2023 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Honorees

The 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. Find out more about each honoree at SigmaNursing.org/Congress/Awards.

Lora E. Burke, PhD, MPH, FAHA, FAAN Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing – Seattle, Washington, USA

Research areas: epidemiology and cardiovascular behavioral medicine

Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN

Professor, Nursing and Graduate School of Public Health; Chairman, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Research areas: diabetes in youth and young adults, focusing on adolescent reproductive health behavior and preconception counseling

Jyu-Lin Chen, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN Professor and Chair, University of California San Francisco – San Francisco, California, USA

Research areas: childhood obesity; type 2 diabetes and related health challenges of modernity among Chinese American population in the USA and several Pacific Rim countries

Wei-Ti Chen, PhD, RN, CNM, FAAN Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing – Los Angeles, California, USA

Research areas: HIV, immigrant health, selfand family-management, Asian Americans

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN

Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing, University of Central Florida, College of Nursing – Orlando, Florida, USA

Research areas: health disparities in maternal and infant outcomes among Black women

Linda Hong-Gu He, PhD, MSc, BScMed, RN, MD, FAAN

Professor and Director of PhD/MSc Progammes, National University of Singapore – Singapore

Research areas: women’s and children’s healthcare and chronic disease management

Teresa Kelechi, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor, Associate Dean for Research and PhD Studies, and David and Margaret Clare Endowed Chair, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing – Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Research areas: wound management and prevention; caregiver stress reduction

Bridie Kent, PhD, BSc(Hons), RN, RNT, PGCert (Teaching in HE), FRCN

Professor in Nursing Leadership, University of Plymouth – Plymouth, England

Research areas: implementation/ knowledge translation and decision-making in clinical nursing, including evidence-based practice; nursing and midwifery workforce issues; critical care, focusing on rehabilitation

Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship and Professor, Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton, Florida, USA Research areas: examines the relationship between human-animal interaction and stress biomarkers in active-duty military, veterans, and their families

Jianghong Liu, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor of Nursing and Marjorie O. Rendell Endowed Professor in Healthy Transitions, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Research areas: influence of early health factors on child behavior

Jody Rae Lori, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN

Professor and Associate Dean for Global Affairs; Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center; Chair, University of Michigan, School of Nursing – Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Research areas: the development and testing of innovative models of care to improve maternal and newborn health in areas of the world challenged by a lack of human resources, long distances to care, and cultural, gender, and socio-economic barriers