"Our work, our relationships, and, in fact, our very lives succeed or fail gradually, then suddenly, one conversation at a time." Susan Scott's quote is the basis for her book Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time. She provides the motives for and the structure to have those difficult conversations that we often avoid. She urges each individual to be present in EVERY conversation. She defines a fierce conversation as "one in which we come out from behind ourselves into the conversation and make it real." If we are not truly present for every conversation, then we will miss the details . . . the cues from others that allow us to genuinely connect and nurture those relationships. Perhaps today is a good day to take the first step toward having that fierce conversation that you have been avoiding for quite some time.

Because of the generous donations and extraordinary level of participation of staff, faculty, the COHS Leadership Board Members, alumni, and friends of the college, we exceeded our $5,000 goal during the 48-hour Giving Day Challenge held February 9-11, 2021. We received a total of $13,002(260% of the goal). Wow! We are overwhelmed and grateful for the support for COHS and The Center of Health & Social Issues. See the thank you video below from Dr. Damian Francis, Director of CHSI.

Georgia College’s Center for Health and Social Issues (CHSI) is working to address blight in one Milledgeville neighborhood with the goal of increasing the well-being of the people living there.

Dr. Damian Francis, director of CHSI, and his team spent hours surveying residents of the Oconee Heights neighborhood to find out the most important challenges they see in their community.

“The idea came about that we should begin by assessing the community needs, and so it started out of a conversation between the CHSI and the county commissioners working to find out what needs communities have,” said Francis. “We used grant funding to meet and survey people living in the area.”

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5 Years

• Emily Lim Boewadt
• Carrie Elder
• Catherine Fowler
• Brittney Hardin
• Monica Ketchie
• Sterling Roberts
• Marshall Smith

10 Years

• Kelly Massey

15 Years

• Sallie Coke

Dr. Kelly P. Massey completed her undergraduate work at Kennesaw State University and her graduate work at Georgia State University in Exercise Physiology and Sport Science. She began at Georgia College in 2010 and is currently an Associate Professor of Exercise Science. Prior to completing her graduate work, Dr. Massey worked with the Cobb County Department of Public Safety conducting fitness testing and training with police and fire personnel. She also spent two years in a clinical setting administering cardiac and nuclear stress tests for a cardiologist group in Kennesaw, Georgia. Her teaching experience includes Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and within the College of Graduate and Professional Education at Kennesaw State University.

During her time at Georgia College, Dr. Massey has been very active in undergraduate research. She played an active role in the creation of Georgia College’s Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (MURACE) and created a research scholar program within the School of Health and Human Performance, which helps undergraduates maneuver through a complete research project. She has been an active Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) councilor for the Health Sciences Division for five years and served on the Student Program Task Force (2016-2019) at NCUR conferences. Dr. Massey recently served as the chair of the Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare category of The Global Undergraduate Awards competition and was named the inaugural Editor-in-Chief for the newly created Undergraduate Research journal.

Dr. Massey’s research interests include cardiac rehabilitation, metabolism/energy balance studies, and nutrition interventions as ergogenic aids. She has served for the past seven years on the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Strategic Health Initiative – Women, Sports, & Physical Activity committee, where they promote health and fitness programs as well as other specialty programs geared specifically towards women. Dr. Massey also served as the editor of the Health Sciences community online repository of education materials for MERLOT. She received the Outstanding Teaching Recognition award for the College of Health Sciences in 2014 and the Excellence in Scholarship of Teaching & Creative Endeavors award in 2017.

Dr. Massey has spent her entire life living outside the perimeter of Atlanta and currently splits her time between Woodstock and Milledgeville, Georgia. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially her husband and granddaughter, crafting, hiking, and overseeing music for the traditional service at The Way Woodstock, her home church.

Recent accomplishments include:

School of Health and Human Performance Scholars (SHHPS) Director:

• Completed one full study with 5 undergraduate researchers, 3 completing the manuscript write-up

• Preparing a new research study to begin data collection Fall 2021
  

• Continuous recruitment of undergraduate students interested in applied research and/or meta-analysis research

MURACE Committee Member:

• Co-chair of SRC (2019 – present) – creating a research conference for undergraduate students to showcase their research work

CUR Health Sciences Councilor:

• Promoting undergraduate research nation wide through Faculty Presentations and published UR documents

• Nominated for Health Sciences Faculty Research Mentor of the year 2020
  

The Global Undergraduate Research Awards:

• Chair for Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare (2019, 2020)
  
• Reviewer (2019 – present)

Applied Research Course – undergraduate:

• Three completed studies (Fall 2020) currently in revision for submissions to The Corinthian

Undergraduate Research journal Editor-in-Chief:

• First issue published January 2021. Second issue coming out July 2021.
• Recruiting qualified reviewers for all undergraduate educational disciplines
• Recruiting qualified undergraduate research manuscripts for publication consideration

• Dr. Damian Francis: Awarded $4,745 by the Faculty Research Grants Committee for the research project titled, "Assessing blight and community assets in rural underserved communities in Georgia."
  
