The LCC is the focal point for global and international research at Emory Nell Hodgson School of Nursing. The center engages with local and global partners to foster and nurture collaborative initiatives that address problems and concerns that transcend national boundaries.
This group includes our faculty, staff and students who are instrumental to the success of our global research initiatives. Through their efforts and dedication, we continue to expand the School of Nursing global research networks via pragmatic and sustainable strategies. In collaboration with global partners, this group is engaged in multiple initiatives to promote Nursing Research capacity, especially in the Global South where nursing research is limited but urgently needed to inform local health policies and standards of care. The group also hosts periodic lectures focusing on important global health topics. Here are the Members of the LCC Global Research Interest Group.
At the request of our global partners, the LCC is currently sponsoring a one-year Grant Writing Refresher Intensive and mentorship for Nursing Faculty in the Global South. Our inaugural cohort includes twelve PhD trained Nurses from four Countries in Africa. We plan to scale this initiative to other regions including the Caribbean and Latin America.
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The LCC periodically curates a list funding opportunities that may be of interest to Emory faculty and our global partners.
Lisa Thompson is a Professor in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, with a joint appointment in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. She currently directs Emory University’s PREHS SEED (Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars-Southeastern Environmental Exposures and Disparities) Scholars K12 training Program. The focus of her research is to evaluate effective behavioral interventions, using implementation science methods, to reduce environmental exposures that can be implemented in real-world settings.
She is conducting a cluster randomized trial in rural Guatemala, referred to as Ecolectivos, that uses implementation research to develop, implement and evaluate community-level working groups that aim to reduce household burning of plastic waste (R01ES032009). For over 20 years, she has worked on research projects related to household air pollution, starting as a graduate student on a landmark study, the first randomized stove intervention study on infant pneumonia in Guatemala (RESPIRE trial, PI, Dr. Kirk Smith).
For the past 8 years she has been a co-Investigator on the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial, the largest trial globally to assess health benefits of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and free fuel intervention in Guatemala, Peru, India, and Rwanda. She was inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in 2021 and received the Episteme Laureate award from Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society in 2023. Dr. Thompson is the lead mentor for the Emory-Africa Nursing Research Network scholars in Rwanda.
The LCC supports a vibrant Visiting Scholars program. To participate in the program as a visiting nursing research scholar, you need to identify an Emory faculty who will be your primary research mentor/sponsor.Here is our Vising Scholar Interest form. To learn more about the visiting scholars’ program, and the application process, click Here
The LCC supports a vibrant Visiting Scholars program. To participate in the program as a visiting nursing research scholar, you need to identify an Emory faculty who will be your primary research mentor/sponsor.Here is our Vising Scholar Interest form. To learn more about the visiting scholars’ program, and the application process, click Here
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