(note: this post will be updated through May 2021)

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• Enablers, Barriers, and Contributions of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners to Ambulatory Specialty Care — Shira Winter, PhD, RN, FNP, Linda Stephan, MS, RN, PNP, Susan Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jan. 29, 2021
• Charlene Harrington, and Leslie Ross, PhD, of the Institute for Health & Aging and their study on key factors behind COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes have been cited in multiple news articles. These include The Los Angeles Times’ Dec. 1, 2020 article “As Virus Again Surges In California, Race Is A Defining Factor In Nursing Facilities, Research Shows”; KQED; and in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Dec. 1, 2020 article “Coronavirus Cases and Deaths Soared in Nursing Homes Across California. Here's Why.”
• COVID-19 in California’s Nursing Homes: Factors Associated with Cases and Deaths — Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, Leslie Ross, PhD, Dec. 1, 2020
• Estimating the Costs of Inaction and the Economic Benefits of Addressing the Health Harms of Climate Change — Wendy Max, PhD, Dec. 1, 2020
• Do Penalty-Based Pay-For-Performance Programs Improve Surgical Care More Effectively Than Other Payment Strategies? A Systematic Review — Wendy Max, PhD, Susan Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nov. 25, 2020
• Wendy Max, PhD, and her climate change study were cited in a Nov. 24 Inside Science article titled “Medical Students Push to Add Climate Change to the Curriculum.”
• Racial Disparities in Financial Security, Work and Leisure Activities, and Quality of Life Among the Direct Care Workforce — Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, Joanne Spetz, PhD, Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nov. 20, 2020
• Tobacco Imagery in the 20 Best Selling Video Games of 2018 — Susan Forsyth, PhD, RN, Patricia McDaniel, PhD, Nov. 16, 2020
• Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Nov. 12 article “California Nursing Homes See Surge in Coronavirus Cases Amid Statewide Spike” on staffing levels at nursing homes.
• The Impact of E-Cigarette and Cigarette Prices on E-Cigarette and Cigarette Sales in California — Tingting Yao, PhD, Hai-Yen Sung, PhD, Wendy Max, PhD, Nov. 6, 2020
• Frequency of Violence Towards Healthcare Workers in the United States' Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals: A Systematic Review of Literature — Rachel Odes (student, not pictured), Susan Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sara Ackerman, PhD, MPH, Oi Saeng Hong, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nov. 4, 2020
• Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, was featured in the November edition of The Journal of Nursing Administration. In the article “Health Services Research Responding to Critical Needs: An Interview with Ulrike Muench,” she discusses her journey into nursing, her research on pay disparities between male and female nurses nationwide, and more.
• Policies Matter! Factors Contributing to Nursing Home Outbreaks During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Susan Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, Oct. 27, 2020
•  Social Insurance: Proof of Concept — Carroll Estes, PhD, FAAN, October 2020
• Time Trends in the Regional Distribution of Physicians, Nurses and Midwives in Europe — Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, Oct. 12, 2020
• Comparative Optimism About Infection and Recovery From COVID‐19; Implications for Adherence With Lockdown Advice — Leslie Dubbin, PhD, RN, Sept. 27, 2020
• The Impact of Nurse Delegation Regulations on the Provision of Home Care Services: A Four-State Case Study — Susan Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Joanne Spetz, PhD, Sept. 23, 2020
• Professor emerita Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, and her recent study on staffing in nursing homes was cited in a Sept. 14 article in The Christian Science Monitor titled “How Could Nursing Homes Have Done Better?”
• California Advocates' Perspectives on Challenges and Risks of Advancing the Tobacco Endgame — Elizabeth Smith, PhD, Patricia McDaniel, PhD, Ruth Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sept. 1, 2020
•  Real-World Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Strategies for Young and Older Adults: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cohort — Wendy Max, PhD, Aug. 24, 2020