Congratulations to Tracey Yap and Mary Lou Affronti who each received an award from the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)!

Yap received the 2018 SNRS Mid-Career Researcher Award. The Mid-Career Award recognizes the contribution of a member whose scholarly work influences outcomes in nursing practice, nursing education, health policy or population health. It honors a member dedicated to mentoring the development of that scholarly work in the next generation of nurse scholars in the SNRS region. 

Affronti received the 2018 Clinical Researcher Award. The SNRS Clinical Researcher Award recognizes the contribution of an individual (who gives greater han 50 percent of their appointment working as a researcher in a clinical setting) whose established program of research has enhanced the science and practice of nursing in the Southern Region. 

The Southern Nursing Research Society aims to advance nursing research through dissemination and utilization of research findings, facilitate the career development of nurses and nursing students as researchrs, promote the image of nursing as a scientific discipline and enhance communication among members.