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Review news from Mayo Clinic's Division of Nursing Research.

2024

  • Dr. Conley awarded seed grant
  • November 2024
  • Samantha Conley, Ph.D., R.N., was awarded the second joint nursing research seed grant from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Mayo Clinic. Her co-investigator from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing is Kristin E. Sandau, Ph.D., R.N., FAHA, FAAN. Their grant is titled "Care Partners and Patients Navigating Year 1 of Dyadic Self-Management Post-LVAD."

    The joint seed grant is awarded each year to collaborating teams of investigators consisting of one faculty member from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and one Mayo Clinic nurse scientist. Grants are reviewed by School of Nursing faculty and Mayo Clinic nurse scientists and are awarded for up to two years.
  • Dr. Lindroth inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
  • November 2024
  • Heidi L. Lindroth, Ph.D., R.N. was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing at the academy's annual gala in Washington, D.C.
  • Dr. Pinto accepted leadership role in Arizona
  • November 2024
  • Melissa D. Pinto, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN was named the inaugural director of nursing research at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Before joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Pinto was an associate professor and founding faculty member of the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Pinto has had a sustained program of research funded by internal and external awards that include the National Institutes of Health and foundations.
  • Dr. Wilson joined the Division of Nursing Research
  • November 2024
  • Melissa A. Wilson, Ph.D., APRN, CCNS, FAAN, joined Mayo Clinic in November 2024 as a nurse scientist. Her areas of research include acute pain management in patients and moral distress in healthcare professionals.
  • Dr. Conley funded by Labfront and Garmin Health
  • January 2024
  • Samantha Conley, Ph.D., R.N., received a grant from Labfront and Garmin Health for her application titled "Mental Health Trajectories After Ostomy Surgery in People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease."
  • Dr. Singh accepted as an EIAP Scholar
  • January 2024
  • Komal P. Singh, Ph.D., R.N., was accepted into the National Cancer Institute's Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP) as an EIAP Scholar. This highly competitive program accepts 20 to 25 scholars every year from across the U.S., in many different scientific disciplines. EIAP participation is a strong step toward submitting an R01 grant application.

2023

  • Dr. Bennett's narrative art abstract accepted
  • December 2023
  • Robert R. Bennett, Ph.D. presented "The Use of Digital Expressive Narrative Art Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Advanced Cancer" as a Rapid Abstract Poster Discussion at the 2024 State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care meeting..
  • Dr. Al-Saleh's medication adherence manuscript accepted for publication
  • November 2023
  • A manuscript by Stacy A. Al-Saleh, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.T.C., titled "A Cross-Sectional Study of Cognitive Function, Illness Perceptions, and Immunosuppression Medication Adherence After Heart Transplantation" was accepted for publication in the Western Journal of Nursing Research.
  • Dr. Conley's insomnia manuscript accepted
  • September 2023
  • A manuscript by Samantha Conley, Ph.D., R.N., titled "Daytime Symptom Trajectories Among Adults With Stable Heart Failure and Insomnia: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia," was accepted for publication in the Journal of Sleep Research.
  • Dr. Bennett joins the Mayo Clinic Division of Nursing Research
  • August 2023
  • Robert R. Bennett, Ph.D., joined the Division of Nursing Research at Mayo Clinic in Arizona on Aug. 7, 2023. Dr. Bennett develops digital media interventions to improve mental health outcomes among adolescents and young adults who have had cancer.
  • Dr. Conley appointed assistant professor of nursing
  • June 2023
  • Samantha Conley, Ph.D., R.N., became an assistant professor of nursing at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, effective June 1, 2023.