AERO GRANT: STEFANIE ZAVODNY JACKSON AND MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Nine scholars received special Hillman Advancing Early Research Opportunities (AERO) grants this fall, awarding them each $5,000 to fund their work. The goal of the Hillman AERO small grant is to support scholar research that represents a significant step in…
AERO GRANT: SYDNEY AXSON ON OPIOID PRESCRIPTION TRENDS IN ADOLESCENTS
Nine scholars received special Hillman Advancing Early Research Opportunities (AERO) grants this fall, awarding them each $5,000 to fund their work. The goal of the Hillman AERO small grant is to support scholar research that represents a significant step in…
AERO GRANT: ALEX FAUER ON BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT CAREGIVER MENTAL HEALTH
Nine scholars received special Hillman Advancing Early Research Opportunities (AERO) grants this fall, awarding them each $5,000 to fund their work. The goal of the Hillman AERO small grant is to support scholar research that represents a significant step in…
YEAR 1 OF THE HILLMAN HUB: BRINGING STUDENTS TOGETHER
This year, UNC – Chapel Hill Nursing opened the first ever Hillman dedicated space for scholars – The Hillman Hub for Research and Innovation. Colloquially known as the H-Hub, this space is a three-room suite on the third floor of…
AMERICAN NURSES FOUNDATION AWARDS MARTHA GRACE CROMEENS
In September, Hillman scholar Martha Grace Cromeens was awarded a grant of $9,999 through the Virginia Kelley Fund at American Nurses Foundation (ANF) to further her research in endometriosis. Cromeens’ research interests include legal and health care systems, with an…
CHARITY LACKEY’S TRANSFORMATIVE SUMMER AT THE NIH
This summer, Hillman Scholar Charity Lackey participated in a prestigious research program at the National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C. G-SOAR (Graduate Summer Opportunities to Advance Research) is a program available to first- or second-year graduate students currently enrolled…
DR. EMILY BOLTEY: COLLABORATION IN CRITICAL CARE
Hillman Scholar, Dr. Emily Boltey, successfully defended her dissertation at University of Michigan School of Nursing on August 2, 2019. The dissertation tested the feasibility of using time-motion methodology, a validated measurement and evaluation process from industrial and operations engineering,…
RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AT THE STATE LEVEL
Dr. Sallie Allgood, Hillman Scholar UNC-Chapel Hill ‘19, has been awarded a National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) postdoc at Duke University. The NCSP Program offers training for clinicians as change agents driving policy relevant research and partnerships to improve health…
DR. LAURA SINKO EXPLORES HEALING FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS
Hillman scholar Dr. Laura Sinko defended her dissertation, “Finding the Strength to Heal: A Campus Story,” in May 2019 at The University of Michigan School of Nursing. Her research focused on healing after unwanted sexual experiences on a college campus,…