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 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.).
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 |