2023 Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Honorees

The Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award was created by the Sigma board to recognize one nurse researcher from each of Sigma’s global regions for their research, which has impacted the profession and the people it serves.

Cliff J. Connell, PhD, BN(Hons), RN, GradCert HPE, GradCert Crit Care Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of Research

Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash Nursing & Midwifery Melbourne, Australia | Oceania Region Research areas: improving the safety and quality of care provision and outcomes for emergency department patients

Deborah Tolulope Esan, PhD, MPH, BNSc, RN, RM, RPHN Associate Professor

Department of Nursing Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti

Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Africa Region Research areas: cancer risk factors, prevention, and screening; community midwifery; public health nursing

Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, PhD, MPH, BN (1st Hons), RN, RYS 200, MHKAN Assistant Professor

School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Pokfulam, Hong Kong | Asia Region Research areas: neurology, primary care health services and behavioral medicine, with an emphasis on Parkinson’s disease (PD), integrated care models, and resilience training

Laila Ladak, PhD, MScN, BScN, RN Associate Professor

Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery

Karachi, Pakistan | Middle East Region Research areas: improving health outcomes of children, adolescents, and young adults with chronic life-long diseases

William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, NP-BC, FAANP, FPCN, FAAN

Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, USA | North America Region

Research areas: cancer pain management; global palliative care and pain relief disparities; LGBTQ+ inclusive palliative care communication

Heidi Singleton, PhD, MEd, PGCE, BSc(Hons), RNC, SFHEA Children’s Nursing Academic Bournemouth University

Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Europe Region Research areas: how technology can be used in education and therapeutically and for service improvement in the areas of dermatology, mental health, and anxiety

International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame recognizes nurse researchers 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.

Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award

The Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award recognizes an early-career nurse researcher or scholar from each of Sigma’s seven global regions whose research and/or scholarship has impacted the nursing profession and the people it serves.

The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2024 awards is 11 December 2023. Visit SigmaNursing.org/Awards to learn more.

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