Investiture of Karen Flynn, Shannon Halloway and Janna Stephens
April 30, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location
Third Floor Event Center
Address
845 S. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60612
Calendar
Download iCal FileUIC College of Nursing Dean Eileen Collins requests the honor of your presence at the investiture of three esteemed professors into prestigious faculty posts.
Program starts promptly at 5 p.m.
Reception following at 6 p.m.
RSVP below by April 23, 2024
Date posted
Mar 11, 2024
Date updated
Mar 11, 2024
About the Investees Heading link
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Karen Flynn, PhD
Terrance & Karyn Holm Endowed Professor
Karen Flynn, PhD, has created a body of work focused on nursing and health care history in the context of Black feminist and diaspora studies. Her award-winning book, “Moving Beyond Borders: Black Canadian and Caribbean women in the African Canadian Diaspora,” delves into the experiences of 35 postwar-era nurses in Canada. She also co-led the Mapping Care project documenting the contributions of Black nurses in Chicago. Dr. Flynn also serves as director of the Midwest Nursing History Research Center. She was previously associate professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Shannon Halloway, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Heung Soo & Mi Ja Kim Endowed Faculty Scholar
Shannon Halloway, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, focuses her research on promoting the benefits of lifestyle physical activity for cardiovascular and brain health. She was among the first to show positive effects of physical activity on brain gray matter, and she now leads an NIH-funded trial to test two behavioral interventions (physical activity and cognitive training) on brain health in women with cardiovascular disease. Dr. Halloway was previously an associate professor in the Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing at Rush University College of Nursing.
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Janna Stephens, PhD, RN
Nursing Collegiate Professor
Janna Stephens, PhD, RN, has been head of the Population Health Nursing Science Department at the UIC College of
Nursing since August 2023. Previously associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Dr. Stephens investigates cardiovascular disease prevention in underserved populations. She is principal investigator on an NIH-funded grant to reduce cardiovascular risk factors in Black young adults. Her scholarship and leadership skills were recognized at The Ohio State University with her involvement in the FAME (Faculty Advancement, Mentoring & Engagement) leadership program and as an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellow.