Armiel Suriaga

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Armiel Suriaga

Biography

Dr. Armiel Suriaga 听is a tenure-earning assistant professor at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, born and raised in the Philippines. He is a proud Owl alum, completing his Ph.D. at Florida Atlantic University in 2021. Dr. Suriaga is a Harvard graduate, earning his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in 2024. While at Harvard, Dr. Suriaga participated in the Public Health Leadership Lab., Innovation Lab., and Peer Coaching Initiative after a rigorous selection process.

His research bridges the intersection of public health, nursing, the social determinants of health, and health equity, focusing on substance use, misuse, and abuse, particularly opioids, cannabinoids, kratom, and ethanol. He is interested in understanding unhealthy drug use, the neuroscience of aging, geriatric pharmaco-epidemiological inquiry, and clinical gerontology. His research also includes education dissemination for harm reduction and prevention application. His commitment to advancing the content area of aging science is evident in his sustained scholarly activities.

Dr. Suriaga was recently selected by the National Institute on Aging/National Institute of Health for the prestigious Butler-Williams Scholarship program in 2024. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) also selected him as among the top 12 NDSN scholars in the country in 2023. 听Harvard University awarded Dr. Suriaga with an MPH-EPI Scholarship from 2022 to 2024. He was recognized as a faculty scholar by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and Johnson and Johnson, where he received funding for two years. In addition, he was also selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America for Diversity, Mentoring, and Career Development in 2021.

While at 国产自拍, Dr. Suriaga primarily teaches General Pathophysiology and Nursing Research. He also taught medical-surgical nursing, from chronic, acute, and complex care of adults, as well as didactic and clinical courses, Pharmacotherapeutics, and Fundamentals of Nursing. Upon his Ph.D. completion in 2021, he was awarded the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Excellence in Leadership Award, Excellence in Service Award, Excellence in Scholarship Award, and the Daisy Award. In 2022, he was a finalist for the Distinguished Teacher of the Year award at Florida Atlantic University. The Student Nurses Association had selected Dr. Suriaga as their first Professor Hero of the Month. He also received the 国产自拍 CEL CON Faculty and Staff Strategic Excellence Awards in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Dr. Suriaga was the past Sigma Iota Xi at-large chapter president from 2021 to 2023, where he led the chapter to receive its Chapter Key Excellence Award from the Sigma International Honor Society of Nursing.

Education

PhD, in Nursing: Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida
MPH (Epidemiology), Harvard University
MSN, Walden University Minneapolis, Minnesota
BSN, West Visayas State University, La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines

Teaching

Courses at 国产自拍

NUR 4937 听听听Scholarship for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
NUR 4165 听听听Nursing Research
NUR 4125 听听听General Pathophysiology
NUR 3145 听听听Pharmacotherapeutics
NUR 3119C Foundations of Nursing Practice
NUR 3262L Chronic Care Nursing Situations of Adult Population
NUR 4716L Acute Care Nursing Situations of Adult Population
NUR 4764L Complex Care Nursing Situations of Adult Population
NUR 4829L Nursing Practice Immersion
NGR 7945 L/C DNP Capstone Project
SLS Learning Strategy of Human Development
SLS Student Success Special Topics

Other Courses:

Medical-Surgical Nursing didactic
Microbiology
Nutrition for Nurses
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing didactic
Gero-Mental Health Nursing didactic

Grants Awarded

Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., Empleo-Frazier, O., Eggenberger, T., Luck, G., Lavandera, R., & Montes, A.B. (2024). Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises. National Academy of Medicine.听

