Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), and Ruth M. Colket Professor in Pediatric Nursing at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is being honored by the Eastern Nursing Research Society with the 2017 Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award.
Medoff-Cooper is being recognized for her sustained and outstanding contributions to nursing research focused on infant development, feeding behaviors in high-risk infants, and infant temperament. Her innovations have changed the way premature and chronically ill infants are cared for to help improve their developmental progress. Her research has been recognized around the world thanks to funding from organizations like the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
Medoff-Cooper graciously accepted the award as reported by Newswise.com, stating:
“It is a great honor to be recognized by the Nursing research community. My goal, and of course my passion, has always been to improve outcomes for vulnerable infants and their families. I share this award with the many families who have participated in my research projects over the past 30 plus years.”
The Eastern Nursing Research Society will honor Medoff-Cooper at their annual conference in Philadelphia on April 7. To learn more about Medoff-Cooper and her distinguished pediatric research, visit here.
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