2021 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Honorees

Sigma’s International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame honors Sigma members who have achieved significant and sustained national and/or international recognition for their work, and whose research has impacted the profession and the people it serves. This year 20 individuals—representing Australia, Canada, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—are recognized as members of the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Plan to join us during the four International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Conversations With the Honorees to learn more about their research and nursing journeys.

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Gregory L Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI

Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI
Helen Young CUPHSONAA Professor, Columbia University
New York, NY, USA

Research areas: technologies used to support patient care delivery, with an emphasis on aging populations


Ann Bonner, Ph, MA, BAppSc(Nurs), RN, MACN<

Ann Bonner, PhD, MA, BAppSc(Nurs), RN, MACN
Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
Southport, Queensland, Australia

Research areas: symptom management, self-management, health literacy and advanced practice nursing roles


Raymond Chan, RN, BNurs, MAppSc, PhD, FACN

Raymond Chan, PhD, MAppSc, BNurs, RN, FACN
Professor of Cancer Nursing, Queensland University of Technology and Metro South Health
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Research areas: optimizing models of care and health services' responses to address the needs of people affected by cancer in the survivorship phase


Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN, FGSA, FIAAN, FAAN

Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN, FGSA, FIAAN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY, USA

Research areas: substance use and prescription medication use in older adults, and caregiving and medication management for individuals with dementia


Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, FAAN

Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Research areas: developing and applying various complementary/alternative therapies to promote the health of older populations


Linda Chlan, PhD, RN, ATSF, FAAN

Linda Chlan, PhD, RN, ATSF, FAAN
Associate Dean for Nursing Research and Professor of Nursing, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA

Research areas: developing and testing novel symptom management interventions for critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support and attendance post-ICU outcomes


Sharron Docherty, PhD, PNP, RN, FAAN

Sharron Docherty, PhD, PNP, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean PhD Program, Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC, USA

Research areas: improving health outcomes for children, adolescents, young adults, and families undergoing intensive treatment for life-threatening and chronic conditions


Kim Dupree Jones, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN

Kim Dupree Jones, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
Dean & Professor, Linfield University
Portland, OR, USA

Research areas: maximizing fitness and symptom control in people with chronic pain, such as fibromyalgia


Lorraine Evangelista, PhD, RN, CNS, FAHA, FAAN

Lorraine Evangelista, PhD, RN, CNS, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX, USA

Research areas: the biobehavioral, psychosocial and biological aspects that impact psychological well-being, functional health, quality of life and clinical outcomes in adults diagnosed with chronic heart failure


Faye Gary, EdD, RN, FAAN

Faye Gary, EdD, RN, FAAN
The Medical Mutual of Ohio Kent W. Clapp Chair & Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA

Research areas: prevention of mental health disorders, high risk behaviors, homeless and runaway youth, attention deficit and hyperactivity in children, depression in African Americans, child/adolescent psychiatric nursing, community mental health, and advocacy


Greer Glazer, PhD, RN, CNP, FAAN

Greer Glazer, PhD, RN, CNP, FAAN
Dean, Schmidlapp Professor of Nursing and Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Cincinnati, OH, USA

Research areas: academic service partnerships, domestic violence, and women's health


Mark Hayter, PhD, M.Med.Sci, RN, BA (Hons), Cert. Ed, M.Med.Sci, FEANS, SFHEA, FRCSI, FAAN

Mark Hayter, PhD, M.Med.Sci, RN, BA (Hons), Cert. Ed, M.Med.Sci, FEANS, SFHEA, FRCSI, FAAN
Professor of Nursing and Health Research, University of Hull
Hull, United Kingdom

Research areas: adolescent and reproductive health


OiSaeng Hong, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHN

OiSaeng Hong, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHN
Professor, University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

Research areas: environmental and occupational health, and health disparities


Alison Hutchinson, PhD, RN, BAppSci (Adv Nsg), MBioeth, Cert of Midwifery

Alison Hutchinson, PhD, RN, BAppSci (Adv Nsg), MBioeth, Cert of Midwifery
Professor, Deakin University
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Research areas: knowledge translation in the healthcare setting and the influence of organizational context and interdisciplinary interaction on the uptake of research evidence by health professionals


Debra Jackson, PhD, AO, RN, SFHEA, FACN

Debra Jackson, PhD, AO, RN, SFHEA, FACN
Professor of Nursing, University of Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Research areas: reducing human suffering associated with preventable pressure injury, particularly in relation to pressure injury in community settings, and addressing cultural disparity in skin assessment


Jane Phillips, PhD, BSc, PGDip, RN, FACN

Jane Phillips, PhD, BSc, PGDip, RN, FACN
Professor, Queensland University of Technology
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Research areas: the delivery of care that enables people to spend more days in their place of choice, to move seamlessly between care settings and to receive best evidence-based palliative care


Rebecca Schnall, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, FAAN

Rebecca Schnall, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, FAAN
Mary Dickey Lindsay Professor of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (in Nursing), Columbia University
New York, NY, USA

Research areas: understanding the information needs of vulnerable patient populations and developing informatics tools to promote health and prevent disease


Shannon Scott, PhD, RN, FCAN

Shannon Scott, PhD, RN, FCAN
Professor & Canada Research Chair, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Research areas: improving health outcomes for children with acute and chronic health conditions through implementation and mobilization of the best available evidence merged with the power of the arts


Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN

Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar and Professor, College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL, USA

Research areas: managing Alzheimer’s and related memory disorders


Lisa Thompson, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN

Lisa Thompson, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA

Research areas: environmental health disparities and reducing household air pollutants that contribute to adverse perinatal outcomes

The 2021 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Award Presentation is sponsored by

Wiley

University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing

University of Cincinnati

Griffith University

UTMB Health School of Nursing

Columbia School of Nursing

Mayo Clinic

Wiley

Emory Nursing

Deakin University

Duke University School of Nursing

National League for Nursing

University of Buffalo School of Nursing

Florida Atlantic University

Lambda-Beta-at-Large Chapter