Our Vision:
Connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare
Our Mission:
Developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere
STTI membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who
demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional
achievements in nursing. Nursing students and nurse leaders must meet the required
criteria. Please visit our Chapter Website to learn more about these criteria and how to apply for membership.
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Board Of Directors
Title Board Member Name & School President Pi-Ming Yeh
yehp01@etsu.edu
East Tennessee State UniversityPast President Kendrea Todt
todtkl@etsu.edu
East Tennessee State UniversityGovernance Chair Jean Croce Hemphill
HEMPHILJ@etsu.edu
East Tennessee State UniversityCounselor East Tennessee State University Governance Committee Member 1 Short, Candice Nicole
SHORTC@mail.etsu.edu
East Tennessee State UniversityGovernance Committee Member 2 Sargsyan, Alex
SARGSYAN@mail.etsu.edu
King UniversityLeadership Succession Chair Foreman, Robin Ann
FOREMAN@mail.etsu.edu
East Tennessee State UniversityVice President DePriest, Aimee M.
AMDePriest@milligan.edu
Milligan UniversityTreasurer Conder, Stephanie
Stephanie.Conder@lmunet.edu
Lincoln Memorial UniversityTreasurer Dower, Laura H
lhdower@king.edu
King UniversityCounselor Winzenburg, Suzanne M
smwinzenburg@king.edu
651.248.4229
King UniversityGraduate Council Leadership Succession Committee Member 1 Kristen Montgomery
montgomeryks@mail.etsu.edu
+1 423 439-4052
East Tennessee State UniversityVice President England, Jami
jami.england@lmunet.edu,
Lincoln Memorial UniversityLeadership Succession Committee Member 2 Kimberly Ferguson
ferguskr@mail.etsu.edu,
East Tennessee State UniversitySecretary Retha D. Gentry
Nicks Hall, Rm. 2-260
Office: 423-439-4053
Cell: 276-971-2647
Fax: 423-439-4050
gentryrd1@etsu.edu
East Tennessee State UniversityCounselor Makayla Blevins
<mrblevins@ehc.edu>;
MaKayla Blevins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emory & Henry College
School of Nursing
565 Radio Hill Rd
Marion, VA 243547
(276) 944-7207
Counselor
From 11/21/2023
Emory & Henry College
School of NursingVice President Shauna Large <smlarge@ehc.edu>;
Shauna M. Large, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emory & Henry College
School of Nursing
565 Radio Hill Rd
Marion, VA 24354
276-944-7262
Vice President
From 11/21/2023
Emory & Henry College
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Research Day 2025 Registration and Call for Abstracts
**Registration is free. **CNEs are available, however, registrants must be present at each session to earn the hours allotted for them.
The Epsilon Sigma At-Large Chapter Research Day will be hosted in April 2025. Registration and Call for Abstracts Submission will be Announced in Spring 2025. Thank you very much!
Past Annual Research Day Conferences
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Research Day 2024
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Desccription
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter Research Day 2024 is right around the corner!Please consider sharing your work with either a poster presentation, podium presentation, or both! Please share this information with your students and encourage them to submit an abstract.
We host our conference this Spring on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 9 am to 3 pm at East Tennessee State University. D.P. Culp Student Center, 1 F, Martha Street Culp Auditorium.
Address: 365 Stout Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614
This is an in-person event. We look forward to your presence!
The Epsilon Sigma At-Large Chapter Research Day is on April 11, 2024.
The due date to submit the abstract is March 20, 2024.
The due date to register and upload the PowerPoint is March 31, 2024.
Please click the following link to submit your abstract https://dc.etsu.edu/es-conf/
After your abstract is accepted, you will receive an acceptance letter. You will upload your PowerPoint to this website and do your registration.If you do not submit an abstract, you also can register to participate in this event.
Highest regards,
PiMing Yeh, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor
Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter President
yehp01@etsu.edu
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Photos
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Presentations
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Research Day 2023
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Register
Register for the conference here: Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter Research Day 2023
**Registration is free. **CNEs are available, however registrants must be present at each session to earn the hours allotted for them.
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Agenda
Epsilon Sigma at large chapter STTI- Annual Research Day: April 20, 2023
Coming Soon!
