Anita Thigpen Perry Endowment Post-Doctoral Award for Nursing Research on Community Based Health Intervention in Women and Children.

The School of Nursing has an Anita Thigpen Perry Fellowship Award to support post-doctoral fellows in the study of community based health intervention for women and children.

The goal of the award is to support the study of Community Based Intervention Phenomena related to health care issues in women and children. Fellows conduct a research study, take course work in nursing and related fields, participate in activities of interdisciplinary research centers, and develop a proposal for funding. Postdoctoral awardees are linked with a faculty mentor who will actively support the work of students.

For the postdoctoral fellow, this an opportunity to go beyond doctoral coursework to develop the skills to conduct complex intervention studies in prevention and management of health risk conditions associated with interventions in women and children that require an interdisciplinary perspective, sophisticated analytic techniques, or novel conceptualizations. Fellows can choose to focus on specific subpopulations, including specific ethnics/racial groups, high-risk groups, or on specific points in the illness trajectory.

The awardee benefits include:

• Supervised training with ongoing nursing intervention studies and studies of community based health intervention with nationally known researchers who serve as mentors (a list of possible mentors will be sent upon request and with all applications)
  
• Involvement with the activities of the UTHSCSA-SON Centers of Excellence as well as the activities of other UTHSCSA Centers.
  
• Annual stipend for two years, amount varies based on length of time since completion of doctorate.

You are encouraged to apply for a fellowship if your research interests are in the area of Community Based Health Interventions in women and children. All applicants for the postdoctoral fellowship program must have an earned doctorate from a doctoral program in nursing or a related field prior to beginning the fellowship.

Awardees will be strongly encouraged to apply for individual NRSA's or other resources to provide additional support for their continued study beyond this initial fellowship.

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

• Center for the Prevention of Violence
  Director - Dr. Margaret Brackley
  
  
• Community-Based Health Promotion Center for Women and Children
  Director - Dr. Jane Dimmitt-Champion
  
  
• Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice
  Director - Dr. Kathleen Stevens

EMERGING CENTERS

• Gerontolgy Interest Group
  Leaders - Dr. Colleen Keller, Dr. Kelly Dunn & Dr. Sharon Lewis
  
  
• Health Promoting Organizations & Administrative Systems
  Leaders - Dr. Nancy Girard & Dr. Mickey Parsons

Requirements of Award Recipients

1. Research topics related to studies focusing on community based interventions and healthcare issues in women and children.
   
2. Participation in mentor's research.
   
3. Participation on the activities of any of the UTHSCSA-SON Centers of Excellence.
   
4. Participation in University and School of Nursing research ethics seminars.
   
5. Completion of traineeship course requirements: (identify a set of 2 or 3 courses currently being offered at UTHSCSA.)
   
6. Meet twice yearly with trainee's advisory committee.

Application Instructions

The application materials should be completed with the assistance of a program research mentor. Contact the Center or Program Directors listed within for assistance in identifying a mentor.

The following information comprises the School of Nursing Post-Doctoral Award Application. The application is completed collaboratively with the student's selected mentor.

Provide the following information on separate paper with your name on each page.

1. A description of the training you would like to receive at UTHSCSA-SON to prepare you to conduct research focusing on community based intervention phenomenon (i.e., courses, faculty mentor(s), research skills, content area.)
   
2. Describe your fit with your mentor(s) (i.e., prior research activity in selected area, research interests, clinical experiences, master's research, and other projects.)
   
3. Describe your research interests in community intervention phenomena. Include theoretical and empirical literature, and relevance and need for intervention (3-5 pages excluding references.) Intervention studies, descriptive studies to obtain the information needed to plan interventions, and pilot/feasibility studies are acceptable. Ideally, research study should be related to mentor's research.
   
4. Submit a letter form mentor discussing the training plan, an evaluation of your potential, documentation of mentor's availability, and documentation of the facilities the mentor can offer to the applicant.
   
5. Submit a copy of your most recent vita.

Application Deadline: September 1

For more information, contact:
Carrie Jo Braden, Ph.D
Associate Deam for Research
210-567-5808 / bradenc@uthscsa.edu

http://nursing.uthscsa.edu