2009 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant
Recipients

Decision Making in Clinical Evaluation of Pre-licensure Registered Nursing Students
Lynne P. Lewallen PhD, RN, CNE
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
$6,800.00

Comparison of Simulation-Based Performance Methods With Critical Thinking Skills In Nursing Students: A Pilot Study
Laura Jean Fero PhD(c), MSN, RN
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402
$10,495.00

Evaluation of Content Validity and Reliability of the Institutional Self-Assessment for Factors Supporting Hispanic Student Retention (ISA) and the Healthcare Professions
Mary Lou Bond PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
University of Texas Arlington
Benbrook, TX 76126
$11,636.00

Facilitating Instrument Development to Provide the Basis for Stimulation Evaluation in Nursing
Susan Kardong-Edgren PhD, RN
Washington State University
Spokane, WA
$4,464.00

Using a Standardized (Actor) Simulation Experience to Prepare Nurse Educators to Work with Diverse Student Populations in the Clinical Area
Marcia R. Gardner PhD, RN, CPNP, CPN
Drexel University, Philadelphia PA
$6,750.00

Redesigning Clinical Learning through Simulation and Practice: Clinical Judgment in Action
Elizabeth A. Johnson PhD, RN, GCNS-BC
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
$11,587.00

Reflective Judgment and Evidence-Based Practice Readiness Across Educational Program Levels
Carrie Nickerson BSN, MSN, MA, EdD
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
$7,807.00

Reflective Judgment and Evidence-Based Practice Readiness Across Educational Program Levels
Mary Ann Thurkettle PhD, RN
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
CO-PI with Carrie Nickerson BSN, MSN, MA, EdD

Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Communication Collaboration (ITACC) in a High-Fidelity Simulated Code
Deborah Delaney Garbee PhD, APRN, BC
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
$6,158.00

Community Health Clinical Teaching: A Virtual Poverty Simulation in Second Life
Nancy N. Menzel PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, CNE
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
$12,040.00

2008 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant
Recipients

Application of a Case Management Model to Identify and Improve Program Outcomes with At-Risk Students
Betty Elder, PhD, RN
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
Co-Investigators: Mary Koehn, PhD, ARNP; Phyllis Jacobs, MSN, RN; Yvonne Fast, MSN, ARNP
Award Amount: $6,400

Building Partnerships and Skills for Innovative Clinical Nursing Education
Angela McNelis, PhD, RN
Indiana University, School of Nursing
Indianapolis, IN
Co-Investigators: Cynthia Dobbs, MSN, RN; Deborah DeMeester, MSN, RN; Pamela Jeffries, DNS, RN
Award Amount: $11,000

The Associate Degree Nursing Program Director: A Position in Peril
Ronda Mintz-Binder, DNP, MN, RN
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
Co-Investigators: Mary Lou Bond, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN; Samuel T. Hughes
Award Amount: $7,700

Looking is Not Seeing and Listening is Not Hearing
Linda Pellico, PhD, APRN
Yale University School of Nursing
New Haven, CT
Co-Investigator: Thomas C. Duffy, DMA
Award Amount: $7,650

Phase II- Developing an Instrument to Measure Baccalaureate Nursing Student Behaviors that Result in Failure in a Clinical Nursing Course
Barbara Scheffer, EdD, RN
Eastern Michigan University School of Nursing
Ypsilanti, MI
Co-Investigator: Martha Tanicala, EdD, RN
Award Amount: $6,400

Factors Related to Nursing Social Justice Orientation and Development
Darrell Spurlock, Jr., PhD, RN
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
Award Amount: $8,500

Measuring Evidence-Based Practice Readiness in Nursing Students
Kathleen Stevens, EdD, RN, FAAN
Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Award Amount: $12,400

2007 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

Articulating the Nursing Dimensions of Nurse Practitioner Education
Karen Brykczynski, DNS, RN, FNP, FAANP
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Award Amount: $5,000

Clinical Decision-Making Skills in Simulation Laboratory and Clinical Settings for Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Nancy Dillard, DNS, RN
Associate Director – Baccalaureate Nursing, School of Nursing
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Award Amount: $5,300

Creating and Measuring Social Presence in Online Graduate Nursing Courses
Linda Mayne, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
East Carolina University
Winterville, NC
Award Amount: $6,300

What Baccalaureate Nursing Student Behaviors Result in Failure in a Clinical Nursing Course
Barbara Scheffer, EdD, RN
Professor, School of Nursing
Eastern Michigan University
Ann Arbor, MI
Award Amount: $5,022

2006 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

Expert to Novice: Clinicians Learning New Roles as Clinical Nurse Educators
Pamela Cangelosi, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
George Mason University
Leesburg, VA
Award Amount: $4,894

Investigating the Gap Between the Characteristics Demonstrated by Advanced Practice Nurses Holding a Master’s Degree in Nursing and the Proposed Characteristics of the Graduate for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Bobbie Gray, PhD, RNC
Assistant Professor, Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
Co-Investigator: Dianne Smolen, PhD, RN, BC, CNS
Award Amount: $6,155

What Kind of Curricula Produce the Most Culturally Competent BSN Graduates?
Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN
Washington State University
Spokane, WA
Award Amount: $1,860

Using a Modified Electronic Health Record During Post-Clinical Conferences to Develop Nursing Process Skills
Diane Kennedy, PhD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
University of Kansas
Kansas City, KS
Award Amount: $3,400

Transitioning to a Thinking-Based Nurse Education Curriculum
Janet Morgan, PhD, RN
Professor, Department of Nursing
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY
Award Amount: $6,236

Factors Describing Nurse Educators’ Intent to Adopt Innovative Teaching Strategies
Janet Phillips, MSN, RN
School of Nursing
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Award Amount: $4,330

Cooperative M-Learning with Nurse Practitioner Students
Tami Wyatt, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Co-Investigators: Nan Gaylord, PhD, RN, PNP; Patricia B. Krauskoph, PhD, RN, FNP
Award Amount: $6,675

Paradigm Shift: Global Innovative Pedagogies for Nurse Educators
Sylvia Brown, EdD, RN, CNE
School of Nursing
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Co-Investigators: Mary K. Kirkpatrick, EdD, RN; Annette Greer, MSN, RN, PhD(c)
Award Amount: $4,996

The Experience of Being Full-Time Nursing Faculty in Baccalaureate Nursing Education Programs
Elizabeth A.Gazza, RN, PhDc, MSN, FACCE
School of Nursing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
Award Amount: $2,493

The Process of Becoming a Registered Nurse in 12 Months for Non-Nurse College Graduates
Anne Marie Buonocore
University of Connecticut
Co-Investigator: Cheryl Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
Award Amount: $4,900

Advancing the Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge of Accelerated Nursing Students: Examining a New Paradigm of Teaching
Tobie H. Olsan
School of Nursing
University of Rochester
Co-Investigators: Jeanne Grace, RN, C, PhD; Sally Ellis Fletcher, MSN, APRN, BC
Award Amount: $5,000

Belonging, Persisting, Flourishing: Helping Professional Nursing Students Construct their Personal Stories through Narrative Pedagogy
Margaret G. Williams, DNSc, RN
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Blessing-Rieman College
Quincy, IL
Co-Investigators: Corinne Fessenden, PhD, RN; Sheila Capp, PhD(c), RN; Linda Burke, MSN, RN
Award Amount: $5,000

Developing Professional Resilience
Helen F. Hodges, PhD, RN
Professor, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
Mercer University
Atlanta, GA
Co-Investigators: Ann Keeley, MN, RN, APRN, BC; Patricia Troyan, EdD, RN, CNM
Award Amount: $4,225

2005 NLN Nursing Education Research Repository Task Force Grant Recipient

2005 NLN Task Group on Innovation in Nursing Education Grant Recipient

2005 NLN Task Group on Leadership in Nursing Education Grant Recipient

2005 NLN Task Group on Technology in Nursing Education Grant Recipient

2005 NLN National Advisory Education Council & National Research Advisory Council Grant Recipient

2004 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

Connecting Narratives of Students and Simulated Clients: Building Practice Skills in Accelerated Nursing Curricula
Pamela Cangelosi, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
George Mason University
Leesburg, VA
Award Amount: $3,810

Global Health Concepts and Experiences in Schools of Nursing
Kay Hodson Carlton EdD, RN, FAAN
Ball State University
Award Amount: $2,232

Survey of Non-Nurse College Enrolled in Accelerated Baccalaureate Programs
Nancy O. DeBasio, PhD, RN
Research College of Nursing
Mission Hills, KS
Award Amount: $3,580

