Dr. Barb King and her Co-PI, Dr. Jane Mahoney of the School of Medicine and Public Health, were awarded a five-year R33 grant to support the study “Enhancing the Community-Academic Aging Research Network to Support Assistive Technology (AT) Research for Older Adults by Designing for Dissemination and Health Equity.”
Grants & Recognition
Dr. Elliot Tebbe Awarded Grant to Study Social Support for Transgender and Nonbinary Populations
Elliot Tebbe, PhD, LP, was awarded a five-year R01 grant funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Faculty and Students Recognized by Jonas Scholars
Dr. Lisa Bratzke was awarded a Jonas Scholars grant to support the School of Nursing Scholarship Program and PhD students Cierra McCoy and Kelly Krainak were chosen as Jonas Scholars.
Kelly Krainak and Cierra McCoy Selected as Jonas Scholars
Kelly Krainak and Cierra McCoy, both PhD students at the School of Nursing, have been selected as part of the 2024-2026 cohort of Jonas Scholars.
Dr. Lisa Bratzke Awarded Grant to Support Scholarship Program
Dr. Bratzke was awarded a Nurse Faculty Loan Program grant to support the School of Nursing Scholarship Program. The project is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Dr. Kristen Pecanac Receives Grant to Improve Surrogate Decision Making
The primary goal of Dr. Pecanac’s project is to improve the process and experience of surrogate decision-making by identifying effective provider communication strategies when engaging with racially diverse surrogate decision makers.
Dr. Maichou Lor Awarded Grant to Study Pain Assessment for Bilingual Hmong Caregivers
The primary goal of Dr. Lor’s project is to pilot test a web-based communication training intervention to help Hmong bilingual caregivers document their care recipients’ pain information.
Dr. Nisreen Alnuaimi Awarded Grant to Study Parental Bonding with Preterm Infants
The primary research aim of Dr. Alnuaimi’s project is to compare factors that contribute to parents’ bonding with their preterm infants at home.
Dr. Katie Pavek Awarded Grant to Study Human Flourishing
Katie Pavek, PhD, MSN, RN, was awarded the inaugural Barbara Gruendemann Faculty Fellowship grant to support the project U-Flourish: The Art & Science of Human Flourishing.
Dr. Megan Miller Awarded Grant to Study Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy among Cancer Patients
Megan Miller, PhD, RN, was awarded a grant to support the study Perceptions and Attitudes related to Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy among Cancer Patients who Have been Underrepresented in Research (PATH).