College of Nursing Ranks 23rd in NIH Funding for Two Consecutive Years
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the rankings of schools and colleges who received NIH funding in 2006. For two consecutive years, Michigan State University College of Nursing ranks 23rd out of 100 schools and colleges nationwide.
College of Nursing faculty received nearly $2 million in research grants during 2006. The funding received from NIH will be used to advance excellence in nursing research and its translation into practice and education. The College of Nursing faculty focuses on research in two areas: chronic conditions and healthy families and populations. Faculty members that received NIH funding during 2006 include:
Principal Investigators by CON Faculty:
Barbara Given, PhD, RN, FAAN
Family Home Care for Cancer – A Community-Based Model
Eileen Kintner, PhD, BSN
Staying Healthy- Asthma Responsible and Prepared
Denise Saint Arnault, PhD, RN, MS
Mixed Method Analysis of Depressed Japanese Women
Gwen Wyatt, PhD, MSN, RN
Reflexology: An Intervention for Advanced Breast Cancer
Mei-Wei Chang, PhD, MS, BSN, RN
A Pilot Study of Diabetes Risk Reduction Program (DRRP) with Overweight Mothers
Subcontracts through other universities with Principal Investigators by CON Faculty:
Eileen Kintner, PhD, BSN
Music Video and Adolescent Resilience during Transplant
Subcontract through Indiana University
Denise Saint Arnault, PhD, RN, MS
Navajo Youth and the Experience of Psychiatric Treatment
Subcontract through University of California, San Diego
Co-Investigators by CON Faculty:
Barbara Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, Charles Given is Primary Investigator
Automated Telephone Monitoring for Symptom Management
Barbara Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, Charles Given, PhD, is Primary Investigator
Symptom Clusters in Cancer
Subcontract through Oregon Health & Sciences University
Student Funded:
Amy Hoffman
Fatigue: Self-Efficacy and Functional Status
Audrey Gift, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Principal Investigator and mentor
NIH is one of the world's leading medical research centers, comprised of 27 separate institutions and centers for healthcare. It is one of eight health agencies of the public health service and is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of the NIH is to uncover fundamental knowledge that can benefit the world as a whole through research, funding, training, and teaching.
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