program: PHD Programs

Nursing Science student Kirsten Verkamp was chosen to receive the Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Scholar Award for the 2021-2023 cohort. The award is given by Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare. Kirsten will join a cohort of Jonas Scholars, which will comprise 75... Read More →

Congratulations to Dr. James Lechleiter, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy and the inventor and patent holder on technology licensed to Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals. Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals was mentioned on MedCityNews for completing a Series A funding that... Read More →

UT Health San Antonio held its first ever in-person commencement ceremony for graduates across the six schools. The ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22nd at the Alamodome. More than 1,000 students — 827 in May and 211 this summer — applied to graduate from the... Read More →

Your name, program, dissertation title, mentor name. Allison Diane Crawford, BSN, RN, PhD Nursing Science Candidate The Experiences of Latina Mothers Impacted by Incarceration Mentor: Lisa Cleveland, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, FAAN Please tell me about yourself, why did you pick... Read More →

Your name, program, dissertation title. Name: Jasmine Ruth Graw Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science Dissertation Title: Care Episode Experiences of Parents of Children with Asthma Please tell me about yourself, why did you pick UT Health San Antonio, and your... Read More →

“I’m so proud of my students,” said Dr. Jose Cavazos, professor and assistant dean for the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program. “They are finding exciting opportunities that fit their families and are able to continue growing as physician-scientists.” Jacob is... Read More →

The Mentor of the Year Award is presented each year by the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio in recognition of their outstanding guidance and support provided to students, fellows, and colleagues. Both Mentors of the Year were awarded $5,000. The... Read More →

Ashlie Glassner, a student in the Nursing Science Ph.D. program, published a first author paper entitled “Fighting Stigma by Engaging Persons Living with Dementia in Research” in Issues in Mental Health Nursing. The paper is about how the stigma around dementia has affected the... Read More →