The Sixty-Seventh Graduate Commencement - 2026

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 2026 Graduate Commencement

Doctoral Degrees Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science

2026 SON PHD GRADUATES Shuaa Meshal Aldajani

2026 SON DNP GRADUATES Fozia Aman

ECMO Therapy in Intensive Care Settings: A Global Perspective on Outcomes and

Innovating ADHD Care: A Doctoral Capstone on a Pilot Adult ADHD Clinic Implementation Anthony Michael Bernardo Closing The Detection Gap: Early Recognition of Hospital Onset Sepsis with NEWS2 Vivienne Bui The Impact of Translated PHQ-9 And GAD 7 Scales on Treatment Recommendations in an Adult Vietnamese Population: A 3-Month Primary Care Evaluation Charlene Angelique Calma Implementation Of an Iron Deficiency Anemia Education Bundle to Improve Knowledge Among Pregnant Patients in an Outpatient OB/ GYN Clinic Alexyss Capestany Evaluating The Role of Ultrasound as a Tool for Airway Assessment and Management for Anesthesia Providers. David Wayne Cardona Jr. Improving A1c Levels Through an Individualized Diabetes Education Among Patients Living with Type 2 Diabetes Libertie Daye Collins Reforming The CMS HAC Reduction Program: A Policy Proposal to Improve Equity, Accuracy, and Infection Prevention Outcomes. Meaghan Eileen Corbin Sleep Tight: A Sleep Hygiene Bundle for Adults to Improve Sleep Quality in a Skilled Nursing Facility Ariel Richard Davalos Enhancing Tardive Dyskinesia Screening in an Outpatient Psychiatry Training Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative Jenna de Jonge Text Message Delivery of Pre-Procedural Recommendations Prior to Lip Augmentation with Hyaluronic Acid Filler: An Evidence-Based Pilot Project Jessica Lynn Doshay Optimizing Lactation Support: Enhancing Patient-Centered Care and Breastfeeding Self Efficacy through Data-Driven Survey Analysis

Observational Practices Karen Vivian Anderson

Nursing Students’ Empathy in a Palliative Care Scenario: The Standardized Patient’s Perspective Andrea Marie Correia Nurses’ Perspectives of Healthcare-Related Workplace Violence in a Pediatric Setting Elizabeth M. Drake Presentation, Structure, And Storytelling of Perinatal Loss, Memory Boxes Oliver Mallillin Erece Factors Influencing the Type of Pain Interventions in Patients Who Are Nonverbal and Unable to Self-Report Ani Sekayan Harter Diabetes Fatalism, Self Efficacy, and Self Management Among Arab Americans Sandy Jean Jellen An Examination of Sexual Trauma Screening, Patient Reported Resilience, Help-Seeking Experiences, and Coping Among Cervical Cancer Patients Kristina Maria Lopez Exploring Predictors of Ambulatory Robotic Gynecologic Surgical Patient Same-Day Discharge Augustin M. Rucobo Exploration of Factors Influencing Non Completion of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Paulina Emiko Schuhler Lived Experience of Survivorship After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest from Survivor and Co-Survivor Perspectives: A Qualitative Phenomenological Research Study Sheryn Shahwan-Solorzano Post Stroke Depression Among Stroke Survivors in the Acute Stroke Phase Jason Wade Smith Process and Outcome Disparities in NICUs: A Grounded-Theory Study

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