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

2024

  • 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.
  • Dr. Umberfield's manuscript accepted for JAMDA publication
  • January 2024
  • A manuscript by Elizabeth E. Umberfield, Ph.D., R.N., titled "An Integrative Review of the State of POLST Science: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?" was accepted for publication in JAMDA.
  • 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."

2023

  • Dr. Bennett's narrative art abstract accepted
  • December 2023
  • Robert R. Bennett, Ph.D., had two abstracts accepted. The first is titled "The Use of Digital Expressive Narrative Art Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Advanced Cancer." He will present this Rapid Abstract Poster Discussion (RAPiD) at the 2024 State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care meeting.
  • Drs. Bennett and Tofthagen's hope and spirituality abstract accepted
  • December 2023
  • An abstract by Dr. Bennett and Cindy Tofthagen, Ph.D., R.N., ARNP, AOCNP, FAANP, FAAN, titled "Hope and Spirituality in Hispanic Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors" was accepted for a podium presentation at the 2024 Western Institute of Nursing Conference.
  • 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. Umberfield won joint award for nursing innovation and discovery
  • October 2023
  • Dr. Umberfield and University of Minnesota assistant professor Robin Austin, Ph.D., D.N.P., D.C., RN-BC, FAMIA, FNAP, won a collaborative seed grant to encourage cooperation between Mayo Clinic's Division of Nursing Research and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. Read more on the University of Minnesota School of Nursing website.
  • Dr. Umberfield won joint award from generative AI program
  • October 2023
  • Dr. Umberfield worked with Mayo Clinic nursing administrator Matt D. Byrne Ph.D., M.S., R.N., C.N.E., on a grant application titled "Nursing Virtual Assistant for Individualized Nursing Care and Education Plan Generation." Their application was selected for funding through Mayo Clinic's Generative AI Program based on its uniqueness and strategic potential.
  • Dr. Conley's insomnia manuscript accepted
  • September 2023
  • Dr. Conley's manuscript, 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. Umberfield invited to NIH Technical Experts Panel
  • August 2023
  • Dr. Umberfield was named to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Technical Experts Panel for a project titled "Digitizing Consent and Regulatory Metadata Towards Streamlining Governance of Pediatric COVID-19 Research Data Linkages." The project was led by the Office of Data Science and Sharing at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the NIH.
  • 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.
  • Dr. Umberfield's ontologies manuscript accepted for publication
  • June 2023
  • Dr. Umberfield's manuscript, titled "The Case for Expressing Nursing Theories Using Ontologies," was accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
  • Drs. Chlan and Khan's music research featured by NIH
  • May 2023
  • A study led by Linda L. Chlan, Ph.D., R.N., ATSF, FAAN, Mayo Clinic associate dean for nursing research, and Babar A. Khan, M.D., a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, on the health benefits of listening to music was featured in NIH research highlights: Can Music Influence Healthy Aging?
  • Dr. Tofthagen received NIA funding for grief research
  • March 2023
  • Cindy Tofthagen, Ph.D., R.N., ARNP, AOCNP, FAANP, FAAN, received a five-year R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for her project titled "Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Early Maladaptive Grief: A Clinical Trial."
  • Dr. Singh funded for research on gut microbiome in breast cancer
  • February 2023
  • Komal P. Singh, Ph.D., R.N., has been selected to receive the 2022 Sigma/Western Institute of Nursing Research Grant in the amount of $10,000 for her proposal titled "Investigation of Neuropsychological Symptoms and Changes in Gut Microbiome Physiology as Risk Factors for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea in Patients With Breast Cancer."
  • 2022 in Review: Nursing Research at Mayo Clinic
  • January 2023
  • Mayo Clinic's Division of Nursing Research reflected on the research goals and accomplishments made in 2022. Hear from some of the division's nurse scientists and postdoctoral research scholars on what they've been working on, and what that work means for patients. Read the blog entry on the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research website.

2022

  • Dr. Tofthagen received Mayo Clinic funding for grief research
  • November 2022
  • Dr. Tofthagen received Mayo Clinic's NIH Relief Grant for a project titled "Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Early Maladaptive Grief: A Clinical Trial." The NIH Relief Grant is supported by the Mayo Clinic Research Committee. It is intended to support some of the work proposed in Dr. Tofthagen's R01 application that is pending given the NIH continuing resolution.
  • Dr. Lindroth received NIH K23 funding for delirium project
  • August 2022
  • Heidi L. Lindroth, Ph.D., R.N., received an NIH K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award for her project titled "Harnessing the Power of Technology to Transform Delirium Severity Measurement in the ICU." This funding provides Dr. Lindroth with five years of support for the continued development of her skills and trajectory toward independent extramural funding.
  • Dr. Singh received 2022 Gerstner Career Development Award for gut microbiome research
  • July 2022

  • Dr. Singh was selected for a 2022 Gerstner Family Career Development Award to investigate the gut microbiome link to chemotherapy-induced nausea. Read more on the Mayo Clinic News Network.

  • These competitive awards are made possible by a grant from The Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Fund at Vanguard Charitable. They are presented annually by Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine to support researchers using individualized medicine approaches for predicting, preventing, treating and curing diseases.