The Episteme Award

Sponsored by The Baxter International Foundation
The Baxter International Foundation’s Episteme Award acknowledges a major break-through in nursing knowledge development that has resulted in a significant and recognizable benefit to the public. The Baxter International Foundation generously provides a $15,000 stipend to the award winner. In the tradition of the Nobel Prize, The Episteme Award is presented to a person or team for highly significant research. The Episteme Laureate will be the keynote speaker during Plenary II at convention.

2007 Recipient
Theory-based Strategies to Reduce HIV Risk-associated Sexual Behaviors among African American, South African, and Latino Youth and Adults
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN