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APNA Addictions Council

Vision

The Addictions Council shall be the transformative/expert resource in advancing excellence in the prevention and treatment of substance use and addictive disorders.

Goals

The Council advocates comprehensive, evidence-based interventions for substance use and addictive disorders that are patient-centered, population-based, and delivered in a continuum of care, from prevention to recovery.


Resources

Substance Use Resources
Tobacco & Nicotine Dependence Resources


Council Communities – APNA Members Only

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Tobacco Dependence Branch

APNA Addictions Council Members

Chair

Susan E. Caverly, PhD, ARNP


Co-Chair

Laura G. Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP


Steering Committee

Nicole Cerussi DNP, PMHNP-BC
Aniema Ekong DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSN, CNL
Shane Gallagher DNP, PMHNP-BC
Rich Goddard, RN, LPCc
Queen Henry-Okafor PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Ashlyn Johnson DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Chin-Nu Lin PhD, MSN, MA, PMHRN-BC, CNE
Margaret Mabie MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Lee Moore DNP, MEd, LNP, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Christine Moriconi PsyD, MA, MSN, LMFT, PMHNP-BC
Julie Perry DNP
Kathleen Schachman, PhD, APRN
Valerie Seney PhD, MA, LMHC, PMHNP-BC
Rosemary Smentkowski MSN Ed, RN, PMH-NP, BC, CARN
Kathryn Woods MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NPD-BC, CEN


