Research and Scholarship

Since the founding of the school in 1953, the faculty has been dedicated to advancing the science of nursing through various forms of scholarship including original research in areas such as vulnerable populations, patient safety, health promotion and disease prevention, work force development and most recently informatics. The School of Nursing faculty believes that research informs good teaching and successfully integrates teaching, research, and other forms of scholarship.
The Faculty has adopted the paradigm proposed by Ernest Boyer to define areas of scholarship:

• The scholarship of discovery which is focused on the development of new knowledge. This is the traditional definition of original research.
• The scholarship of integration which involves interdisciplinary work. It includes research that helps to bridge disciplines, draws from one discipline in informing another, or places the work of a specific discipline within a broader context.
• The scholarship of application which includes research translation and research on the application of evidence to practice.

The Committee for the Advancement of Nursing Scholarship advances the scholarship goals of the School of Nursing.

Research and Scholarship Contact Information:

Annette Wysocki
Associate Dean for Research
Skinner Hall - Room 138A
413-545-5087
annettew@nursing.umass.edu

Kathern Pierce                                                   Ann Creely
Research Dean's Assistant                                Research Business Manager Liaison
Skinner Hall                                                       Skinner Hall         
413-545-5087                                                   413-545-4653
kathern@nursing.umass.edu                            acreely@research.umass.edu