Congratulations to Tracey Yap, Debra Brandon and Mary Lou Affronti who each recently received an award from the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) at the 2018 SNRS 32nd annual conference in Atlanta, GA.

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. 

Brandon received the 2018 Research in Nursing and Health Authorship Award. The Research in Nursing & Health (RINAH) Authorship Award recognizes a SNRS member who disseminated research findings, or important theoretical, or methodological advances in the official SNRS journal, within the past year.

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 researchers, promote the image of nursing as a scientific discipline and enhance communication among members.