Awards and honors

Assistant Professor Robin Austin, PhD, DNP, DC, RN-BC, FAMIA, FNAP, and Associate Professor Sripriya Rajamani, PhD, DNP, APRN, CNP, CNE, CRRN, received the Academic Forum Best Paper Award for their paper Updating of a Doctoral Nursing Informatics Program to Align with AACN Essentials, Industry Trends, and Workforce Needs. The award was presented at the Linking Informatics and Education Academic Forum Conference (LIEAF) as part of the 2023 AMIA Annual Symposium.

Associate Professor Rozina Bhimani, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, CRRN, received a University of Minnesota award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education. She received the designation of Distinguished University Teacher and was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

Clinical Associate Professor Laura Kirk, PhD, RN, received Sigma’s Founders Award — Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award for Excellence in Research, which recognizes extraordinary excellence in research and its dissemination.
 

Professor Jenna Marquard, PhD, was inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics, which is a college of elected fellows who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of medical informatics. Her research lies at the intersection of human factors engineering and health informatics.
 

Weight Status among Minnesota Hispanic or Latino/a Youth: An Exploration of Protective Factors, written by Assistant Professor Christie Martin, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, LHIT-HP, PHN, Associate Professor Barbara McMorris, PhD, Professor Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSAHM, Professor Carolyn Porta, PhD, RN, FAAN, Statistician Michelle Mathiason, MS, and Professor Jayne Fulkerson, PhD, received the Dorothy Nyswander Award from the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Associate Professor Barb McMorris’ abstract Are Adolescents’ Social Emotional Skills and Physical Activity Levels Protective Against Anxiety and Depression? Findings From the DiscoverU Afterschool Demonstration Project was named a Distinguished Abstract by the Midwest Nursing Research Society.

Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses, 4th edition, co-edited by Professor Carolyn Porta, PhD, RN, FAAN, received a first place 2023 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award in the Public and Population Health category. Associate Professor Melissa Horning, PhD, RN, PHN, and Clinical Associate Professor Nasra Giama, DNP, RN, PHN, are contributing authors.
 

Clinical Assistant Professor Ryne Wilson, DNP, RN, OCN, was appointed to the Oncology Nursing Society Board of Directors.