Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research selects Stephens as an Ambassador
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Nursing Collegiate Professor Janna Stephens, PhD, RN, was selected from a national pool of applicants to serve in the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Ambassador program.
Stephens, who is head of the Population Health Nursing Science Department, will serve as a member of the seventh cohort of Ambassadors, charged with raising awareness about the National Institute for Nursing Research’s critical research agenda. Specifically, they’ll focus on educating congressional leaders on the high-impact, cost-effective interventions and quality-of-life enhancements that emanate from nursing science.
The unique advocacy program began in 2014. Stephens’ cohort of 21 nurse scientists will join the ranks of others filling this role, now numbering 50 Ambassadors, including UIC Nursing Dean Emerita Terri Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, ATSF, FAASM.
The Ambassador program aims to increase research funding for continued scientific breakthroughs and scientist training at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
“FNINR Ambassadors are key players for our organization,” says Victoria Niederhauser, president of FNINR. “These nurse leaders share the excellent outcomes resulting from nursing science that is supported by NINR and advocate for continued funding to conduct cutting-edge research that improves healthcare and trains the next generation of nurse scientists.