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Terrah Foster Akard

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    Using the Internet for good

    Terrah Foster Akard is helping children facing serious and life-threatening illness create a digital record of their lives, and measuring the impact the practice has on their emotional wellbeing. Read More

    Feb 14, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Web storytelling study helps children cope with cancer

    Terrah Foster Akard, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N. The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a $1.8 million grant by National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research. The four-year grant is in partnership with the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC), and will recruit children with… Read More

    Oct 23, 2014