Authors:  

• Tal Sraboyants DNP, FNP-C, CHFN, PHN
• Liz Winer, MA

Learning Outcome: 

1. Describe a process for testing the use of Generative AI to align course content with accreditor and professional organization learning outcomes or competencies.

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Scholarship or Teaching and Learning - In Progress

Title: SMU Faculty Perceptions and Use of Generative AI before and after training by peers and A&II

Authors:  

• Rhea Kimpo, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Basic Sciences
• Liz Winer, M.A., Senior Instructional Designer, A&II.

Learning Outcome: 

1. Describe themes in SMU faculty perceptions and use of generative AI for teaching and learning.
    

Scholarship of Teaching - In Progress

Title:  Identification of Positive Deviant Behaviors Using Artificial Intelligence
Authors:  

• Carol Gilson 1, PhD
• Valerie Landau 1, MA
• Lorien Pratt 2, PhD
• *Rhea Kimpo 3, PhD

Learning Outcomes: 

1. Describe how artificial intelligence / machine learning can be used to address problems with large scale data. 
    
2. List factors that potentially contribute to positive deviant behavior for passing licensure or board exams on their first attempt.
    

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - In Progress

Title: Outcomes from an Intensive Training on Human Trafficking for ABSN and ELMSN Prelicensure students

Authors:  

• Sarah Koster* FNP, MSN, MPH, Instructor, College of Nursing
• Shelitha Campbell, DNP, FNP, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
• Jeneva Guillarte-Rinaldo, Associate Professor, College of Nursing
• Sam Alavi-Irvine, MA, Founding Director, SMU Center for Community Engagement
• Tavi Baker* Associate director, SMU Center for Community Engagement

Learning Outcome: 

1. Primary: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to explain how our intensive HT training resulted in participant satisfaction and acquisition of tangible skills and knowledge to use when working with patients at risk of or experiencing Human Trafficking or Gender Based Violence.
    
2. Secondary: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand the value of this training and will be more likely to attend and/or recommend future trainings.

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