Dr. Lisa Fiorentino Named New Director of
Center for Rural Health Practice at Pitt-Bradford
Dr. Lisa Fiorentino, associate professor of nursing, has been named the director for the Center for Rural Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, which will enable the center and the nursing program to collaborate on projects. She succeeds Dr. Youmasa Siewe, who left the position for health reasons. Fiorentino, who also serves as director of the nursing and radiological sciences programs at Pitt-Bradford, will continue in those roles and to teach nursing. Her dual roles in the nursing programs on campus and with the center will allow both programs to work more closely with each other. For example, this spring a nursing student will be assisting with research for the Northwest Pennsylvania Adolescent Alcohol Research Cooperative, which is conducting research into rural adolescent drinking patterns. “There are so many opportunities here for collaboration,” Fiorentino said. “I really enjoy the challenge. This is a great model of ...