Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award

The Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award is an annual award that recognizes a UCSF School of Nursing faculty member or alumnus who has made an outstanding contribution to nursing science and research.

This award honors Helen Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor emerita and dean of the UCSF School of Nursing between 1958-1969. Through her research findings, Nahm shared her ideas and vision with a new generation of nurses. It is to exemplify this excellence of scholarship and dedication of purpose that the Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award was instituted.

The Award consists of a monetary gift, commemorative plaque and medal presented at the lecture on a date to be announced.

Linda Franck Receives 43rd Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award

Linda FranckLinda Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, is the recipient of the 2024 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award in honor of her outstanding contributions to nursing science and research. An esteemed alumna and professor, Franck is the Jack and Elaine Koech Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing. Her influential career in interdisciplinary research focuses on family- and community-partnered interventions to improve health equity and outcomes for infants, children and reproductive-age people. 

Watch a recording of Franck's lecture, "Family Matters: Advancing Health and Equity Through Nursing-Led Research Partnerships."



Call for Nominations 

Nominations for the 44th Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award will open in fall 2024. The individual must be a UCSF School of Nursing faculty member or alumnus to be eligible.  

Only electronic submissions are permitted. Nominations should be forwarded to the School of Nursing Research Committee, [email protected], and include the following documents:

1) Two letters of support from peers documenting (not to exceed five pages per letter):

  • Evidence of outstanding contributions to nursing science and research as illustrated by funded research, citations and publications, research students supervised and faculty mentored
  • Influence of the nominee on the chosen field over a sustained period of time, with particular reference to local, national and international recognition

2) Curriculum vitae

All nominations and supporting materials will be held in confidence. To avoid potential conflict of interest, School of Nursing Research Committee members should abstain from endorsing candidates (i.e. signing letters of support, etc.).

42nd Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award

Eun-Ok Im, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the recipient of the 42nd Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award.
Eun-Ok Im, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the recipient of the 42nd Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award.
Im delivered the Helen Nahm Research Lecture on May 25, 2023. The topic was reducing gender and ethnic disparities for midlife women.
Im delivered the Helen Nahm Research Lecture on May 25, 2023. The topic was reducing gender and ethnic disparities for midlife women.
Im (center) with Afaf Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN, professor emerita, (left) and Sandra Wess, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, (right).
Im (center) with Afaf Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN, professor emerita, (left) and Sandra Wess, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, (right).
A reception followed Im's lecture. Associate professor Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP, (second from right) and professor Oi Saeng Hong, PhD, RN, FAAN, (far right) were among the attendees.
A reception followed Im's lecture. Associate professor Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP, (second from right) and professor Oi Saeng Hong, PhD, RN, FAAN, (far right) were among the attendees.

Past Recipients

 

Year

Recipients


2024

Linda Franck

2023

Eun-Ok Im 

2022

MarySue Heilemann

2020

Carol Dawson-Rose

2019

Margaret Wallhagen

2018

Susan Kools

2017

Kathleen Puntillo

2016

Sharon Kaufman

2015

Sally Rankin

2014

Ruth Malone

2013

Catherine Chesla

2012

Adele Clarke

2011

Mary Blegen

2010

Wendy Max

2009

Linda Sarna

2008

Suzanne Bakken

2007

Virginia Tilden

2006

Barbara Drew

2005

Patrick Fox

2004

Kathryn Lee

2003

Susan Janson

2002

Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman

2001

Robert Newcomer

2000

Christine Miaskowski

1999

Charlene Harrington

1998

Kathleen Dracup

1997

Jeannie Kayser-Jones

1996

William Holzemer

1995

Patricia Benner

1994

Marilyn Savedra

1993

Marylin Dodd

1992

Virginia Olesen

1991

Sandra Weiss

1990

Patricia Archbold

1989

Anne Davis

1988

Jane Norbeck

1987

Susan Gortner

1986

Carroll Estes

1985

Anselm Strauss

1984

Ramona Mercer

1983

Jeanne Quint Benoliel

1982

Tamar Krulik

1981

Afaf Meleis