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TWU graduate student receives national award for research
1/29/08
January 29, 2008
— DENTON – Terri L. White, a nursing doctoral
candidate at Texas Woman’s University, was one of two
students from the U.S. and Canada to receive a Graduate Student
Recognition Award from the Association of Rheumatology Health
Professionals (ARHP.) Ms. White received her award at the
ARHP’s Annual Scientific Meeting held in Boston Nov.
6 – 7, 2007.
“Hopefully,
this recognition will help bring attention to the bone health
needs of rural older adults,” Ms. White, RN, MS, FNP-C,
said. “Osteoporosis, especially in the rural older adult
population, is such an important topic. I plan to use the
results of my research study to apply for future grants that
will address this issue.”
The ARHP created
this award in 2005 to encourage the research of non-physician
graduate students in the field of rheumatology — the
branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of
pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints. Ms. White
received a $500 cash award, free registration to the Scientific
Meeting and a free one-year membership to the ARHP as a Graduate
Student Recognition Award recipient.
Ms. White’s
dissertation project is titled “Improving Osteoporosis
Knowledge and Healthy Bone Behaviors of Rural-Dwelling Older
Adults.”
“This recognition
by ARHP underscores the importance and quality of Ms. White’s
research,” Dr. Gail Davis, TWU professor of nursing,
said. “Her research addresses an important health issue,
testing educational approaches that are both effective and
feasible in improving the bone health of older adults living
in rural areas. The findings should be useful in planning
programs that will impact the long-term health of this population.”
The Association
of Rheumatology Health Professionals, a division of the American
College of Rheumatology, is a professional membership society
composed of non-physician healthcare professionals specializing
in rheumatology, such as advanced practice nurses, nurses,
occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists,
social workers, epidemiologists, physician assistants, educators,
clinicians and researchers. For more information, visit www.rheumatology.org/arhp.
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