• The new “Dr.” Brittney Hardin successfully defended her dissertation titled Intercollegiate Athletic Department Staff Members’ Lived Experiences with Policy Implementation for Trans Student Athletes. She was also nominated for a graduate research award for this dissertation and presented on this same topic at the International Council of Educational Professionals earlier this month.
  
• Dr. Mandy Jarriel successfully completed a certificate program titled “Women in Leadership” through ECornell.
  
• Dr. Ernie Kaninjing: Selected as a Governor's Teaching Fellow for the Academic Year 2021-2022.
  
• MAT faculty are participating in a series of COE trainings, workshops, committees, and collaborative partnerships in preparation for the CAEP accreditation process taking place this year.
• Dr.Jinkyung Park: Awarded $4,997 by the Faculty Research Grants Committee for the research project titled, "The Effects of Different Time-Restricted Eating Schedules with Exercise on the Body Composition in Overweight Adults."
  
• Dr. Jo Spalding has taken on the role of the Old Capital Soccer League recreation coordinator and has integrated students from exercise science into experiential education as youth soccer coaches for the athletes on sports performance training/education.
• Dr. Liz Speelman recently attended the virtual southeast regional conference for the Association for Experiential Education.
  

Coming Soon:

Collaborative podcast series with the SHHP faculty.

Born and raised in the Dakota’, Dr. Josie Doss married into the military in 1991. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri; her BSN and MSN from Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama; and her Ph.D. from Georgia State University. Her family landed in Warner Robins, Georgia, in May of 2003 on military orders, and it has been “home” ever since.

Dr. Doss has been a nurse for almost 25 years and has clinical experience with pediatrics, labor and delivery, postpartum, obstetrical care, post-operative care, and forensic medical care. She has been a full-time nurse educator since 2003 and has been at Georgia College since 2011.

Since her arrival at GC, she has taught across the undergraduate curriculum focusing on maternal-infant care, pediatrics, and senior practicum. At the graduate level, she teaches curriculum concerning vulnerable populations and has served on several DNP committees as both chair and member. Dr. Doss has received over $800,000 in federal funding to build and support a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training program.

Dr. Doss and her husband Greg have four children. Briana lives in Port Orange, Florida; Samantha lives in Asheville, North Carolina; Jordan is a student and Army Cadet at the University of Alabama (ROLL TIDE); and Josh is a student at Houston County High School in Warner Robins. In her spare time, Josie enjoys traveling to visit her children and woodworking.

Recent accomplishments include:

• Jan Van de Verde Outstanding Nurse Educator Award (GANE; 2/2021)
• Selected for Women’s Leadership Faculty Fellow Program (2020)
• Podium Presentation – IANF Conference; "Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of an HRSA funded SANE training program" (9/2020)
• Forensic Nursing Certification Board committee appointment (Fall 2020)
• Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-A) certification (9/2020)
• Podium Panel Presentation – IAFN Conference; "Health Resources and Services Administration: Advanced Nursing Education-Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Grant Recipient Panel" (9/2020)
• HRSA Advancing Nursing Education Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training grant (9/2018)
• Publication: "Syllabus selection: Boot-Camp – A Multifaceted Approach to Clinical Preparation" Journal of Nursing Education
• Publication: Study Guide to Accompany Maternal Child Nursing Care- Maternity Portion (6th ed). Canada: Elsevier (2018).

Susan Steele achieved board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Coming Summer 2021:

The School of Nursing has recently added a graduate-level enrichment course that allows undergraduate seniors and graduate students enrolled in any COHS program an opportunity to explore opportunities in forensic nursing/healthcare. The goal of this course is to encourage a deeper understanding of the history of forensic science as it relates to healthcare, crime, vulnerable populations, and the epidemiology of violence. Students will explore theories and frameworks that contribute to the practice of forensics in healthcare, the role of the healthcare worker as it relates to forensics, and how to collaborate with various multidisciplinary professionals, including victims’ advocates, coroners, law enforcement, attorneys, and pathologists.

This three-credit-hour online course will only be offered in the summer semester and departmental approval is required for registration. Please contact Dr. Josie Doss for additional information at josie.doss@gcsu.edu.

