Awards and honors
November 11, 2024
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow Nadeen Alshakhshir, PhD, RN, was selected as one of five fellows for the 2024-2025 Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Leadership Academy.
Assistant Professor Robin Austin, PhD, DNP, DC, RN-BC, FAMIA, FNAP, was accepted into a two-year research mentorship program through the Menopause Society to examine integrative therapies, chronic pain and resilience during perimenopause and menopause.
Professor Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, WOCNF, was awarded Best in Abstract category for Use of a mobile app supporting self-management by patients with fecal incontinence at the International Continence Society in Madrid, Spain.
Clinical Associate Professor Stephanie Delkoski, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, received the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Inspiration in Women’s Health Award for Education.
Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence Executive Director Jennifer Eccles, PhD, RN, FAADN, was elected to serve as secretary of the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers board of directors.
Clinical Associate Professor Elena Geiger-Simpson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, received a 2024 Daisy Award from the Daisy Foundation.
Clinical Assistant Professor Mary Goering, PhD, RN-BC, received a University of Minnesota Unit Service Award, which recognizes faculty members who create a vibrant department culture and support the mission of the University of Minnesota.
Clinical Professor Brian Goodroad, DNP, APRN, CNP, FAANP, received the Outstanding Nursing Alumni Award from Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Associate Professor Melissa Horning, PhD, RN, PHN, received a University of Minnesota Unit Service Award, which recognizes faculty members who create a vibrant department culture and support the mission of the University of Minnesota.
Assistant Professor Jiwoo Lee, PhD, RN, PHN, was selected as a Fellow in the Obesity Health Disparities PRIDE (OHD PRIDE) program at the University of Houston Population Health Collaboratory on Research Training and Mentoring.
Associate Professor Barbara McMorris, PhD, received a University of Minnesota Unit Service Award, which recognizes faculty members who create a vibrant department culture and support the mission of the University of Minnesota.
Associate Professor Martin Michalowski, PhD, FAMIA, was elected to the 2024 class of academy fellows of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. He was also awarded the Marco Ramoni Award for Best Paper at the 22nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine for Manually-Curated Versus LLM-Generated Explanations for Complex Patient Cases: An Exploratory Study with Physicians.
Professor Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, was named to the inaugural class of 176 Fellows selected for the newly established Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing by the National Black Nurses Association. The inaugural ADLN Fellows have demonstrated expertise in nursing education, research, practice, policy or administration related to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Professor Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, was appointed to the Board on Aging by Gov. Tim Walz.
Clinical Instructor Cassandra Narr, MS, APRN, CNP, received a 2024 Daisy Awards from the Daisy Foundation.
Assistant Professor Carrie Neerland, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM, was re-elected to the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Board of Directors for a second term.
Professor Susan O’Conner-Von, PhD, RN-BC, CHPPN, CNE, FNAP, was named a fellow of the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education.
Assistant Professor Erica Timko Olson, PhD, RN, was named an IonE Associates by the Institute on the Environment.
Clinical Assistant Professor Lauren Petersen, DNP, MPH, APRN, CPNP-PC, received a 2024 Daisy Awards from the Daisy Foundation.
Clinical Professor Barb Peterson, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, was elected president of International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses.
Professor Carolyn Porta, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, FNAP, was appointed to the Department of Human Services Special Review Board by the commissioner of Human Services.
Clinical Professor Teddie Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, was appointed to the Planetary Health Report Card and MEDICC boards of directors. She also received a 2024 Daisy Awards from the Daisy Foundation.
Associate Professor Sripriya Rajamani, PhD, MBBS, MPH, FAMIA, with colleagues at the Minnesota Department of Health, was awarded the Presidential Priorities Award for Aligning Agency-Wide Data Modernization Strategy and Electronic Case Reporting for All Public Health Reportable Conditions: Perspectives from the Minnesota Department of Health at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists conference.
Clinical Associate Professor Lisa Martin Rennicke, PhD, RN, PHN, AHN-BC, FAAN, was named IonE Associates by the Institute on the Environment.
Clinical Assistant Professor Angelica Walton, DNP, RN, CCRN, was selected as a scholar for the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists. She also was selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the University’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships.