2023
UCC Professor receives Fulbright Award
- Professor Corina Naughton will exchange research and expertise to contribute to solving important global problems.
- Her research will investigate strategies to improve quality care for older people to improve healthcare outcomes.
Professor Corina Naughton, Professor of Clinical Nursing in Older Person’s Health at University College Cork (UCC), has received a prestigious Fulbright Award for 2023-2024.
Professor Naughton was among 37 Fulbright Irish Awardees presented with Awards at a ceremony hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Ireland Mike Clausen in the US Ambassador’s Residence on Thursday, 8 June 2023.
Professor Naughton will attend the University of California to research, study, teach and collaborate with experts in gerontological nursing from August 2023 to August 2024. As a Fulbright-HRB Health Impact Scholar, Professor Corina Naughton aims to improve the quality and dignity of care for older people across healthcare settings.
Her clinical professor role is a joint appointment between the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM), UCC and the Health Service Executive South/South West Hospital Group (SSWHG) and is the first such appointment in Irish nursing. Her research and education interests focus on evidence translation on topics including implementation of frailty and dementia pathways, fundamental care (mobilisation, nutrition and cognition), advance care planning and community integrated services.
The Fulbright bilateral exchange program is known for selecting outstanding candidates from across the island of Ireland to study and work with U.S. Institutions across all disciplines ranging from health, science, technology and business to the arts and culture.
Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and at the Department of Education, Thomas Byrne TD said: "The warmth of the relationship between Ireland and the United States is underpinned by our shared history and common values. The Fulbright Commission and the Fulbrighters, past and present, are a testament to the best traditions of academic and cultural exchange, and have an outstanding record in representing Ireland. The Government of Ireland is proud to support this programme, which plays an essential role in building transatlantic understanding and fostering extraordinary academic links, through the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media."
Professor Corina Naughton said: "I am absolutely thrilled to be awarded the Fulbright-HRB Health impact award. The award affords me the great privilege of working with Professor Aarons and his group at the UC San Diego ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center. My research focus is on the implementation of leadership and team effectiveness in the context of acute and community services for older people."
Read more about the Fulbright Awards here.