Member News September 2026
Summary: APNA members are featured in September 2026 member news updates for their expertise and leadership, awards for outstanding practice, and their appointment to new roles.
Member Highlights
| Justina Dixon was featured in a Penn Nursing article for a Q&A on her research on burnout among inpatient psychiatric nurses and the experiences that led her to study the issue. Read on for more! |
| Belhaven University School of Nursing appointed Tonsha Emerson as Assistant Professor of Nursing. More on her new role. |
 |
Brittany Evans provided input to Becker’s Behavioral Health article on new patient populations and how to support them. See what she said…
|
| Rhonda Teneal Hill was awarded the Birch Tree Communities Practitioner of the Year for her excellence as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. More about this award and her work here. |
 |
Laura Melaro was featured in a Psychiatric Times episode of On Your Mind With Erin Crown about the current state of behavioral health integration and what still stands in the way of broader adoption. Watch the episode here.
|
 |
Ibukun Odutola was honored as one of two nurse practitioners accepted to the NVIDIA Inception Program. Congrats to her!
|
Looking for more PMH nursing news from APNA? Sign Up for the Monthly Newsletter!
Announcing the 2026 APNA Research Grant Recipient!
 |
Leslie Lantz, MSN, CNE, RNC-OB PhD student, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing From Distress to Dyad: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Approach Exploring Perinatal Depression, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Dyadic Interaction, and Dyadic Attachment in Marginalized Perinatal Dyads |
Published September 2026
Share Your News with APNA!
Have you been featured in a news article, received an award for your research or practice, been noticed for your accomplishments by your university, or have other exciting achievements to share with your network of colleagues?