Advisory Panel

Robert Abel DNP, PMHNP-BC
Carla Abel-Zieg ARNP, CNS
James Adams MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Susie Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Tramarea Adams RN
Sara Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Ablavi Agomessou DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Anas Ahmed
Paula Alexander-Delpech PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Therese Alm MSN, PMHNP-BC
April Ames-Chase PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CARN, CNL
Paula Anderson BSN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Rose Theresa Anderson MSN, PMHNP, BC, BSN, RN, PHN
Juanita Andrews BSN, RN
Sanh Angkhavong PMHNP
Susan Archacki-Resnik MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Romnee Auerbach MS, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Abosede Babalola DNP, MHA, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Baginski RN, APRN, MSN
Akisha Bailey MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Carolyn Baird DNP, MBA, RN-BC, CARN-AP, CCDPD, FIAAN
Laura Baker PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Stacey Ball MSN, PMHNP
Amy Barnes MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Kennie Bassey
Monique Batchelor RN, MSN, DNP, PMHNP
Steven Baumann APRN, NP
Dawn Baxter RN, BSN
Maureen Bentley MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Colleen Birkhofer APN
Marci Bisset MSN, PMHNP
Suzan Blacher PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, CARN, FIAAN
Anne Blaise RN, BSN
Anuoluwapo Bode-Oloye MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Bolding MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jennifer Bowen DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Mary Rochelle Bragan MS, RN, CNL, CARN
Naomi Brown MSN, PMHNP-BC
Shelly Brown DNP
Kelly M. Buckley
Sherry Burkhard BSN, RN
Rani Busse RN
Erica Butcher RN
Richard Cain PMHNP-BC, MSN, MS, RN
Marianne Call APRN
Meriel Campbell MS, RN, NP, CNS
Hawley Campbell APRN
Denise Canchola DNP, PMH-CNS-BC
Christopher Caratzas BSN, RN-BC
Kelly Carlson PhD, APRN-BC, NP
Mary Carmel RN
Margot Chadwick PMHNP-BC
Danielle Chappell MSN, PMHNP-BC
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Dawn Clayton RN-C, MSN
Sheila Cochren RN, BSN, PMH-BC
Spencer Cole MSN, PMHNP-BC
Brittany Cole RN,MSN
Jennifer Crook MPH, BSN, RN
Kayla Cross MSN, MA, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Michelle Cruz BSN, RN, PMH-BC, CPI Certified Instructor – Associate
Candie Cuneo DNP, APRN
Alexa Curtis PhD, MPH, APRN, FAANP
Heather Cynowa DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Anne Dalton MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Theresa Damien MS, PMHNP-BC
Sharon Davis PMHNP-BC, CDE
Donna Davis MSN, CNS, CRNP
Matthew Davis MSN, PMHNP-BC
Laura Dayton RN
Fernand De Los Reyes PhD, RN, PMH-BC
Sharon De Peralta BSN, MBA, DNP, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ, EBP-C
Michelle DeAmicis MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Diane DeCarolis APRN, PMHNP-BC
Dawn DeCosta MSN, PMHNP-BC
Sandra DeGroat MA, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC, CCTP, CAIMHP
Steven DeVictoria RN, BSN
Jessica Diaz RN
Todd Dickson DNP, APRN, PMHNP
Julie Donley EdD, MBA, BSN, RN, PCC
Patricia Dotson DNP, MSN, PMHCNS, LCDC
Nina Drinnan MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Nakeetsha Dryer MSN, RN, PMHNP
Elizabeth Ducat MSN, PMHNP
Lana Ecker
Stephanie Edmonds RN
Bobby Edwards MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Eldershaw PhD, PMHNP
Deborah Ellis PMHNP
Precious Esene DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Cynthia Estes DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Mindy Fabbro DNP, FNP-BC
Dawn Fabian RN
Denise Fairbank BSN, PMH-BC
Jenise Farano DNP, APRNA-FPA, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Tyler Farnsworth DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CEN, NEA-BC
Linda Ferris MSN, RN, PMHN-BC
Deborah Finnell PhD, RN, CARN-AP, FAAN
Mihaela Fletcher DNP, MSN, CNE, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, CARN-AP, FIAAN
James Flores RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC
Jeanne Florio RN, MS, APRN, BC
Kay Foland PhD, MSN, BS, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNP
Reney Fontenot MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Sarah Fortin MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Dana Frank DNP, PMHNP-BC
Mary Gagne MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Jill Garner MS, RN
Michelle Geiss
Lauren Gillingham BSN, RN
Pepper Ginder MSN, RN, NI-BC, PMH-BC
Ilda Gjonaj
Susan Glodstein DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCS-BC
Melinda Goodwin RN-BC, LMHC
Christopher Gossett APRN
Randall Gray DNP, PMHNP, CCRN
Jeanette Green PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Tonya Greever BSN, RN
Derrick Grey DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Faye Grund PhD, APRN-BC
Nicholas Guenzel PhD, APRN-NP
Jennifer Guy BSN, RN, BC-PMH
Lacy Hager MSN, Ed, RN
Dawn Hahn PMH-BC, CMCN, CARN
Sharon Haight-Carter PMHNP-BC
Patricia Hall-Stevens PMHNP-BC, RN
Linda Hancock RN
Laurel Hanetho BSN, RN-BC
Ingrid Hansen FPMHNP
Lauren Hansen DNP, MEd, APRN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Shari Harding DNP, PMHNP-BC, CPRP
Debbie Harrison DNP, APRN, FNP, PMHC, BIS, RN
Rebecca Haynes RN, PMHNP-BC
Jacquelyn Hedstrom DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Phoebe Henderson MSN, RN, CNE
MaLinda Henderson PMHNP-BC
Avis Hershfield MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-C
Diane Hickman PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Kim Hickman DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, VHA-CM
Wanda Hilliard DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Lee Anne Horn PMHNP-BC
Julia Houfek PhD, APRN-CNS, BC
Naomi House MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Celeste Howard-Bourque PMHNP-BC, APRN, MSN
Kayla Huesman MHA, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Jodi Huffman-Frazee PMHNP
Esther Huston RN, BSN, SANE
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Mackenzie Ice MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Susan Jacobson PMHNP, CNS
Jayne James RN, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP, DNP(c)
Judith Jarosinski PhD, RN
Shanita Jenkins BSN, RN
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Erica Joseph PhD, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NP-C
Diane Justusson NP
Barbara Kadesky PMHNP
Sooksai Kaewbua DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Angelina Kalafatis Finley MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Brayden Kameg DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN, CNE
Kelly Katara DNP
Aicha Katty
Lori Kidd PhD, RN, CNS
Tiana King
Amy Kirsch MSN, RN
Valerie Kolbert ARNP, PMHCNS-BC
Olena Korsun RN
Belinda Kotin NPP
Sonya Kowalski
Janet Landis BSN, RN
Patricia Latham RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Eletha Lectora MS, RN
William Leiner MS, RN, PMH-BC
Andrea Lerma MSN, RNCS, APRN
Heather Leutwyler PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, FAAN
Trish Lewis BSN
Grace Liem Galloway PhD, FNP-BC
Matthew Lindquist MSN, RN, PMHNP, BC
Benitho Louissaint APRN
Renee Lucci CRNP, PMHNP-BC

