At the Kent State College of Nursing, research and scholarship are at the core of our mission to improve education, practice and patient outcomes through science.  Our commitment in the Center for Nursing Research is to provide infrastructure support, leadership, and mentoring for faculty, as well as assistance for students pursuing research and scholarly endeavors. The Center for Nursing Research is dedicated to facilitating cooperative scientific endeavors and developing recognized collaborative nursing and interdisciplinary programs of research at the local, state, regional, national and international levels.

The faculty involved in the Center for Nursing Research view research as: a major responsibility of the profession; an effective way to create an environment for faculty and students to be productive; and a natural bridge between practice and education for nursing knowledge.  Approximately one-third of the College of Nursing faculty is engaged in funded research. The majority of these research grants are funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as well as professional nursing organizations, numerous corporate and industry sponsors, and other private sources.

Mary K. Anthony, PhD, RN, CS, Professor, Associate Dean for Research

Read about our Faculty accomplishments in our Celebrating Successes! newsletter - click here

Participate in scholarly discussions in our Engagement Series: Brown Bag - click here

Learn about a recent initiative of the College of Nursing Center for Nursing Research, the Inter-Professional Institute for Self-Care - click here

Contact us:

Have questions about the Center for Nursing Research or the Kent State College of Nursing?

Associate Dean for Research
Mary K. Anthony, PhD, RN, CS, Professor ( manthony@kent.edu)
(330) 672-8824

Grants Coordinator
Marjorie Benjamin - mbenjam9@kent.edu)
(330) 672-8767

Statistician
Anthony Sterns, PhD, Visiting Associate Professor ( asterns@kent.edu)
(330) 672-8787 ext. 2

Corresponding Address:
Center for Nursing Research
College of Nursing
P.O. Box 5190
Kent State University, Kent OH 44242-0001
Phone: (330) 672-8767
Fax: (330) 672-6387

Established in 1991, The Center for Nursing Research is located in Henderson Hall, Room 214.