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Villanova Nursing’s Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer to receive writing award
 Villanova, PA, March 25, 2008 —
Villanova University College of Nursing’s Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Ed.D., R.N., FAAN, professor and
director of nursing research, has been selected for the Best of JOGNN (Journal of Obstetric,
Gynecology and Neonatal Nursing) Award for her paper Pregnancy in Women with Physical Disabilities.
She will be officially recognized at the 2008 Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal
Nurses Convention in June in Los Angeles. She has been similarly honored in the past, receiving the
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Writing Excellence Award in 2003.
Dr. Smeltzer’s paper, published in JOGNN’s January/February 2007 issue, focused on the entire
course of pregnancy from preconception to postpartum issues of women with disabilities and approaches
to ensure that women with disabilities have successful reproductive experiences. She is being honored
due to her paper’s originality, scholarliness and potential to significantly affect the care of women
and infants, as well as the interdisciplinary importance of the work.
Dr. Smeltzer is committed to making health promotion practices and services accessible and
acceptable for those who are physically challenged. She is an internationally known scholar,
researcher, educator and author, who has directed the College’s Health Promotion for Women with
Disabilities Project funded by a grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation. Much of Dr.
Smeltzer’s research has addressed health issues of people with multiple sclerosis and other
disabilities.
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