Contributions to Science - Cheryl Woods-Giscombe
April 2008
Cheryl Woods-Giscombe, PhD, RN was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honors Society on April 12, 2008.
Additionally, in 2007 – 2008, Dr. Woods-Giscombe served as a Research Mentor to an underrepresented undergraduate nursing student who is a participant in the Research Enrichment Apprenticeship Program. This program is funded by NIH/NINR/National Center for Minority Health and Minority Health Disparities. As a direct result of receiving mentorship from Dr. Woods-Giscombe, the undergraduate student successfully presented her research at a national conference (Southern Nursing Research Conference) and will be graduating with honors (May 2008) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Woods-Giscombe’s manuscript, “Superwoman Schema and Emotional Suppression: Implications for Physical and Mental Well-Being of African American Women,” has been accepted for an oral presentation during the National Black Nurses Association’s (NBNA) Woman’s Health Institute, August 6, 2008, in Las Vegas, NV.