As faculty, Dr. Durnell was honored to celebrate her MBA and MS students as they graduated May, 2023.  She also was pleased to be chosen to mentor one of her graduate students and this year's commencment speaker, Heather Latier. 

VR and Student Competency: Social Innovation in Higher EducationImmersive technology such as virtual reality (VR) is being used to facilitate learning and deliver groundbreaking teaching tools and skills to students in higher education. Using VR in higher education is poised to have significant impact on developing students’ skills, increasing their knowledge base, and gaining competence.

Dr. Durnell is part of the WHO’s Roster of Experts who are involved in various areas related to digital health, such as strategic approaches, areas for intervention and governance structures for regulations and adoption of digital health solutions and products.  Members have an understanding and experience working in digital health, national or large scale digital health programs and policy, artificial intelligence and health, virtual and augmented reality in healthcare, biomedical innovation, robotic surgery, wearable technologies and health and wellness, traceability (e.g.

The Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum showcases new frontiers in mental health.

A digital healthcare revolution is changing the human experience. Virtual reality (VR) or immersive technology is creating a significant leap in the health and wellbeing space—transforming healthcare by leveraging technology. The therapeutic use of VR can assist us in living the good life—the healthy life. Technology used in this way may hold the key to teaching us how to deconstruct fear and anxiety—the experience of suffering—and enhance our wellbeing. Because VR can evoke a cognitive state, researchers are measuring the behavioral responses.