About Me
Interviews
- Minority Nurse. (2022). Nurse Historian/Fulbright Scholar Explores the History of Filipino-American Nurses.
- UVA Global. (2022). Fulbright Scholar Talks About Nursing Identity in Filipino American History.
- iPondr. (2021). For this nurse, his vocation is an extension of his culture.
- HealthJob. (2020). Ren Capucao, PhD student, University of Virginia.
- Balitang News Now (2019). Virginia exhibit highlights sacrifices and hard work of Filipino nurses in America.
- ABC13 News. (2019). Nurse historian aims to uncover 'Hidden History' of Filipino nurses in Hampton Roads.
- Virginia Pilot. (2019). Why are there so many Filipino nurses? Virginia Beach doctoral student decides to research.
- CBS 19 News Now. (2019). UVA student shares hidden stories of Filipino nurses.
- UVA Today. (2019). New Exhibit uncovers the history of Filipino nurses in Virginia.
- RadioIQ. (2018). Virginia man documents the history of Filipino nurses in America.
UVA School of Nursing
Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Postdoctoral Research Associate
UVA Department of American Studies
Graduate Teaching Assistant
• AMST 2001 Introduction to American Studies (Fall 2023)
University of the Philippines College of Nursing
Visiting Researcher (Sep 2022 – July 2022)
UVA School of Nursing
Graduate Research Assistant
• Race in Health Care: Historical Essentials for University of Virginia Nurses (Oct 2021 – Present)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
• GNUR 6054 Research & Biostatistical Processes in Health Care (Spring 2022)
• NUCO 2330 Health Assessment (Fall 2021)
• NUCO 4420 Foundations of Professional Nursing (Fall 2021)
• GNUR 6056 Health Policy (Spring 2021)
• GCNL 5240 Leadership Seminar (Fall 2020)
• GNUR 5390 Introduction to the US Health Care System (Spring 2020)
UVA Department of English
Graduate Research Assistant
• Collective Biographies of Women: An Annotated Bibliography (May – Dec 2022)
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Transitional Care Unit
• Clinical Nurse II (June 2020 – June 2022)
Philippine Nurses Association of America & The Justly Project
Filipino Nurse Oral History Project
• Oral History Consultant (Jan 2021 – Present)
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Guest Services & Engagement
• Guest Services Associate (Mar 2018 – Dec 2019)
Nursing Clio
Peer-Reviewed Blog Website
• Editor (Jul 2021 – Present)
Library of Virginia
APIDA History & Culture Committee
• Community Stakeholder (Jan 2019 – Jan 2021)
Philippine Nurses Association of Virginia
Executive Board
• Public Relations Officer (Dec 2018 – 2019)
Virginia Humanities
Grant for “A Culture to Care,” Philippines Nurses Association of Virginia,
• Project Director (May 2018 – August 2019)
Jefferson Area Board for Aging
Friends in School Helping Program
• Research Intern (Feb 2017 – May 2018)