Name: Haruka Furusho
Capstone Project: Culture Matters: Advancing Cancer Screening Awareness in Japanese Immigrant Communities
Recipient of the Improving the Health of Diverse Communities Scholarship
Name: Mariah Wilson
Capstone Project: Salads or Sodas: Exploring the Influences of Workplace Environment on Healthy Eating Behaviors in Night Shift Nurses
Photo taken at the Graduate Capstone Symposium 2026
Mariah is a Recipient of the Outstanding Scholars 2026
Name: Ana Frota Penha
Capstone Project: Standardizing Nurse Mentor Support: A Framework and Toolkit for Enhanced Mentor Effectiveness at UWMC
Name: Brianna Hendrickson
Capstone Project: Tailoring FLASH for Youth in Detention: Trauma-Informed Sexual Health Education
Name: Liz Laverty
Capstone Project: Nursing Education: Academia Compared to Clinical Settings
Name: Jessika Barajas
Capstone Project: Empowering Excellence: A Journey Into Nursing Engagement Through Shared Governance
Name: Erikka Lima
Capstone Project: Bridging the Gap: Exploring Pathways to a Better Precepting Process
Name: Christine McCarthy (left)
Capstone Project: Recognizing the Role of the Preceptor: We Can Do Better
Name: Oruene Jack (right)
Capstone Project: Addressing Hypertension Disparities in African Americans: Developing a Dietary Educational Document for Patients and Clinic Nurses
Mentor: Dr. Jason Daniel Ulloa
Name: Jamie Lamb
Capstone Project: Preparing Nurses to Prosper in a Broken System: The Moral Distress Education Project
Name: Ivanka A. Vassileva
Capstone Project: Pathways and Practice: Inspiring and Challenging Journey to Advanced Practice Nursing and Education
2024 – 2026 Penha, A. Standardizing Nurse Mentor Support: A Framework and Toolkit for Enhanced Mentor Effectiveness at UWMC
2024 – 2026 Wilson, M. Salads or Sodas: Exploring the Influences of Workplace Environment on Healthy Eating Behaviors in Night Shift Nurses
2023 – 2025 Barajas, J. Empowering Excellence: A Journey Into Nursing Engagement Through Shared Governance
2023 – 2025 Nunnally (Laverty), L. Nursing Education: Academia Compared to Clinical Settings
2022 – 2024 Lima, E. Bridging the Gap: Exploring Pathways to a Better Precepting Process
2021 – 2023 McCarthy, C. L. Recognizing the Role of the Nurse Preceptor: We Can Do Better
2020 – 2022 Lamb, J. Preparing Nurses to Prosper in a Broken System: The Moral Distress Education Project
2019 – 2021 Mathies, J. A New Leader in Times of Ambiguity (The original Scholarly Chair was Dr. Early, who was on sabbatical)
2019 – 2021 Vassileva, I. A. Pathways and Practice: Inspiring and Challenging Journey to Advanced Practice Nursing and Education
2022 – 2024 Papajohn, C. Emergency Department Door-to-EKG Performance Improvement Using the Switch Method Change Management Framework
2020 – 2022 Beebe, S. Harborview Medical Center Outpatient Burn Clinic Center of Excellence Program Review, Analysis, and Recommendations
2019 – 2021 Teeter, L. Final Reflection of Master of Nursing Administrative Leadership Learning
2018 – 2020 Ward, J. Education and Leadership: A Mash-up
2018 – 2020 Tsai, A. Competency Development for Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership
2024 – 2025 Chan, S. Developing a Policy Framework for Virtual Nursing Care at Harborview Medical Center
2024 – 2025 Howard, L. From Bedside to Blackboard: Strategies and Workarounds for the Nurse Faculty Transition
2024 – 2025 Hughes, K. Underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in Oncology Research: Curriculum Development Project
2024 – 2025 Okimoto, J. Speaking up: Evaluating the Impact of Charge Nurse Incivility Training (Recepient of the Outstanding Scholar 2025)
2024 – 2025 Rudersdorf, G. Guiding the Next Generation of Nurses Through School Counselor Education and Mentorship; Nursing Profession Education for School Counselors website
2024 – 2025 Speaks, A. Elevating ICU Nurses: Building Self-Confidence Through Simulation-Based Training
2024 – 2025 Stipe, M. Experience & Explore: A Shadowing Program for Nurses
2024 – 2025 Weymier, A. Enhancing Nursing Leadership through Meaningful Recognition: Developing an Orientation Framework for Assistant Nurse Managers
2024 – 2025 Wilson, A. Vascular Access Stewardship at Harborview Medical Center
2024 – 2025 Young, C. Process Improvement Using A Lean Management System: Patient Check-In
2024 – 2026 Furusho, H. Culture Matters: Advancing Cancer Screening Awareness in Japanese Immigrant Communities
2023 – 2025 Hendrickson, B. Tailoring FLASH for Youth in Detention: Trauma-Informed Sexual Health Education
2024 – 2026 Kurswani, K. Building an Extensible Explainable AI Module for Mental Health Conversational AI
2023 – 2025 Srivastava, S. AutismCarebot: An Empathy-Enhanced and Retrieval-Augmented Chatbot for Autistic Users