The Nese CON faculty and partners frequently engage in funding requests to improve the delivery of IPE across its eight campuses as well as disseminate educational research finding at local and national professional organization conferences. Below is a list of those endeavors.
Grants and Awards Received
Interprofessional Education Collaborative Poster Award Winner:
- Fall 2023 IPEC Poster Fair Area Curriculum Design, Public Health, Health Outcomes. “Interprofessional Palliative Care Curriculum — Incorporating Content with an IPEC Competency Emphasis”, Womeldorf, L., & Probolus, J.
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Transformation and Innovation Grant Spring 2023:
- “In Their Shoes: An Interprofessional Learning Experience”, Total Award: $3,000, Womeldorf, L., Albert, L., & Eaton, D.
Penn State Health Community Relations Grant Fall 2022:
- “Building Community Relationships through Nutrition Navigation”, $3,952.00, Womeldorf, L., & Sattazhan, N.
General Education Microgrant, 2022:
- “NURS 464: Dying & Death”, Total Award: $315.00, Evans, M.
IPE Scholarship
Evans, M., Kowalchik, K., & Cruz, L. (May 8-9, 2024). End-of-Life Conversations: Teaching Undergraduate Nursing Students About Difficult Conversations Through Gamified Learning. Poster presentation at 7th Annual Translating Research into Innovations in Practice Symposium, Hershey, PA.
Kowalchik, K., Evans, M., & Cruz, L. (November 30, 2023). End-of-Life Conversations: Teaching Undergraduate Nursing Students About Difficult Conversations Through Gamified Learning. Poster presentation at AACN Transform 2023 Conference in Orlando, FL
Womeldorf, L. (PSU Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing), & Probolus, J. (Penn State Health). (November 29, 2023). “Interprofessional Palliative Care Curriculum: Incorporating Content with an IPEC Competency Emphasis,” 3rd Annual IPEC Poster Fair 2023, Virtual Presentation
Unger, S., Woodley, J., & Womeldorf, L. (PSU Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing). (June 6, 2023). “Immersive Learning: Navigating Poverty Barriers,” PSU Mini-SUN Conference – Oral Presentation
Womeldorf, L. (PSU Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing), & Miller, K. (Lancaster Bible College). (July 21, 2022 – July 22, 2022). “Say Hello©: Integrating End-of-Life Communication into Interprofessional Education,” 4th Annual Heartland Interprofessional Education (HIPE) Conference Elevating IPE: Bridging Clinical and Community, Clarkson College – Virtual Presentation
Womeldorf, L., Streiff, K. (Co-Presenter and Co-Author). (May 9, 2022). “A Recipe for IPE Success-Learn to Teach Interprofessionally,” Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference 2022, PSU Commission for Adult Learners, Whova Synchronous Concurrent, 30 in attendance, peer-reviewed/refereed, published in proceedings, Accepted.
Womeldorf, L. (May, 2021). “How Do I Begin the Conversation: Fostering Interprofessional Communication through Experiential Learning”. ITLC Lilly Online Conference Summer 2021 – Virtual Presentation
Womeldorf, L, & Hayes, M. (March, 2021). “Navigation: What’s in a journey?” 2021 Pennsylvania Healthcare Mosaic Conference: Advocacy and Equity in Action, PAC Virtual Event – Podium Presentation
Womeldorf, L. G. (Author and Presenter, PSU College of Nursing). (December 7, 2019). “Health Professions Educators: Learning Collaboratively to Teach Interprofessionally,” Lifelong Learning Adult Education Penn State Harrisburg – Research Forum, Penn State Harrisburg Graduate School, Penn State Harrisburg – Harrisburg, PA. Peer-reviewed/refereed.
Snyder, M., & Womeldorf, L. (March, 2017). “Tell me more about it: The lived experience of interprofessional education and interprofessional practice”. 2017 Elsevier Nurse Educator Conference, Elsevier Publishing Co., Las Vegas, NV – Podium Presentation