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Leadership Recognition

Congratulations to:

 

Faculty

Colleen Corte, one of four UIC scholars selected to receive a BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health) award from the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development. (10/07)

Carol Ferrans, interviewed in the October Issues of Chicago magazine for the article on health disparities, "The Deadly Difference."

Agatha Gallo, elected President-Elect of ISONG. (9/07)

MaryAnn Anderson, "Hospital Readmission From Home Health Care Before and After Prospective Payment" was selected as the 2007 recipient of the Best of Journal of Nursing Scholarship, in the Health Policy and Systems category. Her work will be honored at Sigma Theta Tau International's Biennial Convention in November. (8/07)

Joan Shaver, The Board of Trustees and the 2007 Awards Committee of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2007 NAMS/Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Menopause and Sleep Research Award. (08/07)

Students

Lin Zhao, recipient of a scholarship from the Northwest Chicago Area Chapter of the AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) for 2007-08. (10/07)

Hayedeh Sohrabi, recipient of a scholarship from the Northwest Chicago Area Chapter of the AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) for 2007-08. (10/07)

Alumni

Cynthia Barnes-Boyd (PhD '90), UIC City Partner Award . (10/07)

 

Newly Funded Projects

Patrick Robinson, A Partnership for Advances in RN Education , IBHE. (10/07)

Rosemary White Traut, Feeding & Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk, 5 year NICHD R01 grant. (10/07)

Diana Wilkie, Center for End-of-Life Transition Research (CEoLTR), 5-year P30 Center Grant from NINR. (10/07)

Shannon Zenk, Activity Space Environments, Behaviors, and Body Weight Status in Urban Adults, K01 from NINR. (10/07)

Steve Stapleton, Symptom Clusters in the Palliative Care Setting, F31 fellowship from NINR. (9/07)

Mai Nguyen, Interaction between Oxidative Stress-Related Genes and Nutrients in Pre-eclampsia, F31 fellowship from NINR. (9/07)

Peg Covey, Nurse Managed: Sequential Resistance then Aerobic Training in COPD from NINR. (8/07)

Carmen Giurgescu, Pregnant African-American women's perceptions of stressors and resources that may impact preterm birth from CRRVP. (8/07)

Memoona Hasnain, Breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and screening practices among first-generation immigrant Muslim women from CRRVP. (8/07)

Mary Kapella, Feasibility of cognitive behavioral therapy for people with COPD and insomnia from CRRVP. (8/07)

Shannon Zenk, Measurement of activity space and health behaviors in African-American and White Adults: A Pilot Study from CRRVP. (8/07)

Gloria Bonner, R21 Advanced Care Treatment Plans (ACT-Plan) for African American Family Caregivers from NIH. (8/07)

See all of the College of Nursing's funded projects.

 

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