Student Research Projects

The following student projects were selected for the Midwest Nursing Research Society poster competition.

2022 Selections

Student Name	Program	Project Title
Erin Anderson	GEM	Use of Active-Learning Education among Emergency Department Nurses to Facilitate Pediatric Sepsis Interventions
Sara Beugen, Amanda Anderson & Kristin Fritts	GEM	Investigating the Need for Implicit Bias Training on Labor and Delivery Unit
Abby Blasco	DNP	Program Evaluation of the CARRes Unit, a COVID-positive homeless shelter
Katherine Schafer	PhD	Outcomes of Simulation-based Experiences Related to Family Presence During Resuscitation: A systematic review *Poster awarded 2nd place in PhD category
Brianna Palme	DNP	Reducing Opioid Exposure for Withdrawing Infants
Rachel Muthui	PhD	The Process of Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Nursing Home Settings: an Integrated Literature Review
Molly Kokenge	PhD	Physical Activity Interventions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons: A Systematic Review
Wanissa Ford	DNP	TRANScEND: Bridging Transplant with Endocrine for Early Detection of post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus Via the Performance of Diabetes Risk Scores in the Clinical Setting *Poster awarded 2nd place in DNP category

2021 Selections

Student Name	Program	Project Title
Leeaht Gross	GEM	Sleep Hygiene Education for Older Adults
Josephine Needs & Kimberly Carlson	GEM	Improving Attitudes toward Aging Through the Evaluation of Intergenerational Activities
Taylor Tatro & Taylor Schell	GEM	Evaluating Changes to Maternal Birthing Experiences due to COVID-19
Makayla Boyd	DNP	Establishing and Supporting Gender and Sexuality Alliances to Reduce Mental Health Disparities
Chelsea O'Malley	DNP	Community-Based Initiative to Improve Medication Adherence in a Bilingual Senior Center
Abbi Placzek	DNP	Developing a Music Therapy Program for Hospitalized Adults at a Large Urban Medical Center
Charlene Gamboa	PhD	Getting to the YES! Caring Recruitment of Older African Americans Adults Into Health-Related Research Studies
Karen Graham	PhD	The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Cognition in Older African Americans: An Integrated Literature Review
Kathleen Piotrowski-Walters	PhD	Content Validity of a Measure of Pediatric Acute Care Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills Regarding Mother’s Own Milk Feeding

2020 Selections

Student Name	Program	Project Title
Hazel Levine & Arielle Niecestro	GEM	Supporting the Role of the Nurse in Advance Care Planning on a Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant Inpatient Unit
Ashley Mazzocco	GEM	Assessing Use of a "Do Not Turn" Order for Unstable Patients in the ICU
Kelli Williams	GEM	Improving the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Quality Measure “Communication About Medicines” in an Inpatient Orthopedic Unit
Lauren Gregory	DNP	Improving Access to Care for Pediatric Patients with Hypertension
Monica Huback	DNP	The Impact of a Nurse-Led Hypertension Lifestyle Education Program for Young Adults with Untreated Hypertension
Ella Mathieson	DNP	Chronic Disease Self-Management with Formerly Incarcerated Persons in Chicago
Meghan Garland	PhD	The Women’s Lifestyle Physical Activity Program: Self-efficacy, Outcomes Expectations, Group Social Support and Adherence to Physical Activity in African American Women
Michelle High	PhD	Parent Education Programs for Children with Medical Complexity: An Integrative Review
Valerie Tobin	PhD	The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse and Cisgender Adolescents