Horgas chosen as fellow of national nursing organization

Ann Horgas, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Adult and Elderly

University of Florida College of Nursing Associate Dean for Research Ann Horgas, Ph.D., R.N., has been elected a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

The academy awards fellowships to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to effective nursing through practice, research, creative development, scholarly work, the influence of public policy or a combination of these. Fellows also must show the potential to continue making significant contributions to the field of nursing.

Horgas, an associate professor who has been at UF since 2000, is one of the country’s leading nurse researchers on pain and aging and is currently conducting a National Institutes of Health-funded study on methods of assessing pain in nursing home residents with dementia.

Horgas is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and has been awarded the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing Research and the Springer Award in Geriatric/Gerontologic Nursing. She has co-authored a book on dealing with behavioral problems in nursing homes and has written numerous publications on topics such as pain, everyday competence in old age and mental health in aging.

The American Academy of Nursing was established in 1973 to provide leadership to the nursing profession and the public in shaping future health-care policy and practice that optimizes the well-being of the American people.