The Research Institute Congratulates the 2011-2012 Broughton Graduate Fellows in Creative Applied Science!

Established in 1982 by the late William Broughton in honor of his parents, Henry and Jane Tinkham Broughton, the Broughton Graduate Fellowship in Creative Applied Science is given each year to recognize and support students whose research demonstrates high merit in creativity, originality and potential impact. This award is the highest scholarly distinction available to students in the Sage Graduates Schools.

The Graduate Schools Broughton Awards 2011-2012

The award goes to:

• Sanchia Callender, under the advisement of J. Russell Gray-Couch, PhD for her Psychology project entitled “Understanding Stress Associated with Parenting Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attitudes Regarding Available Services and Supports?”

• Kirsty Digger, under the advisement of Kathleen Kelly, Ph.D., for her Nursing project entitled, “Factors Influencing Nursing Faculty Preparedness to Teach Online.”   

• Joanne Galayda, RN, MS, FNP, CWOCN, under the advisement of Barbara Pieper, RN, PhD., for her Nursing project entitled, “Awakening the Artist: The Art of Bricolage in Nursing.”

• Vilailert Komton, under the advisement of Glenda Kelman, PhD., and Kathleen Kelly, PhD., for her Nursing project entitled, “A Comparative Analysis of the Profile of Ischemic Stroke Patients between a Hospital in Upstate New York and Bangkok, Thailand.” 

• Caroline Lynch, under the advisement of Marisa Beeble, PhD, for her Psychology project entitled “Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Understanding Contextual Factors that Influence Bystander Behavior." 

• Pawilai Pitakwong, under the advisement of : Glenda Kelman, PhD, ACNP, BC and Kathleen Kelly, PhD, MPH, MS, FNP, for her Nursing project entitled “Characteristics of Heart Failure (HF) Patients Admitted to a Single Hospital in Thailand (January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010).”

• Sarah Shea, under the advisement of Gabriele Moriello, Ph.D., for her Physical Therapy project entitled, “Feasibility & Outcomes of a Classical Pilates Program on Quality of Life, Posture, Balance, Gait & LE Strength in Someone with a Stroke." 

• Hayley Vininsky, under the advisement of Benjamin Mauro, PhD, for her Applied Behavioral  Analysis project entitled “The Effects of Teaching the Picture Exchange Communication System on Vocal Requesting in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.”

The Broughton Fellows will be presenting the results of their research in platform presentations at the Sage Graduate Schools Research Symposium on April 28, 2012 in Bush Memorial.  Everyone is invited to attend.