Dean's Research Day

Nursing research is at the core of advancing healthcare. A champion of nursing research that has an real impact, Dean Kathleen Potempa organized an initiative in 2009 to bring together the U-M nursing community for a day dedicated to nursing research. Dean Potempa's goal was not only to provide an additional forum for faculty, she also wanted to give students at all levels an opportunity that they might not otherwise have to present their research, igniting and fueling their own research ambitions. Now an annual event at the school, Dean's Research Day remains a way for faculty, students, and university healthcare professionals to share the impact of their research, hearing new perspectives and forging collaborative partnerships.

The third annual Dean's Research Day took place on Wednesday, March 30. The event was attended by more than 300 researchers, faculty, students, practitioners, and staff and focused on the impacts of nursing science specifically on healthcare practice and policy. In addition to presentations from School of Nursing faculty about their programs of research, students at all levels and additional faculty had the chance to present their completed and ongoing work in a sizable poster session. 2011 also marked the inaugural Suzanne H. Brouse Lecture given by Dean Emerita Ada Sue Hinshaw who presented her research findings of how nurses can develop areas of research that directly translate into state and federal healthcare policy.

 

See what was presented in the 2011 Dean's Research Day program.