College of Nursing
When
Where
College of Nursing, Room 416
1305 N. Martin Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721
See attached flyer for meeting link or contact Debra McMaster at mcmaster@arizona.edu.
The speaker will be presenting remotely. Attendees are invited to join in CON 416 or by Zoom.
Event Description
College of Nursing Office of Research and Scholarship is pleased to announce Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC as our October Cutting Edge Seminar presenter.
Presenter details
Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC
Assistant Professor
Columbia University School of Nursing
Barcelona is a public health nurse, perinatal epidemiologist and assistant professor at Columbia University School of Nursing. Barcelona earned degrees from the University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science in Nursing), Johns Hopkins University (Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Public Health) and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PhD). She completed postdoctoral studies in epigenomics and a K01 project funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research at Yale University School of Nursing. Barcelona’s research centers on understanding mechanisms and risk factors underlying adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, with the goal of achieving healthy and safe birth outcomes for all. Her research is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD110429-01) the Betty Irene Moore Nurse Leader Fellowship and the Data Science Institute at Columbia University. Barcelona has published in multidisciplinary journals including Health Equity, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Epigenetics. She has been recognized for her excellence in research by the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Dean’s Award, International Society for Nurses in Genetics Founders Award and the friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Protégé Award.