Diane R. Lauver, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN was awarded the WNA Norma Lang Excellence in Nursing Research Award on Saturday, March 23 during the 2019 WNA Healthy Nurse Conference in Wisconsin Dells.
She was recognized for her support of WNA’s efforts to improving the cardiovascular health of nurses in Wisconsin. She has presented at WNA’s Healthy Nurse conferences her research related to hypertension and application of self-determination strategies that include the use of mindfulness–related exercises.

Dr. Lauver is the Ph.D. Program Director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing.