ISPN 2021 Annual Conference Awards

ISPN Award Recipients:

ISPN Education Award Karan Kverno, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC	Bridgette Brawner, PhD, Mdiv, APRN Diversity & Equity Award
ISPN Living Legend Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN

ISPN President Award Recipients:

Allison Brauch, DNP, ARPN, AGNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP	Julie Bertram, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PhD
Jessica Retzlaff

ISPN Foundation Award Recipients:

Jelena Komanchuk, RN, BN, PhD Student
2021 ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant

Roxanna Sheppard, B.SC.NCPMHN (C)
2021 Conference Member
Scholarship

Yixi Dong, BSN, RN
2021 Conference Student
Scholarship

Poster Award Recipients:

Susan Glodstein 2021 Education/Teaching Pedagogy: 1st place	Christa Moore 2021 Education/Teaching Pedagogy: 2nd place
Michelle Gorey 2021 Evidence-Based Practice: 1st place	Rebecca Noll 2021 Evidence-Based Practice: 2nd place
Bobbie Posmentier 2021 Research: 1st place	Tanya Vaughn-Deneen 2021 Research: 2nd place
Katharina Derblom 2021 Student Poster Award 1st place

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The ISPN Foundation is seeking nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of the Foundation - Click here to nominate, self-nominations are encouraged.

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ISPN has signed a MOU with the Japan Academy of Mental Health Nursing (JAPMHN). We are excited to mutually share and collaborate with JAPMHN!

Congratulations to Dawn Bounds for receiving the five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to evaluate the efficacy of the Garnering Resilience in Traumatized Youth and Families program.
We celebrate Dr. Bounds in her work supporting adolescents and families.

Faye Gary was selected to receive the American Academy of Nursing Living Legend Award 2024. She will be honored at the Living Legends Ceremony held at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 31 – November 2, 2024. She and four other extraordinary leaders exemplify the resolve and ingenuity of the profession and have made significant impacts on health systems and health policy. Dr. Gary is a long-time active member in ISPN, serving on numerous ISPN committees and recipient of Diversity and Equity Award (2018). Congratulations, Dr. Gary!

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