Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship

For Nurses Pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Nursing Education

Dr. Margaret Gould Tyson was an active NEF Board Member and the Dean at Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing in New York City. This scholarship was initiated in 1983, and since Dr. Tyson passed away in 2008, it has been awarded to a doctoral applicant studying nursing education.

Featured Margaret Gould Tyson Scholarship Recipients

These featured scholarship recipients were already educating nurses while pursuing their doctoral degrees, conducting nursing research, and contributing to nursing journals and professional organizations:

Katherine Valentine, RN, MSN, PCCN

2025-2026 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Worked in a cardiac progressive care unit as a floor nurse and a charge nurse
Transitioned to teaching, first as adjunct faculty, then as Assistant Professor and the Skills Lab Coordinator at California Baptist University
Was Treasurer for Sigma Theta Tau - Chi Mu and a member of the American Nurses Association, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
Conducted research on nursing students with disabilities, resulting in two pilot studies to better understand the barriers and facilitators to accommodation use

Caitlin Nye, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, CNE, ANEF

2024-2025 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Was Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Nursing
Became aware of an “education-practice gap” while a Nurse Residency Program Coordinator, which led to her dissertation study “LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Nursing Education,” focused on faculty experiences with including—or excluding— LGBTQ+ health content
Published in journals such as Advances in Nursing Science, Nursing Inquiry, the Journal of LGBT Youth, and the Journal of Nursing Education, revised a textbook chapter on LGBTQ+ health and nursing policy, and helped to develop faculty training video modules to better prepare nursing faculty to deliver inclusive and comprehensive LGBTQ+ content

Anna Alder, DNP, MS, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC

2022-2023 Winner | Doctoral Degree

Noticed nurses struggling with moral distress, compassion fatigue, and burnout while nurse manager in a cardiovascular intensive care unit
Spoke at national conferences, created The Burnout Book blog and social media presence, and co-authored an article for Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America on the topic of moral resilience for critical care nurses
Is a member, ambassador, and volunteer with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) at a local and national level
Teaches at the University of Utah College of Nursing