By Laura Gasque

Ten University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing scientists are listed in this year’s Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists list, a sign of their career-long impact as scientists in building the scientific knowledge base, informing policy and improving patient outcomes. The rankings take into account total citations and the quality of the peer-reviewed journals publishing their research.

“This global recognition highlights the contributions and significance our scientists have made as they engage in their important and meaningful work,” said Dean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair in Nursing Maria R. Shirey, PhD, MBA, MS, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN. “Our School has been a leader in nursing and health care research for decades, and I’m proud of these faculty members’ accomplishments as leaders in their field.”

Among the list are:

• Professor and Director, Proposal, Design and Methods Andres Azuero, PhD, MBA
• University Professor Marie Bakitas, DNSc, RN, AOCN, FPCN, FAAN
• Professor Joan Keltner, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA (MSN 1980, PhD 1989)
• University Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Linda Moneyham, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Professor Emerita Pat Patrician, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Dean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair Maria R. Shirey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN
• Professor; Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care; Director, UAB Office of Interprofessional Curriculum; Executive Director, Women and Children Health Initiative Allison Shorten, PhD, RN, FACM, FNAP, FAAN
• Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship and Marie O’Koren Endowed Chair in Nursing Ellen Lavoie Smith, PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN
• University Professor and Director, Grant Regulatory and Review Processes David Vance, PhD, MGS, FAAN
• Professor Emerita Lynda Wilson, PhD, RN, FAAN

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