Fifteen individuals participated in a virtual seminar titled “Medical Professionals and Life During COVID-19” in September. The event, hosted by the Georgia College Nursing Alumni Council, was conducted by a panel of health care leaders, who shared their thoughts on staying protected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarah Parker Tarr, ’05, is a full-time lecturer of nursing, including lab and clinical, at Belmont University and secretary of the Georgia College Nursing Alumni Council. She chose to participate in this forum because COVID-19 has greatly impacted the health care environment.

“As health care professionals, we are all in this together,” she said. “It’s important we have opportunities to share our experiences, learn from one another and reflect on the challenges and successes we’ve encountered during this time.”

The discussion is vital for health care workers as they experience COVID-19 in direct and unique ways.

“As those on the front lines of care, we have a responsibility to remain educated about COVID-19 to provide the best possible care for our patients,” said Tarr. “Health care professionals are overwhelmed, overworked and exhausted from this experience, and it’s far from over.”

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Katherine Everhart MS Human Performance 2020 – Accepted into Auburn’s Ph.D. Program in Kinesiology under Dr. Gretchen Oliver for Fall 2021.

Nicole Bello, DNP, APRN, FNP-C– is currently serving on the School of Nursing Advisory Board and is an active participant in Georgia's Nursing Association.

Undergraduate nursing students and faculty have been actively involved in assisting with COVID-19 vaccination clinics. In partnership with Atrium Navicent Healthcare, 8-9 students and 2-4 faculty assist each week with vaccinations at the Navicent Wellness Center on Northside Drive in Macon. Through this effort, students get first-hand experience on pandemic response and conversion of a community site into a mass vaccination clinic.

The School of Nursing received six new exciting wearable simulation devices that can be used in the Skills Lab for core competency training and will increase the students’ ability to apply what they learned throughout the semester in a real‐life setting. Incorporating the Avkin wearable simulation devices in conjunction with standardized patients at the Simulation Center will provide students with the highest possible fidelity, putting the patient back at the center of the learning experience. This requires the learners to not only focus on muscle memory and dexterity, but also on empathy and compassion.

The six wearable simulation devices are paired with the easy-to-use Avkin App to allow instructor control over the appropriate auscultation sounds for the learning experience. The standardized patient will receive a haptic vibration in the straps to ensure the appropriate response to the preformed procedure. The six wearable devices allow students to insert an IV, provide tracheostomy or chest tube care, insert a Foley catheter (male or female), access a port-a-cath, and provide central line care with no harm to the standardized patient wearing the devices. These devices include pressurized systems to ensure that accurate circulation, tidaling, fluctuation, and more to support the realism of the learning experience.

Below are images of some of the devices.

• First year graduate Athletic Training student, Grant Pheil, appointed to the National Athletic Training Association Student Leadership Committee as the District 9 representative.

• All MATs are currently navigating the PSC certification exam process, where we have a 100% pass rate so far with completed exams. All MATs are anticipated to graduate and earn their teaching certification in 2021.
  

• Georgia College Association of Nursing Students (GCANS) projects: Students collected canned food and delivered the items to the food pantry at Cafe Central. This initiative helped with food insecurity in the local community. Students donated $150.00 to the 'Days for Girls' fund. This fund provides reusable menstrual supplies to young women in developing nations. Students also delivered Valentine cards to local nursing home residents and toys for the children's hospital in Macon. They also donated funds and delivered small thank you gifts to nurses working in COVID units. (submitted by Dr. Fowler, GCANS advisor)

Exercise Science Student Highlights

• Brittany Pace- ES Senior. Admitted to University of Georgia.
• Rachel Jeneff- ES Senior. Admitted to Nova Southeastern.

Public Health Student Highlights

• Abigail Clifford – Graduated Dec 2020 with her Master in Health Promotion. Just accepted the health educator position with the GA Dept. of Public Health, district 4.
• Marissa Vestal – PH Senior. Admitted to the MSW program at Rutgers University and the University of Pittsburgh. Decided she will be attending Pittsburgh.
• Kelsey Fudge – PH Senior. Accepted into Emory MPH program for Global Health with concentration in Infectious Diseases.
• Laura (Ansley) Lamb – PH Senior. Accepted into the Nursing School at Augusta University.
• Emily Hartline- PH Senior. Receieved offer from Ortho Georgia to beceome Occupational Therapy Tech.
• Alex McCollum- PH Senior. Got an award at Internship site for assisting with Food Drive to feed citizens during pandemic.
  
• Emily Watson- PH Senior. Accepted into UGA’s Master of Public Health program with focus on Epidemiology.
• Skylar Mortenson, Public Health graduate, accepted to Brenau University for Occupational Therapy.
  

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