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APNA Research & Scholarship Council

Vision

The APNA Research & Scholarship Council supports collaboration, development, and dissemination of psychiatric-mental health nursing scholarship, or rigorous scholarly inquiry – including the scholarship of discovery, teaching, practice, and integration as defined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, 1999). Through its work, the council advances the concept of evidence-based practice as a core competency of psychiatric-mental health nurses.

Goals

  • Promote research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement focused on issues of relevance to psychiatric-mental health nursing
  • Assist members in developing skills needed to successfully advance a scholarship agenda and apply for and receive funding
  • Encourage exchange among nurse scientists who study psychiatric-mental health issues
  • Support the dissemination of findings from research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement projects focused on psychiatric-mental health issues
  • Educate members in how to conduct and understand research, as well as apply scientific evidence to clinical practice
  • Encourage council members to submit abstracts focused on psychiatric-mental health nursing research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement projects for presentation at the APNA Annual Conference

RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS

Chair

Kathryn E. Phillips, PhD, APRN

Associate Chair

Kelly Kearney, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC

Steering Committee

Nancy Ahern, PhD, RN, FNAP
Linnea M. Axman, DrPH, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Andrea Bostrom, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Nadia Ali Charania, PhD, RN
Maureen L. Dwyer, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Kayla Herbell, PhD, RN
Michaela Hogan, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Heather Leutwyler, RN, FNP-BC, PhD
Linda Lewin, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, FAED
Brandy Mechling, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Kosuke Niitsu, PhD, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Nicole Perez, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Tracee Ridley-Pryor, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Beatriz Valdes PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CHSE

