International Awards for Nursing Excellence

Shirley M. Moore, RN, PhD,

Being recognized for my passion – developing knowledge to improve the health and quality of life of people across the lifespan – is a great honor.  I am committed to developing effective interventions for nurses and all health professionals.   

Dr. Shirley Moore’s research focuses on designing and testing interventions to promote health behavior change.  She currently leads a multi-site trial testing weight management interventions for urban, low-income adolescents and a NIH-funded Center of Excellence is Self-Management Research.

M. Cynthia Logsdon, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN

Dr. Logsdon has had a long and distinguished career in nursing research as evidenced by her prolific publications and presentations, the impact of her research on nursing practice, publications with interdisciplinary and international researchers, service as a consultant and peer reviewer of research for professional journals and government agencies, her publications with and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students, junior faculty and clinical nurses, and her service to research organizations. The extraordinary excellence of Dr. Logsdon’s scholarship has been externally validated by the most prestigious organizations in nursing. In 2005, Dr. Logsdon received the Excellence in Research Award from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing. In 2009, Dr. Logsdon received Sigma's Research Dissemination Award. From 2012 through 2013 she participated in the Maternal Child Health Leadership Program, sponsored by Sigma and Johnson & Johnson, as a leadership mentor for research.

Therese Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN

I am passionate about bringing rigorous science to the seemingly intractable societal problems of violence and injury that impact the lives of individuals, families and communities. The recognition of my contributions to building knowledge to reduce violence and improve outcomes of serious injury by my peers is something I treasure.         

Therese Richmond has an extensive program of research aimed at improving recovery from serious injury by addressing the interaction between physical injury and its psychological repercussions. Her science also focuses on prevention of violence and firearm violence. The National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Nursing Research, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have supported her research. Dr. Richmond serves on the Executive Committee of the CDC-funded Penn Injury Science Center and on the Executive Committee of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Richmond serves on the Federal Advisory Committee to the Secretary for National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030.

Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN

Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell is the Anna D. Wolf Chair and Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the National Program Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program. Her more than 12 major federally funded research investigations including studies of domestic violence homicide and improving the health care response to IPV. Elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2000, she was the Co-Chair of the IOM Forum on the Prevention of Global Violence and is on the Board of Directors of Futures Without Violence and the One Love Foundation. Dr. Campbell has published more than 225 articles and seven books and has extensive policy related service including testimony at congressional meetings and before the Senate, as well as policy and research agenda setting meetings with NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, DHHS Office on Women’s Health, and a host of other organizations.

Providence Health Care

This award recognizes the leadership taken by our Professional Practice Office in promoting research engagement and evidence-based practice for all nurses in the organization. The award highlights the importance of programs like the Practice-Based Research Challenge and roles like Clinical Nurse Specialists in supporting EBP for point-of-care nurses.               

Providence Health Care is a Catholic health care organization. Their vision is: “Driven by compassion and social justice, we are at the forefront of exceptional care and innovation.” Their populations of emphasis include heart & lung, renal, mental health & addictions, specialized needs in aging, HIV/AIDS, and urban health. Their largest hospital, St Paul’s, located in the inner city and many of our patients are marginalized, including those who are homeless. To support their nurses to provide exceptional and innovative care, Providence Health Care initiated the Practice-Based Research Challenge program in 2011. The Research Challenge supports point-of-care nurses and other clinicians to lead practice-relevant research projects in their clinical setting. Now in its 7th year, the program has involved 500 clinicians, funded 70 teams, and led to 100 conference presentations, 9 manuscripts published, numerous practice changes, national funding, and multiple healthcare awards.  

Rona F Levin, PhD, RN

Dr. Levin is clinical professor and director, DNP Program at New York University College of Nursing. Previously, Dr. Levin held positions at Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing from 2001 through 2011, including Project Director of the Joan M. Stout, RN Evidence-Based Practice Initiative, during which time she created shared appointments with two clinical agencies for the purpose of integrating EBP into the nursing services. Dr. Levin is also Professor Emeritus of Felician College, where she served as Director, Division of Nursing and then Director, The first and second editions of her book (co-edited by Dr. Harriet Feldman), Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, published by Springer won American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards. In 2008. She received the Jesse M. Scott Award for exemplary integration of research, education and practice from the American Nurses’ Association.

Sujatha Shanmugasundaram, PhD, RN, RM, MACN

Dr Sujatha Shanmugasundaram is a Lecturer (Nursing), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. She is experienced in teaching, research, scholarship and clinical practice. She has done several publications in peer reviewed journals and she presented her research papers in national and international conferences. For the past two years, she has been serving as a Research Chair for the Eta Pi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International located at Wisconsin University in Oshkosh. Her contribution toward the development of at-Large chapter at Melbourne, Australia is enormous. She actively involves in recruiting the members and organizing professional development day in this chapter. She was successful with several grants and awards. In particular, she received an Edith Anderson Education Leadership Award in 2012. Currently, she involves in number of collaborative researches with international universities. Her areas of research interests were: aged care nursing, palliative care nursing, nursing issues, nursing research in both quantitative and qualitative research.