Conference Awards

CNRA Conference Awards

Creating a local culture that encourages and supports the conduct of nurse-led studies and the application of evidence-based nursing practice is a strategic goal of The Connecticut Nursing Research Alliance. 

In support of this goal, the Alliance has established poster awards to recognize excellence in the communication of research and evidence-based practice. Awards are open to all Connecticut Nursing Alliance Member Organizations.


2025 Conference Poster Winners

1st Place:

2025-1st-place-posterA Scoping Review of Sociocultural Influence on Diabetes Self-Management in West Africa: Implications for Culturally Responsive, Evidence-Based Care

Adebimpe Agbotode, PhD candidate, and Dr. Louise Reagan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

School of Nursing, University of Connecticut

2nd Place:

Effective Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Prone Position: A Training Program for Operating Room Professionals

Aimee Kurtzman, MSN, RN; Denise Bourassa, DNP, RN, CNL, CNE; Thomas Van Hoof, MD, EdD, FACMQ; Mary Sukumar, MD, CPHQ, ABAIM   

Hartford HealthCare, Hartford Hospital

3rd Place:

2025-3rd-place-poster.jpgBenefits of Prolonged Implantation of Cardiac Loop Recorders 

Michele Santoro, BSN, RN, HVC OP AMB; Nancy Hinchion, RN, MS, CCRC; Gail Gagnon, BSN, RN – HVC OP AMB; Kelly Nicholson, PhD, MPH, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC

Yale New Haven Health, Yale New Haven Hospital


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