The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Healthy Aging Scholarship recipients.
There were a limited number of scholarships available. We extend our thanks and high regard to all who applied. Scholarship recipients receive funds and support for research projects related to healthy aging and older adults. We look forward to hearing the results of their work at the Nurses of Influence Banquet on April 30, 2020.
Please join us in congratulating these exceptional scholars and their faculty mentors!
PhD RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP:
Boeun Kim, Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholar
Topic: Walkable Neighborhoods and Cognitive Health in Older Adults
Faculty Mentor: Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN
DNP RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS:
Catherine Munene, Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar
Topic: Fall Prevention and Harm Reduction in Ambulatory Settings at a Local Health Care Organization
Faculty Mentor: Hilaire Thompson, PhD, RN, CNRN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
Isadora Yi, Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholar
Topic: Developing a Dementia Care Toolkit for Caregiving Staff in Memory Care Units at a Local Retirement Community Company
Faculty Mentor: Hilaire Thompson, PhD, RN, CNRN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP:
Kristi Louthan, Germaine Krysan Undergraduate Scholar
Topic: Aging Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Dementia Project
Faculty Mentor: Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN