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Jefferson College of Nursing Awarded More than $6.2 Million in Research Grants

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Faculty and research teams affiliated with the Jefferson College of Nursing (JCN) have received more than $6.2 million in research grants to drive innovative studies that improve health outcomes, strengthen communities, and advance the future of nursing and healthcare.

“These extraordinary grant awards reflect the strength, vision, and impact of Jefferson College of Nursing’s faculty and research teams. Their work demonstrates the essential role of nursing leadership in advancing science, improving healthcare, and responding to the needs of the communities we serve. I am proud to congratulate our faculty and collaborators on achievements that elevate both the College and Jefferson, and that contribute meaningfully to the future of health and healthcare,” said Marie Ann Marino, EdD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing and Vice President, Nursing Academics Partnerships, Jefferson Health.

These highly competitive awards amplify Jefferson College of Nursing’s research impact and reinforce the essential role of nursing leadership in advancing science, driving innovation, and improving health outcomes locally, nationally, and globally. Recent externally funded projects led by JCN faculty and their collaborators include:

Jennie Ryan, PhD, MSN, APRN, RN, CPNP-AC received a $1,011,568 R01 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her project Leveraging Longitudinal Data to Examine ADHD Stimulant Treatment Patterns and Substance Use Outcomes in Adolescents. This study examined how ADHD treatment affects the risk of substance use disorders and explored how brain development, treatment experiences, and substance use outcomes are connected throughout a person's life.

Vanessa Short, PhD, MPH received notification of an award of $3.8 million to support a four-year NIH IMPROVE Initiative (“Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone”) project entitled GATHER - Group Antenatal Healthcare, Education, and Research. This grant supports a collaboration between MATER and the University of Pennsylvania's PROUD Program to evaluate group prenatal care for women receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. JCN collaborators include Dennis Hand, Meghan Gannon, Kim McLaughlin, and Kelliann O'Hare as Co-Investigators from MATER. Taylor Carrubba serves as Project Coordinator.

  • Vanessa Short and Neera Goyal (Co-PI) received a $438,910 R21 award from the NIH for the project Group-Based Well-Child Care for Mothers with a History of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
  • Vanessa Short and Richard J. Derman (Co-PI) received $427,140 from the NIH for Year 3 of their R01 project, Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby (BEST4Baby). Dr. Short travelled to India in early September to launch the next phase of the BEST4Baby trial.

Meghan Gannon, PhD, MSPH and her team (Vanessa Short and Kim McLaughlin, PhD, MEd, MS, RN, LPC, CAADC) were awarded a three-year grant of $750,000 from the William Penn Foundation. This programmatic grant supports MATER and includes strong research and evaluation components that will further the study of Mindfulness-Based Parenting.

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