A Very Warm Welcome to All Alpha Zeta Members!

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 Columbia University School of Nursing

Upcoming chapter meetings and events:

First ever Alpha Zeta Solidarity Circle (Virtual ONLY)
Wednesday, April 8th from 7-8pm
A virtual, discussion-based peer support group for nurses and nursing students about the challenges of caring in today’s world; Facilitated by Tyler Gaedecke, PhD, RN
REGISTER HERE

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Recent meetings and events:

Alpha Zeta's 2026 Annual Business Meeting (Virtual ONLY)
Monday, March 9th, 2026 from 7-8pm

Alpha Zeta Annual Holiday Party: Columbia University School of Nursing, 7th Floor
Monday, December 15th, 2025 from 7-8:30pm

November 2025 Chapter Meeting: "Getting to Know Alpha Zeta" (Virtual ONLY)
Monday, November 24th, 2025 from 7-8pm

Alpha Zeta Grant Funding Opportunities

Grant funding opportunities for research proposals or projects is available to all active members of Alpha Zeta for up to $2500. For more information about Alpha Zeta's funding opportunities, please navigate to the Funding tab at the top of the webpage.

Submit questions or proposals to Christine DeForge at cd2777@cumc.columbia.edu.

Recent Alpha Zeta Research and Project Proposal Funding

Date Recipient Project Title Amount
Dec 2025 Danielle Scharp Understanding the Effects of Life Stressors on Urinary Incontinence Among Women $2,500
Aug 2024 Katherine Melton Exploring the Relationship Between Peer Support and Self-Management Among Adolescents with Chronic Conditions $2,500
Aug 2024 Sarah Harkins Perinatal Health Outcomes and Experiences Among Black and Hispanic Women with Disabilities $1,000
Feb 2024 Tyler Gaedecke Personal Healthcare Networks of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults After Gender-Affirming Surgery $1,000

Jun 2023

Kylie Dougherty

Leveraging Informatics to Enhance the Obstetric Supply Chain in  Amhara, Ethiopia

$1,000

Jun 2023

Mary Moran

Returning Students Task Trainer Module Zoom Training

$2,500

May 2022

Ronica Mukerjee

All of This Safety Is Killing Us: Healthcare Justice Outside of the Carceral System

$2,500

Dec 2020

Christine DeForge

Evaluating Symptom Burden Among Bereaved ICU Surrogate Decision Makers

$1,000

Dec 2020

Laura Carmanica

Validity and Reliability of an Instrument: Nurse Manager Leadership Competencies to support EBP

$750


Leadership Internship Program

The Alpha Zeta chapter's Leadership Internship Program is designed to promote mentoring of new members and to cultivate future chapter leaders. Interns are matched with members of the Alpha Zeta Board and mentored to create and/or implement activities with impact on the Alpha Zeta Chapter and/or the community as a whole. Internship tenure is for 6 months.

Eligibility criteria for the program include:

  • Active Sigma Theta Tau International - Alpha Zeta Chapter member
  • Willingness to serve as a future leader within the chapter
  • Motivation to begin taking lead on chapter initiatives under the guidance of a mentor

To learn more about the AZ Leadership Internship Program, please reach out to Tyler Gaedecke at tdg2123@cumc.columbia.edu.