Past Seed Grant Recipients

With the support from the AONE Foundation, a research study will be conducted to evaluate the impact of the emotional intelligence development for nurse managers with a leadership development program. Effective nursing leadership has never been more important in the current healthcare environment.
Cindy Kamikawa, 2009 Seed Grant Recipient

2010 Research Seed Grant Winners

The AONE Foundation is pleased to announce its 2010 research seed grant recipients, selected from grant proposals submitted by AONE members. The funding will facilitate research in the areas of nursing leadership development and work environment. The awards have been granted annually since 2003 and to date the Foundation has awarded a total of $158,675 in seed grant funds to members. Congratulations to all seed grant recipients! 

Patricia Conway-Morana, MAd, RNC, CENP, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FACHE
Chief Nurse Executive
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA
Research Project: Improving Patient Care through Understanding the Nursing Workplace
Lisa Rowen, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer,
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Research Project: The Effect of Leadership Development Interventions on Patient and Nurse Outcomes
Yolanda Keys, DHA, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Health Sciences
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX
Research Project: Generation X Nurse Managers: Exploring Generational Challenges and the Next Cadre of Nurse Leaders

2009 Research Seed Grant Recipients

Marie Ankner RN, MS, NEA-BC
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
New York, NY
Research Project: Nurse Engagement and Patient Satisfaction
Esther Chipps, PhD, RN
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Research Project: Measuring Safety Behaviors in Nurses: Development of a New Instrument
Cynthia Kamikawa, RN, MS, NE-BC
The Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, HI
Research Project: Measuring the Impact of Emotional Intelligence Development in Nurse Managers

2008 Research Seed Grant Recipients

Lynn Dunn, MSN, MBA, CNA-BC
Community Memorial Hospital
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Research Project: Nursing Governance: Building Accountability and Leaders in Professional Nursing Practice
Karen HIll, RN, MSN, CNAA, BC, FACHE
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, KY
Research Project: The Nursing Leadership Succession Map: A Pilot Study
Sharon McLane, MS, MBA, RN-BS, PhD(c)
Houston, Texas
Research Project: Design of Technology Solutions That Strengthen Patient Care Delivery: Cognitive Artifacts That Support Working Memory and Decision Making of the Clinical Nurse
Jacqueline Munro, MS, ARNP
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Research Project: Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor to Registered Nurse Job Satisfaction and Practice Environment Satisfaction and the Relationship to Patient, Nursing and Hospital Outcomes
Trish O’Keefe, MSN, RN, CNA
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey
Research Project: Promoting Cultural Competence with a Shared Governance Framework
Leah Shever, PhD, RN
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
Research Project: Examining Nurse Manager Behaviors Related to Use of Evidence-Based Practices on Nursing Units

2007 Research Seed Grant Recipients

Kathleen B. Cox, PhD, RN
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlottesville, VA
Research Project: The Intragroup Conflict Scale: Revision and Testing
Linda Hurwitz, RN, MS, CNAA
Blythedale Children's Hospital
Valhalla, NY
Research Project: Pilot Leadership Training Project for Pediatric Nurses
Maria Lindell Joseph, PhDc, RN
Florida Hospital Medical Center
Center for Nursing Research & Innovation
Orlando, Florida
Research Project: Nurse Leader Power, Personality and Organizational Culture in the Early Stages of Shared Governance Implementation
Jane Gentry Llewellyn, DNSc, RN, CNAA
Rush University College of Nursing
Chicago, IL
Research Project: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Evidence-Based Falls Risk Screening
Kathryn Lothschuetz Montgomery, PhD, RN
University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland
Research Project: Advancing Evidenced Based Practice for Leaders: An Education and Service Collaboration
Zenaida S. Spangler, PhD, RN
Excelsior College School of Nursing
Albany, New York
Research Project: Care Values, Professional Self-Concept, and Technology Acceptance of US and Internationally-Educated Nurses