Jamie Zelazny, PhD, MPH, RN

Advisory Panel

Ulanda Adair-Simpson PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
James Adams MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Sara Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Susie Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Pamela Adamshick PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Lisa Alberts DNP, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Christina Alford MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
April Ames-Chase PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CARN, CNL, FIAAN
Beth Ananda-Stout PhD, APRN
Avery Anderson PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Lorraine Anderson PhD, RN, MPA
Carol Araiza RN, MSN-Ed
Jeanette Avery PhD, MSN, CNE
Linnea Axman DrPH, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Abosede Babalola DNP, MHA, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Catherine Baker PhD, PMHNP-BC
Kathryn Baldor RNCS, APRN-BC
Sara Banzhaf DNP, MSN, APRN-NP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Barfield PhD, PMHNP-BC
Juliana Barnhart BSN, RN
Griselle Batista PhD, RN, CTN-A
Linda Beeber PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Sherley Belizaire DNP
Donaldson Betts RN, BS, PMH-BC, MBA
Leslie Binford DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Bolding MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Susan Brammer PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Jasmine Bratton-Robinson PhD, RN, MSN-Ed, PMH-BC
Naomi Brown MSN, PMHNP-BC
Paige Brubacher DNP, PMHNP
Patricia Burrell PhD, APRN, BC, CNE
Sandra Cadena PhD, APRN,  FAAN, PMHCNS-BC, CNE
Clyde Campbell RN
Amanda Canada PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Wendy Carlson MSCJ, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Nicole Cerussi DNP, PMHNP-BC
Genevieve Chandler PhD, RN
Yang Chen CRNP, MSN, RN, BSN
Sue Ciarmiello RN, MS, NPP
Janet Cipkala-Gaffin DrPH, PMHCNS-BC
Kathleen Clark PhD, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Nicole Clark MSN, BA, RN-BC
Jeanne Clement-Alvarez EdD, APRN, PMHCNS- BC, FAAN
Barbara Cohen PhD, JD, PMHNP-BC, RN
Elizabeth Comstock MSN, MACJ, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CFRC
Malachy Corrigan RN, MSN, NPP-BC
Michael Cox RN
Jaclyn Crawford MSN, BSN, BA, PMH-BC
Amanda Culp-Roche PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Lugenia Davis DNP, RN
Laura Deaton BSN, RN
Jessica Deaver DNP, PMHNP-BC, RNC-OB
Veronica Decker DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, MBA, NAP
Angela DelGrande PhD, CNP, CNS PMHNP-BC
Della Derscheid PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, RN
Joanne DeSanto Iennaco PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Cindy Diamond PhD, MSN, RN
Kathleen Donahue MA, RN-PMH-BC
Jennifer Dunn MSNEd, RN, CPN, CNE
Helene Durham MSN, CNS, PMHN-BC
Maureen Dwyer PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Rachel Eakley PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Lucinda Easler PhD, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Uchenna Ekeabu DBA, MBA, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
Carol Elliott PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC
Lodar Escobillo BSN, RN, MAN
Carol Essenmacher DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NCTTP
Cynthia Estes DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Janefrances Ezimorah MSN, RN, APRN
Rachel Fadden DNP, RN, MSW, LSW
Gloria Fallon PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Madison Farr RN, BSN, MBA
Karen Federspiel DNP, MS, APRN, AGCNS-BC, GCNS-BC, PMHRN-BC
Angela Fehr RN
Deanna Fiore CNP, PMHNP-BC
Loraine Fleming DNP, PMHNP-BC
Marie Fletcher MSN, RN, PMHN-BC
Eugenia Flores Millender PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CDE, FAAN, FAANP
Heather Foley ALM, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Reney Fontenot MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Aimee Gabuya DNP, RN, CEN, PMH-BC
Martina Gallagher PhD, MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN
Cathryn Garcia
Hedy Gerber DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Sydney Getz
Jessica Giddens DNP, FPMHNP-BC, MSN, RN, BSN
Pepper Ginder MSN, RN, NI-BC, PMH-BC
Jocelyn Gonzalez Etheredge MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Laura Graham PhD, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Jeanette Green PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CPNP-PC
Sonya Green MSN, RN
Diane Greenberg DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Anne Greenwalt MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Susan Gretzinger RN, MSN
Patricia Guenther MSNE, RN-BC, PMHN
Nicholas Guenzel PhD, APRN-NP
Debra Hain PhD, APRN, AGNPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Nadra Haji-Suleyman
Patricia Handley
Reona Hannah
Heather Hardin PhD, RN
Paula Harrison RN, BSN, MSN
Todd Hastings PhD, RN, CNE
Edith Claire Heilman MSN, PMH, CNS-BC
Marcus Henderson MSN, RN, FNAP
Camellia Herisko DNP, MSN, RN, PMHCNS – BC, CRNP
Noelle Herrier MN, PMHNP
Diane Hickman PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Lisa Hill APRN-BC
Patricia Hill PMHCNS
Wanda Hilliard DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Valreen Hinds-Beharrie DNP, RN, MSN, NPP
Nancy Hobbs RN, MSN
Frances Hodgkins EdD, MSN, CNE, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Karen Hogan DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Charity Holmes RN, MSN, MBA, CNML, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Laura Holt APN, PMHNP-BC
Patrick Hosey RN
Julia Houfek PhD, APRN-CNS, BC
Quetina Howell PhD, RN
Kayla Huesman MHA, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Veronica Hurd APRN, PMHNP-BC
Elizabeth Hutson PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Judith Jarosinski PhD, RN
Jennifer Jimenez DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC |
Koren Johnson RN
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Chukwuka Joseph MSN
Feruza Kashkooli MSN, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Beth Kaskel Dr., APRN
Cathleen Kealey MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, APHN-BC
Ursula Kelly PhD, APRN,  ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Kelsey Kent PhD, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Lori Keough PhD, RN, FNP, BC
Beth King RN, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Andrea Kwasky NP, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Terri Kyle WHNP, PMHNP-BC
Keri LaBella BS, RN
Kristen Lambert PhD, MSN, RN
Judy Lark MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Heeyoung Lee PhD, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Hyunhwa Lee PhD, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Debra LeMasters-Parzel MSN, APRN
Andrea Lerma MSN, RNCS, APRN
Mary Leveillee PhD, DNP, APRN-CNS, PMHCNS-BC
Jane LeVieux PhD, LPC-S, RN-BC, NHDP-BC
Tammy Lightner APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Heidi Linn DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Daniel Lovasz DHA, MSN, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE
Deanna Ludwig-Bos MSN, RN
Suzanne Lugger DNP, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Rachel Lyle BSN, RN
Liberty Olive Macias DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, DABFN

