Member News May 2025
Member Highlights
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APNA member Gabrielle Abelard is mentioned in a University of Massachusetts Amherst article for receiving the 2025 APNA Award for Excellence in Practice — APRN. View the article. |
| APNA member Tiara A. Collins is featured in an IssueWire article for being “a beacon of compassion and leadership in psychiatric-mental health nursing.” The article highlights her dedication to developing and implementing clinical services that ensure consistency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. See how she does it! |
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APNA member Kimberly Williams received the distinguished status as a Motivational Interviewing Network Trainer (MINT), making her one of only two MINTs in Alabama. |
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APNA member Jamie Zelazny was honored at the University of Pittsburgh Faculty Honors Convocation for receiving the 2025 Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award and the 2024 APNA Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. See the full list of honors. |
Published May 2025
Members Published in the March/April issue of JAPNA
- Members Linda Beeber, Kathleen R. Delaney, and Angel Johann Solorzano Martinez author the editorial “Keeping Our Patients and Ourselves Safe: Evidence-Based Knowledge to Prevent and Manage Violence in PMH Nursing Care”
- Member Alirio Olmedo co-authors the research article “Beyond Crisis: Enhancing Behavioral Response Through a Conceptual Framework” and writes letter “The Missing Link in Behavioral Health: Defining Competencies for Crisis Response Teams”
- Members Mary-Jo Curran and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick are authors on the research article “Facilitators of and Barriers to the Therapeutic Nurse–Patient Relationship: Perceptions From Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses”
- Joyce Shea authors the Board of Directors Column, “PMH Care: A Changing Field in Search of Leaders.”
Published March 2025
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