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NAHN Board of Directors

Assistant Professor Melissa Hladek was recently elected to the board of directors for the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, the nation’s leading professional society for Latino nurses since 1975. Congratulations, Dr. Hladek!

Hero of Child Justice

Kathryn Spearman, who earned her PhD in May from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, has been named one of Child Justice Inc.’s Heroes of Child Justice. Dr. Spearman is an assistant professor of nursing at the Pennsylvania State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and a faculty member of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network.

The Heroes of Child Justice fundraiser will take place on Saturday, September 13, at Bembe Beach in Annapolis, and is open to the public.

September SON Birthdays

Happy September Birthday to faculty and staff members Janelle Akomah, Kamila Alexander, Diana-Lyn Baptiste, Andy Branch, Lauren Brereton Cox, Ariana Chao, Florentina Costache, Lisa Grubb, Tasha Harris, Frankie Henry, Noelene Jeffers, Michelle Kahn-John, Mitra Kemp, Yifan Liu, Trevor Mitchell, Andrea Orellana, Jennie Peterson, Martha Robichaud, Eric Slade, Elaine Stashinko, Kaitlyn Williams, and Cathy Wilson! Best wishes to all.

Summer Research Issue

View results from another impactful year (July '24-July '25) for the nation’s top nurse scientists—including Nancy Gentry Russell's “Hamate Fracture: A Common Presentation of an Uncommon Fracture.” Plus images of JHSON's Research Award winners and Bouchet Scholars. It's all in Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine’s Summer Research Issue. We tried our best to get all SON publications, but if you don't see yours represented, send a link to [email protected].

Next ICTR Team Science Workshop Addresses Barriers to Building Psychological Safety

Join the ICTR at 1 pm Monday, September 8 for an interactive Team Science workshop, Building Psychological Safety: Identifying and Addressing Common Barriers, where you’ll discover:

• What psychological safety is and why it’s essential for learning, collaboration, and performance
• How individual, team, and organizational factors can either support or undermine it
• Evidence-based strategies you can immediately apply to reduce barriers and strengthen your team’s effectiveness

This session is ideal for researchers who work on or lead interdisciplinary teams—whether across schools, departments, fields of study, or in community-academic partnerships. Speaker: Stephanie Zajac, Ph.D., Program Director, Leadership Institute, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center For additional information, contact Ibrahim Bukhari at [email protected] Audience: Faculty, Staff Date/Time: Monday, September 8, 2025 (01:00 pm - 02:00 pm) Location: Zoom

DNP Post-Master’s Tracks Drop-In Session

Join Assistant Director of Recruitment Cesar Nuñez 8-9 am Thursday, September 25 for a Zoom drop-in session focused on the DNP Post-Master's tracks. This is your chance to ask any questions you may have about the application process, enabling you to become a competitive candidate and submit a compelling admissions application. The session will cover the following programs: DNP Post-Master’s, DNP Post-Master’s/MBA, and DNP Post-Master’s/MPH. Audience: Public, Staff.

Virtual All Program Information Session

Join a small group of prospective students for an information session highlighting academic programs and opportunities available at JHUSON. Presentation will be followed by time for prospective students to ask specific questions about their desired programs with admissions officers.

Audience:
Public

Date/Time:
Thursday, November 13, 2025 (03:00 pm - 04:00 pm)

Virtual Information Session: DNP Nurse Practitioner Open House

The Office of Admissions will host a virtual Open House for prospective students interested in our DNP Nurse Practitioner tracks. The event will include a question and answer session with faculty, current students, and admissions to showcase opportunities to take your nursing career to the next level.

Programs being covered include:

• • DNP Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • DNP Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • DNP Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • DNP Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • DNP Pediatric Dual Primary/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Registration is required.

 

Audience:
Public, Students

Date/Time:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (07:00 pm - 09:00 pm)

In-Person Tour and Information Session

Join a small group of prospective students for an information session highlighting academic programs and opportunities available at JHSON.  The information session, led by an admissions officer, will be followed by a walking tour of the campus. Registration required and only one guest is permitted to attend with you. Audience: Public Date/Time: Friday, December 12, 2025 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm) Location: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 525 N Wolfe St Rm Tbd Baltimore, MD 21205 United States