Dr. Johnson-Mallard Named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ‘Nurse Faculty Scholar’

University of South Florida’s Johnson-Mallard Named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ‘Nurse Faculty Scholar’

Sexual Health Researcher Working with Young Adults is Selected for Prestigious Program to Advance Careers of Nation’s Most Promising Junior Nurse Faculty

Tampa, FL—Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, an Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to study strategies to prevent the spread of viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among college students and young adults. Johnson-Mallard is one of just 15 nurse educators from around the country to receive the three-year $350,000 “Nurse Faculty Scholar” award this year. It is given to junior faculty who show outstanding promise as future leaders in academic nursing. The grant period begins this month.

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