The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce the 2022–2023 Healthy Aging Scholarship recipients.
Please join us in congratulating these exceptional scholars and their faculty mentors!
PhD research scholarships
Emily Ahrens
Scholarship: Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholar
Topic: Fidelity of the ABCDEF bundle for patients with language barriers
Faculty mentor: Hilaire Thompson, PhD, RN, ARNP, CNRN, AGACNP-BC, FAAN
Karl Cristie Figuracion
Scholarship: Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholar
Topic: Environmental enrichment and cortical changes among brain tumor survivors
Faculty mentor: Hilaire Thompson, PhD, RN, ARNP, CNRN, AGACNP-BC, FAAN
Kuan-Ching Wu
Scholarship: Healthy Aging Doctoral Scholar
Topic: A theoretical framework for urinary tract infection prevention and management in community-dwelling older persons with dementia
Faculty mentor: Oleg Zaslavsky, PhD, MHA, RN
Undergraduate research scholarships
Tedra Hamel
Scholarship: Myrene C. McAninch Undergraduate Scholar
Topic: Understanding age-related physiological changes: a secondary analysis
Faculty mentor: Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Esther Mwaniki
Scholarship: Germaine Krysan Undergraduate Scholar
Topic: Examining symptoms of post-intensive care syndrome in older intensive care unit survivors with end-stage renal disease
Faculty mentor: Maya Elias, PhD, MA, RN
Dariga Tugan
Scholarship: Healthy Aging Undergraduate Scholar
Topic: A descriptive analysis of variability in exercise (VO2 Max) to address differences in physical function and alleviation of symptoms in older adults living with HIV
Faculty mentor: Allison Webel, RN, PhD, FAAN