Andrew Makowski DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Christina Maroone DNP, MPA, PMHNP-BC
Brenda Marshall EdD, APN, ANEF, FAANP
Ernestina Martin RN, BSN, MSN
Margherite Matteis PhD, RN
Kathleen McCoy DNSc, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNKF
Teena McGuinness PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Jennifer McIntosh PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Kris McLoughlin DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Marybeth McManus MPA, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Joanne McNeal PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Mary Meiselman CNS, NP
Stephanie Michelle MSN
Rudley Miland BSN, BA, RN, TTS
Jamie Miller RN, BC
Stacy Miner PhD, RN, CCRP
Esther (Seol Ju) Moon PhD, MSN, RN
Joshua Moran Jimenez DNP, PMHNP, CARN, CPHQ, NE-BC
James Moreno DNP, PMHNP-BC
Betty Morgan PhD, PMHCNS, BC
Gwendolyn Morris MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Moyer MSN, RN, SANE
Mercy Mumba PhD, RN, CMSRN, FAAN
Ann Murphy Harris MSN, PMHNP-C
Lisa Naugle CRNP
Sandra Nichols FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Nolan MSN
Karen O’Connell PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, NEA-BC
William O’toole
Fausat Odubiyi DNP, MSN,PMHNP-BC
Chizimuzo Okoli PhD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Joyce Olagoke RN-BC, BSN, MSN
Alirio Olmedo DNP, MSN, RN, MICN, CEN
Ujaranne Renee Onuorah DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Suzanne Opperman MSN, PMHNP, CDAC CCTP-II
Tammi Packer MSN, RN-BC
Bozena Padykula EdD, APRN, PMHNP-BC; APHN-BC, MSN, RN
Sheela Palma BSN, RN
Gina Panozzo DNP, RN-PMH-BC, CNE |
Kerry Peterson PhD, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP
Andrea Petrash MSN
Kate Pfeiffer DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Maryellen Phillips RN-BC, MS, MBA, MSN
Suzanne Phipps
Bethany Phoenix PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Tobi Pierson RN
Nicole Piquant PMHNP
Kathy Pitten
Mechelle Plasse PhD, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric CNS-BC
Toni Plummer PMHNP
Karen Pounds PhD, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Angie Powers DNP, CNP, PMHNP-BC
Keith Prazeres MSN, MBA, RN-BC
Haley Puffenbarger
Christopher Reddin PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Misty Reed RN
John Repique DNP, RN
Virginia Riggs PhD, RN, CNE
Bettina Riley PhD, RN, FAAS
Dilice Robertson DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Ora Robinson PhD, RN
Leigh Roche MBA, BSN, RN, LSSBB, CPPS, CPHQ
Kelly Rock DNP, PMHNP-BC
Jezel Rosa
Tabitha Rutter DNP, AGPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Abiola Saba DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Joanne Sanderson APRN
Rachel Sasser DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Karen Schepp PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Amanda Schuh PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Melissa Scollan-Koliopoulos EdD, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, PMHS, CDCES
Sara Sethness DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Daryl Sharp PhD, RN, FAAN
Joyce Shea DNSc, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Anna Slaven MSN, RN
Kenya Smith DNP, PMHNP-BC
Briana Snyder PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CHPN, CNE, RYT 200
Marsha Snyder PhD, APRN-FPA, CADC
Laura Sooby RN
Mina Spadaro RN, MSN
Becky Spencer PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, IBCLC, FILCA, FAAN
Jeanne Marie Stacciarini PhD, RN, FAAN
Allison Stafford PhD, RN
Adele Stanley PhD, FNP-BC
Shaquita Starks PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Sandra Stauffer
Umeika Stephens DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP
Gail Stern RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Bruce Stevens DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Sylvia Stevens PhD, APRN
Deborah Stewart FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Holly Stith DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Gail Stuart PhD, RN, CS, FAAN
Smitha Syamala Komatreddy BSN, RN
Maria Talamo MA RN NEA-BC EDAC LSSYB FACHE
Michelle Tavares MSN, RN
Karen Taylor DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Camillia Terrell PhD(c), APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Hilary Tesch DNP, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Anne Thatcher DNP, MSW, APRN, PMHNP-BC, LMSW
Sandra Thomas PhD, RN, FAAN
Deidra Thompson DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Bernadine Tippit DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Robin Trivette DNP, MSN-Ed., PMHNP-BC
Tina Truncellito Laupola DNP, RN, PMH-BC, EBP-C
Michelle Tsai DNP, PMHNP-BC
Julie Twidwell PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Beatriz Valdes PhD, PMHNP-BC, CHSE
Michael Valenti Ph.D., APRN, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC
Karen Vergano PMHCNS-BC
Lori Vick PhD, MAT, RN, ANEF
Kelly Voll ADN, RN
Jessica Walker DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kimberly Walker-Daniels DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN-BC, APNP, APRN
Dawn Walters DNP, MS, RN
Jessie Ware-Sefa RN, MSN
Theresa Warfield RN
Barbara Warren PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Jayme Weber MSN, RN, CNL
Mercedes Weikle APRN, PMHNP-BC, NP-C
Michele Whitaker MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, C-RYT
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Susan Wilkinson MSN
Christine Williamitis PhD, DNP, ACNP, FNP, PMHNP
Audrey Wisner MSN, PMHNP
Barbara Wolfe PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Rose Mary Xavier PhD, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Lufei Young PhD, PMHNP-BC, ACNP-BC
Naba Zaidi PMH-BC
Michelle Zapanta MSN, PMH-BC, CIC
Cathi Zillmann NPP