How BYU Faculty Spend Their Summer

Have you ever wondered how your professors spend their summers when they aren't teaching? We asked our BYU College of Nursing faculty and staff what they got up to this summer—here's what they shared!

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"I spent the majority of my summer preparing for the pharmacology course, but before that I was fortunate enough to go to Helsinki, Finland for a nursing conference."
- Melanie Livingston, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"I got to go biking through Cades Cove in Tennessee. It was magnificently beautiful! I also went to Dollywood, and here is a picture of me with a life-sized Duke’s mayo, because every Southerner knows that is the only acceptable mayo!"
- Cori Reynolds, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"I went on a couple of different backpacking trips. One in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Idaho and the other was to summit Timp."
- Cara Brown, Advisement Center Supervisor

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"The best part of my summer was spending a week with 24 members of my family in Bass Lake, CA with two of those days enjoying Yosemite National Park. We biked through Yosemite Village, hiked, swam in the Merced River and relaxed in the meadow across from El Capitan."
- Jane Fox, Adjunct Faculty

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"Our family enjoyed time with the extended family in Arizona and stayed at Great Wolf Lodge. I attended and presented research at the International Sigma Congress in Seattle with students and other faculty."
- Christine Platt, Assistant Professor

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"My husband and I spent the summer on a Senior Service Mission at the Mosida Trek Site near Elberta, UT. We helped host over 3,000 youth and their leaders over the course of 10 weeks, reciting pioneer stories and helping the trekkers come closer to Christ."
- Sandra Ewell, Adjunct Faculty

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"I celebrated my birthday in Hawaii."
- Katreena Merrill, Professor

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"This summer I stayed local and served as a launching pad for many camps and trips my children attended. I worked in my garden and tended to my honeybees. 🙂"
- Cynthia Johnson, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"I went to NYC for the first time, helped my daughter choose a spot to live, and sent her on her way. 🙁"
- Gina Jackson, NLC Sim Ops Supervisor

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"I was able to travel to and explore Alaska this summer!"
- Emily Lund, Adjunct Faculty

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"This summer I explored Europe with a big group of friends! I went to Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, and Germany! It was quite the trip!"
- Janae Hancock, Adjunct Faculty

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"I spent my summer chilling in the grass with my toddler, hanging out with family, and petting dogs. I also was lucky enough to get to present some research at the Seattle Sigma Convention with a few of our awesome students, Lauralee Preece and Chynna Hartle."
- Adrianna Watson, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"I did a lot of camping this summer. I went camping 4 times with my family, Backpacking with the young men for Aaronic Priesthood Camp, and to our Ward Young Women’s camp. Additionally, I also stayed at a cabin near Yellowstone with my family. I also went on a brother’s retreat to Guatemala with 2 of my brothers in which we did some service and had some fun (including a sketchy Mario Kart ride down a mountain). I was also to present with two of my research assistants at an international conference in Denver, CO."
- Matt Anderson, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"Worked with the youngest Bell Kid on belay safety and confidence at City of Rocks, ID."
- Karli Bell, Adjunct Faculty

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"-Backpacking in Yellowstone
-Went to my niece’s wedding in St Louis
-Trip to Paraguay with BYU Nursing students
-Raced in the Little Red Bike Race"
- Kristen Erekson, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"I went on a cruise to the Mexican riviera with my extended family. And I was a student at the U, working on my PhD so I spent a lot of time studying. I even joined my classes via zoom from the ship! I mean that’s dedication!"
- Carly Peterson, Assistant Teaching Professor

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"My husband and I went to the Lake District in England for a couple weeks in August. We drove through the Yorkshire Dales to Edinburgh. We loved hiking in the Lake District, and I loved buying yarn from a little knit shop in the Dales."
- Sarah Harmon Davis, Assistant Teaching Professor

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