Learning Experiences that Make a Difference to Students, Patients and their Families: Reforming Practice Education in Nursing
Mark J. Hirschmann, PhD, RN
Professor
Columbia College of Nursing
Milwaukee, WI
Award Amount: $4,000

Measuring Outcomes of Educational Experiences on New Nurse Transition
Nancy Hoffart, PhD, RN
Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Nursing
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Award Amount: $19,539

Pursuing a Doctorate: The Experiences of Students in Nursing Doctoral Programs
Pamela Ironside, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Indianapolis, IN
Award Amount: $19,539

Clinical Nurses Transitioning into a Faculty Role: A Critical Cultural Analysis of the Nursing Profession, the Academic Discipline of Nursing, and the Academic Professorate
Cheryl L. Schriner, PhD, RN, BC
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health
Lourdes College
Sylvania, OH
Award Amount: $2,300

2003 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

Heresy in Education: Combining ASN and BSN Students in the Classroom to Teach Differentiated Practice
Nancy Nightengale Gillespie, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing, Department of Nursing
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN
Co-Investigator: David R. Johnson, DNS, RN
Award Amount: $5,000

Developing the Science of Nursing Education: Explicating the Reforming and Innovative Practices of Faculty Using a Multi-Method Approach
Pamela Ironside, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Indianapolis, IN
Award Amount: $20,000

Connections: The Experience of Participating in a Mentoring Group
Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Co-Investigator: Kay Thurn, PsyD, RN
Award Amount: $5,000

Comparison of Outcomes of Community-based versus Traditional Generic Baccalaureate Programs: A Pilot Study
Judith P. Ruland, PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
University of Central Florida
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Co-Investigator: Diane Wink, EdD, FNP, ARNP
Award Amount: $19,048

Examination of Disability-related Content in Nursing Textbooks
Suzanne C. Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Director, Nursing Research
Villanova University, College of Nursing
Princeton, PA
Co-Investigators: Gale Robinson-Smith, PhD, RN; Mary Anne Dolen, DrPh, RN, CHES
Award Amount: $5,000

2002 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

What is the Lived Experience of Faculty Who Teach Online?
Jennifer Couvillon, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Health Science Center
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, LA
Award Amount: $5,000

Summative Evaluation of Baccalaureate Students' Nurse Caring Behavior
Joanne R. Duffy, DNSc, RN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Co-Investigators: Barbara Beyna, MS, FNP; Suellyn M. Masek, MSN, CNOR, USA, AN
Award Amount: $4,000

Exploring Centers of Excellence in Nursing Education: An Interpretive Phenomenological Exegesis
Pamela Ironside, PhD, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Clark College
Dubuque, IA
Award Amount: $5,000

Being Accredited: The Experiences of Nursing Faculty Undergoing National Accreditation
Melinda M. Swenson, PhD, FNP
Professor, School of Nursing
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Co-Investigator: Sharon Sims, PhD, RN
Award Amount: $5,000

Critical Thinking: Assessment of Nursing Faculty in Establishing a Benchmark of Performance for Nursing Students
Delores M. Zygmont, PhD, RN
Professor, Department of Nursing
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Co-Investigator: Karen Schaefer, DNSc, RN
Award Amount: $3,000

2002 NLN/METI "USE OF THE HUMAN SIMULATOR" RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS

Human Patient Simulator Effects on Cognitive Skills and Confidence Level in Baccalaureate Nursing Students Learning to Manage Patients Experiencing a Myocardial Infarction
Jane Brannan, EdD, RN
Associate Professor
Kennesaw State University, School of Nursing
Kennesaw, GA
Co-Investigator: Anna White, DSN, RN
Award Amount: $7,900

Using Technology to Enhance Advanced Practice Nursing Students’ Clinical Decision-Making Skills
Chloe Gaines, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
Prairie View A&M University, College of Nursing
Houston, TX
Co-Investigators: Dr. Christina Akoma; Dr. Vera Harmon
Award Amount: $8,000

Using the Human Patient Simulator to Improve Critical Thinking Skills in Nursing Students
Kathleen Gordon, MSN, RN, CNS
Instructor
Aultman Hospital School of Nursing
Canton, OH
Co-Investigator: Vicki Scott, MSN, RN, CNS
Award Amount: $8,500

