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Patrician tapped to co-lead ANA Magnet Model criteria updateGoal is to enhance model to reflect current standards for nursing practice in hospitals
Odom co-authors ACS caregiver services guideAmerican Cancer Society toolkit provides resources for health care providers to develop caregiver clinical services
School highly ranked for NIH research fundingWith annual total of $10 million, UABSON is in top 5 among public nursing schools
UABSON team receives article of the year awardAwarded by the American College of Healthcare Executives
Bakitas receives AAHPM awardThe State of the Science in Palliative Care Research Mentoring Award recognizes necessity of research mentorship
Odom named HPNA Distinguished Nursing ResearcherThe HPNA Distinguished Nursing Researcher Award recognizes longevity and consistency in research
Best-practice personalized program for birth options after cesareanShorten and collaborators’ work published in The Lancet
Wells, Gazaway awarded Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation grantEmploying non-pharmacologic pain interventions for patients with advanced heart failure
WE CARE grant expands to help UABSON students, faculty and staffSocial worker and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner will provide support, resources
Grant piloting palliative care education in CaribbeanEdwards partnering on diploma initiative to help providers better serve people with life-limiting illnesses
Bowen receives grant to study exercise, brain health connectionStudy will look at healthy lifestyle practices to improve cognitive function
Gazaway receives K23 career development awardProvides mentored patient-oriented research experience
HRSA grant addresses childhood obesityFelesia Bowen awarded grant to help reduce childhood obesity and establish culturally relevant health practices
O’Neal receives HRSA faculty development awardSupporting career development of junior faculty in geriatrics
Chapman Lambert named Moore FellowBetty Irene Moore Fellowship is developing the next generation of nurse leaders and innovators
Wheeler receives five-year, $3.3M R01Research focuses on the psychosocial and biological drivers of cognitive impairment in women with HIV
Kempf part of $15M grant to study HIV acquisition among womenMirjam-Colette Kempf is CO-PI on study looking at factors associated with HIV vulnerability among women
Bowen named FNINR ambassadorAdvocating for continued funding to conduct advanced research
$3M from NIOSH, HRSA supporting doctoral studentsHeaton leading effort to fund up to ten PhD, DNP focused on occupational health quality improvement and research, and for nurses to become faculty
UAB is No. 2 public nursing school for NIH fundingWith annual total of $9.4 million, School is No. 5 overall
Fogger co-edits addictions nursing resourceNew edition of scope and standards provides legislative, practice updates
Weaver receives national scholarshipNurses Educational Funds scholarship supports continued education and research
Aroke receives FNINR Protégé AwardRecognizes Aroke’s early career research excellence
Wilson receives New Investigator AwardFunding will advance gynecologic cancer research
Gazaway awarded PCRC pilot grantStudy will help evaluate palliative care decisions
PhD student receives NIH R36 grantPamela Jackson to study chronic low back pain, racial disparities in dissertation
Aroke recognized for research excellenceNIH Pain Consortium presents Aroke with Mitchell Max Award for Research Excellence
Puga receives five-year, $3.1M R01Research focuses on mental health, experiences of Hispanic, Latino/a caregivers
Sullivan receives DRIVEN micrograntFunding will support additional training for postdoctoral scholar
Addressing racism in pain researchAroke and collaborators publish call to action regarding racism in pain research
$100K grant funds COVID impact researchWheeler to study neuropsychological effects of COVID
Filling gaps in mental health researchGrant will fund study of mental health experiences for underrepresented populations with cancer
$2.3M HRSA grant promotes nurse well-beingWE CARE program provides resiliency and mental health resources
School ranks No. 6 in nation for NIH fundingWith annual total of nearly $8.4 million in NIH research funding, School is No. 2 among public nursing schools
Bowen’s paper addresses toxic stress, careSchema includes guidance to diagnose, manage stressors for children
Wells is health disparities scholarRachel Wells earns spot in UAB MHRC Health Disparities Research Education Award Certificate Program
Wise studying social determinants, HIVNIH grant looks at impact of SDOH on hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia in those living with HIV
Ellen Smith joins facultyNamed Marie O’Koren Endowed Chair in Nursing and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Aroke’s publications win ASPAN awardsReceives first, second place Hanna journalism award
Dionne-Odom receives $3.6M R01Research supporting intervention to improve health care decision making education for caregivers supporting individuals with cancer
$1.8M grant supports behavioral healthTraining grant educating nurses, social workers, medical residents
PhD student receives NIOSH grantPaula Levi to study stress, heart rate variability in ICU nurses
Aroke receives $1.7M NIH grantWill study racial differences in chronic low back pain
