Nursing’s Grant Pignatiello receives a five-year, $3.89M research grant to study emotional support for family decision-makers

Nursing’s Grant Pignatiello receives a five-year, $3.89M research grant to study emotional support for family decision-makers Hero Type Image Brianna Smith Thu, 10/22/2026 - 14:39 Awards Editorial Staff October 23, 2026 Grant Pignatiello, PhD, the Donna L. Algase Endowed Scholar Assistant Professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, was recently awarded a five-year, $3.89 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Nursing Research.Pignatiello’s study will examine the benefits of REFRAME—an emotion regulation intervention to improve psychol