News, Publications & Research

SBU receives $2.3 million to boost behavioral health workforce

Jun 27, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.

SBU hosts regional Anatomage Workshop

Jun 16, 2025 | The DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University welcomed health science educators Friday for a regional Anatomage Workshop.

Article by SBU's Lundeen, Perkins republished for Nurses Week

May 16, 2025 | An article by Dr. Erin Lundeen, clinical assistant professor of Nursing, and Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, was republished by American Nurse Journal in a special edition celebrating National Nurses Week, May 6-12.

SBU’s SWOB mission trip nurtures health, hope in DR

May 02, 2025 | Building on years of service, the latest mission by St. Bonaventure University’s Students Without Borders (SWOB) took the group back to the Dominican Republic, where they left behind not only immediate care but the seeds of sustainable health practices.

SBU's Kent joins panel to discuss entry-level OT programs

May 01, 2025 | In collaboration with Cornell University's Health Professions Advising Center, Dr. Darla Kent, assistant professor and director of SBU's Occupational Therapy program, participated in a panel discussion and presentation on entry-level OT graduate programs during an April 4 meeting of the Upstate and Western New York Local Advisor Network (LAN).

SBU's Perkins lobbies in support of legislation impacting nursing

May 01, 2025 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at SBU, recently lobbied in Albany with members of the American Nurses Association-New York for bills associated with health system transformation, expanding patients' access to care, attaining health equity, ensuring workplace health and safety, and expanding nursing workforce development and support.

SBU offers early college opportunities for high schoolers

Apr 09, 2025 | Local high school students can accelerate their academic journey through St. Bonaventure University’s Early College Access programs, which allow them to earn affordable college credits while gaining real-world academic experience.

Abstract by SBU's Perkins published in Journal of American Nurses-NY

Apr 06, 2025 | An abstract by Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, titled "Master's Entry to Practice: An Efficient Pathway to Grow the Nursing Profession in NYS," was published in the Journal of the American Nurses Association - New York (JANANY).

Research by SBU's Olomofe accepted for conference poster presentation

Apr 06, 2025 | Dr. Charles Olomofe, visiting assistant professor of Public Health, had an abstract accepted for poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER), in Boston, Massachusetts, in June.

SBU’s Perkins, Padilla advocate for nursing during trip to D.C.

Apr 01, 2025 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at St. Bonaventure University, and Angelina Padilla, a second-year student in the Master’s Entry to Practice program, spent two days in Washington, D.C., advocating for nurses.

SBU's Marasco to present poster and paper at two April conferences

Mar 21, 2025 | Dr. Suzi Marasco, assistant professor of Occupational Therapy, will present a poster at the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference on April 4.

Article by SBU's Olomofe studies tobacco use among workers in Nigeria

Mar 21, 2025 | Dr. Charles Olomofe, visiting assistant professor of Public Health, published an article titled “Tobacco Use among Blue-collar Workers in Nigeria: A Survey of Construction Artisans in Ekiti State” in the Pan African Medical Journal (PAMJ).

Sixty years later: A look back at the civil rights marches in Selma

Feb 06, 2025 | The university will host two upcoming programs that explore the 1965 civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital in Montgomery, that protested the denial of voting rights to African Americans.

$500,000 Cabrini Health Foundation grant to aid 30 new SBU students

Jan 16, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University has received another $500,000 grant from the Cabrini Health Foundation to benefit 30 Pell-eligible students in the health professions and education who might not otherwise have been able to attend SBU.

Watson attends European Public Health Association conference

Dec 13, 2024 | Dr. Claire Watson, founding director of the Health Science and Public Health programs, collaborated with colleagues at the European Public Health Association conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on public health curricula.

SBU graduate, undergraduate students present at 100th Annual NYS AHPERD Conference

Dec 04, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University students representing the Physical Education, Sport Studies and Occupational Therapy programs delivered a presentation at a state conference that highlighted their innovative work in merging assistive technology with adapted physical education.

Banik named dean of SBU’s DePerro School of Health Professions

Nov 12, 2024 | Swagata Banik, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University.

Kent honored as outstanding alumna at JCC's annual fall gala

Nov 08, 2024 | Darla Kent, assistant professor and Occupational Therapy program director, was honored at Jamestown Community College Foundation's Annual Awards Gala, held Nov. 6 at Chautauqua Harbor Hotel.

Olomofe presents research at 2024 public health conference

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Charles Olomofe, visiting assistant professor of Public Health, was a panelist at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he presented a research paper titled "Exploring the predictors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among people living with HIV/AIDS in Tennessee: A statewide analysis of data."

St. Bonaventure’s Perkins elected president of ANA-NY

Nov 04, 2024 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at St. Bonaventure University, has been elected president of the American Nurses Association-New York (ANA-NY).