Linda Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, recipient of the 2024 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award.

Linda Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, recipient of the 2024 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award (photo credit: Elisabeth Fall).

Linda Franck Named 2024 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award Recipient

Faculty and Staff Awards
May 21, 2024
By By School of Nursing Communications

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. 

Franck delivered a lecture on May 8, 2024, on the Mission Bay campus to a room full of colleagues, friends and family. Her lecture was titled "Family Matters: Advancing Health and Equity Through Nursing-Led Research Partnerships." 

Two event attendees speak with Franck
Above: Attendees speak with Franck (far right) during the lecture event on May 8 at the UCSF Mission Bay campus. Right: Franck delivers the 43rd Helen Nahm Research Lecture.

 

Linda Franck delivers the 43rd Helen Nahm Research Lecture

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.

Pioneering interventions for patient and family engagement, particularly in pain management and research, Franck also works to reduce health disparities for women at risk of preterm birth and improve care for preterm infants. Her recent research focuses on innovative strategies to improve family-centered care and enhance the partnership between families, communities and health care systems to ensure children receive optimal health care before, during and after hospitalization

Watch a Recording of the 43rd Helen Nahm Research Lecture
 

Franck receives the Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award from Abbey Alkon, PhD, RN, interim associate dean for research (right).

Event attendees stand with Franck during the reception.
Above: Alumni, students, colleagues, family and friends joined Franck for a celebratory reception after the lecture. Left: Franck receives the 2024 Helen Nahm Research Lecture Award from Abbey Alkon, PhD, RN, interim associate dean for research (right).

 

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