Center for Nursing Research (CNR)

Director:  Karen Meneses PhD, RN, FAAN

Established:  1979

 

Mission 

The mission of the Center for Nursing Research (CNR) is to initiate, innovate, facilitate and support the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing and healthcare research that can improve the health, well-being and quality-of-life for individuals, families and communities. 

Center Research 

The Center provides research support and development for University of Alabama School of Nursing at Birmingham (UASON) faculty.  Services provided by the Center include grant preparation (e.g., application preparation, budget development, institutional grant processing, and statistical consultation), pre-award management, post-award management (e.g., hiring personnel, budget forecasting), and editorial services for research grant review.  The CNR staff also provides development of measurement tools using Teleform technology.  

Facilities include a 20,000 square foot building and annex which houses the CNR staff offices, research offices, and interview rooms.

Training

The Center provides research development and support for the recipients of the annual Dean’s Scholar Awards.  The Center also supports Research Interest Group (RIG) activities.  The CNR sponsors the CNR Endowed Chair Lecture Series highlighting the research activities of the SON Endowed Chairs.  In addition, it fosters the exchange of information and highlights recent faculty scholarly accomplishments and grant submissions through its monthly CNR Newsletter.  The CNR Newsletter is available on the UASON-CNR website.

 

For additional information:

Director and Associate Dean for Research:  Karen Meneses PhD, RN, FAAN

            Program Manager:  Trissi Gray

            Email:  tsgray@uab.edu        

            Phone:  205-934-0895

 

 

Approved by:  Doreen C. Harper, PhD, RN, FAAN, SON Dean

Date:  January 30, 2008

 

 

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