Melinda Luckay RN, BSN, MSN, PMHNP
Pamela Lusk DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Jennifer Lyons MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Brandee Madden DNP, PMHNP-BC
Alison Maddox BSN, MS PMHNPs
Cynthia Mai APRN
Lynne Mann MSN, RN, CNE
Elizabeth Marigi BSN, RN
Amanda Martine
Linda Mays DNP, PMHNP-BC
Bethany McGee BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jennifer McIntosh PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Kris McLoughlin DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Heidi McNeeley MSN, CRNP
Lauren Meadows RN
Stephanie Meany RN, PMH-BC
Elizabeth Medina
Connie Mele MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP
Katerina Melino MS, PMHNP-BC
Michelle Mercier MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jacob Merkel MSN
Catherine Messinger DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Stephanie Michelle MSN
Rudley Miland BSN, BA, RN, TTS
Lacy Miller DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Parker Miller MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Ann Mitchell PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN
Ariel Mitchell RN
Grace Mitchko MSN
Heather Mol MSN, RN
Lori Mooney MS, CRNP, PMH
Laura Mooney BSN-RN, PMH-BC
Joshua Moran Jimenez DNP, PMHNP, CARN, CPHQ, NE-BC
James Moreno DNP
Patricia Morrison CNP
Linda Mullen RN
Madeline Naegle PhD, CNS, PMH-BC, FAAN
Audrey Naser APRN
Lisa Naugle CRNP
Anne Naulty RN, MSN, PCCN
Molly Nelson RN, BSN-BC
Teresa Neubeck BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Marian  Newton PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF
Sandra Nichols FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Angela Nickens RN, MSN, FNP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nisbet DNP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nwaefuna DNP-PMHNP, APRN, FOWEP
Ngozi Nwobi DNP, PMHNP-BC, APN
Joseph  O’Brien
Deborah O’Dell BSN, MSN, RN
Chizimuzo Okoli PhD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Sara Omary
Ujaranne Renee Onuorah DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Melanie Opack RN
Edith Orejel PMHNP-BC, ADC-C
Kelly Ortega MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
MaryLee Pakieser MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Cynthia Papendick MS, APRN-BC
Sharon Parker MS, RN, CNS
Mark Pavlick RN, MS
Elizabeth Petitt MSN, MNUEd, FNP-C, PMHNP-BE, SANE-A
Angela Pharis RN
Bethany Phoenix PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Corina Picchiottino MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Stephanie Plummer DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Logan Pockl RN
Della Porzl BSN, RN-BC
Christine Possemato RN, MSN, PMHNP
Lauren Poulson
Veronica Powers PMHNP
Donette Price
Amanda Pritchett BSN, RN
Rebecca Puchkors MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Hilary Puzak DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Maureen Rafa BS, RN, PMHBC
Jeffery Ramirez PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE, FIAAN, FAANP, FAAN
Jennifer Ramirez PMHNP
Mary Rapa RN
Jill Rathburn BSN, RN, BCC, CPRC, RTY
Tammy Reddington MSN, BSN, APRN, RN
Roseann Regan PhD, APRN, BC
Kristie Reynolds BSN, RN-BC
Jdee Richardson PhD, PMHNP
Luann Richardson PhD, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, FAANP
Aleksander Ripple BSN, RN
William Robertson MSN, RN, ANCC PMHN
Shannon Robinson MSN, RN
Alicia Robinson
Sophia Robinson-Harris DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Donna Roe DNP, APRN, BC, CEN, BC-GERO
