Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing

08/11/2026

FREE WEBINAR: Move beyond awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) toward practical, community-wide strategies for addressing trauma with Dr. Maegan Rides At The Door, director of the National Native Children's Trauma Center at the University of Montana.

Join us for "We Know About ACEs, Now What? The Other Side of the ACEs Pyramid" on Sept. 9 at 11 a.m.

✅ Register: https://bit.ly/4whGqkT

Interested in more free webinars? Visit forensic-nursing.tamu.edu/webinars.

08/10/2026

Congrats to our founding director, Dr. Stacey Mitchell!

Congratulations to Lacey Helmke, Dr. Stacey Mitchell, Karen Thomas and Dr. Sylvia Vargas on receiving Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Awards for their work in nursing education! 👍

The awards recognize nurses and educators who demonstrate a passion for nursing through teaching, mentoring, leadership and service.

🔗 : tx.ag/ExcellenceinNursing

08/07/2026

Interested in learning how the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model can improve maternal care?

Sign up for another FREE webinar, "Safe Mothers, Stronger Families: A Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Approach to Pregnancy, Substance Use Disorders and Intimate Partner Violence," on Aug. 19.

Hear from Barbara Coleman and Dr. Aryanna Galindo from the Shannon Family Medicine Residency Clinic.

Register: https://bit.ly/45fbkzr

08/05/2026

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08/03/2026

Diana Faugno is back with another FREE webinar for forensic nurses. 💻 👩‍⚕️

Join us on Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. for "Saliva as Evidence: Anatomy, Collection, Chain of Custody and Courtroom Testimony for Forensic Nurses."

Register: https://tamu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4oS8a7GgTaGT6aoOtuGcaQ

07/29/2026

Meet the newest Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Forensic Nursing (DF-AFN): Dr. Deborah St. Germain.

A faculty fellow at the Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing and clinical faculty in the Texas A&M College of Nursing, Dr. St. Germain has dedicated 25 years to advancing forensic nursing practice.

Read more about her contributions to the field: https://tx.ag/stgermainDFAFN

07/23/2026

Forensic nurses, you're invited to our FREE webinar designed to enhance your hair evidence skills. Webinar favorite Diana Faugno will review common hair collection techniques and reinforce the evidence collection handbook.

"Hair Analysis and Collection for Forensic Nurses" is scheduled for July 30 from 2-3:30 p.m.

Secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4fqQ3ra

07/20/2026

FREE WEBINAR: Join Dr. Jacquelyn E. Alvarado of the Texas A&M Health Rural and Community Health Institute on July 23 from 10-11:30 a.m. to explore about how evidence-based interventions can support rural hospitals, clinics and healthcare teams.

You'll also learn strategies to strengthen clinical readiness and improve access to quality maternal care in underserved communities.

Register today: https://bit.ly/4wSIaSq

07/14/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Stacey Mitchell, a recipient of the DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Forensic Nursing for Forensic Nursing Scholar.

Awarded by The DAISY Foundation and Academy of Forensic Nursing, the honor recognizes the top leaders in the forensic nursing community who link research to practice.

Dr. Mitchell is the founding director of the Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, a clinical professor in the Texas A&M College of Nursing and numerous appointee to state and national forensic health care boards and commissions.

🔗: https://www.goafn.org/news-1/honorees-of-the-2026-daisy-nurse-leader-award-in-forensic-nursing-announced

07/09/2026

This National Forensic Interviewers Week, we recognize Kim Skidmore, whose work is helping support a new approach to adult forensic interviews in the Brazos Valley.

Through the Brazos Valley Forensic Interview Program (BVFIP), adult survivors have a structured, trauma-informed space to share their experience while multidisciplinary partners observe in real time, helping reduce the need for repeated interviews.

Learn more about the BVFIP: https://bit.ly/41EyAF1