HJAR Jan/Feb 2021

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I  JAN / FEB 2021 37 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalAR.com cancer. A native of Georgia, Denton has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Brenau University, an MSN in Palliative Care and post masters AGNP from George Washington University. She will complete her Masters in Healthcare Administra- tion at George Washington University in the sum- mer of 2021. HannahWilburn, APRN Joins Harrison Family Practice Hannah Wilburn, APRN, recently joined Wash- ington Regional Harrison Family Practice where she works alongside Shannon Brownfield, MD, to provide care for adults and children of all ages. Wilburn earned a Master of Science in Nurs- ing from Chamberlain College of Nursing and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Arkansas. She previously served as registered nurse in the emergency department at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center and a clini- cal nurse instructor for North Arkansas College. Smith Named Director of the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance The Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that Martina Smith, deputy director of the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA), has been tapped to oversee the division, which is responsible for certification, licensure, surveys, and inspections for long-term care facilities. Martina began a law career in 2004 in Tennes- see, working in various roles for the State of Ten- nessee until moving to Arkansas in 2013 to work for the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. She began her work at DHS in February of 2016 first as an attorney specialist in the Office of Chief Coun- sel, then as the department’s privacy officer. Naga Saranya Addepally, MD, Joins CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic Gastroenterologist Naga Saranya Addepally, MD, has joined the team of physicians at the CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic, a multi-speciality medical practice founded in 1961 providing diagnostic and treatment services to patients throughout Central Arkansas. Addepally attended medical school at the Uni- versity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she also completed a residency and fellow- ship training. She earned a Bachelor of Medi- cine and a Bachelor of Surgery degree from the NRI Academy of Medical Sciences in Chinaka- kani, India. Addepally also served as a visiting medical student at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Addepally is now seeing patients at the CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic at 10001 Lile Drive in Little Rock. Brain Imaging Studies Needing Adult Subjects The Brain Imaging Research Center at the Uni- versity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is seeking healthy adults to take part in a research study on emotional processing and resilience. Volunteers should be between the ages of 18 and 40 and who may or may not have a history of childhood trauma. Participants will be asked to make two visits to the Brain Imaging Research Center. At the first visit, subjects will answer questions about their life experiences and undergo a series of cognitive tests. The second visit will involve an MRI scan, during which the subject will be asked to perform more cognitive tasks. “Our study is looking at how the brain pro- cesses emotions, how it regulates them and keeps them in control,” said Andrew James, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine, who is the primary investigator in the childhood trauma study. “We need healthy subjects, including people who may have endured abuse or neglect dur- ing their childhood years, to gain a better under- standing of how the human brain might ‘rebuild itself’ following trauma to be resilient against future trauma as adults.” Participants will be financially compensated for their time and travel. For more information, con- tact Natalie Morris at NMorris@uams.edu or call (501) 420-2653. Calloway Named Director of Operations for NYITCOM’s Delta Population Health Institute The Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI) has appointed Tiffny Calloway to serve as direc- tor of operations. The DPHI serves as the community engagement arm for New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State Uni- versity and works to build equitable communi- ties of health throughout the Mississippi Delta Hannah Wilburn, APRN Naga Saranya Addepally, MD Tiffny Calloway