2011 Seed Grant Recipients

The AONE Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education is pleased to announce its 2011 research seed grant recipients. The recipients were honored during the AONE 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 13-16 in San Diego.

For more information about the seed grant program, interested candidates should contact Sara Neuner at 312-422-2808 or sneuner@aha.org.

Kathleen Capitulo, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive, and

Lynda Olender, PhDc, ANP, NEA-BC, RN, Executive Consultant, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Research Project: What is the Impact of a Caring Professional Practice Model with Shared Governance on Clinical Staff's Caring, Structural Empowerment, and Workplace Engagement?


Denise K. Gormley, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Research Project: Relationship of Multi-dimensional Organizational Commitment to Nurse Productivity, Quality of Care and Patient Safety


Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN

Research Project: Older Adults’ Perceptions of Feeling Safe in Acute Care