The following grants were awarded to the College of Nursing between July 1, 2021, and Feb. 23, 2022.
Trina Aguirre, PhD – College of Nursing’s West Nebraska Division James Robert and Joan McVay Award
- Title: A Study of the Differences in Telomere Length Between Patients with and without Food Addiction
- Award amount: $1,500
Jessica Semin – ECMC Foundation Award
- Title: Implementation of HEARTS (Helping Each other Adapt & Recover in Times of Sorrow): A pilot project to build support for students & awareness among the campus community
- Award amount: $10,000
Elizabeth Beam, PhD – NSRI IRAD Award
- Title: Educational Strategy Assessment for Improving Respiratory Protection Equipment Use
- Award amount: $25,000
Breanna Hetland, PhD – UNMC and Children’s Hospital PCRG Award
- Title: Robot Rehab: animal Assisted Interactions with a Robotic Baby Harp Seal during Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Award amount: $50,000
Mariya Kovaleva, PhD – UNMC College of Nursing Faculty Practice Scholars Program Award
- Award amount: $5,000
Tiffany Moore, PhD – NU Collaboration
- Title: Maternal/Infant Microbiome in Rural Populations
- Award amount: $40,000
Bunny Pozehl, PhD/Lani Zimmerman, PhD – NU Collaboration
- Title: mHealth Research Intervention Platform
- Award amount: $40,000
Marcia Shade, PhD – NU Collaboration
- Title: Reducing loneliness in aging adults with mild cognitive impairment through smart assistant-powered technology: Testing intervention efficacy, optimal delivery modality, & mediation pathway
- Award amount: $40,000
Sheri Rowland, PhD – CENTRIC Just in Time Accelerator Award
- Award amount: $7,000
Windy Alonso, PhD – Great Plains IDeA-CTR Scholar Program Award
- Award amount: $25,000
Margaret Emerson, DNP – IdeA-CTR Pilot Project Award
- Award amount: $25,000
Marcia Shade, PhD – IdeA-CTR Pilot Project Award
- Award amount: $25,000
Susan Solomos – AACN Impact Research Grant Award
- Title: Predictors of medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries in Critically Ill Adults
- Award amount: $25,000
Susan Solomos – Sigma Theta Tau Award
- Title: Mixed Methods Approach to Investigating Healthcare Providers’ PPE-Related Facial Injuries as Posted on Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Perspective
- Award amount: $5,000
Alyson Hanish – HRSA Award
- Title: Nebraska Collaborative Investment in Nurses: Resiliency, Retention & Well-being
- Award amount: $1,060,000