Workgroups for the Center for Nursing Research 

Awards: Co-Chairs Priscilla Worral and Pat Grust 

Purpose: Make recommendations to the CNR leadership team regarding applicants of awards on an annual basis. Activities include: 

• Review award criteria annually and revise as appropriate; 

• Disseminate award opportunities or ensure dissemination occurs; 

• Elicit assistance with identifying potential award applicants; 

• Review award applications as per rubrics; 

• Select awardees to be recommended to the board of directors. 

Members: 

Pat Grust 

Angela Belmont 

Jessica Varghese 

Rona Levin 

Scholarships/Grants: Co-Chairs Linda Millenbach and Fran Crosby 

Purpose: Make recommendations to the CNR leadership team regarding applicants of grants on an annual basis. This includes:

• Review award criteria annually and revise as appropriate; 

• Disseminate grant opportunities or ensure dissemination occurs; 

• Elicit assistance with identifying potential grant applicants; 

• Review grant applications as per rubrics; 

• Select grantees to be recommended to the board of directors. 

Members: 

Noreen Brennan 

Priscilla Worral 

Pat Grust 

Marcia Gardner 

EBP: Co-Chairs Meghan Doelger and Rona Levin 

Purpose: Provide support and opportunities to share best practices among representatives from 

institutions that are coordinating EBP activities. Activities include: 

• Identify best practice examples across NY to highlight and share with others; 

• Provide expert consultation with colleagues as appropriate; 

• Develop resources, and other materials to guide, support, and encourage best 

practices; 

• Design and deliver EBP educational that may be presented in person or via online 

platforms. 

Members: 

Noreen Brennan 

Suzanne Soltysik 

Pamela Pichon 

Pat Grust 

Pat Rojas-Guerrero 

Vicki Record 

Marketing – Co-Chairs Suzanne Soltysik and Jessica Napoli-McNally 

Purpose: Assure the work of the CNR is visibly shared and awareness of the program and its 

benefits is maintained and grown. Activities include: 

• Review dissemination activities; 

• Assess effectiveness of marketing strategies 

• Recommend additional strategies based on effectiveness; 

• Collaborate with marketing/social media consultant to develop ongoing marketing 

Members: 

Mary Gallagher 

Emery House 

Jeanmarie Havener 

Brittni Theobald 

Ad Hoc Workgroups: 

COVID Research – Linda Millenbach and Fran Crosby 

Delphi Research Study – Edmund Pajarillo and Sue Seibold-Simpson