Carolina Nursing students awarded Fall 2025 Honors Thesis Research Awards

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Five undergraduate students from the UNC School of Nursing have received Fall 2025 Honors Thesis Research Awards from the Carolina Honors Program. The awards support undergraduate research by funding project-related expenses for students completing their senior honors theses.

The Carolina Nursing award recipients and their faculty mentors are:

Alaisha Tobias – Use of artificial intelligence platforms in home blood pressure monitoring | Faculty Mentor: Leslie Davis
Aranya Saengchanh – Prehospital blood transfusion: Evidence and feasibility review | Faculty Mentor: Maureen Baker
Sruthi Anne – From tradition to transition: Exploring acculturation-driven cardio-metabolic risk among Indian Americans | Faculty Mentor: Suja P. Davis
Ashley Schroder – STAND UP to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome study: Systemic treatment and access needs, defining unmet patient barriers | Faculty Mentor: Isabel Roth
Kelsi Carmody – NCCC Nurses’ experiences with kangaroo care for premature infants | Faculty Mentor: Megan Williams

The Senior Honors Thesis Research Award program provides up to $500 per student to support research costs, including equipment, travel, and other project expenses. For more inforamtion, visit honorscarolina.unc.edu.