Buckeye nursing well-represented among award/grant recipients and featured presenters
The Ohio State University College of Nursing research community is well-represented at the 48th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) conference this week, with several faculty members and students recognized as award winners, grant recipients and featured presenters.
The conference in Minneapolis comes on the heels of the college’s first-ever recognition as a top-10 college of nursing in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Nearly 25 faculty and students from the Ohio State College of Nursing are showcasing their research covering a wide range of topics of relevance and value across the lifespan consistent with the conference’s theme of “Nursing Research in the Future: Exploring the Driving Forces.” Topics include social determinants of health, exploring ways to improve maternal health outcomes and providing strategies for caregivers of older parents with a common diagnosis like dementia.
In addition to the presentations, two distinguished faculty members and three students will be recognized at the event, receiving awards and grants for their contributions to nursing science.
Susie Breitenstein, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, professor and senior associate dean for research and innovation, receives the Family Health RIIG ‐ Distinguished Nurse Scientist Award. This award is given once every other year to recognize a nurse researcher with an established record of research in family health nursing.
Claire Han, PhD, DNP, RN, APRN-CNP, assistant professor at the college, receives the Symptom Science RIIG Research Publication Award. This award recognizes a Symptom Science RIIG member with an outstanding research publication related to symptom science.
“Receiving this grant will help me research social determinants of health affecting HPV vaccination uptake among adolescents in the United States,” Mullin said. “It means the world to me to be able to pursue research that will enhance cancer prevention among vulnerable populations.”
Doctoral student Maggie Fitzpatrick received a third place award for her poster, “Relationship between parental support and mental health of youth experiencing homelessness,” a secondary analysis from a Housing First randomized trial that investigated the effect of parental support on depression among youth experiencing homelessness, considering potential gender differences.
“Our research faculty and students at the College of Nursing are second to none in their engagement, dedication and passion for advancing nursing science to shape the future of healthcare,” Breitenstein said. “We not only pursue new paths of research and discovery, but we also stand on the shoulders of the nurse scientists who have blazed trails before us to continue to pursue change for future generations of patients, families and clinicians.”
