Martyn-Nemeth to be inducted into Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
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Professor Pamela Martyn-Nemeth, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FAHA, FAAN, is one of 15 world-renowned nurse researchers who will be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame this year.
Since 2010, the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing has been inducting distinguished nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession of nursing and the people it serves. This year’s inductees represent Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S.
Sigma President Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, DNSc, RN, FFNMRCSI, FAAN, said in a statement that this “prestigious recognition is a testament to [the inductees’] impact on nursing research and the lives [they] have touched through [their] work.”
Martyn-Nemeth’s area of scholarship is focused on cardiovascular disease risk reduction and improvement of quality of life in people with type 1 diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes experience two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Over the course of her career, Martyn-Nemeth has received 14 grants supporting her work in diabetes self-management. In a recent NIH-funded study, she determined that a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention can help reduce the fear of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. In a current NIH-funded study, she’s examining the mechanisms by which improving sleep may reduce cardiovascular risk and improve glycemic control.
The Hall of Fame induction will take place during Sigma’s 36th International Nursing Research Congress in Seattle on July 19.
Martyn-Nemeth will be the 11th current or emeritus faculty member from the UIC College of Nursing to be inducted. Others currently active on faculty are UIC Nursing Dean Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN, ATSF, Harriet H. Werley Endowed Chair for Nursing Research Ardith Doorenbos, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Katherine M. Minnich Endowed Professor Laurie Quinn, PhD ’96, RN, FAAN, FAHA, CDE.