We salute these scholars and researchers for advancing our profession and pediatric patient outcomes across the country for almost two decades.
Nursing Research Grants
| 2025 |
Research - Jade Burns: Using Social Media and Natural Language Processing to Enhance STI Testing and Sexual Health Among Young Black Males |
| 2025 |
Quality Improvement - Amy Manion: Impact Lab: Innovative Simulation Techniques to Enhance Concussion Competency |
| 2023 |
David Geyer: Confronting Bureaucracy: Systemic Challenges to Caring for Children with Medical Complexity at Home |
| 2022 |
Vera Borkowski: Improving Social Determinants of Health Screening in Schools with Group Concept Mapping |
| 2021 |
Rachel Swerdlin: Implementation and evaluation of a formal mentorship program for new graduate pediatric nurse practitioners |
| 2020 |
Zainab Alzawad: Pilot Feasibility Study of Parental Stress and Anxiety in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| 2019 |
Dawn Murphy: Teens' Experiences with Sexting: A Grounded Theory Study; Kelly Pretorius: Understanding SIDS Through Social Media |
| 2018 |
Hiba Abujaradeh: The Association of Mindfulness with Stress, Depression, and Anxiety and Diabetes-Related Outcomes among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes; Lisa Militello: A Solution-Focused Approach: What Low-Income Parents with Young Children Need from Stress-Regulation Smartphone Apps; Mary Thompson: Focus Groups to Inform Design of a Mobile Health System to Support Transition-Age Youth with Epilepsy |
| 2017 |
Jessica Bahorski: Parental Self-Efficacy, Feeding Practices, and Weight in Infancy: A Secondary Analysis; Colleen McGovern: COPE for Asthma: A Cognitive Behavior Skills-Building Intervention for Children with Asthma; Jennifer Sonney: Child Asthma Management Program (CHAMP): A Usability and Acceptability Study
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| 2016 |
Eileen Condon: Maternal Protective Factors in Multiethnic Maternal-Child Dyads: A Study of Physiological, Health and Developmental Outcomes in School Age Children; Valerie Martinez: An Examination of Factors Affecting Quality of Life for Children with Asthma and their Caregivers in Southeast Georgia; Rebecca Robert: Improving breastfeeding outcomes of WIC populations with mhealth enhanced peer-counseling interventions: Evaluation of the pilot program, BfedDC; Regena Spratling: Parents’ Symptom Management for Their Children Who Require Medical Technology |
| 2015 |
Jesica Pagano-Therrien: Research participation decision-making and research fatigue among youth and parents of youth with chronic health conditions; Elizabeth Sloand: Breastfeeding practices among Latina mothers in an urban office setting. |
| 2014 |
Nutrena Tate: Looking Through My Eyes: A Photovoice Study on the Influences of Eating, Physical Activity, and Body Image in Urban African American, Latino American and Caucasian American Adolescents; Karen Johnson: A qualitative exploration of addressing health-risk behaviors during sports physicals; Catherine Goodhue: Development of an Intestinal Rehabilitation Disaster Survival Toolkit for Families With Special Health Care Needs |
| 2012 |
Angela Nash |
| 2011 |
Deborah Torowicz |
| 2010 |
