Presentations, Publications & Media Appearances

Poster Presentations

Electronic Portfolios: A Foundation for Reflective Inquiry in Nursing Education
Varughese, R. (December 2010).Poster accepted at Royal College of Nursing Joint Educational Forums – 3rd International Conference and Exhibition, United Kingdom.
Showcase: Student Perspectives on E-PortfoliosVarughese, R., Olipane, R., & Mendoza, A. (May 2010). Poster presented during Faculty Seminar Day with Dr. Helen Barrett, Mercy College, Bronx, NY.

Using WIMBA to Enhance Learning
Varughese, R. & Koziol, K. (November 2011). Adjunct Faculty Dinner, Mercy College, NY.
Electronic Portfolios: Reflective Inquiry in Nursing
Varughese, R. & Fitzpatrick, A. (June 2011). International Technology Conference, Rutgers University, College of Nursing.
The Barter Model of Collaboration in Academia and Clinical Practice
Malmgreen, C., Grant, P., & Varughese, R. (April 2011). Sigma Theta Tau International – Mu Epsilon 15th Annual Research Conference, Villa Borghese, Wappinger Falls, NY.
Electronic Portfolios: Critical Reflection in Learning
Fitzpatrick, A. & Varughese, R. (March 2011). NJEDge.net Faculty Showcase, The College of New Jersey.
Applications of Folio Thinking
Diones, R. & Varughese, R. (March 2011). Poster presented at Faculty Seminar Day, Mercy College, NY.
Me-Port Student Learning Community
Varughese, R. & Brennan, E. (March 2011). Poster presented at Faculty Seminar Day, Mercy College, NY.
Electronic Portfolios: Critical Reflection in Nursing
Fitzpatrick, A. & Varughese, R. (February 2011). NJEDge.net Annual Faculty Best Practices Showcase, The College of New Jersey.

Burning Down the Podium: Rethinking Faculty Engagement
Varughese, R., Rothschild, I., & Balancio-Kali, D. (August 2013). New Faculty Orientation, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Missions to Guyana: Health Fair and Nursing Faculty Engagement
Varughese, R. (December 2013). Presented at Health Fair, Mercy College, Bronx, NY.

Faculty and Student Perceptions of the Shift from Course Grades to Student Learning Outcomes
Varughese, R. & Gladstone, C. (March 2014). Presented at Faculty Seminar Day, Mercy College, Bronx, NY.

Service-Learning Project: Simulation-Based Learning Lab in India
Varughese, R. & Koziol, K. (May 2023). Poster presented at Faculty Recognition Day, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY.

Publications by Dr. R. Varughese

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Varughese, R. Minimum Data Set: A resident assessment tool for senior care homes in India. Establishment of Reliability and Validity. Journal of Health Studies, Association of Health Psychologists, 1(1), 77–89.
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Varughese, R., & Moscou, S. (2019). The assessment process: Using reflective essays. Submitted to the Journal of Professional Nursing (under review).

Subramanyam, V., Hemalatha, A., Jamuna, D., & Varughese, R. (2016). Change vs. Stability in ADLs and PBADLs: Role of psychological interventions.

Psychology for Health, Happiness and Harmony, 1, 195–198.

Balancio, D., Rothschild, I., & Varughese, R. (2014). Burning Down the Podium: An examination of how learning works.

The Teaching and Learning Forum, 1(2).

Varughese, R. (2011). Care of Asian Elders: Traditional and Contemporary.
AAPINA Journal, 9(2), 4–5.

Book Chapters & Monographs

Varughese, R. & Jamuna, D. (2018). Anatomy of elder abuse in the Indian context.
In Shankardass, M. K., & Rajan, S. I. (Eds.), Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in India (pp. 65–77). Springer Nature.
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Varughese, R., & Jamuna, D. (2014). Health of Residents of Senior Care Homes in India & the U.S.
Monograph published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3659527262
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Magazine Articles & Professional Reflections

Varughese, R. (2017). My Fulbright Experience.
Mercy Maverick Magazine, Winter Edition.

Varughese, R. (2006). Aging in India: The Present Scenario.
Featured in the Mid-Hudson Kerala Association Souvenir.

Newspaper Articles

Dr. Varughese’s work in geriatric care and elder-focused health systems has been featured in several prominent national and regional newspapers:

The Hindu – Business Line (All India edition), August 2, 2023
Travancore Foundation: It’s all about care for seniors
The Hindu – Doctors Day Feature (Kerala edition), July 2023
An interdisciplinary team approach to elder care
The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram edition), November 24, 2022
Quality senior living
Times of India (Cochin edition), November 1, 2021
Kerala Day: Paying attention to the elderly
Deepika News (Kottayam edition)
International Day of Older Persons: Learning aged care

Local Radio / Media Interviews

Dr. Varughese’s work in geriatric care and elder-focused health systems has been featured in several prominent national and regional newspapers:

The Hindu – Business Line (All India edition), August 2, 2023
Travancore Foundation: It’s all about care for seniors
The Hindu – Doctors Day Feature (Kerala edition), July 2023
An interdisciplinary team approach to elder care
The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram edition), November 24, 2022
Quality senior living
Times of India (Cochin edition), November 1, 2021
Kerala Day: Paying attention to the elderly
Deepika News (Kottayam edition)
International Day of Older Persons: Learning aged care

Abstracts & Conference Souvenirs

Dr. Varughese’s research has been published and presented in both online and print academic conference proceedings:

2007

Physical and psychosocial status of elderly in long-term care settings: A cross-cultural comparative study between India and USA.

Online abstract – Sigma Theta Tau International Conference.

2008

Atypical presentation of illness in the elderly.

Presented at the International Symposium and Conference of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the 14th Biennial Meeting of the Association of Gerontology (India), published in the souvenir by the Department of Psychology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.