Barbara Medoff-Cooper: International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Barbara Medoff-Cooper, the Ruth M. Colket Professor in Pediatric Nursing in the department of family & community health, was inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) in July. She was honored at the 27th International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Medoff-Cooper was selected for her research in infant development, feeding behaviors in high-risk infants and infant temperament.
Dr. Medoff-Cooper is the developer of the Early Infancy Temperament Questionnaire. She also contributed to the development of the Neonur device, a patented feeding device used to assess newborn sucking.