Sigma Nursing Announces 2024 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Inductees

 Honorees will be inducted during Sigma’s 35th International Nursing Research Congress 

INDIANAPOLIS —Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) will induct 30 world-renowned nurse researchers into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame induction, conversations with the honorees, and special sessions showcasing their research will take place during the organization’s 35th International Nursing Research Congress in Singapore on Saturday, 27 July 2024. During the event, these individuals—representing Australia, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States—will share experiences and words of wisdom from their illustrious careers.

“These inspiring, trailblazing nurse researchers embody the collective impact of nursing research on global healthcare,” said Sigma President Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, DNSc, RN, FFNMRCSI, FAAN. “On behalf of the International Board of Directors, staff, and Sigma members worldwide, I congratulate our International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame honorees and look forward to learning more about their diverse research journeys.”

This year marks the 16th presentation of the prestigious Hall of Fame honor. The 2024 inductees will join more than 300 previously inducted nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession of nursing and the people it serves. Since its inception, the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame presentation has been sponsored by Wiley. 

“Wiley is proud to sponsor the Hall of Fame award presentation and to continue our support for Sigma Theta Tau International and the global nursing profession. This award is vital in recognizing the world’s outstanding nurse researchers, and on behalf of everyone at Wiley, I congratulate the 2024 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame honorees” said James Pearce, PhD, Associate Publisher, Health Sciences at Wiley.

Sigma’s annual nursing research congress attracts approximately 800 nurse researchers, students, clinicians, and leaders focused on evidence-based research. The theme for the 35th International Nursing Research Congress is Sharing Insights, Advancing Care: Disseminating Nursing Research and Evidence for the Future. To view details or register for the event, visit SigmaNursing.org/Congress. 

2024 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Honorees

Jeanne Alhusen, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN

The University of Virginia Medical Center Professor of Nursing, Associate Dean for Research

The University of Virginia School of Nursing

Crozet, Virginia, USA

Marie Bakitas, DNSc, NP-C, AOCN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN

Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship

School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Niels Buus, PhD, MN, RN

Professor of Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Clayton Campus, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; and

Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Helen Yue-Lai Chan, PhD, RN, APN, FAAN, FHKAN

Professor

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong 

Marilyn Cruickshank, PhD, RN, FACN, FACICP, FISQua

Professor 

University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Susan L. Dunn, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Marion Eckert, PhD, MPH, MSN, Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing)

Director, Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre & Professor of Cancer Nursing

The University of South Australia

Adelaide, Australia

Robyn Gallagher, PhD, RN, FAHA, FESC, FAAN

Professor of Nursing, Northern Precinct Academic Director

Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney

Camperdown, Australia

Maureen George, PhD, RN, AE-C, FAAN

Professor

Columbia University School of Nursing

New York, New York, USA

Eileen Danaher Hacker, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN

Professor, Chair

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, USA

Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Ruth M. Anderson Endowed Professor, Associate Dean for Research

Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Kechinyere Iheduru-Anderson, DNP, RN, CNE, CWCN

Professor, Nursing Program Director

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA

Cheryl B. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN

Sarah Frances Russell Distinguished Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, MBA, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B, FAAN

Lasker Clinical Investigator

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Eileen T. Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN

Edith Clemmer Steinbright Professor of Gerontology

Professor of Nursing and Sociology; Associate Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Zohra Lassi, PhD

Associate Professor, National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader Fellow

University of Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

Christopher S. Lee, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, FHFSA

Barry Family/Goldman Sachs Endowed Professor

Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing

Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts, USA

Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Professor; Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging

University of California, Irvine, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Irvine, California, USA

Sok Ying Liaw, PhD

Professor, Head of Nursing

National University of Singapore, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies

Singapore

Justina Yat Wa Liu, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

Robert J. Lucero, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, FACMI

Professor of Nursing, Inaugural Audrienne H. Moseley Endowed Chair in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

University of California, Los Angeles, School of Nursing

Los Angeles, California, USA

Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN
Professor of Nursing and Palliative Care, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Kelly A. Metcalfe, PhD, RN, FCAHS, FAAN, FCAN

Professor and Associate Dean, Research and External Relations, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto; and Senior Scientist, Women’s College Research Institute

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ratchneewan Ross, PhD, RN, FTNSS, FAAN

Professor

The University of Louisville School of Nursing
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Loredana Sasso, MSN, RN, FAAN

Scientific Director of CERSI FNOPI in Rome

Professor of Nursing, Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa 

Genoa, Italy

Kathleen J. Sawin, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN

Nurse Scientist, Professor Emerita

Children’s Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Global Affairs

College of Nursing, University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Angela Starkweather, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Chamings Endowed Professor, Assistant Dean for Research Development

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Heng-Hsin Tung, PhD, DNP, FNP, RN, Senior Fellow HEA

Distinguished Professor

Department of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Taipei, Taiwan

Constance G. Visovsky, PhD, RN, ACNP, FAAN

Professor, Lewis and Leona Hughes Endowed Chair in Nursing

University of South Florida, College of Nursing 

Tampa, Florida, USA

About Sigma

The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere. Founded in 1922, Sigma has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare. Learn more at SigmaNursing.org.