{"id":60823,"date":"2013-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-doctoral-nursing-student-represents-uri-in-prestigious-national-scholarship-program\/"},"modified":"2013-02-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T00:00:00","slug":"uri-doctoral-nursing-student-represents-uri-in-prestigious-national-scholarship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/02\/uri-doctoral-nursing-student-represents-uri-in-prestigious-national-scholarship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 doctoral nursing student represents 溏心vlog免费B站 in prestigious national scholarship program"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNorth Kingstown resident is Navy veteran<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 25, 2013 \u2013 Lisa DiMaria didn\u2019t always know that she wanted to be a nurse.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt was an aha moment for me,\u201d she explained. \u201cI was planning on an entirely different career and then one day, all of a sudden, I just knew that I was supposed to be a nurse.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThis moment of self-discovery has led to the 溏心vlog免费B站 doctoral student being named a 2012-2014 Jonas Scholar for her excellence in nursing.<\/p>\n


\nThis scholarship was awarded to approximately 250 doctoral nursing students last year in each of the 50 states.<\/p>\n


\nDiMaria is the first Jonas Scholar to represent Rhode Island. \u201cI\u2019m proud to be the first to represent 溏心vlog免费B站 and the College of Nursing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\nThe Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program was established in 2008 to combat the critical shortage of nursing faculty in the United States. In partnership with the American Academy of Colleges of Nursing, the program is designed to support doctoral nursing students in their research efforts with the ultimate goal of improving health care throughout the nation.<\/p>\n


\nDiMaria received a nomination from the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Nursing to become a Jonas Scholar. She gives most of the credit to the College and her mentors there. \u201cIt was really their belief in me. My involvement in the grant process was minimal,\u201d she said. However, DiMaria\u2019s doctoral work speaks for itself.<\/p>\n


\nHer work has mainly been in chronic disease prevention, specifically cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and the effects of chronic stress on the progression of diabetes in high-risk individuals. \u201cI\u2019m interested in designing interventions that are tailored for populations most affected by health disparities,\u201d she said. \u201cPopulations affected by health disparities often have stressors that reach beyond family obligations and work. I\u2019m interested in looking at stress as a variable. It\u2019s a complex variable however, which is frustrating.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nHer dissertation work, according to her Jonas Scholar biography, is in \u201cpursuing innovative methods for improving overall quality of life with the aim of enhancing behavior change.\u201d This includes a biopsychosocial perspective \u2013 or what most people know as the \u201cmind-body connection.\u201d \u201cYou can\u2019t just look at the person. You have to consider their life and environment as well. Stress affects people physiologically, but also behaviorally. You have to bring it all together,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n


\nDiMaria began her career in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 as a hospital corpsman. She credits that decision as a defining moment in her life. \u201cIt was perfect, because I needed that structure,\u201d she said. During her time in the Navy, she was stationed on both coasts of the U.S., and spent time in the Philippines and Italy. DiMaria attended nursing school while in the Navy and received a commission as a nurse corps officer. She spent 14 years on active duty and retired from the Naval Reserves after completing 20 years. \u201cIt was the best thing for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\nDiMaria also practices what she preaches. She is an avid exerciser, and is currently training for a half marathon with a good friend. \u201cExercise with a buddy!\u201d she said. \u201cIt keeps you in check and makes you accountable. That\u2019s key in helping me stay on track with exercise.\u201d She also said that she finds talking to her friend about life and bouncing ideas back and forth while exercising therapeutic. <\/p>\n


\nDiMaria has her preferences when it comes to the type of exercising that she does. \u201cTrail running is my favorite thing,\u201d she said. \u201cI love looking at the trees and the sky. It\u2019s sort of like a meditation for me.\u201d She recently ran an 8-mile race at Burlingame State Park after Hurricane Sandy. \u201cIt was crazy,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople were jumping over trees that had fallen, and it made it that much harder to finish. But once I start something, I have to finish it.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nAs for stress management, DiMaria admits that is an area that she needs to work on. \u201cThat\u2019s why I identify with it,\u201d she said. \u201cI can relate.\u201d As for healthy eating, she has that covered. \u201cAs a family, we try to eat well as often as we can,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\nDiMaria admits that her studies can sometimes interfere with life outside of school. \u201cThere\u2019s never a weekend during the semester when I\u2019m not doing schoolwork,\u201d she said. \u201cRight now, we\u2019re able to balance everything because my husband has taken on a bulk of the responsibility. He supports me 100 percent.\u201d However, the DiMaria family has been able to hold onto some normalcy. \u201cThursday night is still Glee night in our household!\u201d DiMaria explained. \u201cYou don\u2019t stop traditions. It keeps the routine going.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nShe credits her job as a graduate assistant as another piece in the puzzle of how she is able to juggle her life. \u201cI don\u2019t have a nine to five job, and that works for me. It allows me the freedom to spend time with my kids and husband, or to go for a run, or to complete my class work. I\u2019m blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nWhile DiMaria is from Western Massachusetts, and now lives in North Kingstown with her family, she has always had Rhode Island ties. Her stepfather is from Cranston. \u201cI spent most of my summers on Scarborough Beach,\u201d she said, fondly. \u201cI love it here.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nSo what is next on the horizon for DiMaria? \u201cI have this fear that after I get my Ph.D, I won\u2019t find a job,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I have to remember that the right thing for me will come along. I\u2019m open to the possibilities \u2013 research, teaching, or something in between. Or maybe a little bit of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nDiMaria graduated from Russell Sage College in 1993, and went on to receive her master\u2019s degree in nursing eduction at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2008. She began the Ph.D program at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2009.<\/p>\n


\nThis release was written by Rachel Donilon, a 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications intern and a writing and rhetoric major. <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 Ph.D nursing student, Lisa DiMaria, recipient of the 2012-2014 Jonas Scholar Award. 溏心vlog免费B站 Communications & Marketing photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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