The University of Louisville is a Carnegie Research-Extensive University. The School of Nursing is located in the Health Sciences Center with a rich interdisciplinary environment with schools of dentistry, medicine and public health. School of Nursing faculty have research collaborations with faculty in medicine, public health, engineering, education, and social work. Extramural research funding has increased significantly and in 2003 over two million dollars in funding awards were received. In 2003, the U of L School of Nursing was ranked 46 of 98 among schools of nursing nationally that received NIH funding.

The School of Nursing has a research intensive environment that supports faculty research programs. A Research Office provides support for proposal development and grant implementation. A staff of research associates, graduate research assistants, and biostatistical consulting services is available in the Research Office. An external research mentor program was established in 1998 and 14 faculty have received research mentoring through this program.

A strategic goal of the school is to engage undergraduate and graduate students in the research process. Many students work on faculty research and present posters at professional meetings. The Research Committee is very active in promoting a mentored experience for students to attend regional and national nursing research meetings. Funding for these activities is contributed by alumni and a small endowment fund to support student research.

Faculty Research

Faculty research interests encompass a broad range of topics and represent funding from a variety of national sources. More information about faculty research...

Student Research

Research is an important component of the educational experience at the School of Nursing as students conduct research on a myriad of health related issues.

Ruth B. Craddock Fund

The Ruth Craddock Fund supports the research mission of the University of Louisville School of Nursing. It provides financial assistance to qualified undergraduate and graduate students for:

• Successful completion of a research project and/or the dissemination of research findings at a professional conference.
• Faculty mentored research conference experience.

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