Dr. Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdottir, Professor, University of Iceland and Chairman of the Academic Council of Family Nursing at University Hospital was awarded the prestigious Honorary Scientist Award 2014 at a special ceremony on May 7, 2014 at Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland. Dr. Svavarsdottir has studied persistence, resilience, coping, health- related quality of life, well-being, violence in intimate relationships, and adaptation and integration in families who are living with chronic diseases in both Iceland and the United States. Dr. Svavarsdottir served as Principal Investigator of the Landspitali University Knowledge Translation Research Project in Reykjavik, Iceland that took place from 2007-2011. Family Systems Nursing (FSN) was implemented at an institutional level on every unit of a large 900-bed university hospital in Iceland. A Steering Committee of nursing practice leaders and knowledge users collaborated in the implementation of the educational intervention focused on teaching practicing nursing the skill of offering brief therapeutic conversations to families. A quasi-experimental design examined family and nurse outcomes across several populations of families in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Mentoring of research skills also involved master and doctoral students in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Iceland who were included in this knowledge translation research. The project also resulted in the psychometric development of two new research instruments: the Iceland-Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire [ICE-EFFQ]and the Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire [ICE-FPSQ]. Dr. Svavarsdottir has written over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and she has co-edited two academic books. In addition, Dr. Svavarsdottir has mentored numerous students in the BS program as well as students in master’s and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Nursing , University of Iceland. For more information or to offer your congratulations, contact IFNA member Erla Svavarsdottir: [email protected]
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Dr. Laurie Gottlieb Awarded 2013 AJN Book of the Year Award for Strengths-Based Nursing Care: Health and Healing for Person and Family
Dr. Laurie Gottlieb, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, is the author of a new book, “Strengths-based nursing care: Health and healing for person and family“. This book was awarded the 2013 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year award and won FIRST place in the Education, Continuing Education category. Dr. Gottlieb organized an inaugural conference featuring Strengths Based Nursing: Practice Education, and Leadership in November 2013. The conference was co-hosted by McGill Ingram School of Nursing and the nursing departments of three teaching hospitals in Montreal – the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, the Jewish General Hospital, and the McGill University Health Centre. The one day event attracted over 500 participants and another 200 joined the conference via the Internet. Keynotes were offered by Dr. Patricia Benner, noted educator and author, and Dr. Judith Shamian, President of ICN. Dr. Gottlieb and Dr. Benner co-authored a recent blog post about this topic. For more information, contact IFNA member, Laurie Gottlieb: [email protected]
Dr. Karyn Roberts is an NIH-ACMG Fellow in Genomic Program Management
Karyn Roberts, PhD, RN, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellow in Genomic Program Management. The purpose of this fellowship is to provide health care providers with the credentials and experience to lead genomic medicine research and implementation programs at the NIH, major medical centers, and other organizations. During her time at the NIH, Dr. Roberts will build on her knowledge and understanding of genomics and its applications; apply that knowledge to the development of research grants, implementation, and management; and develop further skills in driving work in complex organizations. Her goal for this fellowship is to advocate for and elevate the voice of families into the broader scientific community.
Prior to this position, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. The purpose of her research is to ensure children with chronic conditions and their families will achieve health equity, optimal physical and psychological health, and quality of life. Thus far, to achieve this objective her research has had two foci: 1) Identify the experiences of adolescents and families in daily weight management and 2) Identify genetic influences that impact body weight, specifically genes in the melanocortin 4 pathway, which control satiety and energy expenditure.
Dr. Roberts has received many awards including the Daisy Faculty Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing (2013), the Denise and Seth Rosen Research Award from the UIC College of Nursing (2019), the Sigma-Alpha Lambda Chapter Research Award (2019), and the Sigma Small Grant award from Sigma Theta Tau International (2019). She is currently a director on the IFNA Board of Directors and an active member of the International Research Collaboration Subcommittee of the IFNA Research Committee.
For more information, contact [email protected] or explore her profile here: Karyn Roberts.
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Dr. Intima Alrimawi Focuses on Child Protection and Improving Health Outcomes for Families Experiencing Higher Rates of Health Disparities
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Dr. Rosemary Eustace Focuses on Breast Health Awareness, Education, and Early Detection
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Dr. Rosemary Eustace is a Professor at Wright State University, USA. Her current research focuses on breast health awareness, education, and early detection. She works primarily with a population of rural women in midlife and their significant others in Tanzania, a low-income country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her research also involves community health workers and primary care health care providers. Data is collected through an investigator-developed critical informant interview guide and a focus group discussion guide that explores the prospective feasibility and acceptability of a community health worker-led couple-based breast health awareness and early breast cancer detection program. Through this work, Dr. Eustace and her team seek to develop a multi-level breast health awareness and early detection program that will contribute towards Tanzania’s community health strategies for breast cancer prevention.
To achieve this important work, Dr. Eustace collaborates with Dr. Tumaini Nyamhanga from the School of Public Health at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) (https://muhas.ac.tz/). To support her ability to undertake this research, Dr. Eustace and Dr. Nyamhanga completed the competitive National Cancer Institute Multilevel Intervention Training Institute (https://healthcaredelivery.cancer.gov/mlti/) and the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (https://www.iie.org/programs/carnegie-african-diaspora-fellowship-program/).
As a nurse educator, Dr Eustace has been recognized for Innovation in Teaching Award for Family Science (https://cognella.com/blog/2019/11/21/three-instructors-honored-with-cognella-innovation-in-teaching-awards-for-family-science/). In addition, she is also part of a team of Wright State University nurse educators participating in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Pilot School initiative on Competency-Based Education for Practice-Ready Nurse Graduates (https://vocalvideo.com/v/aacn-essentials-anf-wright-state-university).
Dr. Eustace has also led Global Health Learning study abroad trips to Tanzania since 2012.
For further information, please contact Dr. Eustace: [email protected].