NANN Abstract Awards
Each year, NANN recognizes the best abstracts in each award category submitted in the Annual Conference Call for Abstracts. The following awardees have been recognized for their passion and support for neonatal care and the profession of neonatal nursing.
2023 Recipients
Best Research Article:
Maggie Hughes Brownlee DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Recognizing Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity: It’s about bodybuilding!
Best Clinical Article:
Giuseppina Romano-Clarke, MD
“Reducing Blood Culture and Antibiotic Usage in Neonates: Using Quality Improvement Science to Guide Implementation of a Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator”
Past Recipients
2021
Best Paper Award Winner:
Valarie Artigas, DNP APRN NNP-BC
Recognizing Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity: It’s about bodybuilding!
Best Poster Abstract Award Winner:
Ashlee Vance, PhD
Parent Experience of Changes to Visitor Guidelines during COVID-19
2020
Best Paper Abstract Award Winner:
Beth Diehl, DNP NNP-BC CCRN LNCC
Neonatal Nursing: Aspects of Clinical Practice Liability
Best Poster Abstract Award Winner:
Ashley Weber, PhD RN
Family-centered Care Practices in the US: Prevalence, Gaps, and How We Move Forward
2019
Best Paper Abstract Award Winner:
Dorothy Vittner, PhD RN CHPE
Skin-to-skin contact activates salivary oxytocin release and influences infant neurobehavioral functioning
Best Poster Abstract Award Winner:
Leslie Parker, NNP-BC PhD
Effect of Aspiration and Evaluation of Gastric Residuals on Intestinal Inflammation, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, and Gastrointestinal Peptide Levels in Extremely Preterm Infants
Best Research Abstract Award Winner:
Christine Wetzel, DNP RNC-NIC IBCLC
Maternal, Infant and Nutritional Factors Influencing the Developing Microbiome of the Premature Infant in the NICU Setting
Best Clinical Abstract Award Winner:
Ashley Weber, PhD RN
Organizational Resources for Family-Centered Care may Influence Clinicians’ Attitudes towards Family Engagement
Best EBP/QI Abstract Award Winner:
Genesee Hornung, MSN RN CNS CPNP-PC
Boosting the Bundle: Implementing Practice Changes in a NICU to Reduce CLABSI