College of Nursing Cardiovascular Researcher Enters International Hall of Fame

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), has inducted Terry Lennie, a professor and the associate dean of graduate faculty affairs in the UK College of Nursing, into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.

The induction took place at STTI’s 27th International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, July 21-25. On July 23, Lennie was among researchers representing Canada, England, Lebanon, South Africa, Taiwan and the United States presented with the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame award.

Lennie’s research focuses on the development of interventions to promote self-management of prevention and treatment for cardiovascular disease, with a particular interest in optimizing nutritional intake. His lines of research include determining the psychological, social, biological and environmental factors that influence food choice; identifying the ideal diet for patients with heart failure; and helping people use new technology to increase their ability to self-manage cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.

Lennie received a doctorate in nursing and psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in neurobehavior at the University of Michigan. Prior to coming to the University of Kentucky, he served as an associate professor of nursing at the Ohio State University. He currently co-directs the Research and Interventions for Cardiovascular Health (RICH) Heart Program.

The International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame was created in 2010 to recognize nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession and the people it serves. The honorees’ research projects will be shared through STTI’s Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository, enabling nurses everywhere to benefit from their discoveries and insights. The award presentation is sponsored by Wiley, a global provider of content-enabled solutions that improve outcomes in research, education and professional practice.

For more information, visit http://congress.nursingsociety.org.

MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu