SCHOLAR DIRECTORY
Sherry Yamamoto, , MS, RN, CCRN
University of California-San Francisco
Sherry L. Yamamoto is a doctoral student at the University of California San Francisco with a focus on health policy and palliative care. Her interest in health policy stems from her extensive clinical background that traverses the life spectrum, from labor and delivery to critical care. She believes that nurses have the knowledge, strength, and expertise to contribute to rational and effective policy making that affects our health care system and individual health.…
Kamla Yancy, ,ACLS, TNCC, BLS
Wayne State University
Kamla Yancy is a retired Chief Master Sargent in the United States Air Force. Ms. Yancy received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University Of Detroit Mercy School Of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan, and a Bachelor of Computer Science Degree from Rochester College, Rochester, Michigan and an Associate’s Degree of Allied Health from the Community College of the Air Force.…
Christopher J Yi
University of Connecticut
My name is Christopher J. Yi, and I graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Currently, I am working as a Medical/Telemetry Nurse at St. Francis Hospital, and, as a Public Health Nurse (PHN) for the City of Hartford, CT. After graduating less than two years ago, I have found that the best way to gain experience is to ‘throw’ myself, wholeheartedly, into the nursing profession.…
Elen Yip, ,BSN
University of San Diego
Ellie Yip received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physiological Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and spent a year abroad in Japan as an English teacher before deciding to return to school to pursue nursing. She obtained her BSN degree from New York University and spent a few years working as a medical-surgical and intermediate care nurse at a private hospital in Las Vegas.…
Salamata Yoda, FNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN, CLC, Sigma Theta International chapter, National Society of Leadership and Success
West Virginia University Research Corporation
Moka Yoo-Jeong, , BSN, RN
Emory University
Ms. Moka Yoo-Jeong received her BS in Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin where she worked as a student researcher in a supramolecular chemistry lab constructing peptide-based sensors used to differentiate wine varietals and also in a social psychology research study examining behavioral manifestations of individual’s personality. She continued her education at Emory University, where she received a BS in nursing.…
Eunhea You
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Even though I have over 14 years nursing experiences, I came to realize that having some nursing experience is not enough to take good care of my patients due to an imbalance of limited knowledge and skills. Therefore, I decided to study in America, which has one of the most advanced nursing curriculums. My research interest is the correlations between chronic disease and alternative treatments such as ear acupressure, cupping glass and so on.…
Ashley Younger, , MPH, MSN, RN
University of California-San Francisco
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Duke University, Ashley Younger worked on global health projects in the Guatemalan highlands and Kathmandu, Nepal. It was during these seminal experiences, Ashley realized the potential of nurse leadership within the context of global health. Ashley graduated with her Masters in Nursing (specialty in Women’s Health) from Boston College in 2009 and was the recipient of numerous awards including the Patricia Ibert Scholar Award for Nursing Leadership, the Graduate Commencement Award for Clinical Excellence in Women’s Health, the Nursing Dean’s Award as well as serving as an Albert Schweitzer Public Service Health Fellow.…
Mazen Yousef, , BSN, RN
Thomas Jefferson University
Mazen Yousef is a BSN-DNP student at Thomas Jefferson University. Mazen received his BSN from William Paterson University in 2013. He currently works full-time as a staff nurse in the Emergency Department at Jefferson. He is passionate about emergency nursing, and has presented “A Day in the Life of an ER Nurse” at the NJNS Convention in Atlantic City on March 2016.…