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Dr. Jordan Harrison Receives Prestigious Awards for Her Research

September 18, 2018
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Jordan Harrison, PhD, RN, a Hillman Scholar in Nursing Innovation alumna from the University of Michigan, earned the 2018 New Investigator Award for AcademyHealth's Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI). AcademyHealth is the nation’s premier interdisciplinary health services and…

U.S. Surgeon General Hails University of Michigan Hillman Scholars as ‘Brilliant Young Adults’

September 4, 2018
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Emily Boltey and Asa Smith, University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Hillman Scholars, were part of a group that met with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome M. Adams on March 22, 2018 to discuss pressing health research issues, most…

Pioneering Virtual Space Explorer Receives Fellowship Award

August 21, 2018
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Matthew Lee, a Penn Hillman Scholar in Nursing Innovation, has been awarded a Hillman Scholar in Nursing Innovation Interdisciplinary Inquiry Fellowship on engagement and retention in virtual spaces. The award recognizes Lee as one of the pioneers of network culture…

Laura Britton Explores Health Disparities in Diabetes Management

Laura Elizabeth Britton, BSN, PhD candidate (UNC) is first author of a study in the Journal of Women’s Health that explores the need to address health inequities and coordination of diabetes management with reproductive health.

Kara Pavone Co-Authors Study on Sedatives, Sleep and Post-Operative Delirium

Kara Pavone, BSN, PhD candidate (Penn) co-authored a study protocol in BMJ Open. The study will examine the effect of Dexmedetomidine and sleep on post-operative delirium.

Michigan Scholar Examines National Pain Medication Rates by Race, Ethnicity

Jordan M. Harrison, PhD, RN, (Michigan) is first author of a study published in the American Journal of Public Health examining national trends in the use of various pharmacological pain medication classes by race/ethnicity.

Charisse Ahmed Co-Authors Study on Efficacy of Hepatitis C Treatment

September 7, 2017
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Charisse Ahmed, BA, PhD candidate (Penn) is co-author of a study appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, exploring the efficacy of hepatitis C virus treatment independently provided by nurse practitioners, primary care physicians, or specialist physicians using direct-acting anti-viral therapy.