MNRS Student Poster Winners
2009 Undergraduate Category
First Place – Lauren Flaherty, Case Western Reserve University; Relationships Among Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, Fatigue, and Depression in Fathers of Twins.
Second Place – Melissa Alandy, Loyola University; Quality of Life in Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Depression.
Third Place – Ann Hundertmark, University of Minnesota; Is There an Association between Peer Support for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Levels Among Adolescents Attending Alternative High School?
Honorable Mention – Joshua Lea, Kent State University; Adolescent Dating Violence
2009 Evidence Based Practice Category
First Place – Ruth Staus, Metropolitan State University: Culture Change in an Assisted-Living Facilty
Second Place – Annette Perry, Wright State University; An Evidenced-Based Project: Heart Disease Risk Screening and Risk Factor Treatment in Low-Income Women
Honorable Mention – Jill Walsh, Rush University; Laying the Foundation for a Healthy Work Environment.
2009 Master’s Category
First Place – Kirsten Morse, University of Minnesota; Factors Associated with Parental Concern Regarding their Child’s Weight.
Second Place – Ana Huaringa, University of Michigan; Using the Newest Vital Sign to Measure Health Literacy in Nurse Managed Primary Care Centers.
Third Place – Lisa Domenico, University of Michigan; Evidenced-Based Guide to Screening for Depression in Adults Older than 65 Years of Age, in the Primary Care Setting.
Honorable Mention – Heather Marunda, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Influence of Menopausal Status on Sleep and Hot Flashes Throughout Breast Cancer Adjuvant Chemotherapy.
2009 Doctoral Category
First Place – Cynthia Bell, Indiana University; Death Worries and Quality of Life in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors.
Second Place – . Lisa Gerow, University of Kansas; A Phenomenological Study of Nurses’ Experience of Grief Following Patient Death.
Third Place – . Srissuda Ngamkham, University of Illinois at Chicago; Differences in Pain Intensity and Quality by Pain Pattern in Outpatients with Cancer.
Third Place – Karen Robinson, Marquette University; A Pilot Study of African America Women’s Narratives about Their Newborn Feeding Chioices;
Honorable Mention - Judith Westphal, University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Effect of Workforce Shortages on Nurse Leader Turnover and Succession in U.S. Hospitals.
Honorable Mention –Josephine Mancuso, Marquette University; The Impact of Health Literacy and Patient Trust on Glycemic Control.
Honorable Mention – Ornwanya Poomsrikaew, University of Illinois at Chicago; Knowledge of Heart Attack Symptoms and Risk Factors among Native Thais.
2008 Undergraduate Category
First Place – Jennifer Gross, Kansas University Medical Center. Perceived Behavioral Control of Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Adolescents.
Second Place – Rachel Meyer, University of Nebraska Medical Center. Quality of Life in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.
Third Place – Andrea Maners, Indiana University. The Effect of Partner Constraint on Younger Breast Cancer Survivors.
2008 Evidence Based Practice Category
First Place – Lyndsey Nykiel, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO. Attitudes and Beliefs of Emergency Department Staff Regarding Family Presence for Medical Resuscitations.
2008 Master’s Category
First Place – Julia Rogers, Valparaiso University. Transferring Research into Practice: An Integrative Review.
Second Place – Rita Million, University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Bone Marrow Transplant Experience of Spousal Caregivers.
Third Place – Tonya Froehlich, South Dakota State University, Nurse Practitioner Knowledge and Use of Complementary and Integrative Medicine.
2008 Doctoral Category
First Place – Ronald Hickman, Case Western Reserve University, Dispositional Cognitive Appraisal, Informational Coping Style, and Depressive Symptoms in Family Decisional Makers of the Chronically Critically Ill.
Second Place – Anita Dempsey, University of Cincinnati, The Relationship Between Executive Function, AD/HD and Obesity.
Third Place – Kathryn Kott, Marquette University, Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectation, Self-care Behavior and Glycosylated Hemoglobin Level in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes.
Third Place – Lori Huber, University of Akron, Sleep Quality and Trauma Symptoms in Battered Women.
2007 Undergraduate Category
First Place – Elizabeth Rodgers from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Second Place – Janel Smith from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Third Place – Lisa Biga – University of Nebraska Medical Center
2007 Evidence Based Practice Category
First Place – Judith Cutler from Kettering Medical Center Network and Wright State University
Honorable Mention – Nancy Kinkley – Wright State University
2007 Master’s Category
First Place – Anna Toth from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Second Place – Susan Meyer from Wright State University
Third Place – Erin Ross from Minnesota State University, Mankato
Honorable Mention – Richard White from Eastern Michigan University
2007 Doctoral Category
First Place – Younhee Jeong from the University of Illinois, Chicago
Second Place – Kelly Bosak from University of Nebraska Medical Center
Third Place – K. Browning from Ohio State University
Honorable Mention – Mary Franklin from Michigan State University
Honorable Mention – Kim Ziner from Indiana University
2006 Undergraduate Student Category:
First Place – Kristen Spense, Southern Illinois University
Second Place – Jenna Coleman, University of Minnesota
Third Place – Susan Taylor, University of Minnesota
Honorable Mention – Latsha Myers, University of Iowa
Lauren Park, Mennonite College of Nursing, University of Illinois
Katherine Yacium, Lewis University
2006 Master Student Category:
First Place – Kathryn Leggett, University of Minnesota
Second Place – Sandra Goblisch, State University of Minnesota at Mankato
Third Place – Cheryl Eastman, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Honorable Mention – Bernadette Taylor, Valpariso University
2006 Doctoral Student Category:
First Place – Maryjo Prince-Paul, Case Western Reserve University
Second Place – Theresa Puckett, Kent State University
Third Place – Dawn Turek, Case Western Reserve University
2005 Undergraduate Student Category:
First Place – Kathryn Lothamer, University of Iowa
Second Place – Kristy Reynolds, University of Kansas Medical Center
Third Place – Philip Gochett, Wayne State University
Honorable Mention – Ngozi Onah, University of Illinois-Chicago
2005 Master Student Category:
First Place – Cheryl Gies, Medical University of Ohio
Second Place – Candace Tavormina, Eastern Michigan University
Third Place – Clara Chipeta, University of Illinois-Chicago
Honorable Mention – Andrea Ohr, University of Louisville
2005 Doctoral Student Category:
First Place – Tondi Harrison, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Second Place – Jane Tang, University of Iowa
Third Place – Michael Klebert, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Honorable Mention – Ann Stalter, Ohio State University
