Penn Nursing professor Dalmacio Dennis Flores selected as Class of 1942 Term Chair

Penn School of Nursing professor Dalmacio Dennis Flores has been selected as the Class of 1942 Term Chair at the Nursing School.

The Class of 1942 established the endowment during its 50th class reunion to commemorate faculty members for their contributions to scholarship and undergraduate education. The position alternates between Penn’s four undergraduate schools every five years, and this year the provost appointed Flores upon recommendation by the Nursing School, according to the Penn Almanac announcement. 

Flores, a professor in the Department of Family and Community Health, has led efforts to further HIV/STI prevention and education for LGBTQ+ youth. His research resulted in the creation of Parents Advancing Supportive and Sexuality-Inclusive Sex Talks, the nation’s first program to support parents with queer adolescents, which earned grant support from the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation last year.

“My work at Penn Nursing is focused on formulating an array of sexuality-inclusive interventions that will result in better family dynamics to minimize sexual minority youth’s risks for adverse health outcomes,” Flores told Penn Nursing in his faculty profile.

Flores also holds a position as a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, and a faculty member in the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health program. 

According to the Penn Almanac, Flores is recognized by his colleagues and students as an exceptional teacher, advisor, and mentor. He has received various teaching awards, including the Student Nurses at Penn Undergraduate Award for Teaching and the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Flores has also been recognized for his student advising, earning the Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Advising, the Barbara J. Lowry Faculty Award, and the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Award for Undergraduate Advising.