DNP Project Posters
2025 DNP Students and Project Titles
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
- Development of Preoperative Patient Education Using A Patient Education Platform for Total Joint Arthroplasty – Melanie Ferder
- Assessing and Improving Prosthetic Referral Rates in Unilateral Lower Limb Amputations – Colin Grey
- Identifying Baseline Pain Indicators for Phantom Limb Pain in Amputee Patients – Erin Griffin
- The Role of Early Mobility in Delirium Prevention in the ICU: An Evaluation of Practice – Emily Kinney
- Delirium Notification, Screening, and Management: A Program Evaluation – Savvy Louie
- Implementation of the ICU Liberation Bundle to Decrease Ventilator Time in the Critically Ill Patient – Scott Marchione
- Understanding Pupillometry in Neuroscience Critical Care Patients: A Look at Clinician Usage, Understanding, and Perspective Abigail Mihaiuc
- Perspectives of the Nurse Practitioner Role in Adult Intensive Care Units – Rhea Young
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
- Improving Access to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Somali Refugees – Maryam Abdulkadir
- Increasing Utilization of Continuous Glucose Monitors for Veterans Association Providers for Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Quality Improvement Project – Dylan Legrady
- Improving Access to Contraception in Rural Communities: An Educational Intervention for Providers – Emma Fischler
- Improving Primary ASCVD Prevention through Statin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Initiative – Hypoe Tan
- Family Planning Education for Women Experiencing Houselessness – Catriona Spilde
- Improving Patient Portal Engagement in Older Adults: A Quality Improvement Initiative – Kimberly Edwards
- HPV Vaccine Uptake in Young Adolescents at a Primary Care Clinic – Tahisha Buck
- Improving Shingrix Vaccine Uptake for Medicare Part D Patients in the Primary Care Setting – Hayley Haas
- Disparities in Skin Cancer Outcomes for Skin of Color Patients – Donald Durett
- Transgender Healthcare for Primary Care Providers – Whitney Baker
- Addressing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake Among University Students: A Quality Improvement Initiative – Jordyn Gerlach
- Examining Delays in Medical Care in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at a Primary Care Clinic – Sara Morgan
- Improving Opioid Safety in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project on Naloxone Co-Prescribing – Sophia Giacomelli
- Implementing a Bedside Liaison to Enhance Cardiac Rehab First Appointment Attendance – Jessica Larsen
Nurse-Midwifery Program
- Nikolas Ross
- Hannah Belton
- Shelley Trone
- Leah Holmes
- Sharlotte Irwin
- Esha Dholia
- Alexandria Washington
- Ana Cowgill
- Samantha Hendrickson
- Clare McBride
- Mia Campbell
- Arianna Griffin
- Emma Folchman-Wagner
Pediatric Acute and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program
- Enhancing Healthcare Well-Being: Integrating Animal Therapy to Mitigate Staff Burnout in the Pediatric Emergency Department – Younghee Kim
- Pediatric/Neonatal Nurses' Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding – Molli Calhoun
- Increasing Provider Knowledge and Comfort in Discussing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) with Adolescents – Stephanie Oseguera Nunez
- Pacific NW Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Health Policy Participation – Rachel Ohrenschall
- Standardizing Emergency Department Care for Hypothermic Infants: A Quality Improvement Project – Jacob DeWees
- Advancing Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Training: A Child Trafficking Simulation – Samantha Clark
Post-Master's Doctorate of Nursing Practice
- Education on the Ultra-Brief 2-Item Depression Screening Tool in the Jail Setting: A Quality Improvement Project – Jennifer McCormack
- BBD CarePath: A Step-by-Step Guide for Better Bladder and Bowel Health in Kids – Nawal Qnebi
- Evaluating the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Recent DNP Graduates Regarding Breastfeeding Care –Debbie Alba
- Improving Provider Knowledge of Chronic Wound Management Strategies: A Quality Improvement Project – Ryan Cummings
