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* NurseBeatFaculty NewsSusan A. Albrecht, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for studentand alumni services, development and public relations,and associate professor in the Department of Health andCommunity Systems, was named 2009 president-elect ofthe Board of Directors of the Association of Women’s Health,Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). AWHONN is theforemost nursing authority that advances the health careof women and newborns through advocacy, research, andthe creation of high-quality, evidence-based standards ofcare. Albrecht received an award from the Health Resourcesand Services Administration for her proposal, “AdvancedEducation Nurse Traineeship.” Albrecht also receivedawards from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundationfor her proposal, “Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Scholarships forDisadvantaged Students,” and from the Pennsylvania HigherEducation Foundation for “Graduate Nurse Education Grant.”Sheila A. Alexander (PhD ’04, BSN ’89), assistant professorin the Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, receivedan award from the National Institute of Nursing Researchfor “Long Term Outcomes in ICU Patients: Delirium &Apolipoprotein E.” Alexander also received a Leadershipin Nursing Award from Sigma Theta Tau International, EtaChapter in recognition of her outstanding accomplishmentsas a researcher; the 2008 Norma J. Shoemaker Grant forCritical Care Nursing Research to research biomarkers thatmay be able to predict delirium onset or duration in theintensive care unit; and the 2009 Neurology Specialty Awardfrom the Society of Critical Care Medicine for her abstract onnitric oxide synthase genes and their ability to predict nitricoxide levels in cerebrospinal fluid and the association amonggenes, NO levels, and cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoidhemorrhage.Helen K. Burns (PhD ’93, MN ’81), RN, associate dean forclinical education and associate professor in the Departmentof Health and Community Systems, received an awardfrom the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board for herproposal, “Interactive and Video Conferencing.”Karen Courtney, PhD, RN, assistant professor in theDepartment of Health and Community Systems, receivedan award from the National Institute of Nursing Researchfor “After-hours Communication Support for Hospice FamilyCaregivers and Patients.”Annette DeVito Dabbs, RN, (PhD ’03), assistant professorin the Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, receivedan award from the National Institutes of Health NationalInstitute of Nursing Research for her proposal, “PhaseIII Trial of Pocket PATH: A Computerized Intervention toPromote Self-Care.” DeVito Dabbs also won an awardfor the best research presentation by a nurse or socialscientist for her abstract, A Randomized ControlledPilot Trial of Pocket PATH vs. Standard Care and EarlySelf-Care Behaviors after Lung Transplantation, at theSusan A. AlbrechtHelen K. BurnsHeidi S. DonovanWilla DoswellMary Beth HappRichard HenkerMarilyn HravnakInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation28th annual meeting and scientific sessions.Heidi S. Donovan, PhD, RN, assistant professor in theDepartment of Acute and Tertiary Care, received an awardfrom the National Institute of Nursing Research for “WebbasedOvarian Cancer Symptom Control: Nurse-guidedvs. Self-directed.”Willa Doswell, PhD, RN, assistant professor in theDepartment of Health Promotion and Development, receivedan award from the Staunton Farm Foundation for “ProjectUplift: Using Parish Nurses to Reduce Mental and BehavioralHealth Risk in Urban Communities.”Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean andprofessor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing,received an award from the National Institutes of Healthfor “Adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life: Translationof Interventions.” Dunbar-Jacob also was honored bythe YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh with the Science andTechnology Award at the 2008 A Tribute to WomenLeadership Awards Luncheon.Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor in theDepartment of Acute and Tertiary Care, received a Circle ofExcellence Award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.Richard Henker, RN, PhD, associate professor and vice chairin the Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, received anaward from the Clinical & Translational Science InstituteBasic to Clinical Collaborative Research Pilot Program for“Genetic & Other Risk Factors of Opioid-induced Sedation andRespiratory Depression: Mice to Humans and Back Again.”Marilyn Hravnak, PhD, RN, CRNP, associate professor in theDepartment of Acute and Tertiary Care, received the internationalBayada Award for Technological Innovation in NursingEducation and Practice, presented by the Drexel UniversityCollege of Nursing and Health Professions. Hravnak alsoreceived a 2009 Annual Scientific Award from the Society ofCritical Care Medicine (SCCM) for her abstract, “RelationshipBetween Left Ventricular Wall Motion Abnormalities andMarkers of Neurocardiac Injury in Patients with AneurysmalSubarachnoid Hemorrhage.”Leslie Hoffman, PhD, RN, FAAN, department chair andprofessor in the Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, willreceive the first annual Outstanding Educator Award fromthe American Thoracic Society at the 2009 InternationalConference, May 15–20.Julius Kitutu, PhD, assistant professor in the Departmentof Acute and Tertiary Care and director of the Departmentof Student Services, received an award from the HealthResources and Services Administration for his proposal,“Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students.” Kitutu alsoreceived a grant from the Pennsylvania Higher EducationFoundation for “Nursing Education Grant Block Grant.”38 university of Pittsburgh