Senior Nursing Student Earns National Recognition
Senior Nursing Student Earns National Recognition
Nicole Crawford, senior nursing major from Hampton, Ga., has earned second
place in the undergraduate poster competition at The
Seventh Annual National Conference on Health Disparities in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The
2013 conference focused on policies and programs to reduce health disparities,
with several panels addressing issues of particular importance in the Caribbean
region. Presenters emphasized the role of social determinants, personal responsibility
and prevention in initiatives that reduce disparities.
“Nicole’s competition was very high quality. She’s an
outstanding student and to be one of the students selected from among schools
across the nation is a pretty great thing,” said Kathryn Anderson, School of
Nursing professor and Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT)
program director.
Her work titled, “Intimate Partner Violence: A Silent Phenomenon,”
was based on her experiences studying abroad during the summer in Thailand,
with an emphasis on Asia. Her poster was chosen for its overall presentation, layout,
appearance, cohesiveness and her explanation of research.
“I was ecstatic when my name was called as the second place winner in the undergraduate division. There were many potential candidates from various schools in the U.S. such as Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College, as well from U.S. territories like the University of the Virgin Islands,” said Crawford. “It was an honor to be amongst the few awarded and a privilege to represent Georgia Southern at such a prestigious event,” she said.
Crawford is a member of the Black Student Nursing Association (BSNA), the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program and RUN2 Nursing.
In addition, two other senior Georgia Southern University nursing students, Shanice Muirhead and Shimika Barolle, were also awarded full scholarships to the conference.
Funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, the conference was sponsored through the Medical University of South Carolina.
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