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Welcome to the the URI College of Nursing! Nurse Leaders Transforming Wellness and the Environment.

09/02/2026

Meet our newest CON Academic Advisors: Izzy Moreau💙✨

We are so excited for a new semester with Izzy on our team! CON Student: “My office is Room 127 in White Hall. Please stop by and say hi! I would love to meet you.”

08/27/2026

Yesterday, our Nursing Pathway Program came together for a special Connect & Mingle event! They gathered to connect, ask questions, and hear from URI alumni.🩺📚

08/17/2026

URI CON had the opportunity to connect with 73 community members at the Narragansett Indian Pow Wow, sharing higher education resources and connecting with prospective students interested in nursing and other pathways.

08/03/2026

Meet Dr. Ann Marie Moraitis, PhD, MS, RN—Assistant Professor in the URI College of Nursing, nurse scientist, and researcher dedicated to improving the lives of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.

With expertise in cancer survivorship, caregiving, end-of-life care, clinical exercise physiology, and cancer rehabilitation, her research focuses on how personalized, accessible physical activity interventions can reduce symptom burden, improve quality of life, and promote long-term health after cancer.

At URI, Dr. Moraitis founded a Young Adult Cancer Advisory Board to ensure survivors’ voices guide every stage of her research. She leads and collaborates on projects examining physical activity, symptom management, and cognitive health (“brain fog”) in young cancer survivors, while working with national and international research teams to advance exercise oncology and develop innovative, sustainable approaches to supportive cancer care.

Inspired by the experience of a close friend with cancer, Dr. Moraitis is driven by a mission to ensure every young cancer survivor has access to the knowledge, resources, and support needed to improve their health, well-being, and future after cancer. 💙🔬

07/29/2026

Whether you’re ready to earn your B.S. or take the next step toward advanced practice, we offer fully online, flexible nursing programs designed for working professionals.

📅 The fall application deadline is August 4. Apply today and start building what’s next.

07/14/2026

PHD candidate, Ella Cullen has recently been awarded:

Brown LEND Fellowship: Ella Cullen, PhD Candidate in Nursing, was selected as a 2026–2027 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow at Brown University Health.

She also received research grant assistance from: The Nursing Foundation of RI and the International Association for Human Caring for her work to support her dissertation research on examining stress and coping among parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

07/13/2026

URI, graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner students practice psychiatric assessments of standardized patients in URIs state of the art SIM CENTER

06/29/2026

Six URI Nursing Pathway students recently had the incredible opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. alongside our Pathway Program Director, Janelle Amoako and other RI members of ANA, to attend the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly.

During the conference, students witnessed firsthand how nurses advocate for the future of the profession. They learned about key legislative priorities, including recognizing nursing as a profession, addressing workplace violence through comprehensive prevention and response plans, and protecting funding that supports nursing education and the next generation of nurses.

One of the most impactful experiences was meeting with Rhode Island senators and representatives, where our students courageously shared their personal stories and explained how these issues have affected them and their journey into nursing. Their voices helped bring real-life perspectives to important conversations shaping healthcare policy.

Students also observed the ANA’s governance process, including bylaw discussions and member voting. They even stepped up to the microphone to share their own ideas with nursing leaders from across the country. We couldn’t be prouder of their confidence and leadership.

Beyond advocacy, students expanded their professional networks by connecting with nurses and organizations representing a variety of specialties, including cardiac nursing, women’s health, Hispanic nurses, and many more.

This experience opened our students’ eyes to a side of nursing they hadn’t explored before, the power of advocacy, leadership, and policy. They returned home feeling inspired, empowered, and excited to continue making a difference both at the bedside and beyond.

We are so proud of these future nurse leaders for representing RI and URI Nursing Pathway with professionalism, courage, and passion. 💙🐏

06/23/2026

Become a URI College of Nursing preceptor and help prepare the next generation of nurse practitioners while giving back to the nursing profession. Lead. Mentor. Inspire. 💙

06/22/2026

Meet Dr. Patricia Cioe! She has combined clinical care with research to improve the health and well being of people living with HIV. Inspired by the patients she cared for throughout her nursing career, her work focuses on reducing cardiovascular risk through innovative approaches to smoking cessation, to***co harm reduction, and healthy lifestyle interventions.

As Principal Investigator of multiple NIH-funded studies, Dr. Cioe is developing evidence based strategies that empower people living with HIV to make lasting health behavior changes. Her current research includes peer led smoking cessation programs, health and wellness coaching for older adults living with HIV, and interventions aimed at reducing alcohol consumption to lower breast cancer risk. Together, these projects seek to improve cardiopulmonary health and translate research into meaningful changes in clinical practice.

Dr. Cioe is equally passionate about mentoring the next generation of nurse scientists. Undergraduate and graduate students play an active role in her research, gaining hands-on experience with participant recruitment, data collection, analysis, conference presentations, and scholarly publications.

“I love working as a team. I invite collaborators who have interesting ideas to contact me so that we can ‘do science’ together!” — Dr. Patricia Cioe
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