Research Awards

The Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award

The Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award is presented by the Clinical Medicine Section of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in collaboration with the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. Along with a cash prize of $300, the awardee receives a plaque and compensation toward travel expenses to attend the national GSA meeting. To learn more visit www.geron.org/Membership/Awards and select the Doris Schwartz Award from the right hand menu.

View Past Winners:
1998 -  1999 -  2000 -  2001 -  2002 -  2003 -  2004 -  2005 -  2006 -  2007 -  2008 -  2009

The Springer Award in Geriatric/Gerontological Nursing

The Springer Award in Geriatric/Gerontological Nursing is co- sponsored by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and Springer Publishing. The purpose of this annual award is to honor a distinguished single work of research in applied geriatric nursing. Along with receiving a $500 cash prize, the awardee will be considered for publication by Springer Publishing Co., either in book or journal-article format. To learn more about this award, visit www.springerpub.com.
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1996 -  1998 -  1999 -  2000 -  2001 -  2002 -  2003 -  2004 -  2005 -  2006 -  2007 -  2008 -  2009

Schwartz Award Past Winners:

2009 Winner
Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, Director of the Hartford Institute, NYU College of Nursing

(left to right) Cynthia Beel-Bates, , Mathy Mezey, Terry Fulmer

View the acceptance presentation.

2008 Winner
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, University of Maryland, School of Nursing

2007 Winner
Linda R. Phillips, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor, Audrienne H. Moseley Endowed Chair in Nursing, UCLA School of Nursing

(left to right) Dr. Phillips with J. Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FAAN

2006 Winner
Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita and Co-Director of the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, University of Iowa College of Nursing

2005 Winner
Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences

(left to right) Terry Fulmer,
Charlene Harrington, Mathy Mezey, Elizabeth Capezuti

2004 Winner
Patricia Archbold, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing

(left to right) Mathy Mezey, Patricia Archbold, Terry Fulmer, Elizabeth Capezuti

2003 Winner
Ann Whall, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Michigan, School of Nursing

(left to right) Liz Capezuti, Mathy Mezey, Ann Whall, Terry Fulmer

2002 Winners
Carol A. Brink MPH, RN, ANP, GNP
Thelma J. Wells PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN

2001 Winners
Lois K. Evans, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Neville E. Strumpf, PhD, RN, C, FAAN

2000 Winner
May Wykle, PhD, FAAN, RN

1999 Winner
Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, FAAN, RN

1998 Winner
Cornelia Beck, PhD, RN

Springer Award Past Winners:

2009 Winner

First Place:
Elena Siegel, PhD, RN
Pictured above with Sheri Sussman (on right), Springer Publishing Company

2008 Winner

First Place:
Laura Wagner, PhD, RN, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Pictured above with Sheri Sussman (on left), Springer Publishing Company

2007 Winner

First Place:
Susan Loeb, Pennsylvania State University School of Nursing
Pictured above with Sheri Sussman (on right), Springer Publishing Company

2006 Winner

First Place:
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, West Virginia University School of Nursing
Pictured above with Sheri Sussman (on left), Springer Publishing Company

2005 Winner

First Place:
Donna M. Fick, PhD, APRN-BC, FGSA
Pennsylvania State University, School of Nursing

2004 Winner

First Place:
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
University of Maryland, School of Nursing

2003 Winner

First Place: Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
Pictured above with Ursula Springer

2002 Winner

First Place:
Ann Horgas, RN, PhD
University of Florida, Health Science Center
Pictured above with Ursula Springer

2001 Winner

First Place:
Meredith Wallace, PhD, RN, MSN, CS, Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Nursing
Pictured above with Ursula Springer

2000 Winner

First Place:
Shirley S. Travis, PhD, RN, CS, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Pictured above with Ursula Springer

Runner-up:
Dr. B. Joan McDowell, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

1999 Winner

First Place:
Graham J. McDougall, PhD, RN, CS, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing

1998 Winner

First Place
Mary Ann Anderson, PhD, RN, CS, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center;
"Interventions for Elderly Nursing Home Residents Who Display the Dysfunctional Behaviors of Dementia"
Pictured above with Ursula Springer

Runners-Up
Joanne Patterson Robinson, PhD, RN, CS, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ "Running head: Phases of the Qualitative Research Interview"
Virginia Lee, MSN, RN CS, ANP, et al. University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
"Measuring Quality of Care with an Inpatient Elderly Population: The Geriatric Resource Nurse Model"

1996 Winner

First Place:
Elaine J. Amella, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing