The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) inducted Kim Dupree Jones, dean of the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing, into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in July 2021. Jones was one of 20 nurse researchers recognized for improving the profession of nursing and the people it serves.
Jones has been at Linfield since August 2018. Her research expertise is fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder that primarily affects women. She has authored more than 100 publications in this area, and her work is cited in national and international fibromyalgia treatment guidelines and texts. She has completed 60 studies of fibromyalgia to date, backed by more than $9 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, foundations, industry and donors. Jones is the president of the Fibromyalgia Information Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the dissemination of scientifically-sound fibromyalgia data.
Linfield President Miles K. Davis said Jones is a shining example of the type of scholarship, service and classroom teaching that exemplifies Linfield faculty members.
“I’m proud to work alongside Dean Jones every day in an effort to improve the lives of our students, even as she’s working hard to improve the lives of so many others,” Davis said. “Linfield salutes her and thanks her for all she continues to do to make the world a better place.”
