Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

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July 31, 2025
This summer, Case Western Reserve University students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is not ambition, but intention.
From designing solutions for healthcar...

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July 25, 2025
In “Podcast 55- Using the Teach-Back Method to Improve Patient Understanding,” experts from Case Western Reserve University joined the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) for a podcast discussion.
Sonal Patil and Colin Crowe—assistant professors at the School of Medic...

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July 21, 2025
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually.
And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths.
T...

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July 02, 2025
Kylie Meyer is an Assistant Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
Area of Focus: Family caregiving, psychoeducational intervention, health and aging policy, caregiving relationships and financial well-being, gerontology, artificial intelligence
Nearly 48 million Americans provi...

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June 18, 2025
Valerie Toly
Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
The Carl W. and Margaret Davis Walter Professorship in Pediatric Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Area of focus: Families of children who are technology dependent; children with chronic illness; normalization a...

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May 30, 2025
Joyce Fitzpatrick, director of the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, was recently interviewed for the “Mavericks in Healthcare” podcast, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Episodes released May 6, 14 and 28 all feature nurses with connec...

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May 28, 2025
Everyday Health: Carli Carnish, assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, explained the importance of activating your muscles as we get older. “I always tell my patients, ‘If you don’t move it, you lose it,’” said Carnish.
Physical activity has been shown to improve your me...

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May 28, 2025
Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here.
Message from the Associate Dean for Research
Dear FPB Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Since 2...

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May 14, 2025
Sara L. Douglas, The Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Area of focus: Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and end-of-life decisions
When a patient with a terminal illness faces end-of-life decisions, it is a challenging time for t...

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May 14, 2025
The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) seeks nominations for election candidates from the following areas:
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
University Administration and Academic Administration
This is your opportunity to i...