- Empowering Women through Menopause: Implementing Personalized Nutrition and Lifestyle Changes to Address Menopausal Health Initiatives – Melissa Sanchez
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
- Addressing Provider Burnout with Peer Support Groups: A Quality Improvement Project – Marisa Arana, Teri Barlow
- Understanding the Experience of Novice Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group Co-leaders – Paige Brubacher
- Assessing and Educating Harm Reduction Interventions for Methamphetamine Users in a Psychiatric Emergency Setting – Josiah Laughlin
- Measuring Fidelity of Feedback Informed Treatment Pilot Program: A Quality Improvement Project – Elizabeth Frost
- Increasing Access to Laboratory Services at a Community Mental Health Clinic for Patient’s Experiencing First Episode Psychosis: A Quality Improvement Project – Jordan Feist
- Improving Provider Knowledge of School Accommodations and Confidence When Educating Families: A Quality Improvement Project – Raven Bentley
- Improving Discharge Follow-up Post-Hospitalization for Mental Health or Substance Use at a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) – Samantha Reis
- Improving Provider Knowledge and Appropriate Referral to Pediatric Mental Health Care in Rural Communities – Torie Lindskog, Mandelynn Pray
- Implementing Mental Health Passports to Enhance Communication: A Quality-Improvement Initiative in Psychiatric Care – Nadeen Hajaj
- Mental Health On the Street: Improving Students' Care of People Experiencing Homelessness – Talah Alem
- Rachael Thomas
2024 DNP Students and Project Titles
Nurse-Anesthesia
- Reducing Regulated Medical Waste at Oregon Health and Science University – Luke Armstrong
- Secondary Analysis for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Professional Practice Analysis – Kelly Binder
- Reducing Regulated Medical Waste at Oregon Health and Science University – Alivia Chang
- Policy Change for Reinstatement Alternative to Discipline Program Option for RNs in the State of Oregon – Emily Huber*
- Reducing Regulated Medical Waste at Oregon Health & Science University – Rachel Hunsaker
- Improving Malignant Hyperthermia Education for the Non-Operating Room Environment Through High-Fidelity Simulation: A Quality Improvement Project – Brenna Kreglo
- Surgical Smoke Evacuation Device Implementation: A Quality Improvement Project at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital – Patrick Martyak
- Improving Malignant Hyperthermia Education for the Non-Operating Room Environment Through High-Fidelity Simulation: A Quality Improvement Project – Ron Nakahara
- Secondary Analysis for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Professional Practice Analysis – Joseph Olenginski
- Secondary Analysis for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Professional Practice Analysis – Jessica Pierce
- Designing a Formal Mentorship Program for New Graduate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: A Needs Assessment Project at Oregon Health and Science University – Loren Powell
- Policy Change for Reinstatement Alternative to Discipline Program Option for RNs in the State of Oregon – Lyndsay Prinz
- Designing a Formal Mentorship Program for New Graduate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: A Needs Assessment Project at Oregon Health and Science University – Micah Ries
- Surgical Smoke Evacuation Device Implementation: A Quality Improvement Project at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital – Kimberlee Thornton
2021 Archive

Lorenzo Ortega MN, FNP-C, OHSU DNP student
Rebecca Martinez DNP, FNP-BC, DNP chair

Emma Reim, MN, FNP, OHSU DNP Student
Jonathan Soffer, DNP, OHSU Chair

Implementation of POLST in a rural Indian Health Services Clinic
Alex Rodighiero MN, FNP, OHSU DNP Student
Mandy McKimmy, DNP, FNP-C, AAHIVS, OHSU Chair
Amika C. Savage, DNP, FNP-BC, CHES
Jonathan Soffer, DNP, ANP, OHSU Chair
2020 Archive

Improving Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Education among Healthcare Providers
Maria E. Rivera, MN, FNP-C, OHSU DNP Student
Mandy McKimmy, DNP, FNP-C, Chair

Latinx Oregonian Access to Oregon RH Program: A Needs Assessment
Lea Sturges, MN, FNP, OHSU DNP Student
Rebecca Martinez, DNP, MPH, FNP, OHSU Chair