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2007-2009 Scholars and Fellows

*Mayday Fund Award Recipient

The 2007-2009 JAHF BAGNC scholarship recipients
and the schools where they will study include:


  Kimberly Bergen, BSN
University of Iowa
Leadership in Long-Term Care: The Role and Training of the Director of Nursing
Bergen
Bjorkland Darlene Bjorklund, MA, APRN, BC (CNS)*
University of Minnesota
Pain Management for the older adult patient following a fall and admitted to a trauma ICU

 
  Dana Carthron, PhD(c)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The Impact of Caregiver Burden on the Glycemic Control of African American Primary Caregiving Grandmothers
Carthron
Gallagher Nancy Ambrose Gallagher, RN, MS, APRN, BC
University of Michgan, Ann Arbor
The influence of environmental and behavioral determinants on walking in older adults with diabetes

 
  Melodee Harris, MSN, APN, GNP-BC
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The Effects of Slow-Stroke Back Massage on the Sleep of Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care
Harris
Hermann Linda Herrmann, MSN, RN, CNRN, GNP, APRN, BCN
University of Pennsylvania
Outcomes of Older Adults After Closed Head Injury
 
  Barb King, MSN APRN-BC
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elders
King
Nilsen Marci Nilsen, BSN. RN
University of Pittsburgh
Communication between nonspeaking elderly patients and caregivers, clinical emphasis: acute care and recovery from stroke or neurological injury
 
  Janice Palmer, MS, RN
Saint Louis University
Spousal Caregivers and Transition in Dementia Care
Palmer
Perez G. Adriana Perez, MS, RN
Arizona State University
Motivation for Physical Activity in Older Hispanic Women
 
  Todd Ruppar, MSN(R), APRN, BC, GCNS
University of Missouri, Columbia
Testing Medication Management Interventions for Older Adults
Ruppar
Scobee Rebecca Scobee, BSN, RN
Oregon Health & Science University
End of Life Care for Older Adults
 
  Caroline Stephens, MSN, RN, APRN, BC
University of California, San Francisco
Quality of Care & Resource Utilization Among Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Residents
Stephens
Volpin Miriam Volpin, BS, RN
Oregon Health & Science University
The Experience of Families of Residents of Assisted Living Facilities Enrolled in Hospice
 


The 2007-2009 Claire M. Fagin Fellows who were selected include:

  Debra Bakerjian, PhD, MSN, FNP
University of California, San Francisco
The Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in Nursing Homes: A Comparison with Physicians
Bakerjian
Bond Stewart Bond, PhD, RN, AOCN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Trajectories and Patterns of Delirium and Vulnerability in Older Cancer Patients in the Hospital and at Home Near the End of Life

 
  Rebecca Davis, PhD, MSN, RN
Grand Valley State University and
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Place Learning in Younger and Older Women
Davis
DiMaria Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, CNSN
University of Pennsylvania
Oral Nutritional Supplementation, Weight Loss and Health Outcomes Among Older CABG Patients: A Pilot Study
 
  Pamela Lindsey, DNSc, RN
University of Iowa and Illinois State University
Evaluating the Appropriate Use of Psychotropic Medications with Older Adults in Acute Care Psychiatric Settings
Lindsey
Lopez Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD
University of Pennsylvania and
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Feeding Decisions by Surrogate Decision Makers of African American Nursing Home Residents
 
  Sheila Molony, PhD, RN, GNP
University of Pennsylvania and Yale University
The Resident’s Experience of Home over Time in Three Long-term Care Environments
Molony
Monturo Cheryl Ann Monturo, PhD, MBe, APRN, BC
University of Pennsylvania and
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Preferences for Artificial Nutrition
 
  Tamika Sanchez-Jones, PhD, MBA, APRN
University of Iowa
A Qualitative Analysis of Health Promotion Among Older African Americans
SanchezJones
Siegel Elena Siegel, PhD, MN, BS-Bus Adm, RN
Oregon Health & Science University and
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
An Ethnographic Approach to Understanding the Nurse's Role as Supervisor of Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes
 


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Press Release
Click HERE to read the press release on the 2007-2009 scholars and fellows.

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