NIH AWARDS $4 MILLION GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES 

Congratulations to NHWSN Dean, Linda McCauley, as the awardee of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for the Center for Children’s Health Assessment, Research Translation, and Combating Environmental Racism (CHARTER). This grant provides funding for five years of $4 million to support research related to addressing health disparities through transformative communication strategies.  

P30 RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE 

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Guest Speaker: Paula Meek PhD, RN, FANN

Join the P30 Center for the Study of Symptom Science, Metabolomics and Multiple Chronic Conditions on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 12pm as guest speaker: Paula Meek will present “Social Determinants of Symptoms.” 

CFAR NETWORK SCIENCE VIRTUAL SEMINAR 

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Time: 4:30pm 
Location: Via Zoom

Join the Emory Center for Aids Research (CFAR) Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Core for this month’s Virtual CFAR Network Science Seminar on the topic of "Long-Term Effects of DAA Treatment in HIV & HCV Co-infected Individuals: What Questions Remain & How Best to Answer Them?"  The Keynote Speaker will be Sara Lodi, PhD from Boston University.

CALL TO ACTION: INTERNAL GRANT AWARDS

This is a friendly reminder for all SON Researchers to please submit internal (Non-NIH) grant notices of awards to the Office of Nursing Research as soon as they are received to the Office of Nursing Research.

THE BUSINESS CASE FOR NURSING SUMMIT 

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Convocation Hall, Emory University

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP(h), Montana State University 

 The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Goizueta Business School are proud to present the Business Case for Nursing Summit – a one-day, one-of-a-kind event bringing together healthcare, business, and nursing thought leaders to explore trends in the nursing workforce. The summit will incorporate the School of Nursing’s Ada Fort Lecture, featuring Dr. Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE RESILIENCE ECHO

Resilience Rounds: Beginning March 28, 2022

Resilience Workgroups: Beginning April 28, 2022

Behavioral Health Professional Workforce Resilience is a new HRSA program that includes the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) for persons in health and social services across the nation and beyond. This no cost program will train and support, behavioral health professionals to increase their resilience, self-care, and wellness.

2022 STUDENT & FELLOWS SCHOLARS' DAY

Monday, April 18, 2022
Time: 12:00pm
Event Location: NHWSN Plaza Lobby

The 2022 Student and Fellows Scholars’ Day will be held on Monday, April 18th at 12pm at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Scholars’ Day will be held in conjunction with the Hugh P. Davis Lecture. 

2022 EMORY GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE RAPID RESPONSE GRANT AWARDEE

The Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) has awarded its Rapid Response Grant for Plastic Waste is everywhere - Creating a web-based curriculum for English- and Spanish-speaking low-resource communities to tackle plastic waste dumping and burning in the global South to Lisa M. Thompson, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, MS, FAAN, an associate professor with Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. The EGHI grant provides funding for one year of $10,000 to develop curriculum and a website for Dr. Thompson’s recently awarded R01 research project. 

NURSING LEADERS WIN BIG AT SNRS CONFERENCE

Congratulations to Eun-Ok Im, Jessica Wells, Glenna Brewster and Kate Yeager for receiving awards during the Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference Awards Luncheon held on February 24, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

PCORI'S SCIENTIST REVIEWERS 

NHWSN Assistant Professor, Kalisha Bonds-Johnson and Associate Professor, Phyllis Wright, have been invited to serve as Scientist Reviewers to evaluate applications received in response to PCORI’s Cycle 3 2021 funding announcement, Healthy Aging: Optimizing Physical and Mental Functioning Across the Aging Continuum. 

GA CTSA MATCH: CONNECT WITH EXPERTS IN YOUR FIELD 

All Researchers Are Welcome

We would like for the entire SON Research Community to join the Georgia CTSA Match. This new platform will enable you to connect and communicate with researchers who have similar interests to help move your research forward. Meet new potential collaborators across the Georgia CTSA, cultivate ideas, and utilize as a catalyst for future collaborations and research opportunities.