Davis wins paper of the year award

Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr. Leslie Davis, who was selected to receive the 2022 Clinical Article of the Year from the Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Council of the American Heart Association. The article entitled “The influence of obesity on care of adults with cardiovascular disease,” was published in The Nursing Clinics of North America and can be viewed here. Melissa Nolan (MSN/NP class of 2021) served as a coauthor on the paper.

The Clinical Article of the Year Award recognizes the importance of the written word in promoting the goals of the American Heart Association and cardiovascular and stroke nursing, encourages the dissemination of cardiovascular nursing science and applauds the author(s) for clearly communicating the nursing perspective in the context of cardiovascular research, practice and theory. The award will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, which will take place as an in-person event in Chicago, Illinois, November 5 – 7, 2022.