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INDIANAPOLIS — The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) is honoring the recipients of research grants awarded through the STTI Foundation for Nursing:
SMALL GRANT RECIPIENTS
Carol Boswell, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Iota Mu Chapter, USA
National Survey of Self-Efficacy for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Brittany Butts, PhD, BSN
Alpha Epsilon Chapter, USA
Symptoms and Skeletal Muscle in Persons with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, MSN, BSN
Iota Nu-at-Large Chapter, USA
Faculty and Employer Perceived Importance of Quality and Safety Competencies (FEQSC) for Newly Graduated Registered Nurses
Fernanda Gimenes, PhD, MSN, BSN
Rho Upsilon Chapter, Brazil
Learning to Live with Diabetes
Shannon Halloway, PhD, RN
Gamma Phi Chapter, USA
Women's Lifestyle Physical Activity Program: Brain and Cardiovascular Health
Sara Jones, PhD, BSN
Gamma Xi Chapter, USA
Exploring the Mental Health Needs of First Responders in Arkansas: A Pilot Study
Kendra Joy Kamp, BSN
Alpha Psi Chapter, USA
Self-management of Provider Recommended Medication Adherence and Patient Initiated Diet Modification among Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mariya Kovaleva, BSN, RN
Alpha Epsilon Chapter, USA
Experiences of Caregivers of Dementia Patients with an Integrated Primary Care Model
Hyunhwa Lee, PhD, MSN, BSN
Zeta Kappa-at-Large Chapter, USA
Epigenetic Markers of Neurodegenerative Changes in Traumatic Brain Injury
Lory Lewis, PhD, MSN, BSN
Delta Xi Chapter, USA
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing: Care Disruptions to the Thermal Environment of Premature Neonates
Adesola Ogunfowokan, PhD MScN, BNSc
Chi Omicron-at-Large Chapter, Nigeria
An Evaluation of Effects of Rape Education on Rape Myth Acceptance, Rape Victim Empathy and Rape Risk Behaviours among Adolescents in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Lori Rhudy, PhD, RN
Mu Tau Chapter, USA
Interruptions During Handoff: Implications for Patient Safety
Melissa Saftner, PhD, MSN, BSN
Zeta Chapter, USA
Exploring Risk Behaviors in Ugandan Adolescents Living in Rural Fishing Communities
Lee Anne Siegmund, PhD, BSN
Delta Omega Chapter, USA
Feasibility of a Social Media Intervention on Exercise Motivation and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence
Tania Von Visger, MSN, BSN
Epsilon Chapter, USA
Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrative Therapy for Management of Symptoms in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Erin Whitehouse, MPH, BSN
Nu Beta Chapter, USA
Cardiovascular Multi-Morbidity among South Africans with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV
Chao Hsing Yeh, MPH, MSN, RN
USA
Development of an Auricular Point Acupressure Smartphone Application to Self-Manage Chronic Low Back Pain
STTI/ALPHA ETA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANT
Champion Nyoni, M Soc Sc, BSc
Tau Lambda-at-Large Chapter, Lesotho
Prevention of Curriculum Drift: A Framework to Support and Sustain a Curricula Innovation in a Midwifery Programme in Lesotho
STTI/CANADIAN NURSES FOUNDATION GRANT
Marilyn Macdonald, MSN, RN
Kappa Zeta-at-Large Chapter, Canada
The Experiences and Perceptions of Unpaid Caregivers Providing Care for Community-dwelling Adults With a Dementia: A Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Qualitative Systematic Review
STTI/COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE GRANT
Daisy Garcia, PhD, MSN
Beta Epsilon Chapter, USA
Examining Bolivian Nurses Readiness to Engage in Evidence-Based Practice
ROSEMARY BERKEL CRISP RESEARCH AWARD
Ashley Weber, PhD, MSN
Epsilon Chapter, USA
Epidermal Stress Responses to Nursing Care and Skin-to-Skin Care in Premature Infants: A Pilot Study
STTI/WESTERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH GRANT
Kristiana Avery, MS, PMHNP-BC
Alpha Kappa-at-Large and Gamma Pi-at-Large Chapters, USA
CACNA1C Biomarkers in Mood Disorder Assessment
Congratulations to these grant recipients.
Additional research grant opportunities with a deadline of 1 July 2017 are now open through the STTI Foundation for Nursing. For more information about these and other nursing research grants available throughout the year, please visit the STTI Foundation for Nursing grants page at http://www.nursingsociety.org/advance-elevate/research/research-grants.