Meet the NURTURe Team | Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

The NURTURe Program

Meet the Team

Leadership

Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH

Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor, College of Nursing

Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing

Founding Director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, College of Nursing

Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Dean, College of Nursing

Professor, College of Nursing

Sylvie Naar, PhD, LP

Distinguished and Endowed Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

Director, Center for Translational Behavioral Science, College of Medicine

Director, FSU Clinical and Translational Science Award

Mentorship Team

Primary Mentors

Primary mentors are senior faculty members whose research is focused on technology-based interventions that address behavioral, clinical, or other health outcomes research.

Henna Budhwani, MD, MPH

Michael and Paula Read Phelan Endowed Professor in Obstetrical Nursing, College of Nursing

Director of Interventions & Implementation Science (IIS) Hub, Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, College of Nursing

Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH

Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor, College of Nursing

Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing

Founding Director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, College of Nursing

Eugenia Millender, PhD, RN, PMH-APRN, FAAN, FAANP

Marie Cowart Endowed Professor (Tenured), College of Nursing

Assistant Dean for Research, College of Nursing

Co-Founder, Co-Director, Center of Population Sciences for Health Empowerment, College of Nursing

Kathryn Muessig, PhD

Laura and Alan Levine Endowed Professor in Innovation Applications in Nursing, College of Nursing

Founding Co-Director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Sylvie Naar, PhD, LP

Distinguished and Endowed Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

Director, Center for Translational Behavioral Science, College of Medicine

Director, FSU Clinical and Translational Science Award

Bonnie Spring, PhD, ABPP

Krafft Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

Director, Blue Cross Center for Rural Health Research and Policy

Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Dean, College of Nursing

Professor, College of Nursing

Secondary Mentors

Secondary mentors are early and mid-career faculty who provide postdoctoral trainees with additional perspectives and strategies for success.

Lucinda Graven, PhD, APRN, FAHA, FAAN

Associate Professor, College of Nursing

Zhe He, PhD, FAMIA

Director, Institute for Successful Longevity

Professor, School of Information

Director of UF-FSU CTSA Biostatistics, Informatics, & Research Design (BIRD) Program

Karen MacDonell, PhD

Associate Professor, Center for Translational and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine

Geraldine Martorella, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor, College of Nursing

Brad Schmidt, PhD

Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts and Sciences

Director, Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic, Department of Psychology

Department Chair, Department of Psychology

Laura Widman, PhD

Professor, College of Nursing

Director of Teen Health Lab, Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, College of Nursing

Clinical Psychologist

Steering Committee

Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH

Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor, College of Nursing

Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing

Founding Director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, College of Nursing

Eugenia Millender, PhD, RN, PMH-APRN, FAAN, FAANP

Marie Cowart Endowed Professor (Tenured), College of Nursing

Assistant Dean for Research, College of Nursing

Co-Founder, Co-Director, Center of Population Sciences for Health Empowerment, College of Nursing

Sylvie Naar, PhD, LP

Distinguished and Endowed Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

Director, Center for Translational Behavioral Science, College of Medicine

Director, FSU Clinical and Translational Science Award

Bonnie Spring, PhD, ABPP

Krafft Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine

Director, Blue Cross Center for Rural Health Research and Policy

Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Dean, College of Nursing

Professor, College of Nursing

The Steering Committee is responsible for making all decisions related to the operation of the NURTURe program. The Steering Committee will perform the following functions:

Faculty & Mentorship

Select program faculty, identify new mentors, and assign primary mentors, secondary mentors, and consulting advisors to trainees.

Trainee Recruitment and Support

Recruit, interview, and select postdoctoral trainees; monitor mentor-mentee relationships and trainee progress through biannual evaluations.

Individual Development Plans (IDPs)

Evaluate and provide feedback on each trainee's IDP and accomplishments.

Curriculum and Training Events

Assess and refine the training curriculum; plan and organize special training activities.

Independent Support

Assist trainees in securing independent funding (e.g., loan repayment programs, T32 and K applications to NIH, and other agencies).

Job Placement Support

Facilitate job placement by providing networking opportunities, coaching on interviewing and job talk skills, and support at conferences.

Program Evaluation, Feedback and Operations

Evaluate recruitment and feedback success.

External Advisory Committee

The External Advisory Committee includes three members from outside institutions with nursing science expertise and experience mentoring postdoctoral trainees. The committee meets semiannually to review all aspects of the program's operation, identify challenges, and make suggestions for changes to the program for the Steering Committee to discuss.