Previous Seminars
The Center for Rural Health and Nursing provides monthly seminars to encourage continuing education centered around rural health topics. You can click to view the videos for each of these topics.
Defining Rural: Making Choices Among Different Definitions of Rural
Elizabeth Merwin, PhD, RN, FAAN; Dean of The College of Nursing and Health Innovation, UTA & Executive Director of the Center for Rural Health and Nursing
CRHN Summer 2022 Seminar Series
June 7, 2022
Critical Access Hospitals in TX: How Do They Compare to Other TX Hospitals?
Suzanne Daly, PhD, RN; Assistant Professor of Research, UTA
CRHN Summer 2022 Seminar Series
June 21, 2022
Integration of Rural Nursing in the Curriculum: A Strategy to Increase Nursing Education’s Contribution to Population Health
Elanda Douglas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; Clinical Assistant Faculty, UTA
CRHN Summer 2022 Seminar Series, July 19, 2022
Understanding Health Care Needs of Rural Populations
Aspen Drude, MBA; Manager, Center for Rural Health and Nursing, UTA
CRHN Summer 2022 Seminar Series
July 27, 2022
Rural Hospital Closures and Burnout: Preliminary Results from the Texas Rural Nurse Job Trends & Outcomes Survey
Dr. Jessica Smith, PhD, RN, CNE; Assistant Professor, UTA
CRHN Summer 2022 Seminar Series, August 9, 2022
Agencies Improving Rural Healthcare in Texas
Dr. SuLynn Mester, DNP, RHCNOC, RN; Clinical Assistant Professor, UTA
CRHN Summer 2022 Seminar Series
August 24, 2022
Facilitating & Supporting Clinical Placements in Rural Hospitals
Center Liaison Panel
Dr. Laurel Pilkington, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K;
Joann Grimes, MSN, RN, CMSRN;
Dr. SuLynn Mester, DNP, RHCNOC, RN;
Marianne Doan, MSN, RN;
Dr. Melynda Hutchings, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, CEN
CRHN Fall 2022 Seminar Series, September 20, 2022
Oral Healthcare in Rural America
Dr. Timothy Henry, DDS; Dean of Honors College, UTA
CRHN Fall 2022 Seminar Series
November 7, 2022
Practicing as a Nurse in Different Settings: Community or Hospital?
Suzanne Daly, PhD, RN; Assistant Professor of Research, UTA
CRHN Fall 2022 Seminar Series
December 6, 2022
Project SOAR: Simulation-Based Training to Support Emergent Obstetric Capacity & Care in Rural Hospitals
Dr. Jessica Smith, PhD, RN;
Dr. Kyrah Brown, PhD
CRHN Spring 2023 Seminar Series, January 31, 2023
Area Health Education Center (AHEC): A Rural Perspective
Haley Stuteville, Community Based Education Coordinator for AHEC
CRHN Spring 2023 Seminar Series
February 21, 2023
Disparities in Mammography Screening among Hispanic Women in Rural Texas
Dr. Zhaoli Liu, PhD, APRN
CRHN Spring 2023 Seminar Series
March 21, 2023
Keeping Small Town Texas Healthy & Vibrant
Dr. Denise Brown, MD; CEO & Founder of Fident Health
CRHN Spring 2023 Seminar Series
April 18, 2023
Workforce Solutions & Rural Effects
Chris Myers; Director of Contracts, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area
CRHN Summer 2023 Seminar Series
May 23, 2023
Resiliency and Well-Being in Newly Licensed Nurses
Regina Urban, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, MA-LPC; Assistant Professor, UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation
CRHN Summer 2023 Seminar Series
June 6, 2023
Rural Emergency Hospital Designation
Suzanne Daly, PhD, RN; Assistant Professor of Research, UTA
CRHN Summer 2023 Seminar Series
July 11, 2023
Empowering Rural Nurses: Telementoring for Professional Growth and Support
Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA; University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Division of Research and Innovation; Executive Director, Center for Health Policy; Program Director, National Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC)
CRHN Fall 2023 Seminar Series
August 22, 2023
Legislative Outcomes and Challenges from the 88th
Patricia Freier, MSN, RN, CPHQ; Retired Registered Nurse; Former Texas Nursing Association (TNA) Board Member
CRHN Fall 2023 Seminar Series
September 12, 2023
Understanding the Social Determinants of Rural Suicide: A Focus on North Texas
Dr. Donna Schuman, PhD, LCSW, LPC; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work at UTA
CRHN Spring 2024 Seminar Series
January 23, 2024
Workplace Violence in Rural Emergency Departments
Dr. Theresa Garren-Grubbs, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNL;
& Lori Hendrickx, RN, EdD, CCRN, CNL
CRHN Spring 2024 Seminar Series
February 13, 2024
Encouraging Health Sleeping Habits in Nurses
Dr. Rhonda Winegar, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CCRN, CPN; Assistant Professor, UTA
CRHN Spring 2024 Seminar Series
March 19, 2024
Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Program: One Year In
Dr. Suzanne Daly, PhD, RN; Assistant Professor of Research, UTA
CRHN Spring 2024 Seminar Series
April 16, 2024