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Podium Presentations
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Poster Presentations
https://dc.etsu.edu/es-conf/2023/
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Call For Abstracts
EPSILON SIGMA AT-LARGE CHAPTER VIRTUAL RESEARCH DAY APRIL 20, 2023
Abstract Directions:
1. The body of the abstract is limited to 250 words in total.
2. Choose either a research abstract or QI/Process Improvement project abstract or a Scientific Abstract (Literature Review Format) for each unique abstract.
3. Please upload abstract to Digital Commons@ETSU by March 23, 2023.
4. A blind review will be used to score the abstracts based on this rubric.
Your Abstract Should Include the Following Components (in bold):
Research Abstract
Purpose: A brief statement of the nature of the investigation or purpose of the study.
Aims: The overall purpose, research question, or study hypothesis.
Methods: The study design and methods (sample, procedures, measures, and/or data analysis). Please note that the study can use qualitative or quantitative methods. Include IRB review.
Results: The study findings. Limitations: factors such as method, methodology, research design, that impact findings and conclusions of the study.
Conclusions: The overall impact of findings and relevance to nursing, healthcare, or health policy.
Quality Improvement/Process Improvement Project Abstract
Purpose: A brief statement of the type and focus of project Authors: All authors and affiliations.
Aims: The overall purpose of the project
Processes: Describe steps in the processes used in a QI/Program Implementation or Program Evaluation project. Include as appropriate, sample and target population, procedures, measures, and/or data analysis. Include IRB determination.
Results: Results of the project findings or products.
Limitations: Factors such as environmental barriers, personnel issues, sample size, which impact findings and conclusions.
Conclusions: The overall impact of findings and relevance to nursing, healthcare, or health policy.
Scientific Abstract (Literature Review Format for students in NRSE 3525)
Introduction & Background: Identify the problem, define the problem, and note the context surrounding the problem.
Purpose Statement Question: Note the purpose of your research and question driving your literature review. Refer to page 390 to understand how to build a question using the PICO format (P-population or participants of interest in your clinical setting, I-intervention needed for practice, C-comparisons of interventions to determine the best intervention for your practice, and O-outcomes needed for practice and ways to measure the outcomes in your practice) (Grove & Gray, 2019, p. 390).
Literature Review: search methods, data bases searched, key search words/terms, number of studies, inclusion and exclusion criteria, as examples.
Findings: key findings from a review of the literature.
Conclusions: take-home message, applied nursing implications, group perspective, may include limitations and gaps in the literature, as example (Andrade, 2011)
Review Rubric
Reviewers will be using a review rubric to determine what abstracts will be accepted. While writing your abstract, you may want to consult the review rubric to ensure it will receive high marks.
If your abstract is accepted, please review the directions:
Electronic Formats:
1. If your abstract is selected, you will need to submit/upload your Power Point presentation or poster presentation to Digital Commons by April 10, 2023.
2. Poster instructions: Poster size 36 X 48 inches
3. Include references either, 1) on the poster, 2) separate word doc, or 3) QR code on the poster.
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Live Stream
Check back for the livestream information
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Research Day 2022
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Agenda
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Podium Presenters
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Poster Presentations
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Research Day 2021
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Agenda
Epsilon Sigma at large chapter STTI- Annual Research Day: April 9, 2021
Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome Introduction
Kendrea Todt, PhD
Chapter President, Epsilon Sigma-at-Large Chapter of STTI
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
9:15 - 9:45 Keynote Address: The Joy of Research
D'Ann Somerall, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP,
Regional Coordinator of Region 8 Sigma,
Sigma Theta Tau International Nu chapter #12 - Region 8 Regional Chapter Coordinator, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NP at The Foundry Rescue & Recovery Mission
9:45 - 10:30 Nurses Innovate, Create, and Investigate: Enhancing Patient Care, KeynoteCandice Short, DNP, FNP-C, RN,
Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
&
Retha Gentry, DNP, FNP-C, RN
Associate Professor, Graduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
&
Lisa Ousley, DNP CS-FNP RN
Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
10:30 - 11:00 Animal Assisted Therapy as an Element of Green Care
Presentation
Alex Sargysan, DNP, CNE, ANP-BC, RN
Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 11:45 Stories of Early Childhood Trauma Among Women who are Homeless and Abused
Jean Croce Hemphill, Ph.D., MSN, FNP-BC
Academic Director of DNP Program, Associate Professor, Graduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
11:45- 12:15 Exemplar of Constructivist Research: The Lived Experience of the Concept of Protection
https://youtu.be/Ii3T2Ndgzz4
Holly Berry-Price MSN, FNP-BC, Ph.D. Nursing Student
Florence M. Weierbach MSN, MPH, PhD
Jean Croce Hemphill PhD., FNP-BC
Christy Hall, PhD, RN-BC, CNE
East Tennessee State University
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 Writing for Publication
Presentation
Valerie Hooper, Ph.D., RN, CPAN, FAAN
Associate Dean Research & Scholarship, Director of Ph.D. Program, Associate Professor
East Tennessee State University
1:30 - 2:00 An Integrative Review of Measures of Secondary Traumatic Stress
https://youtu.be/qpMU5_PGQpU
Jessica Barré, MSN, APRN, RN, CNE, FNP-C, Ph.D. Nursing Student
East Tennessee State University
2:00 - 2:30 Pandemic Precepting: Tips for Success
Christy Hall, PhD, RN-BC, CNE
Associate Professor of Nursing, Graduate Programs
Graduate Concentration Coordinator, MSN Nursing Education
East Tennessee State University
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Professional Nursing
Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter, Graduate Counselor
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3: 15 Impact of COVID-19 Educational Disruptions on BSN NCLEX Performance
Presentation
Greta Marek, DNP, RN, CNE
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program
East Tennessee State University
&
Kendrea Todt, PhD, RN
Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
East Tennessee State University
3:15 - 3:45 Poster Presentations
3:45 - 4:00 Parting thoughts. Evaluation instructions.
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Podium Presenters
D'Ann Sommerall
DNP, MAEd, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP Presentation Title:
Keynote: The Joy of Research
https://youtu.be/LiNGgLiFX3QTitle:
Regional Coordinator of Region 8 Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau International Nu chapter #12 - Region 8 Regional Chapter Coordinator, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NP at The Foundry Rescue & Recovery Mission
Affiliation:
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing
Candice Short
DNP, FNP-C, RN 
Lisa Ousley
DNP CS-FNP RN 
Retha Gentry
DNP, FNP-C, RN
Presentation Title:
Nurses Innovate, Create, and Investigate: Enhancing Patient Care, Keynote
Titles:
Dr. Candace Short: DNP, FNP-C, RN,
Assistant Professor, Graduate ProgramsDr. Lisa Ousley: DNP CS-FNP RN
Assistant Professor, Graduate ProgramsDr. Retha Gentry: DNP, FNP-C, RN,
Assistant Professor, Graduate ProgramsAffiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Alex Sargysan
DNP, CNE, ANP-BC, RN
Presentation Title:
Animal Assisted Therapy as an Element of Green Care
PresentationTitle:
Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs
Affiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Jean Croce Hemphill
Ph.D., MSN, FNP-BC
Presentation Title:
Stories of Early Childhood Trauma Among Women who are Homeless and Abused
Title:
Academic Director of DNP Program, Associate Professor, Graduate Programs
Affiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Holly Berry-Price
MSN, FNP-BC, Ph.D. Nursing Student
Presentation Title:
Exemplar of Constructivist Research: The Lived Experience of the Concept of Protection https://youtu.be/Ii3T2Ndgzz4
Co-Authors:
Florence M. Weierbach MSN, MPH, PhD
Jean Croce Hemphill PhD., FNP-BC
Christy Hall, PhD, RN-BC, CNEAffiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Vallire Hooper
Ph.D., RN, CPAN, FAAN
Presentation Title:
Writing for Publication
PresentationTitle:
