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APNA Research Grant Recipients

Ensuring the Future: Since 2008, the APNA Research Grants program has aided scientific research and contributions which add to the knowledge and practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing.
The call for proposals opens each year in March with a deadline in May. Recipients are generally notified in June and funding commences in July.

Announcing the 2024 APNA Research Grants Recipients

The APNA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s APNA Research Grants.

2024 APNA Research Grant Recipient

The impact of discrimination and stress on unhealthy alcohol and other forms of substance use among ethnoracial minority gay, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM)  
Wonkyung Chang, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
PhD student at the University of Rochester

 

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Wonkyung Chang, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, is a PhD student at the University of Rochester in New York. With experience in both clinical and research settings, Chang focuses on understanding and addressing the needs of marginalized populations, particularly in the context of substance use and mental health issues. Chang has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented her findings at several national conferences, covering topics such as eating behaviors in Mexican migrant farmworkers and HIV and substance use among high-risk populations. She recently received the first-place poster presentation award at the 2024 APNA NY chapter conference. Chang has years of experience working as a psychiatric nurse in New York and South Korea across various settings. Her clinical and immigration experiences have shaped her research and provided valuable insights. She aims to improve the understanding of substance use among marginalized populations by utilizing large national data sets for her studies.

2024 APNA Research Grant Recipient

Understanding The Lived Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents With Perinatal Depression and Perinatal Anxiety in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida  
Olajumoke Ojeleye, PhD(c), MSN, BSN, RN, RM, RPHN
PhD candidate at the University of South Florida

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Olajumoke Ojeleye is a maternal and child health nurse scientist and currently a PhD candidate at the University of South Florida. With a keen focus on perinatal mental health, Ojeleye is committed to unraveling the lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents grappling with perinatal depression and anxiety in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Her passion lies in delving into the often overlooked social determinants of perinatal mental health, particularly among vulnerable populations such as pregnant and parenting adolescents. Through her research, Ojeleye aims to develop innovative and culturally adaptive interventions to improve mental health and reduce morbidity among perinatal adolescents. Her overarching objective is to significantly decrease maternal morbidity and mortality rates by addressing the critical mental health needs of this demographic. Additionally, Ojeleye is committed to teaching and mentoring, with a strong desire to support the next generation of nurses and midwives in developing a research-oriented mindset.

Past APNA Grant Recipients

2023 APNA Research Grant Recipients

Angel Johann Solorzano Martinez, PhD (c), DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNS, PMNHP-BC
Florida Atlantic University
The Lived Experience of Latino Farmworkers Who Use Alcohol

Bo Kyum Yang, PhD, RN
Towson University College of Health Professions
The Impact of Maryland Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority on Psychotropic Medication Initiation and Adherence among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Serious Mental Illness

2022 APNA Research Grant Recipients

Alicia Holod, BSN, RN
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Polyvictimization and Associated Substance Use in College Students

Valery Seney, PhD, MA, LMHC, PMHNP-BC
College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Examining Shame as a Barrier to Seeking Care in Patients with Substance Use Disorder

2021 APNA Research Grant Recipient

Nasreen Lalani, PhD, MScN, RN
Purdue University School of Nursing
WINGS: Wellness Intervention for Nurses Post Traumatic Growth and Self Care


2019 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Chrissy Agenor, MPH, RN-BC
University of Central Florida
A Proposal for a Grounded Theory Study of Flourishing in Recent Gulf War Era Veterans

Elizabeth DePalma, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; United States Air Force
Implementation of a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training Intervention to Support College Student Mental Health by Improving Peers’ Readiness to Offer Help

Hyunhwa “Henna” Lee, PhD, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Epigenetic Effects of Preinjury Adversity on Functional Disparities after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Asian and Pacific Islanders


2018 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Nadia Ali Muhammad Ali Charania, Ph.D., RN
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Arab American Women with Recurrent Depression: Self-management Strategies and
Social Determinants

Elizabeth Hutson, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC
Ohio State University
#mindstrong to Combat Bullying a Cognitive Behavior Skills Building Intervention for Adolescents

Krista Scorsone MS, RN, PMPNP-BC
University of New Mexico College of Nursing
Exploring Perspectives of Medication Assisted Therapy

2017 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Jenna Brager, MS, BSN-RN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Perceptions, Use, and Impact of Digital Technologies for Strengthening Parenting

Brenda C. Fore, MHA, BSN, RN-BC, PMHN
Mission Health
Trauma Informed Care: Using Evidence-Based Education to Combat a Population Crisis

Allison McCord, BSN, RN
Indiana University School of Nursing
The Unfolding of Depressive Symptoms, Disease Self-Management, and Treatment Utilization for Latina Adolescents

2016 APNA Research Grant Recipient

Nicholas Guenzel, PhD, APRN
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Relationships between Historical Trauma and Mental Health among Adult Urban American Indians

2015 APNA Research Grant Recipient

Kosuke Niitsu, MSN, APRN-NP, PMHNP-BC/PhD Student
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Genetic Influence on Resilience to Potentially Traumatic Events

2014 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Robin Osterman, PhD, RNC-OB, CNS
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Alcohol Use Biomarkers in Pregnant Methadone Users

Choochart Wong-Anuchit, PhD(c), RN
Saint Louis University School of Nursing
A Meta-analysis of Motivational Interviewing in People with Severe Mental Illness

2013 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Marian J. Hardwick, MS, RN
University of South Florida, School of Nursing
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for PTSD and Sleep Disturbance

Kerry Peterson, DNP, PMHCNS, PMHNP
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing
Evaluation of Two Dating Violence Prevention Programs on a College Campus

2012 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Esther Meerwijk, PhD(c), RN
University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing
Heart rate variability and frontal EEG asymmetry as markers of psychological pain.

Andrea Warner Stidham, PhD, RN
Kent State University
The Relationship of PostTraumatic Growth to Depressive Symptoms and Physical Health in Spouses of U.S. Service Members Deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

2011 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Abir Bekhet, PhD, RN, H.S.M.I.
Marquette University
Effects of Positive Cognitions and Resourcefulness on Autism Spectrum Disorder Caregiver’s Burden

Nutchanart Bunthumporn, RN
Case Western Reserve University – PhD candidate
Effects of Biofeedback Training on Negative Emotions, Depressive Cognition, and Resourcefulness in Thai Elders

Carrie M. Carretta, PhD(c), APN, AHN-BC
Vanderbilt University – PhD candidate
Rape Trauma: A Study of Preferred Rape Disclosure Methods and Factors Influencing Psychological Outcomes in Rape Victims

Jennifer Rode, MSN, RN
University of Cincinnati – PhD candidate
The Protective Effects of Social Support on Postpartum Depression: Does Emotional Intelligence Matter?

Kimberly A. Williams, RN, DNSc, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC
University of South Alabama
School Nurse Feasibility, Reliability and Validity Test of the SARA and SLICE® Tools for Self-Harm

2010 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Andrea N. Kwasky, DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
University of Detroit Mercy
Vitamin D and Depression:  Is There a Relationship in Young African American Women?

Betty D. Morgan, PhD, PMHCNS, BC
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Nursing Educational Needs for Caring for People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) at End-of-Life

Mary Rosedale, PhD, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC
College of Nursing, New York University
The structure of the lived experience of the expert electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) nurse and their meaning of expertise

2009 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Eileen Cormier, PhD, RN
Florida State University
How Parents Make Decisions about Medication to Treat Their Child’s ADHD Symptoms

Kimberly O. Hemphill, APRN-BC
Doctoral Student, University of Virginia
Determinants of Health Risk Behavior in Male Juvenile Offenders in Rural Arizona

Linda C. Lewin, PhD, APRN-BC
Case Western Reserve University
Parenting Among Women in Substance Abuse Treatment

2008 APNA Research Grants Recipients

Kathryn Anderson
Florida International University
Factors Affecting Health Promoting Screening, Treatment, Couple Relationships and Depression during Breast Cancer: Identifying Couple Risks, Needs, and Solutions from Ethnically Diverse Couples

Ursula Kelly
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Group Interventions for PTSD symptoms in immigrant Latina women exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Mary Rosedale
New York University
The structure of the lived experience for persons having undergone rTMS for depression treatment

Marianne Smith
University of Iowa
Improving mood in Long-term Care: A Psychiatric Nurse Enhanced Model

Richard Zoucha
Dusquesne University
Understand the Meaning of Mental Health and Illness in an Urban Nicaraguan Community: An Ethnography

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