CON faculty members inducted into
American Academy of Nursing
Elaine
J. Amella, Ph.D., associate dean for research and evaluation,
and Marilyn P. Laken, Ph.D., R.N., director of special initiatives,
both at MUSC’s College of Nursing, will be inducted into the American
Academy of Nursing as 2006 new fellows on Nov. 11. They will join 52
other nurse leaders from across the country during the academy’s annual
awards ceremony and induction banquet in Miami, Fla. Both were nominated for this honor by two current academy fellows and were selected by the academy’s 15-member fellow selection committee for outstanding achievements in the nursing profession. In addition, Amella and Laken are the only two fellows chosen from South Carolina.
The academy is constituted to anticipate national and international trends in health care, and address resulting issues of health care knowledge and policy. Not only is the invitation to fellowship recognition of one’s accomplishments within the nursing profession, but also affords an opportunity to work with other leaders in health care in addressing the issues of the day. The academy’s mission is to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis and dissemination of nursing knowledge.
Dr. Elaine AmellaAmella is a tenured associate professor in the College of Nursing and a member of the College of Graduate Studies. She received her associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from Pace University, and both her master’s of arts in nursing and doctorate in research and theory development in nursing from New York University. She also received a post-master’s certificate in care of the older adult from New York University. Amella received national recognition for her research concerning older adults with late-stage dementia with the Southern Research Nursing Society’s Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Award in 2006, and is a fellow in both the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Gerontological Society of America. She is the assistant editor for North America for the Journal of Clinical Nursing and serves on several editorial boards. Amella’s research has been supported by federal (National Institutes of Health), state and intramural funding. She has been at MUSC since 1999.
Dr. Marilyn LakenLaken is a professor at the College of Nursing. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, a master’s of arts in nursing from Boston University and a doctorate in medical anthropology from Wayne State University. Laken is a fellow in the Society for Applied Anthropology. She has had continuous research funding for more than 25 years with more than 80 publications. In addition, she is the recipient of several research and service awards, and recently co-chaired the Perinatal and Patient Care Collaborative for the Bureau of Primary Health Care. Laken has been at MUSC since 1997.
For information about the American Academy of Nursing, visit http://www.aannet.org.
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