Tyra Girdwood, RN, BSN, is a PhD candidate and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA).
Her dissertation focuses on the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare process in adolescents and young adults with Cystic Fibrosis. She is particularly interested in what may indicate a successful transition and learning more about the transition experience from the child and parent perspectives. Tyra’s long-term research goal is to follow a cohort of parents and individuals with Cystic Fibrosis over time to better understand health outcomes before, during, and after the transition to adult healthcare.
For more information, contact IFNA member Tyra Girdwood.
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