ISPN 2026 Annual Conference Awards

ISPN Award Recipients:

ISPN President Award Recipient: 

Pam Galehouse, PhD, RN

ISPN President's Pick Article: 

Li-Ting Chen, Li-Ching Yang, Fang-Yi Lin, Yueh-Hsiu Lin
Systematic review: The integration of artificial intelligence-powered cognitive-behavioural therapy

for autonomous mental health management,
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 57, 2025, 151916,

 

ISPN Foundation Award Recipients:

Se Hee Min, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN
ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant

Christina Sanon, RN, BSN, DNP(c)
ISPN Foundation Mental Health Awareness Grant

Amanda LaMonica-Weier, DNP, MAT, APRN, PMHNP, FNP-BC, CNE
ISPN Foundation Peggy Dulaney Nursing Project or Clinical Inquiry Project Grant

Suchanart Inwanna, RN, PhD
Member 
Scholarship

Rezvaneh Manzour, MSN, RN
Student Scholarship

Emily Sinnwell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Foundation President's Award

Poster Award Recipients: 


Rachael Schmitz, PhD, CRNP, FNP-C
Advancing Equity & Inclusion: Trauma-Informed &
Culturally Responsive Psychiatric Nursing
1st Place


Aki Tsunoda, RN, PHN, PSW, PhD

Advancing Equity & Inclusion: Trauma-Informed &
Culturally Responsive Psychiatric Nursing

2nd Place


Mitchell Kordzikowski, DNP,
MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NE-BC

Evidence-Based Practice:
1st Place 


Joy Cloutier, DNP, PMHNP,
APRN, PMH-C

Evidence-Based Practice:

2nd Place 


Cynthia Handrup, DNP, APRN,
PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Psychotherapy
1st Place


Marian Newton, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, ANEF, FAAN

and Paula Allocca, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Psychotherapy
2nd Place

 

Folarin Olanrewaju, MSN, PMHNP
Substance Use & Co-occurring Disorders
1st Place 

 

Kalyn Renbarger, PhD, RN

Substance Use & Co-occurring Disorders
2nd Place 

 

Thelma Ejimofor, RN, MSN
Student
1st Place

 

Nicole LaValle, MS, RN, Alexander Ketel, MS, RN,
Elizabeth Sullivan, MS, RN

Student
2nd Place