Aroke is AANA Researcher of the YearHonored with 2021 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation’s John F. Garde Researcher of the Year Award
Pickering receives fourth R01, $3M grantFunding totaling more than $11M studying how to create best possible health outcomes and care for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias and their caregivers
Smith is delivering 30th Kelley lectureLecture by chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy expert scheduled for June 10
Postdoc Wells receives K99/R00 grantPathway Independence Award from NIH enables continued preparation as post-doc, transition to independent, tenure-track position
Jordan receives grant from ALNPhD student, instructor awarded Alabama League for Nursing scholarship
Patrician receives TriService research grantWill compare impact of nursing on military and civilian hospital patient experiences
NIH research ranking rises to No. 11UAB School of Nursing ranked 11th overall among U.S. Schools of Nursing in National Institutes of Health funding, according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research
Dionne-Odom named Sojourns ScholarLeadership program through Cambia Health Foundation includes $180,000 grant to support palliative care research and project
Growing School's research portfolioUAB School of Nursing promotes research and scholarship across nursing education and practice
Cystic fibrosis research recognized at conferenceThe top three abstracts in nursing at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference from UAB School of Nursing
Dionne-Odom joins SON-led HIV/AIDS studyDr. Jodie Dionne-Odom appointed co-PI of MACS/WHIS cohort study, several new staff also added
$1.5M grant improving mental healthHRSA funding supports behavioral health integration at School’s two-nurse managed clinics
Dionne-Odom receives FNINR Protégé AwardFNINR recognizes assistant professor for early career success
Faculty create neonatal research, scholarship groupNeonatal Scholars Interest Group to support collaboration, research and teaching
University-wide recognition for nursing-led palliative care research centerCenter for Palliative and Supportive Care is first UAB University Wide Research Center with School of Nursing at the helm
Wheeler receives Nightingale Award from MS nursesInternational Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses honors Yolanda Wheeler for impact on patients, families
Understanding causes, sustained racial disparities in painUnderstanding causes, sustained racial disparities in pain
$3.2M grant studying lay-led intervention for underserved palliative care accessDionne-Odom receives five-year R37 to assess effectiveness of a lay navigator-led, community-based palliative care intervention for rural and African-American family caregivers in the Southea
$2.87 million grant studying varying presentation of behavioral symptoms in dementiaEnvironmental, personal and disease related factors contribute to behavioral symptoms of patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, but presentation varies significantly between patients
Dionne-Odom is inaugural Moore FellowThree-year, $450,000 grant as part of Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators to fund caregiver support incubator
Wilbanks receives grant from AANABryan Wilbanks awarded $5,221 grant from American Association of Nurse Anesthetists to study patient safety and outcomes
Jason Farley virtual lecture draws hundredsOffers insight into infectious disease, COVID-19, ongoing research as part of first online Jean Kelley Lecture
School again highly ranked for NIH funding8th among public schools of nursing in academic health systems
Jason Farley to deliver 29th Dr. Jean A. Kelley LectureFarley is an infectious disease trained nurse epidemiologist and nurse practitioner
Edwards receives grant for palliative care researchAssistant Professor Rebecca Edwards continuing dissertation research with American
Dionne-Odom study in JAMA looks at support for family caregiversDiscusses impact of telehealth palliative care intervention on caregiver quality of life Category: Sustainable Scholarship
White and Wilbanks papers receive AMIA recognitionAmerican Medical Informatics Association Nursing Informatics Working Group names papers among those recommended that contributed to the science of nursing informatics
Jablonski named visionary, innovator in geriatric nursingAmong 55 honored by Geriatric Nursing for significant impact on specialty
Faculty lead heart failure guidelinesShirey and White-Williams co-author AHA statement on social determinants of health and heart failure
PhD student receives T32 fellowshipShameka Rodgers Phillips is first nurse to receive fellowship from UAB Nutrition and Obesity Research Center
Wells gets palliative care grantPost-doc studying interventions’ impact on heart failure caregivers, quality of life
Nichols presents at AACN conferenceDiscusses contemporary initiatives, innovative solutions
Wells receives postdoc appointmentGraduate to continue training through T32 grant funding
Polancich is on National Quality ForumPolancich to serve on Data Quality Technical Expert Panel
Student publishes in journalArticle by PhD student discusses random drug screening in nursing profession in Workplace Health & Safety
DNP student wins grad school competitionNursing student recognized in graduate-level Three Minute Thesis competition, will continue to next level.
Faculty contribute to textbookMultiple faculty contribute to 10th commemorative edition of Public Health Nursing textbook
Supporting undergraduate researchWingo gives keynote speech at Undergraduate Research Fall Expo
Innovation in faculty developmentCollaboration between UAB School of Nursing faculty advances scholarship, education
Faculty recognized by JANACContributions to AIDS Care research recognized nationally
Miltner honored by QSEN, VAQSRecognized for achievements in health care quality improvement, patient safety
PhD student receives F31 grantNIH grant to support Stockdill’s continued doctoral study in palliative care
Ending obesity in African AmericansPam Bowen receives $50,000 pilot grant to study Fitbit use to increase physical activity, improve lifestyle behaviors to improve health of African American women
PhD student presents at ASNACaitlin Campbell detailed her work on nursing work environment for Alabama State Nurses’ Association at annual meeting
Aroke named NIH research scholarAttends National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) summer research institute as 2019 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar
$2.8M grant advancing addiction careHRSA grant supports additional training for primary care NPs to screen, treat, refer individuals in rural, underserved areas
$1.13M HRSA grant combats opioid crisisPartners nursing, social work to create interprofessional care providers for opioid use disorder
Currie wins HPNA poster awardResearch on neonatal ICU palliative care access in minority and rural deep south populations honored at Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses
Kempf receives $16M NIH grantHealthy aging among individuals living with HIV focus of study
Shirey named to endowed professorshipProfessorship established for a faculty member who exhibits Nightingale’s essence and whose work focuses on building access to quality health care
Ladores recognized by Philippine NursesAssociate Professor Sigrid Ladores receives 2019 Nursing Excellence Award from the Philippine Nurses Association of America.
NIH Funding Increases, School ranks 14thUAB School of Nursing increased its NIH funding for fiscal year 2018 and maintains its 14th ranking by the Blue Ridge Institute
NIH grant studying cognitive aging in African AmericansWheeler developing tailored educational information and activities to encourage healthy behaviors to promote healthy cognitive aging.
PhD student receives award for research posterKristin Ashley presents, receives poster award at the AAOHN National Conference.
NIH grant examining fertility preservation counseling for women with cystic fibrosisLadores focusing on understudied area with goal of developing clinical practice guidelines for fertility preservation conversations across transplant population
Workshop supports faculty scholarshipThe Writing Envelope workshop provides innovative space for scholarly writing.
Meneses receives posthumous lifetime achievement award from ONSRecognized for contributions and service to ONS, dedication and compassionate work as nurse oncologist
First-year PhD student wins oncology scholarshipHendricks awarded Oncology Nursing Foundation Doctoral Research Scholarship
Shirey is AONE Nurse Researcher of the YearShirey recognized for contribution to nursing research
PhD student receives inaugural ALN scholarshipCorey Lofton is first Alabama League of Nursing doctoral level scholarship recipient
Turkman receives NPCRC grantWith an NPCRC grant, assistant professor to create a culturally-adapted palliative care program.
Wells presents palliative care conferenceThird-year student Wells presents research findings at national palliative care symposium
Bakitas receives national honorMarie Bakitas received the American Cancer Society Pathfinder in Palliative Care award for 2018.
Second-year PhD student wins research awardWells wins competition at American Association of Heart Failure Nurses meeting
Graduate student support reaches $4.6 millionSchool of Nursing once again sees increase in funding to support graduate students, reaching $4.6 million.
Neonatal NP and PhD students earn scholarshipsGraduate students Markwell and Wells earn academic scholarships from state nursing association
Two receive RWJF fundingTwo PhD students funded through Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program
$2.8M grant will establish primary care RN workforceProject focuses on medically underserved areas and includes building and educating undergraduate students, practicing RNs in team-focused primary care
Investigating epigenetics in chronic low back painAssistant Professor Edwin Aroke receives AANA Foundation research award
Argade, Polson named Alabama Schweitzer FellowsStudents selected for prestigious fellowship focused on impacting health disparities
BSN students earn research awardLeake and Morris awarded third place in research expo
PhD students support nursing workforceAnusiewicz and Prapanjaroensin earn scholarships to improve nursing practice
Second-year PhD student presents nationallyCarter presents on substance use disorder at occupational health meeting
PhD student awarded ACS scholarshipSullivan earns scholarship to support research to enhance pediatric oncology nursing in resource-limited countries, hospitals
PhD student receives oncology scholarshipRebecca Edwards, also a faculty member, will use funds from Oncology Nursing Society to begin crafting research proposal on palliative care in the Caribbean
Second-year PhD student earns prestigious scholarshipPhD student Wells honored by Heart Failure Nurses
Jablonski improving quality of care$1.7 million grant providing oral hygiene training for nursing home staff to improve care for patients with cognitive issues
Faculty, students present at pediatric conferenceJordan and Waddell selected from a competitive pool of national experts on pediatric health care, presented an educational session on pediatric sepsis
27th Annual Dr. Jean A. Kelley Lecture is June 4Elaine Larson, a pioneer in infection prevention, antimicrobial resistance and hand hygiene delivering keynote address, “One Nurse’s Journey: Bridges to the Future with Interdisciplinary Teams”