Research and Innovation
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing (EMSON) at the University of Arkansas has four scholarship domains: Person-Centered Care, Healthy Schools, Health Systems and Leadership, and Nursing Education. To accomplish EMSON’s research mission, the Research, Scholarship, Discovery, and Innovation Committee serves as a hub for creating an impactful nursing science by providing consultation to faculty and students to support their research and scholarly activities. Aligned with EMSON’s four scholarship domains, faculty members have implemented an innovative curriculum to prepare practitioners to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care to underserved adults and children in rural Arkansas, conceptually threaded in nursing education and leadership programs. The committee actively promotes meaningful participation and collaboration among faculty, students, and clinical partners to improve health and quality of life among Arkansans and beyond.
Research Programs
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EMSON Scholarship Teams
Person-Centered Care
Across the Lifespan
- Hope Balentine
- Jeanice Ball
- Hilary Bowling
- Lauren Burns
- Darcy Boultinghouse
- Jessie Casida
- Lisa Franks
- BJ Garrett
- Kelsey Gilmet
- Emily Goucher
- Tanya Hall
- Terria Hawley
- Anna Jarrett
- Michele Kilmer
- Carmel Kruse
- Ann Lofton
- Becky McCann
- Bettie Miller
- Emily Richardson
- Allison Scott
- Marilou Shreve
- Kristina Simpkins-Spain
- Sarah Sugg
- Megan Taylor
- Kathy Throop
- Fernanda Zayas
Healthy Schools
Children and Adolescents
- Jeanice Ball
- Darcy Boultinghouse
- Lisa Franks
- Kelsey Gilmet
- Kelly Vowell Johnson
- Michele Kilmer
- Allison Scott
- Marilou Shreve
- Sara Sugg
- Megan Taylor
Health Systems and Leadership
Including Policy
- Viktor Akakpo
- Sarah Bemis
- Jessie Casida
- Jan Emory
- Lisa Franks
- Tom Kippenbrock
- Peggy Lee
- Bettie Miller
Nursing Education
Academic and Clinical Settings
- Hope Ballentine
- Sarah Bemis
- Hilary Bowling
- Jessie Casida
- Diana Dunbar
- Jan Emory
- Lisa Franks
- David Hall
- Tom Kippenbrock
- Peggy Lee
- Cynthia Lueders
- Lori Murray
- Emily Offenbacker
- Fernanda Zayas