Dr. Linda D. Oakley Awarded Grant to Study Health Equity for a Marginalized Black Community

Linda D. Oakley, PhD, RN, was awarded a grant to support the study Health Equity for a Marginalized Black Community: A Feasibility Study of Co-creating Communities of Care Through Partnerships with Community-Based Public Health Nurses. The …

Kristin Merss Awarded Grant to Study Perspectives on Incarcerated Older Adults

Kristin Merss, BSN, RN, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) grant to support the study Perspectives of Correctional Officers about Older Adults in Prison: A Grounded Theory Study.

Drs. Jeneile Luebke and Brian McInnes Awarded Grant to Develop an Indigenous-informed Equine-Related Research Protocol

Jeneile Luebke, PhD, RN and Brian McInnes (School of Human Ecology) were awarded a Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant to support the project, Anishina be-Mishtadimoons Inawendiwin – Restoring and Awakening the Cultural and Ecological Context.

Dr. Wan-chin Kuo Awarded Grant to Study Cardiorespiratory Disparities in Truck Drivers

Wan-chin Kuo, PhD, RN was awarded a School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee grant to support the project entitled, Cardiorespiratory disparities in truck drivers: The role of behavior environmental interactions. 

The Nursing Center for Aging Research and Education Awarded a Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant

The Nursing Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) was awarded a Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant (PI: Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN) to support the study Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant Proposal: Adapting an Eldercare Train-the-Trainer Curriculum for Diverse Populations and Community Settings.

Dr. Megan Zuelsdorff Awarded Grant to Study Dementia Risk

Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, was awarded a Fall Research Competition grant to support the study Social-to-biological Mechanisms in Dementia Risk and Disparity: The Role for Stress and Social Resources in Vascular Disease Management.

Dr. Wan-chin Kuo Awarded Grant to Study Environmental Determinants of Premature Aging

Drs. Wan-chin Kuo and Tony Mcdonald (co-PI, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering) were awarded a pilot grant to support the study Environmental Determinants of Premature Aging in Transportation and Construction Workforce. 

Laura Block Awarded Grant to Study Alzheimer’s Disease and Mental Illness Co-Occurrence in Nursing Home Residents

Laura Block, BS, BSN, RN, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) grant to support the study Characterizing Alzheimers Disease and Serious Mental Illness Co-Occurrence Among Nursing Home Residents and Relationship to Symptomatology and Care Practices.