Nowak receives MNRS early investigator award
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing faculty and students made a strong showing at the 49th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) conference, with an early career scientist being recognized for her growing body of research on stress and preterm birth in Black women.
Assistant Professor Alexandra Nowak received the MNRS Perinatal, Sexual and Reproductive Health RIIG (Research Interest and Implementation Group) Early Investigator Award at the conference, held March 26-29 in Indianapolis, Ind. Now in her second year of a K23 career development award from the National Institute of Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Nowak studies how environmental factors interact with genetic processes and lead to preterm birth.
Her long-term goal is to reduce health disparities in pregnant Black Americans and improve the health of their infants.
Others from 黑料门Nursing receiving honors were:
- Assistant Professor Megan Garland, who was recognized at the MNRS Champagne Reception as a former recipient of an MNRS dissertation grant.
- Margaret Mulvey, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student, who received third place for her DNP poster on “An End to ENDS: Applying Catch My Breath in a Community Setting.”
Mulvey was among six students who presented posters at MNRS. Others were:
- PhD student Ashley Ford
- BSN student Destiny Stephen
Two faculty gave podium presentations:
- Nowak, “Adverse Childhood Experiences, DNA Methylation, and Depressive Symptoms in Black Pregnant Women”
- Assistant Professor Thao Griffith, “Epigenetic Embedding of Early Life Stress on Neurodevelopment and Oral Feeding Skills in Preterm Infants”
Associate Professor Carol Kostovich presented a poster on nursing presence, and Professor Lisa Burkhart presented a poster on remote patient monitoring.