Use of a Human Patient Simulator with Undergraduate Nursing Students: Effect on Critical Thinking and Self-Efficacy
Patricia Ravert, MS, RN
Assistant Professor and Director, Nursing Learning Center
Brigham Young University, College of Nursing
Provo, UT
Award Amount: $6,400

2001 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

Community-based Nursing Education: Setting Used and Supervision of Pre-licensure Students
Betsy Frank, PhD, RN
Professor, College of Nursing, Health and Human Services
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Co-Investigator(s): Marsha H. Adams, DSN, RN; Jan Edelstein, EdD, RN-CS; Elizabeth Speakman, EdD, RN
Award Amount: $3,000

Is Scholarly Identity Development an Outcome of a Traditional Learning Environment?: Initiating a Research-based Curriculum
Kathleen T. Heinrich, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Hartford
Hartford, CT
Co-Investigator(s): Georg’ Ann Bona, BSN, RN; Michelle McKelvey; Sheila Solernou, BSN, RN, CCRN
Award Amount: $3,000

Using the Self-regulated Learning Model to Promote Reflective Practice in Senior Level Baccalaureate Nursing Students
RuthAnne Kuiper, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Winton-Salem State University
Winton-Salem, NC
Award Amount: $3,000

Service-Learning Across a Nursing Curriculum: Improving the Health of a Community and Enhancing Student Learning
Deanna L. Reising, PhD, RN, CS
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Indiana State University
Bloomington, IN
Co-Investigator(s): Roberta A. Shea, MSN, RN, CS; Patricia N. Allen, MSN, RN, NP
Award Amount: $3,000

2001 NLN/METI "USE OF THE HUMAN SIMULATOR" RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS

Simulation in Critical Decision Making: Training the Trainer
Mary Karlet, PhD, CRNA
Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC
Co-Investigators: Midge Bowers, MS., FNP; James Temo, MSN, MBA, CRNA
Award Amount: $9,925

Using the Human Patient Simulator to Enact Learning Scenarios for Crisis Intervention and Critical Incident Debriefing: A Comparative Study of Learning Techniques
Carol B. Stewart, M.S., RN, CS, CADC
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Co-Investigators: Rita Bobrowski, Psy,D, MS, RN & Ken Bretl, MA, RRT & Sheila Vaughn, BSN., RN
Award Amount: $6,300
NOTE: Although this project was approved for the 2001 grants cycle, it was never initiated.

2000 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients

Reflections on the Role of Faculty in Distance Learning and Changing Pedagogies
Kay Hodson-Carlton, EdD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Director, Learning Resource Center
Ball State University, School of Nursing
Muncie, IN
Co-Investigators: Marilyn Ryan, EdD, RN; Nagia Ali, PhD, RN
Award Amount: $1,000

Predictors and Interventions for NCLEX®-RN Success in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: A National Survey
Carolyn S. Crow, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Capstone College of Nursing
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, AL
Co-Investigators: Marilyn Handley, MSN, RN; Ruby Morrison, DSN, RN; M. Mitch Shelton, PhD, RN
Award Amount: $2,000

Evaluation of Epistemological and Ethical Maturity in Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Bronwynne C. Evans, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education
Washington State University College of Nursing
Spokane, WA
Award Amount: $2,000

Developing a Research Base for Nursing Education: Implementing and Evaluating Narrative Pedagogy in an Introductory Nursing Course Using a Multi-Method Approach
Pamela M. Ironside, PhD, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Clark College
Dubuque, IA
Award Amount: $2,000

Technology-based vs. Traditional: A Comparison of Two Instructional Methods to Teach the Skill of Performing a 12-lead ECG
Pamela R. Jeffries, DNS, RN
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Award Amount: $1,000

Clinical Outcomes Evaluation: Operationalization of the NONPF Guidelines
Grace Newsome, EdD, RN, CS, FNP
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
North Georgia College and State University
Dahlonega, GA
Co-Investigator: Marina Slemmons, PhD, RN, CPNP
Award Amount: $2,000

The Teaching Style of Nursing Faculty as an Indicator for Creating Learning Environments that Contribute to Critical Thinking in Nursing Students
Karen Moore Schaefer, DNSc, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
Temple University
Philadelphia , PA
Co-Investigator: Dolores M. Zygmont
Award Amount: $2,000

2000 NLN/METI "USE OF THE HUMAN SIMULATOR" RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS

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