Biography:
Mariah Rappazzo studied Health Education and Nursing at the University of Florida, graduating with a BSN in 2020. She then started her career as a staff nurse at the UF Health Psychiatric Hospital. Mariah is a University of Florida DNP student on the Psychiatric Nursing track with graduation in August of 2025 with a focus in Psychiatric Nursing. She is co-chair of her hospital’s Workplace Violence Committee as well as a part of the Unit Practice Council, and Nursing Research Fellowship Program at UF Health.
Title : Reducing aggressive behavioral events in the psychiatric setting through caring science