When Kyra Johnson enrolled in pre-nursing at the U of A last year, she was nervously excited about experiencing life outside the Navajo reservation in Crownpoint, N.M., where she’d spent her childhood. At the beginning of her sophomore year, she found the Native SOAR program, which provides culturally responsive academic and social support to Native students, who mentor younger students and are, in turn, mentored by graduate students, professionals, and community members.

The College of Nursing is pleased to announce that Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, associate clinical professor, has received a $360,000 three-year grant for her project titled “Adhering to a Culturally Responsive Framework: Integrating Kinship into a Multilevel Community-Based Intervention for American Indian Adults with Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer.” The U of A Cancer Center funds this grant under the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention. This groundbreaking initiative is a collaboration among the U of A, Northern Arizona University (NAU), and the Arizona Tribal Nations.

Roveda exemplifies cross-disciplinary innovation, and her dedication has earned her this significant recognition. The Women of Impact Award is presented annually to honor faculty and staff who show exceptional commitment to the U of A’s mission, purpose, and values.