Minnesota Nursing Magazine Spring/Summer 2012 - School of ...

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center director:
Jayne Fulkerson, PhD
mission:
To improve the health of infants, children, adolescents, parents, and families in the context of their
communities. Center members develop and disseminate evidence-based interventions and best
practices in primary and secondary prevention.
for more information:
Email: CCFHPR@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CCFHPR
center for
child and family health
promotion research
Facilitating Emerging
Interest in Nursing
Research
Center Announces the 2012 Emerging Child and
Family Health Promotion Nursing
Scientist Program
The Emerging Nursing Scientist Program was created as a
mentored research opportunity for pre-licensure junior or senior
BSN and MN students interested in pursuing a career in child and
family health promotion research. Recipients of the award are
given the opportunity to participate in a research project under
the direction of a School of Nursing faculty research mentor with
financial support from the University of Minnesota School of
Nursing Foundation. These funds support recipients to attend
the Midwest Nursing Research Society’s Annual conference and
to present a poster at either School of Nursing Research Day or
the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of
Minnesota.
The ultimate goal of the program is to cultivate a keen interest
in nursing research among students. And, that the selected
students will appreciate the value of nursing research and apply
nursing research findings to their own evidence-based practice in
the future.
Pictured left to right are: Ping Fung-Houger, Megan Holle, and Erin Nelsen.
2012 Emerging Nursing Scientist awardees
Ping Fung-Houger is a first year Master of Nursing student with a
research interest in childhood obesity prevention. She is mentored
by Dr. Jayne Fulkerson.
Megan Holle, is a BSN senior with a research interest in
breastfeeding mothers and midwifery. She is mentored by
Dr. Laura Duckett.
Erin Nelsen is also a BSN senior, her research interest is based
in family-centered clinical practice. She is mentored by
Dr. Ann Garwick.
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Through the Child and Family Health Promotion Emerging Nursing
Scientist Program, each of these promising students will have the
opportunity to experience the excitement of completing a nursing
research project first-hand. For more information about the Child
and Family Health Promotion Emerging Nursing Scientist Program,
please contact center director, Jayne Fulkerson, at ccfhpr@umn.edu.
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