Nancy Rogers MS, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC, CASAC-M, CRADC
Linda Romines DNP, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Georgia Rosenblatt RN, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Danielle Ross PMHDNP
Patrice Roy APRN, BC
Clara Rubio Casalegno BSN, MSc, RN
Trevor Runge MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CPHQ
Zahida Sairitupa APRN
Elizabeth Salter RN, BS, ADN, MSN
Jane Sander ARNP, DNP
Lorisha Santiago BSN, RN
Rachel Sasser DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Amanda Schuh PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Elina Schwartz Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Kunwal Scott BSN, RN, FNP-C
JT Seaman DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Victoria Selby PhD, PMHNP-BC, CRNP, CARN-AP
Connie Seymour BSN, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Daryl Sharp PhD, RN, FAAN
Adam Shuaib DNP, PMHNP
Sylvia Simeone DNP, PNHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, NEA-BC
Virginia Singer DNP
Kenya Smith DNP, PMHNP-BC
Marie Smith-East PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, EMT-B
April Snell DNP-PMHNP-BC, FNP, APRN LMFT, LPC-MHSP
Martha Snow MSN, RN, PMHNP, CARN-AP
Alice Spirito RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Roberta Stanhope ARNP, PMHCNS, BC, PLLC
Adele Stanley PhD, FNP-BC
Ann Stanton PhD, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Bruce Stevens DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Wanda Stovall RN
Robert Sutter RN, BSN, MPA
Debra Swingle APRN
Nancy Syms PMHNP-BC
Peter Taulbee APRN, FPMHNP-BC
Karen Taylor DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Gina Tenge MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl
Brandon Thatcher PMHNP-BC
Sharon Thomas RN, BSN
Vanessa Thompson DNP, APRN, PMHNP-GNP-BC
Kate Thomson
Matthew Tierney MS, CNS, ANP, PMHNP, FAAN
Michael Tierney BSN, RN-BC, CADC
Mary Grace Tirey RN
Wendy Trout MSN, PMHNP, APRN
Michelle Tsai DNP, PMHNP-BC
Moriah Tucker MSN, APRN.CNP, PMHNP-BC
Cassie Turner DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Ronald Tyson DNP, DMin, CNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CARN-AP
Michael Valenti PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC
Judith Van Cleef MS, RN-BC-Retired
Amye Varnum PMHN, RN, BC
Blake Vaughan RN
Jessica Vetter RN, MSN, PMHCNS, PMHNP-BC
Diane Vines RN, PhD
Cara Vitadamo RN, BSN
JoAnna Wade APRN, PMHNP
Jason Wagner APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN, LMHC, MCAP
Matthew Walker DNP, APRN, CNP, PMHNP-BC
Denise Warren-Simmons DNP, MSN, BSN, RN
Jenna Wasserman MSN, RN, CNL
Scott Watkins MSN, PMHNP-BC, CARN
Dorraine Webb PMHCNS
Kathleen Webster DNP, PMHNP
Max Whipple PMNH, CARN, SUDP, MHT
Michele Whitaker MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC C-RYT
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Lew Wiest BSN, RN
Valerie Wiggins MSN, CRNP, PNP
Jeanne Wiggins MSN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, PMH-C, ADHD-CCSP
Efi Wilkins DNP, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, FCN
Holly Wilkinson APRN
Debra Willsey MS, RN, FPMHNP
Roy Wilms RN, MS, MA, PMH-BC
Cynthia Wilson MSN, PHMCNS, BC
Meaghan Wilson DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Lisa Winick
Sabina  Winningham MSN, BSN, RN
Donald Wleklinski PMHNP-BC, APRN
Kathleen Wolff PhD, APRN, CNS
Elizabeth Woods
Kentoinette Wright RN
Kerry Wyman MSN, APRN
Kathleen Yost RN, MSN, MC
Heidi Yost MHA, MSN, PMH-BC, RN
Tia Young BS Psych, BSN
Michelle Zapanta MSN, PMH-BC, CIC