Nursing PhD student wins local entrepreneurial pitch contest

Shanina Knighton, a PhD student in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, placed first in Girl Power Pitch Night—an event geared toward college-aged, female entrepreneurs—on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Knighton’s project is a product aimed to improve hand hygiene for patients. The event was hosted by Blackstone Launchpad and Bad Girl Ventures.

Learn more about Knighton’s work at youtube.com/watch?v=p1Nzkf6znf0.

think magazine took a look at Knighton’s work in its most recent issue.