Role: Project Lead
Suriaga, A.听 (2024). Keeping our Community Safe from Substance Abuse. 2024 Community Talk Program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention Program. (Received stipend from SAMHSA for research dissemination and enhanced awareness of the risks of substance abuse).
Role: Principal Investigator
Suriaga, A.,听 Tappen R., Atkin-Plunk, C., & Dobrin, A. (2024). Firearm Prevention Initiative in Community Healthcare Setting.
国产自拍 Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Center for Caring Research Initiative Award.
Award Effective Dates: One year upon IRB approval
Role: Principal Investigator
Suriaga, A.听 (2023). Let鈥檚 Talk Substance Abuse. Disseminating substance use and misuse research in the community . 2023 Community Talk Program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention Program. (Received stipend from SAMHSA for research dissemination to address substance misuse).
Role: Principal Investigator
Suriaga, A. (2021). A statewide analysis of synthetic cannabinoid and cannabinoid-related deaths for harm reduction education dissemination (SCCHRED) . American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA Substance Use Disorder Training Award.
Role: Principal Investigator
Award effective dates: January 2021- December 2021
Suriaga, A. 听(2021). Stopping underage drinking through education dissemination and community inclusion. 2021 Communities Talk Program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).
Result: (Received Stipend from SAMHSA for research dissemination to reduce underage drinking)
Suriaga, A. (2021, May). Care to Teach, Care to Learn (CTT/CTL): Inclusion of diverse students in academic excellence 鈥擟hristine E. Lynn College of Nursing Project-Based Faculty and Staff Strategic Excellence Award
Suriaga, A. (2020, August). A multi-year investigation of the socio-demographic factors of opioid and nonopioid drug-related deaths among older adults in Florida . Edna Hicks Research Fund, Florida Nurses Foundation.听
Role: Principal Investigator
Suriaga, A. (April 2020). A multi-year investigation of the socio-clinical factors of opioid-related deaths among older adults in Florida. 听 Sigma IOTA XI Chapter-at-Large Research and Evidence-Based Practice Research Fund.
Role: Principal Investigator

Scholarship Research Activities

*Peer-reviewed/Data-based

Dissertation:

*Suriaga, A. (2021). The social determinants of opioid-related deaths in older adults. (Publication No. 28412583) [Published doctoral dissertation, Florida Atlantic University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Recent Publications

Refereed Journal Articles/Publications

Hain, D., Tappen, R.M., & Suriaga, A. (2025). Effective use of external collaborators to address mental health needs of long-term care residents: Composite case reports. The European Society of Medicine, 13(8), 1-7.
*Coelho, D.R.A., Yang, C., Suriaga, A., Manasa, J., Bain, P.A., Vieira, W.F., Papatheodorou, S., & Salvi, J.D. (2025). Glutamatergic medications for Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 8(1), e2452963. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52963
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., McCurdy, C., Newman, D., & Grundman, O. & Kelly, J. (2024). The associations of mitragynine (kratom), opioids, other substances, and sociodemographic variables to drug intoxication-related mortality. Journal of Addiction Medicine.10.1097/ADM.0000000000001417.
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., Panos, R., & Dimeo, C. (2024). Drug intoxication among Latino opioid users in Florida. Innovation in Aging, 8(IS1), 485-486. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.1584
*Suriaga, A.,听Tappen, R.,听&听Hain, D.(2023). Deaths in four opioid categories among the older population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.听听 Journal of Pain Management & Medicine,听9听 (5), 1-7. 听听听听doi: 10.35248/2684-1320.23.9.230
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., & Newman, D. (2023). The associations of opioid use in gun-related fatalities among older decedents in Florida.听听 Innovation in Aging, 7听 (1S), 834.听听
*Eapen, D., Mbango, C., Daniels, G., Mathew Joseph, N., Mary, A., Mathews, N., Carr, K.K., Wells, C.,听听 Suriaga, A., & SaintFluer,听 A. (2023). Recommendations to improve maternal health equity among black women in 鈥淭he South鈥�: A Position Paper from the SNRS Minority Health Research Interest & Implementation Group.听听听 Research in Nursing and Health 听.听听 [https://doi:org./10.1002/nur.22332]https://doi:org./10.1002/nur.22332听.
*Tappen, R. M., Sopcheck, J., Southard, K., Hain, D., &听听 Suriaga, A. (2023). Regional workshops to disseminate decision guide to reduce potentially preventable hospital transfers: Application of the diffusion of innovation model.听听 The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000510. Advanced online publication.听听
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., Aston, E.R., Chiang-Hanisko, L., & Newman, D. (2022). Cannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoids as a cause of death: Trends and their healthcare implications.听听 Journal of Nursing Scholarship,听听1-14 . 听doi: 10.1111/jnu.12817
*Suriaga, A. & Tappen, R. (2022). Characteristics of older adults who died from opioids as a cause of death during the COVID-19 pandemic.听听 Innovation in Aging, 6 听听(IS1), 365-366.听听
*Suriaga, A., & Tappen, R. (2020). A systematic review of opioid use in LTC.听听 Annals of Long-Term Care, 听听听1-5, s1-s4. doi: 10.25270/altc.2020.03.00002
*Hain, D. &听听 Suriaga, A. (2020). Regional workshops to widely disseminate an innovative practice.听听 Innovation in Aging, 4 听听(S1), 760-761. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2744
*Suriaga, A. 听听(2019). Nurse caring: From robotic surgeries to healthcare robots .听 International Journal for Human Caring , 23(2), 178-184.听听听

Non-refereed Publication

*Suriaga, A.,听Tappen, RM., McCurdy, CR., & Newman, D. (2023). Increased risk of mitragynine drug intoxication is associated with opioid use: A retrospective analysis. [Preprint with听听The Lancet ]. Available at SSRN:听听听听or听听
Note: This paper made it to the Top Ten List of the Social Science Research Network in November 2023 (notified through email from SSRN).
*Suriaga, A.,听Tappen, R.M.,听&听Hain, D.听(September 28, 2022). Deaths in four opioid categories among the older population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida. Available at the Social Science Research Network (SSRN):听听听 or听听
Note: This paper made it to the Top Ten Download List of the Social Science Research Network from September to November 2022 and placed in the number 1 spot for Geriatrics eJournal.

Scholarly Presentations

International

*Suriaga, A. (2025, February 4-7). Unintentional vs. intentional deaths from mitragynine exposures. [Oral presentation]. 4th International Kratom Symposium. Orlando, Florida, USA.
Suriaga, A. (2024, June 22-23).听 From Nursing as Caring Theory to nursing paradigm: Why integrating them to substance use harm reduction and prevention strategies matters 听[Podium presentation]. 45^th 听International Association of Human Caring Conference. Florida, USA.
*Suriaga, A. 听(2023, November 11-15). 听Mitragynine-associated drug intoxication increases with fentanyl use. 听[Poster presentation]. 2023 Society for Neuroscience Annual Scientific Conference. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
*Suriaga, A. 听(August 1-4, 2023).听 The neural consequences of cannabis use in Florida. 听[Oral presentation]. 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Sendai, Japan.
*Suriaga, A. 听(2022, November 12-16).听 The co-presence of mind-altering substances in Mitragynine as a cause of death. 听[Poster presentation]. 2022 Society for Neuroscience Annual Scientific Conference. San Diego, California, U.S.A.
*Suriaga, A., 听Tappen, R., Newman, D., & Panos, R. (2022, July 19-20).听 Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cannabinoids Harm Reduction Education Dissemination (SCCHRED): Doctoral project aims to address a global cannabis health concern.听 [Oral Presentation]. International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN) 2022 Conference, Edinburg, Scotland.
*Suriaga, A. 听(2021, October 18-20).听 A multi-year investigation of the social determinants of opioid-related deaths in older adults 听[Oral presentation]. 5^th 听Nursing World Congress. Virtual due to COVID-19.听
*Suriaga, A., Longo, J., Kelly, T., & Bertrand, H. (2021, August 19-21). 听Innovative clinical experiences for nursing students: A synthesis of evidence for competency-based clinical outcomes 听[Oral presentation]. 3^rd 听International Conference on Technology Competency as Caring in the Health Sciences, Manila, Philippines. (Virtual format due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A.听 (2021, July 21-23).听 A multi-year analysis of the social determinants of opioid-related deaths in older adults 听[Oral presentation]. Sigma 32^nd 听International Research Congress, Singapore. (Virtual oral platform due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Suriaga, A. 听(2019, November 16-20).听 Factors predicting opioid use disorder among underserved adults with chronic pain听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma 45^th 听Biennial Convention, Washington, D.C., United States.听

National
Legend: (D)- data-based; (MS)- mentored student(s)

Suriaga, A. (2025, November). Fatal drowning in older adults with alcohol, opioids, cannabinoids, and other drug exposures. [Paper presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (D) (MS)
Suriaga, A. (2025, November). Death circumstances of older adults with cannabinoid exposures. [Poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (D) (MS)
Suriaga, A., Chiang-Hanisko, L., Suriaga, A. D., & Mangila, J. (2025, May 21-22). Intrauterine fetal demise/stillborn among decedents exposed to cannabinoids and other substances. [Poster presentation]. Consortium for Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Clinical Outcomes Research Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida. (D) (MS)
*Suriaga, A., Suriaga, A.D., & Roberts, M. (2025, February 19-21). The social determinants of intrauterine fetal demise with detected opioids. [Symposium presentation]. Southern Nursing Research Society 39th Annual Conference. Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
*Suriaga, A. 听& Tappen, R. (2024, November 13-16).听 Drug intoxication among Latino opioid users in Florida. 听[Accepted for a symposium presentation]. Gerontological Society of America 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. Seattle, Washington, USA.
*Suriaga, A., Grundmann, O., Chiang-Hanisko, L., Panos, R., Kuzak, S., & Herbert, M. (2024, May 30-31).听 What are the odds of dying from drug intoxication among cannabis users who also used opioids, kratom, and ethanol? 听Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Cannabis Outcomes Research 2024 Annual Conference. Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida.
Winner: Top Abstract Award (non-student category).
*Suriaga, A. 听(2024, May 21).听 The associations of mitragynine (kratom), opioids, and other substances with drug intoxication. 听[Symposium presentation]. Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Boston, USA.
*Suriaga, A. (2024, February 21-23).听 Collaboration to advance nursing research: From statewide analysis of cannabis use outcome research to education dissemination at local organizations. 听[Symposium presentation]. Southern Nursing Research Society. North Carolina, USA.
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., & Newman, D. (2023, November 8-12).听 The associations of opioid use in gun-related fatalities among older decedents in Florida. 听[Poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampa, Florida, USA.
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., Atkin-Plunk, C., & Dobrin, A. (2023, May 18-19).听 The neural consequences and firearm-related deaths among decedents with cannabis use. 听[Poster presentation]. Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research Annual Conference. Lake Nona, Florida.
*Suriaga, A., Tappen, R. & Federiso, V. (2023, March 1-3).听 Collaborating with local community to disseminate findings of substance use related mortality among college-aged population in Florida.听 [Symposium presentation]. Southern Nursing Research Society 2023 Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.
*Suriaga, A.,听 & Tappen, R. (2022, November 2-6).听 Characteristics of older adults who died with opioids as a cause of death during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida. 听[Paper presentation]. Gerontological Society of America 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
*Suriaga, A. (2022, May 19-20).听 The co-presence of opioids in cannabinoid-related mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida. 听[Poster presentation]. Cannabis Clinical Outcomes Research Conference, Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research, Orlando, Florida, United States.
*Suriaga, A., & Gabinete, S. (2022, February 23-25).听 The association of sociodemographic variables of age, gender, race, and manner of alcohol-related mortality. 听[Poster presentation]. Southern Nursing Research Society 36^th 听Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
*Suriaga, A.,听 Aston, E.R., Chiang-Hanisko, L., & Tappen, 听 R. 听 (2022, January 21).听 Dissemination of information on Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cannabinoid-Related Deaths for Harm Reduction Education (SCCHRED). 听[Podium presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Doctoral Education Conference, Naples, Florida, United States.听
*Suriaga, A.,听 Aston, E., & Chiang-Hanisko, L. (2021, November 3-5). 听 Synthetic cannabinoids and cannabinoid-related deaths: Relationship with age, gender, race, and manner of death. 听[Oral presentation]. Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), (Virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A.,听 Tappen, R., Newman, D., & Chiang-Hanisko, L. (2021, July 23).听 Opioid-related accidents and suicides in older adults. 听[Conference oral presentation/abstract]. 42^nd 听Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) National Conference, (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A.,听 Aston, E. & Chiang-Hanisko, L. (2021, April 26-28).听 A statewide analysis of synthetic cannabinoids and cannabinoids for harm reduction education dissemination (SCCHRED). 听[Oral and poster presentations]. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Steering Committee, Annual Scientific Meeting (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A., & Tappen, R. (2020, October 7).听 Sociodemographic characteristics of cannabinoid and synthetic cannabinoid decedents in Florida, 2014-2018. 听[Oral presentation]. AMERSA Interdisciplinary Leaders in Substance Use Education, Research, Care, and Policy 44^th 听Annual Conference. (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Tappen, R., &听 Suriaga, A. (2019, February 27-March 1).听 A decision aid to reduce rehospitalizations of nursing home residents: Translation into clinical practice. 听[Podium presentation]. 33^rd 听Annual Conference Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS), Orlando, Florida, United States.
Suriaga, A. (2019, November 19-23).听 Practicing nurses sharing pharmacotherapeutic experiences with baccalaureate nursing students: A promising pedagogy. 听[Poster presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Baccalaureate Education Conference, Orlando, Florida, United States.

Regional/Local

Longo, I. Trefry, C., Morris, E., Falkowski, G., Gibbons, S. &听 Suriaga, A. (2024, April 16).听 The effects of postpartum depression on the mother-baby relationships.听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day. Winner- BEST POSTER award for the BSN category.
Boucher, S., Graddy, S., Cardona, M., Bettencourt, L.,听 Guzman-Alvarez, J., Payne, M., Barbery, A., and听 Suriaga 听 听A. 听 (2024, April 16).听 The risks of cerebral palsy and their long-term consequences among premature infants: A systematic review 听 .听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Dearbaugh, L., Hodne, C., Melichar, H., Nuneville, W., Rossi, K., Schepisi, A., &听 Suriaga, A. 听 (2024, April 16).听 The effects of breastfeeding versus formula feeding on infant鈥檚 gut microbiome and other health outcomes. [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Khawaja, A., Scott, N., Gilbert, S., Ross, M.,听 Hopkins, A., &听 Suriaga 听 , A. 听 (2024, April 16).听 The effects of kangaroo mother care on neonates and preterm infants.听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Scarelli, E., Beck, D., Figler, E., Horn, E., Fearon, J.,听 &听 Suriaga, A.听 (2024, April 16). 听 The effects of chemotherapy on fetuses and mothers with cancer during pregnancy. 听听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
White, K., Gertsik, E., Etienne, N., Lievano, 听 S., 听 Nguyen, K., Little, A., Jenkins, H., and听 Suriaga, 听 A. 听 (2024, April 16). 听 A systematic review of nutritional interventions for patients with diabetic ulcers.听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Mehu, M., Mathurin, N., &听 Suriaga, A. 听 (2024, April 16). 听 Parental involvement and family dynamics on the effects of childhood obesity.听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Lopez, E., Moore-Hamilton, S., Mitchell, M., Robledo, C., Adams, E., Carozza, D., Sloper, K.,听 Rendulic, A., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2024, April 16).听 Pharmacological interventions vs. non-pharmacological interventions to postpartum depression: A scoping review.听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Morfe, I., Hare, L., de Dios, E.M., Sanchez Herrera, M., Moise, R., Dunkley, B., Natalus, R., and听 Suriaga, A.听 (2024, April 16). 听 The effects of different sleep techniques on sleep deprivation among college students 听 .听 [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Santos, A., Hoyos, M., Mardini, H., Mownata, M., Motola, D., &听 Suriaga, A. (2024, April 16).听 A scoping review of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions among women with dysmenorrhea. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Sullivan, K., Narciso, N., Terakawa, A., Sanders, A., Molter, A., McAuley, J., Parziale, W., Gansen, A., Searwar, &听 Suriaga, A.听 (2024, April 16). 听A systematic review of maternal mortality rates in Europe vs United States.听听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Vera, I., Sanchez, R., Abinanti, J., Knoerlein, R., Joseph, F., Hernandez, G., &听 Suriaga, A 听 .听 (2024, April 16).听 The effects of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy on adults with PTSD 听 .听听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Azoalos, E., Martell, E., Nguyen, M., Prieschl-Richardson, P., Ramos, N., Reis, N., Service, C., Vecchio, K., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 The effects of microdosing psychedelics on depression and anxiety: A systematic review.听 [Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day. (Winner- Best Poster Award, Sigma Research Day).
Albert, J., Cesar, S., Clunis, D., Cousins, J., Dolce, M., Elma, S., Jaimon, A., Powell, C., Trejo, M., Samuels, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 Disparities in maternal mortality among racial/ethnic groups in the United States: A literature review. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Paul, M., Operacz, P., Downie, M., Wilson, J., Rodriguez, M., Gonzalez, C., Karakolis, G., Desir, J.,听 Suriaga, A., & Samuels, R. (2023, April 19).听 Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU: A systematic review. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Allison, C., Branche, M., Lievonen, K., Prieto, D., Samuels, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 Causes of maternal mortality among women ages 18-30 years in Southern USA. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Saul, M., Louis, P., Autelus, C., Dumond, C., Hernandez, K., Kennedy, L., Graves, M., Chery, G., D鈥橢lia, K., Samuels, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 Maternal mortality among African American mothers: A scoping review. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Allen, L., Blair, H., Gaucher, E., Gayoso, L., Goes, M.L., Johnson, T.,听 Suriaga, A., & Samuels, R. (2023, April 19).听 The effects of early drug intervention therapy in older adults (+65) with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Cajina, E., Drew, R., Schroeder, C., Sutton, D.,听 Suriaga, A., & Samuels, R. (2023, April 19).听 The effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy on the treatment of patients with dementia. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Suriaga, A., Samuels, R., Rubine, C., & Averhoff-Laurenceau, A. (2023, April 19).听 Breastfeeding and post-partum depression: A scoping review. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Golon, L., Ward, C., Stutzman, V., Hand, E., Arpin, D., Samuels, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 The effect of underdiagnosed ADHD on children and adolescents. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Maccarone, M., Azevedo, M., Figler, A., Reese, H., Stanglewicz, L., Szarlip, Z., Thimmer, N., Vanderschuur, L., Samuels, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 The effects of polypharmacy on medication adherence among older adults. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Goizueta, C., Connell, D., Sherman, H., Coronel, S., Berlinski, S., DiMeo, C., Samuels, R.,听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 A review of workplace violence among emergency department nurses. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
Ortiz, D., Mortellaro, O., Milo, J., Pollicino, P., Frizalone, M., McBroom, E., Intoppa, M., Cairo, C., Bindel, K., Samuels, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 19).听 The effect of prenatal care on neonatal mortality: A literature review. 听[Poster Presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Day.
*Suriaga, A. 听& Bertrand, H. (2022, December 8).听 Benzodiazepine-involved deaths in older adults. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter and the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing co-sponsored Research Day.
*Suriaga, A., Nicholas, B., Benitez, S. (2022, April 14).听 A tri-county analysis of opioid as a cause of death during the COVID-19 pandemic. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Night, (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A.听 (2021, March 26).听 A multi-year analysis of opioid-related deaths in older adults in Florida. 听[Oral presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi At-Large Chapter Research Night, (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A.听 & Dindial, L.V. (2021, March 26).听 A five-year trend analysis of synthetic cannabinoids and cannabinoid-related deaths in Florida. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Night, (virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Suriaga, A. 听 (2020, April).听 Connecting with practicing nurses through technology to enhance student's learning. 听[Podium presentation]. Teaching with Technology Showcase, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, United States (canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Suriaga, A. 听(2020, April).听 Nursing students鈥� perception of caring in the time of COVID-19 and social distancing. 听[Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Night, (virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Suriaga, A. (2019, July 13).听 The lived experience of healthcare providers prescribing opioids to underserved adults with chronic pain. 听[Poster presentation]. Florida Nurses鈥� Association 5^th 听Annual Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Orlando, Florida, United States.
Suriaga, A. (2019, July 13). The lived experience of healthcare providers prescribing opioids to underserved adults with chronic pain [Poster presentation]. Florida Nurses鈥� Association 5^th Annual Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Orlando, Florida, United States.
Suriaga, A. (2019, March). Factors predicting opioid use disorder among underserved older adults with chronic pain in South Florida [Poster presentation]. Sigma Iota Xi at-Large Chapter Research Night, Florida, United States.

Invited Presentations/Non-Refereed

Keynote听
Suriaga, A. (2025, May 31). Empowering research champions: Advancing mentorship, collaboration, and excellence in nursing research. 3rd Nursing Annual Research Summit (NARS 2025). Iloilo City, Philippines.

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Suriaga, A. (2025, April 9). Understanding the mechanism of drug intoxication from polydrug exposures. [Lecture presentation]. Center for Substance Use Research and Related Conditions. University of Alabama. Role: Invited Guest Speaker
Suriaga, A. (2024, December 18). Communities Talk About: Engaging colleges and universities in prevention. [Webinar presentation]. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Role: Invited panelist.
Suriaga, A., Tappen, R., Empleo-Frazier, O. (2024, November 26). Action Collaborative on Combating Substance Use and the Opioid Epidemic: Challenges and Successes of the Implementation Pilot Project. [Oral presentation, virtual platform]. National Academy of Medicine.
Suriaga, A. (2024, October 8). Substance use and misuse, particularly opioids, are prevalent among the older population. [Oral presentation]. Abbey Delray South (A retirement community in Delray Beach, Florida). (D)
Suriaga, A.听 (2024, February 8).听 Cannabis as a therapeutic modality: Research challenges and their implications to cannabis nursing practice. 听[Webinar presentation]. American Cannabis Nurses Association.
Suriaga, A. 听(2023, August 29).听 Cannabis use and its healthcare implications: What you need to know now. 听Public County Library Summit Blvd., Palm Beach County, Florida.
Suriaga, A. 听(2023, August 17).听 Cannabis use and mental health: Neural effects and clinical implications. 听National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Palm Beach County, Florida.
Suriaga, A. 听(2023, May 24). 听Beyond borders: Transcultural nursing and decent work employment practices in a globalized world. 听[Webinar presentation]. West Visayas State University College of Nursing Level 3 Research Webinar, Iloilo City, Philippines.
Suriaga, A. 听(2023, April 6).听 Substance use disorder in the older population. 听[Lecture presentation]. Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut.
Koszalinski, R., &听 Suriaga, A. 听(2023, March 15).听 Interrogating large datasets in scholarly research: Why and how? 听国产自拍 CEL CON Office of Nursing Research and Scholarships Research Colloquia.
Suriaga, A. 听(2023, March 8).听 Let鈥檚 Talk: Substance abuse. 听[Town Hall presentation]. City of Greenacres Community Center. Greenacres, Florida.
Suriaga, A. 听(2023, February 8).听 Ethical dilemmas in substance abuse.听 [Guest lecture presentation]. 国产自拍 Integrity Week, Leadership and Communication (SPC 4443) Class. Head Instructor: Chuck Malkus.
Suriaga, A.听 (2022, May 20).听 Opiates: How nurses can help curb the epidemic 听[Webinar presentation]. Saint Louis University Nursing Alumni Association International.
Suriaga, A. (2021, December 20).听 Trends in nursing听 [Resource speaker]. West Visayas State University Research Caf茅, Iloilo City, Philippines (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Suriaga, A. (2021, December 15). 听Advancing minority health research panel interview with Q & A. 听[Panel discussion]. Southern Nursing Research Society Minority Interest Group. (Webinar format due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions).
*Suriaga, A.听 (2021, October 11). 听 The manner of opioid-related deaths in older adults 听[Oral presentation]. 听 Association of Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) Nursing Special Interest Group (SIG), (Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic).
*Suriaga, A. 听(2021, September 30).听 Tips to nip cannabinoid-related deaths in the bud听 [Webinar presentation]. Florida Atlantic University Division of Research. Virtual Research in Action.
Suriaga, A. (2020, July 16).听 Diversity in nursing: Men in nursing 听[Webinar presentation]. Cross Country and Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.听 Role: Presenter/Panelist
Tappen, R., Hain, D., &听 Suriaga, A. (2019, January 30; 2019, February 7; and 2019, February 8).听 Reducing avoidable hospitalizations across the continuum of care in CMS Region IV: A multi-state CMS project 听[Podium presentations]. Boca Raton, Florida, Hillsboro College, Plant City, Florida, and University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Suriaga, A. 听 (2019, April).听 Evidence-based medical and nursing management strategies to delay or reduce hospital re国产自拍 听[Podium presentation]. Abbey Delray South Heath Center Nursing Staff Forum, Delray Beach, Florida, United States.
Suriaga, A. (2019, April).听 Assessment and management of urosepsis in long-term care residents 听[Podium presentation]. Abbey Delray South Heath Center Nursing Staff Forum, Delray Beach, Florida, United States.
Suriaga, A. 听 (2018, January).听 Creating a healing environment in critical care nursing 听[Podium presentation]. West Visayas State University College of Nursing 40^th 听Anniversary Lecture Series, Iloilo City, Philippines.

Honors/Awards

2025 听 Outstanding Alumni for Research/Technology, West Visayas State University
2025听听Recipient, Travel Award, National Institute on Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases for the
听听听听听听NIH/LMSA (Latino Medical Student Association), LIDEReS Seminar
2025 听 Recipient, The International Association for Human Caring Boykin and Schoenhofer Nursing as
听听听听听听Caring Award
2025 听 Best Poster Award, Nursing Scholarship Showcase (Faculty Category)
2024听听Butler-Williams scholar, National Institute on Aging/National Institute of Health
2024听听Competitive award, National Academy of Medicine鈥檚 Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises Core Competency Implementation Pilot Project
2024听听Winner, Top Abstract Award, Cannabis Clinical Outcomes Research Conference 2024 Non-student category
2024听听Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Faculty and Staff Strategic Excellence Award
2024听听MPH-EPI scholar, Harvard University
2023听听 Recipient, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Diversity Scholarship Network (NDSN)
2023听听 MPH-EPI Scholar, Harvard University
2023听听 Competitive award, Florida Atlantic University Spring 2023 Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) Research Intensive Faculty Learning Community (RI-FLC) ($1,500.00).
2022听听 Recipient, National Institute on Drug Abuse Diversity Scholar Travel Award
2022听听 Recipient, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Emerging Scholar for Professional Organizations Carol Shutz Travel Award
2022听听 Scholarship Recipient, Harvard University, Harvard Chan School of Public Health (Epidemiology)
2022听听 Finalist, Distinguished Teacher of the Year, Florida Atlantic University
2022听听 Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Faculty and Staff Strategic Excellence Award
2021听听 Fellow, Gerontological Society of America Diversity Mentoring and Career Development Award听
2021 听听Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Faculty and Staff Strategic Excellence Award
2021听听 Excellence in Service Award, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
2021听听 Excellence in Leadership Award, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
2021听听 Excellence in Scholarship Award, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
2021听听 Recipient, The Daisy Award (Extraordinary Nursing Student [Ph.D.])
2021听听 Recipient, Conference Registration Award, Association of Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) for the virtual national conference on November 2021.
2021听听 The Provost鈥檚 Certificate of Recognition for Publishing for 2020-2021 Academic Year, April 2021 at Florida Atlantic University
2020听听 Finalist (Top 3), National Institute of Health (NIH) /National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Graduate Partnerships Program, Bethesda, Maryland
2020听听 The Provost鈥檚 Certificate of Recognition for Publishing for the 2019-2020 academic year given on April 17, 2020, at Florida Atlantic University
2020听听 Conference Registration Award, Association of Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA).听 A Virtual National Conference, October 2020.
2020听听 Finalist, Florida Blue Health Innovation Challenge on Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations. Sponsored by the Florida Blue and the University of South Florida Muma College of Business.
2020听听 Faculty Recognition Award, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, 国产自拍
2019听听 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)- Johnson & Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar ($18,500.00) second-year funding
2019听 Florida Nurses Foundation, Edna Hicks Scholar
2019 听SNA Hero Professor of the Month (for November 2019)
2019听 Faculty Recognition Award, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, 国产自拍
2018听 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - Johnson & Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar 听($18,000.00) (First Year Funding)
2018听 Distinguished Alumni, West Visayas State University
2018听 Outstanding Alumni for Nursing Service, Iloilo Science, and Technology University
2018听 Teaching Enhancement Award, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
2018听听 Inductee, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, 国产自拍 Chapter

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