van Ameringen
Chair in Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing: Loretta Sweet
Jemmott
Professor
of Nursing Loretta Sweet
Jemmott, has been named
the holder of the van
Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing,
effective July 1.
"There
is no greater honor
that Penn Nursing can
bestow on a stellar
faculty member than
the award of an endowed
chair. It is with great
pleasure and excitement
that I announce the
appointment of Dr. Jemmott
to the van Ameringen
chair," said School
of Nursing Dean Afaf
Meleis in making the
announcement.
Dr.
Jemmott, a highly regarded
advisor to the National
Institutes of Health
on HIV-related research,
has recently led a productive
and successful interdisciplinary
research team as director
of Penn Nursing's Center
for Urban Health Research.
Her work in developing
evidence-based curricula
encompassing strategies
to stem the rate of
HIV infection among
at risk adolescents
is nationally and internationally
known. The Centers for
Disease Control have
adopted the curricula
as a national model.
"Dr.
Jemmott is a popular
and effective teacher
and a dedicated mentor
to students in nursing
and other departments
at the University of
Pennsylvania," said
Dr. Meleis. "Her
advocacy on behalf of
students of color, dedication
to their scholarly development,
and her articulation
of critical diversity
issues in the School
are noteworthy."
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