Meet the Scholars & Fellows

2004-2006 Scholars and Fellows

These nurse scholars, 13 pre-doctoral and eight post-doctoral, were chosen through a national competition as part of the Hartford Foundation's initiative aimed at building academic geriatric nursing capacity. The 2004 Scholars join 61 colleagues selected since the program began in 2000, with 17 scholars having successfully completed the two-year award program in 2003. To date the Foundation has invested over $9.28 million in scholarships for nurses through this program

Program Director Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN, FAAN, and the Advisory & Selection Committee, are delighted with the outstanding candidates selected this year. "We are confident that this excellent group of individuals will help us fulfill our missions of building academic geriatric nursing capacity and leadership in the field. These Scholars will educate and guide nursing students who will be prepared to provide the best quality of care for generations to come."

The 2004 Predoctoral scholarship recipients and the schools where they will study include:
	Tinagene Pia Inguito MSN, RN University of Maryland, Baltimore A Self-Efficacy Based Intervention to Facilitate Recovery of Older Adults from Orthopedic Events
	Judy Jacoby RN, MSN University of North Dakota Health Care and Perceived Health Care of Native American Elders-Historical Cohort Study
	Stacen Keating RN, MS, CRNP University of Pennsylvania Interdisciplinary Geritatric Research: A Study of Group Culture to Identify Facilitators and Barriers of Successful Collaboration
	Cheryl Lacasse RN, MS, OCN University of Utah Correlates of the Symptom Experience in Elderly with Advanced Cancer
	Leanne Lefler MSN, APRN-BC, CCRN University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Increasing Accuracy of Personal Risk Beliefs and Knowledge of Acute Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Older, High-Risk Women
	Casey Raquel (Mayo) Shillam RN, BSN Oregon Health & Science University Impact of Pain on Physical Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
	Joseph Morris RN, MS, CNS, GNP University of California, Los Angeles Biobehavioral Correlates of Behavioral Symptoms in African American Males in Nursing Homes
	Laura Nelson Kirk RN, MS University of Minnesota Partnering in Dementia Caregiving in Nursing Home
	Monika (Pettross) Eckfield RN, MSN, PHN University of California, San Francisco Improving Health Outcomes of Frail Elders Living at Home through Caregiver Education
	Robert Pope RN, MSN University of California, San Francisco African American Elders and Illicit Drug Use
	Debra (Priest) Bakerjian RN, MSN, FNP University of California, San Francisco The Impact of Nurse Practitioners in California Nursing Homes
	Mary Pat Rapp MSN, RN University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Skin Failure in the Elderly at the End of Life
	Elena Siegel MN, BSN, BS, RN University of Washington Organizational Factors Influencing Care for Older Adults in Long-Term Care Settings
The 2004 Postdoctoral Fellows who were selected include:
	Mary Ellen Dellefield PhD, RN University of California, San Francisco Patient Satisfaction in VA Nursing Home Care Units: A Descriptive Study
	Corrine Jurgens PhD, RN, CS, ANP University of Pennsylvania Readmission Factors in Community Dwelling Elderly with Heart Failure
	Janine Overcash PhD, ARNP University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Health Screening and Interventions in the Older Cancer Patient
	Olimpia Paun PhD, APRN, BC Rush University Medical Center Nursing Home Placement in Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Caregiver Mental and Physical Health
	William Puentes DNSc, APRN, BC University of Pennsylvania The Simple Reminiscence Intervention: Impact on the Anxiety Levels of Individuals Diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer's Disease
	Carmen Rodriguez PhD, RN, CS, ARNP University of Florida Communication in Hospitalized Elderly Head and Neck Cancer Patients
	Juliette Shellman PhD, RN, CS New York University Effects of a Structured Reminiscence Program on Depression and Life Satisfaction in African-American Elders
	Fang Yu PhD, CRNP, RN Pennsylvania State University Gerontology Center/University of Pennsylvania Outpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes for Elders with Dementia

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