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Dr. May L. Wykle to be honored with the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award for her work with minority caregivers

(New York, November 14, 2000) May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, has been selected as the 2000 recipient of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award.

This award is bestowed by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing in collaboration with the Gerontological Society of America.

This annual tribute, to be presented at the Gerontological Society of Americas Annual meeting on November 18, 2000, is named for Doris Schwartz, a pioneer in gerontological nursing research, and is given in recognition of visionary and exemplary contributions advancing the field of geriatric nursing research.

Dr. Wykle has been active in gerontological nursing research and she is being honored for all her outstanding contributions to the field of gerontological nursing research and specifically her work with minority caregivers.

Dr. Wykle has mentored many doctoral students and influenced their research in gerontological nursing, said Mathy Mezey, director of the Hartford Institute. Additionally, her research has had a far-reaching impact on clinical practice and health care policy for older Americans.

Dr. Wykle is the Florence Cellar Professor of Gerontological Nursing and Associate Dean for Community Affairs at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and Director of the University Center on Aging and Health, Case Western Reserve University. Recently, Dr. Wykle was on sabbatical leave and served as the first recipient of the Pope Eminent Scholar at the Rosalynn Carter Institute in Americus, Georgia.

Dr. Wykle recently completed a four-year study funded by the National Center for Nursing Research on Black vs. White Caregivers Formal/Informal Service Use, and a three-year study funded by National Institute on Aging on MD Style, Self-Care and Compliance of Chronically Ill Aged.

Her research interests include: geriatric mental health, self care behaviors among aged cohorts, family caregiving, stresses and strains in el
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Contact: Susan Amesse
susan.amesse@nyu.edu
212-998-5152
New York University Division of Nursing
14-Nov-2000


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