Susan Lane
2010-2011 Winner | Doctoral Degree
Susan Lane is currently a research assistant at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro where she is pursuing her Doctoral degree. She received her MSN at Gardner Webb University in 2003. She plans to continue her career in a faculty role in academia as well as her research in maternal/child health. Her pilot research on decision making for parenting and pregnant adolescents was funded by Sigma Theta Tau International’s Mu Psi-at-Large Chapter.
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