Report to the Community - Samuel Merritt University

ePort to the community 2010 — 2011
the tucson shooting of arizona representative gabrielle
giffords, the national news media consulted with dr.
giles because of his expertise on brain injuries. smu has
provided financial support for his speaking engagements
at many national forums regarding his research on
innovative approaches to rehabilitation after traumatic
brain injury. dr. giles has received over 20 invitations to
such events nationwide.
with a mission
to transform
healthcare
in diverse
communities, a
growing number
of university
faculty are
involved
in research
Dr. michelle hampton
projects focused
on improving the quality of life for
disadvantaged or marginalized
individuals. school of nursing associate
professor, michelle hampton, phd,
rn, ms, for example, has published
research on severe mental illness with
hiv in african-american populations.
professor peter barbosa, phd,
california school of podiatric medicine
has published on the clinical treatment of plantar verrucae
in hiv patients. the research of professor cecily cosby, phd,
fnp-bc, school of nursing, has focused on issues of sexual
assault, domestic violence, aids, and more recently on
healthcare education for the transgender population.
Dean of the school
of nursing, Audrey
Berman, PhD, rn, and
colleague s.J. snyder
have one of the two
most widely published
nursing fundamentals
textbooks in the world,
selling over 220,000
copies. it has been
translated into korean,
italian, indonesian,
french, and spanish
and english derivatives
for india and australia,
among others.
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