Associate Dean Research & Scholarship, Director of Ph.D. Program, Associate Professor
Affiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Jessica Barré
MSN, APRN, RN, CNE, FNP-C
Presentation Title:
An Integrative Review of Measures of Secondary Traumatic Stress
https://youtu.be/qpMU5_PGQpUTitle:
Instructor of Nursing at Cumberland University; PhD Student ETSU College of Nursing
Affiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Christy Hall
PhD, RN-BC, CNE
Presentation Title:
Pandemic Precepting: Tips for Success
Title:
Associate Professor of Nursing, Graduate Programs
Graduate Concentration Coordinator, MSN Nursing Education
East Tennessee State University
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Professional Nursing
Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter, Graduate CounselorAffiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
Greta Marek
DNP, RN, CNE
Kendrea Todt
PhD, RN Presentation Title:
Impact of COVID-19 Educational Disruptions on BSN NCLEX Performance
PresentationTitle:
Dr. Geta Marek: Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program
Dr. Kendrea Todt: Instructor, Undergraduate Programs
Affiliation:
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing -
Poster Presentations
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ACES POPULATION
Authors: Amanda Larkins, NS¹; Madison Stribling, NS²; Jamison Walker, NS³
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University-
Addiction
Authors: Sidney Vance, Heaven Nash, & Bryson Sexton
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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AIMS Screening: A Procedure Evaluation
Authors: Virginia Bradley, MSN RN-BC, DNP-c PMHNP-BC &
Florence Weierbach, PhD, MSN MPH-RNAffiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Eating Disorders in Women and How They Affect Fertility, Pregnancy, andBreastfeeding
Authors: Abigail Germ, Abigail Milliken, Heather McCreary, Sydney Shipley
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University-
Effects of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Literature Review
Authors: Lily Booher, Mattie Janutolo, Lauren Pilkton, Keaton Shingleton
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University-
Geriatric Pain Management
Authors: Grace Cirlce, Kaylee King, Shivani Patel
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University-
Health Disparities: African American Mothers
Authors: Lauren Burton, Te’kari Greathouse, William Ruskey, Alexis Stone
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Health Disparities in STIs Amongst Minority Populations within the United States
Authors: Saxton Beals, Waliat Moronkola, Diego Rodriguez, Corey Sexton
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Healthcare Disparities Among Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Authors: Molly C. Carpenter, Halim Oluwatunmise, Whitney C. Shipley, and R. Ojiugo Udensi
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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How Nutrition and Lower Socioeconomic Status Affects theOverall Health of Rural Appalachian Residents
Authors: Johanna Dundon, Chloe Foutch, Renae Helm, Katherine Walsh
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Implementing A Brief Tobacco Cessation Intervention in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative Project
Authors: Jenny Cooke MSN, APRN, FNP-C , DNP Candidate; Dr. C. Short DNP, FNP-C; Dr. J. Hemphill Ph.D., FNP-BC
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Increasing Treatment for Adolescent Depression
Authors: Alli Potter, Brandi Stemper, Hannah Singleton
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Investigating the Maternal-Child Bonding Needs of Mothers with a History of Opioid Use During Pregnancy
Authors: Michelle Cash, DNP, MSN, RN
Affiliation: King University-
Mental Health Access Among Marginalized Groups
Authors: Belle Foran, Hannah Gore, Brandi Jones, Marcus Wilkes
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
Video: https://youtu.be/t_C5hyqAhCc
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Mental Health in Adolescents
Authors: Karina Ivanchenko, Haley Haren, Lauren Nason
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Nursing and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Authors: Bich Do, Madeline Kilday, Diamond Truitt, and Matthew Ramos
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Understanding of Acute Cystitis
Authors: Kayla Weber, SN and Dr. Greta Marek
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University-
Nursing Student Perceptions of Health Care Worker Appearance and Compassion, Skill, Knowledge, andTrustworthiness
Authors: Sophia M. Quick, BSN student; Katherine C. Hall, PhD, RN-BC, CNE
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Perceptions of Resources and Homelessness
Authors: Terry Cooper, DNP, MSN, RN-C
Affiliation: King University-
School-Based Telehealth: Identifying Self-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of School Nurses to Improve Telehealth Operational Methods
Author: Elizabeth T. Sparks BSN RN, DNP Student
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Among Nurses
Author: Erika Page, Haley Baker, Hunter Crumpley, Katelyn Rash, and Mercy Anderson
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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Understanding violence in the healthcare workplace
Author: Brittany Cruz, Ayan Mohamed, Lily Morelock, Natalia Rodriguez-Ponce, and Alison O. Scanlan
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University
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