Mariaelena Calhoun |
| 2009 |
Sybill Naidoo, Sharron Close |
| 2007 |
Michelle Beauchesne |
| 2006 |
Virginia Biddle, Amy Becker Manion |
| 2005 |
Judith O’Haver, Tracy Magee |
| 2004 |
Maria Garner, Jill Kilanowski |
| 2003 |
Theresa Skybo, Martha Swartz |
| 2002 |
Elizabeth LeCuyer-Maus, Leigh Small |
NAPNAP Foundation DNP/PhD Student Scholarships
| 2024 |
Leslie Pitts |
| 2023 |
Leah Apalodimas |
| 2022 |
Kimberly Higginbotham |
| 2021 |
Catrin Pedersen |
| 2020 |
Patricia Lawrence |
| 2019 |
Kelli Garber, Stephanie Smith |
| 2018 |
Kelly Pretorius |
Member Conference Scholarships
| 2025 |
Julia Alley, Nicole Graham, Maria Mendoza |
| 2024 |
Lauren Forbes, Krista Nastaj, Leslie Pitts |
| 2023 |
Alison Bray, Maranda Gourley, Melissa Vodicka |
| 2019 |
Sandra Bennett, Megan Carpenter, Jessica Heichel, Julia Higashio, Ashley Hunter, Hunter Pierce, Kelsey Renning, Harsana Showunmi, Haley Smith |
| 2018 |
Christina Brocklebank, Megan Gallagher, Bethany Jerabek, Lyndsay Piccininni, Kylee Schlepp, Emily Schumacher, Catie Straut, Holly Thompson, Kristin Vanderwell |
| 2017 |
Regina Dagher, Morgan Grabinsoki, Claire Short, Arianna Stone, Chelsey Andrea, Ameeka George |
| 2016 |
Shelley Bull, Vanessa Hoy, Jean Ivey |
| 2015 |
Elizabeth Hoppe, Hannah Westre, Carrie Donnell, Rhonda Hertwig |
| 2014 |
Mildred McCully, Rachel Lyons |
| 2011 |
Jamelah Tangara, Jennifer Jacobs, Jami Pavlak |
NAPNAP Foundation/PNCB Empowering Professional Diversity Scholarship
| 2025 |
Calli Jing
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| 2024 |
Jiosajandy Garcia-Reyna, Emma Jagasia
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| 2023 |
Michaela Gabrielle Serafica
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Quality Improvement & Evidence-based Practice Project Grant
| 2019 |
Megan Coco: Impact of a One-day Sickle Cell Disease Self-Management Workshop on Disease Self-Efficacy and Self-Management Behaviors |
DNP Research Grants
| 2017 |
Kelley Bonowski: Pilot Psychosocial Screening Protocol in Children with Congenital Heart Disease; Teri Townsend:
The Next Steps to Autism Guidebook and Parental Stress
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| 2016 |
Kimberly Joo: Text Message Follow-Up Reminders in the Pediatric Urgent Care |
Elaine Gelman Scholarships
| 2019 |
Susan Buxbaum, Jessica Corcoran, Avery Forget |
| 2018 |
Megan Antolick, Harsana Showunmi, Julia Higashio |
| 2017 |
LaMonica Hunter, Danielle Romero |
| 2016 |
Diane Batham |
| 2015 |
Whitney McGarry |
| 2012 |
Gwen Cassidy |
| 2010 |
Brittney Sullivan |
| 2007 |
Jean Diggs |
| 2006 |
Amanda Coyle |
Richardson DNP Scholarships
| 2017 |
Tal Levin-Decanini |
| 2016 |
Kathleen Carr, Emily Dague, Lisa Froling, Maureen Kelly, Christina Wallace, Katherine Watson |
| 2015 |
Rachel McCarrison, Clarissa Vogel, Michelle King, Jennifer Hughes |
| 2014 |
Annette Carley, Rebecca Carson, Jessica Diver |
Reckitt Benckiser Student Scholarships
| 2007- 2014 |
Jillienne Jordan, Venessa Yoosook, Kelly Hebl Garcia, Carin Hanson, Chaka Batley, Michelle Stephens, Adebola Olarewaju, Patricia Phillips, Jamee Clemens, Lisa Jia, Rebecka Evans |
Reckitt Benckiser Member Scholarships
| 2010- 2012 |
Rhonda Hertwig, Julie Allison Watson Ko, Jennifer Bevacqua |
