2025-2026 - Research Seminars and Workshops
1) Successful Quality Improvement (QI) Project: From Start to Finish
September 10, 2025 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Renea Powell, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC, Clinical Associate Professor
Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Baylor University
Moderator: Jamie Quinn, MSIS, AHIP
2) Institutional Review Board: Overview & Ideal IRB Application
October 8, 2025 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speakers:
April Swindell, MBA, CIP, Research Compliance Manager
Cari Loeffler, Research Compliance Specialist
Office of the Vice Provost for Research/Research
Compliance
Baylor University
Moderator: Dr. Alona Angosta, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN
3) Interdisciplinary Initiatives & Collaborative Research Projects
November 19, 2025 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Jocelyn S. McGee, PhD, MSG, FGSA, HSP, Associate Professor
Dianna Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University
Dr. Rebecca Meraz, PHD, MSN, RN, CCRC, CHFN, Associate Professor
Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor
University
Moderator: Dr. Angelina Nguyen, PhD, RN, CNE
4) Synthesis of Evidence: Overview of the Process
January 14, 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speakers:
Jamie Quinn, MSIS, AHIP
Library Director, Nursing Learning Resource Center & Associate Librarian
Baylor University
Moderator: Dr. Alona Angosta, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN
5) Building a Program of Research that Addresses Health Inequities in the Philippines
February 11, 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speaker(s):
Dr. Lorraine Evangelista, PhD, RN, CNS, WAN, FAHA, FAAN
Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Baylor University
Moderator: Dr. Deborah Petty, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CNE
6) Current Research on Physical Functioning and Chronic Conditions
March 18, 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Kelly Ylitalo, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Public Health
Baylor University
Moderator: Dr. Brady Franklin Lewis, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CPN
7) Nurses’ Psychological Traumas: Strategies to Navigate and Cope
April 8, 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm CT
Guest Speaker:
Karen J. Foli, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Professor & Endowed Chair for Mental Health Nursing
Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Baylor University
Moderator: Dr. Brady Franklin Lewis, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CPN