The UNC Network for Research Professionals (NRP) Professional Development Award provides supplemental funding to help cover professional development opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill employees or UNC Health employees whose work is focused on Human Subjects Research.
The award covers work-related education and training and can be used for conferences, certificates, continuing education, classes or seminars, or similar instructional opportunities that are not already covered by other resources (See example opportunities (pdf)). Specifically, the award is designed for expenses incurred prior to the opportunity (e.g., registration, materials, travel). Courses for academic credit are not eligible for this award but can be accessed through the University’s tuition waiver benefit or UNC Health’s educational assistance benefits.
Individual awards ranging from $100 – $500 will be granted depending on strength of application.
The application cycle for 2024-2025 is currently closed and applications are not being accepted at this time. Please check back or join the NRP Listserv for future opportunities.
“As part of my Clinical Health Informatics Program I had to do a capstone project. My advisor suggested I pick a project that was relevant to the work I do as a nurse in the CTRC. From the types of research studies we were doing and the fact that we double document, I wondered if a flowsheet could be added to our EHR to document multiple timed blood draws. I worked with the Epic team at UNC and they were able to locate a Research Blood Draw Flowsheet in the Epic library and make it go live for my research unit. My project consisted of timing my nurse co-workers when charting on our usual paper flowsheets as well as in the electronic flowsheet. In my research I learned cultural things about my unit. I presented my findings in a poster at the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses’ annual conference in Philadelphia October 2019. I met lots of people who were interested in the electronic flowsheet and the fact that it is readily available in a commercial EHR system. Many people I spoke with discussed implementing Epic at their healthcare systems and what research specific interfaces would work for their centers. My poster took first place in the competition. I am thankful to the NRP for awarding me a scholarship to attend this conference and sharing what I learned about my research unit while also trying to reduce double charting.
— Perri Kilcourse, RN, BSN, MSc, 2019 NRP Professional Development Award Recipient
Recipients
2024-2025
Arieska Diaz
OBGYN Global Health
Brittany Fecteau
OBGYN Global Health
Hannah Puckett
OBGYN Global Health
Jenni Detwiler
UNC Center for Health Equity Research
Julia Heinly
TEACCH Autism Program
Kathryn Tarnai
NC TraCS Institute
Kobi Iheoma
TEACCH Autism Program
Leah Gardner
NC TraCS Institute
Lisa Peterson
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Luke Costanza
LCCC – Clinical Trials
Stephanie Morales
Exercise and Sport Science
Hannah Riehl
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Josephine McKelvy
Social Medicine
Jordan Jacobs
Surgery – Burn Center
Malvika Choudhari
Orthopedics
Courtney Kelly
Social Medicine
Jessica Marlin
NC TraCS Institute
Sara Stevens Kelly
Medicine – Nephrology
Tracy Eldred
Global Health and Infectious Disease
Nandie Elhadidy
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Blondell (Paula) Glover
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Council Mintz
Psychiatry
Erin Bender
Psychology
Leila Keifer
LCCC
Natalie Antenucci
Psychology
Kayleigh Biggs
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Srihari Chari
Emergency Medicine
Sharon Evans
UNC Health
LuAn Hobson
Office of Research Support and Compliance
Ryan MacPherson
Exercise and Sport Science
Ann Firestine
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Brett Phillips
Blood Research Center
Jennifer Gruhn
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Joan Thomas
Public Health – Nutrition
Jordan Wingate
Social Work – Office of Strategic Research Priorities
Julie Maccarone
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Burnadette Benas
Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Luz Cuaboy
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
William Pulley
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Michelle Erin Johnson
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shannon Myers
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tamara Fischer-Biondi
Department of Genetics
Perri Kilcourse
NC TraCS Institute
Christian Munoz Pineda
Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Alexandra Munson
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Victoria Waters, MEd
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute