DNP Spring Oral Defense Presentations

2026 DNP Project Oral Defenses

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at San José State University began its independent operations in Fall of 2019, and has been supporting our students toward innovative, evidence-based thinking ever since.

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You are invited to join us for a live, virtual presentation as our current cohort presents and defends the culmination of two year's of hard work!

Come for the whole, or just part of the day -- any way you are able to attend, come for healthcare innovation and inspiration by extraordinary doctoral candidates.

Register to join us on Thursday, April 30th

Register to join us on Friday, May 1st

Agenda

Presentations will be approximately 20 minutes each. All times are approximate, and are in the Pacific Time zone.

Thursday April 30th, 2026

10:00AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:15 AM - Michelle Joann Chlebinski, "Educational Program for Nurse Managers: Leading Nurses Towards Clinical Ladder Progression"
 
10:34 AM - Vivian Osunde, "Title to be announced"
 
10:53 AM - Sierra Kane, "Evaluating the effectiveness of a nurse-initiated post-discharge phone call in the prevention of hospital readmissions for type 2 diabetes mellitus"
 
11:12 AM - Nancy Kairia, "Implementing a Buddy Program to Enhance Float Pool Nurses' Experience and Unit Integration"
 
11:31 AM - Sean Truesdell, "Evaluating the impact of a meaningful recognition bundle on the health of the emergency department work environment and emergency nurse burnout"
 
11:40AM-12:40PM -  LUNCH BREAK

12:44 PM - Jerri Westphal, "AI Literacy in the Nursing Informatics Community: A Needs Assessment"
 
1:03 PM - William J. Manguil, "Building a ROAD to Mitigate APOT"
 
1:22 PM - Anita Musafar, "Implementation of a Weighted Blanket Quality Improvement Project in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit"
 
1:41 PM - Nichole Côté, "Patient Reported Outcome Measure Use in Heart Transplant Care"
 
2:09 PM - Monika Lu, "Virtual Nurse Perceptions of Caring Through Acute Care Teleconferencing"
 
2:28 PM - Michaela Sanchez, "Headset to Reset: Virtual Reality Therapy in Postoperative Heart and Lung Transplant Patients"
 
2:47 PM - Pakeeza Ali, "Nurturing the Nurturers: Caritas Literacy Wellness Program"
 
3:06 PM - Tutu Obadina, "Title to be announced"

Friday May 1st, 2026

10:00AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:15 AM - Andrea Saito, "Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Early Mobility Algorithm in Critically Ill Adults"
 
10:34 AM - Shelby Taranto, "Evaluation of Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials performed prior to mechanical ventilator extubation to enhance faster Intensive Care Unit Liberation"
 
10:53 AM - Ayman Alhazaymeh, "Empowering Voices: A Qualitative Exploration of Shared Governance among Healthcare Workers in Clinical Practice"
 
11:12 AM - Quynh Dao, "Evaluating Factors Influencing Patient Experience with Virtual Reality During Awake Interventional Radiology Procedures"
 
11:31 AM - Patricia Boudreau, "From Theory To Practice: Evaluating the CSCI Educational Program in Hospice Nursing"
 
11:40AM-12:40PM -  LUNCH BREAK

12:44 PM - Ngoc Hua, "Improving Novice Faculty Development Through Structured Development"
 
1:03 PM - Sheri Loo, "Two-Year Retrospective Evaluation of Frailty to Optimize Postoperative Spinal Fusion Outcomes in Adults Aged 65 and Older"
 
1:22 PM - Moses Albaniel, "Title to be announced"
 
1:41 PM - Emily Shearon, "Improving Graft-versus-Host Disease Documentation through Provider Education and Audit Feedback"
 
2:09 PM - Rosalud H. Sanchez-Lozada, "Enhancing the Quality Care in Critical Care Through Increase Near Miss Reporting"
 
2:28 PM - Carlos Sandoval Madrigal, "Improving Hyaluronic Acid Filler Safety Through a Structured, Evidence-Based Training Program: A DNP Educational Initiative"
 
2:47 PM - Camille Sistoso, "Title to be announced"

Questions

Have questions? Email the DNP program at DoctorNursingPractice@SJSU.edu