Awards and honors

Professor Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, was inducted as a fellow of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society.
 

Clinical Assistant Professor Joanne Donnelly, DNP, APRN, CRNA, was inducted as a 2023 fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. She also was named an editor of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Journal.
 

Assistant Professor Kristin Elgersma, PhD, DM, RN, was named a winner of the abstract presentation in the nursing science category at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery for Human Milk Feeding And Direct Breastfeeding Improve Outcomes For Infants With Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease: Propensity Score Matched Analysis Of The NPC-QIC Registry.
 

Professor Jayne Fulkerson, PhD, FNAP, was named the co-leader of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Research Education, Training, and Career Development program.

Clinical Assistant Professor Stephanie Gingerich, DNP, RN, CPN, was accepted to participate in the University of Minnesota’s 2023 Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Faculty Cohort Program offered by the Global Programs & Strategy Alliance.

Professor Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, APRN, CNS-BC, FAHA, received the American Heart Association’s 2023 Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award.

Associate Professor Barb McMorris, PhD, received the Mid Career Award from the Adolescent Health Research and Implementation Interest Group (RIIG) at the 47th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society Research Conference.

Professor Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Katherine R. & C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership, was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz to the Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Assistant Professor Carrie Neerland’s article Giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic, perspectives from a sample of the United States birthing persons during the first wave: March-June 2020 was among the journal Birth’s top downloaded articles.

Assistant Dean of the DNP Program Judith Pechacek, DNP, RN, CENP, received the Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service from the University of Minnesota.

Clinical Professor Barb Peterson, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, FNAP, was elected to serve as the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses president-elect.