Reckitt Benckiser Research Grant
| 2014 |
Catherine Goodhue: Development of an Intestinal Rehabilitation Disaster Survival Toolkit for Families With Special Health Care Needs |
McNeil PNP Scholarships
| 2001- 2010 |
Rose Kreikemeier, Nicole Kastner, Kelly Gettig, Wendy Seto, Sheri Vlam, Deborah Wesener, Myna Laughlin, Melissa Young, Mary Doherty, Lanipua Yeh-Hauer, Kathleen Carr, Amy Stillwell, Jade Curry, Leslie Stirn |
McNeil Grants-in-Aid
| 2001- 2010 |
Jenny Brady, Betty Goodpasture, Sharon Juszli, Laurel Socha, Roberta Bavin, Robin Buckle, Patrick Conlon, Wendy Gillespie, Nicole Lavin, Ann Limegrover, Debra Neretich, Anna Tielsch, Stacey Bushell, Laurie Dahlberg, Patricia King, Myra Cleary, Grace Evanoo, Lisa Schiffer, Judith Cudworth, Kay Froemming, Sylvia Zaleski, C. Baxter-Rogers, Jennifer Lang-Ree, Melissa Micol, Annamarie Brown, Resa Lord, Angela Ventry, Sheri Carson, Gina Markos-Capps, Carmen Wycoff, Dawn Bankson, Jennifer Barger, Katherine Davis, Tamara Dykstra, Mariaelena Fagadore, Rachel Mills, Annie Nodestine, Melissa Bagwell, Deena Dorosheff, Nancy Hanson, Rebecca Ledwin, Ellen McGuffey, Patricia Piascik, Virginia Woolworth, Carrie Lewis, Lori Kasher, Melanie Lally, Judy Pitts, Theresa Puckett, Kelly Ruemmele, Melissa Spurrier |
Abbott Nutrition DNP Capstone Grants
| 2011-12 |
Angelina Harman, Audra Rankin, Michelle Schweitzer, Ashley Tuttle, Jennifer Platt, Sara Romanski |
Abbott Nutrition Student Grants
| 2012-09 |
Lindsay Jamison Wolf, Sarah Agtarap, Jennifer Jacobs, Ashley Raynor, April Bice, Lindsay Jamison, Theresa Ruddy, Erin Broene, Nicole Jordan, Ashley Shields, Jessica Burnette, Katherine Koruda, Cynthia Moll Slaga, Lauren Doppelheuer, Susannah Labbe, Nicole Sorensen, Amanda Kack Flannery, Rebecca Masters, Amanda Springer, Kathryn Gray, Maud Meulstee, Amanda Thompson, Laura Harvey, Jennifer Nordling, Kristen Woodard, Margaret Howarth, Jennifer Burkey, David Drevno, Rebecca Moushon, Kelly Burr, Tressa Dykstra-Van Voorst, Tiffany Nguyen, Carla Campbell, Leah Gaylord, Abby Phillips, Anna Carlson, Mary Laurette Hughes, Paula Rosales, Faith Crozier, Amanda Hyslop, Jennifer Shively, Carrie Donnell, Lindsay Jamison, Nicole Triggs, Debra Downing, Sarah Kiser, Jintana Weerapan |
Wyeth Immunization Grants
| 2010-01 |
Dian Baker, Annamarie Brown, Helen Lerner, Victoria Niederhauser, Veronica Torres, Marie Whannel, Phoebe Gray, Jean Steinmetz, Victoria Niederhauser, Karlen Luthy, Tracy Magee, Laura Swanson, Myra Cleary, Amy Dunlop, Mary Ryder-Larkin, Judith Vessey, Mary Cahill, Marilyn Lieber, Jeanne Weiland, Ann Pron, Eileen O’Holleran, Joan Stiggelbout |
Innovative Health Care Small Grants
| 2003- 2010 |
Gayle Higgins, Mary Cahill-Roberts, Marguerite DiMarco, Karen Rance, Martha Strong, Marcia Buckminster, Mary Cahill |
Rural & Underserved Scholarships
| 2005-2012 |
Sara Baumgart, Liza Jia, Marianne Miller, Amy Dillon, Annie Imboden, Sara Lynn Kraft |
New Avenues to Health Care Small Grants
| 2001-2006 |
Karen Rance, Martha Strong, Jody Church, Kathleen Hahn, Marcia Buckminster, Mary Cahill, Annamarie Brown, Sherry Dailey, Marguerite DiMarco |
Graduate Student Research Grants
| 2002-2007 |
Cathy Woodward, Sheri Vlam, Jacqueline Rychnovsky |