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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
Rosalind De Lisser MS, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Aniema Ekong DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSN, CNL
Ingrid Farrell DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Shane Gallagher DNP, PMHNP-BC
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
Madeline Naegle, PhD, CNS, PMH-BC, FAAN
Patricia Nwaefuna DNP-PMHNP
MaryLee Pakieser MSN, RN, FNP-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

Carla Abel-Zieg ARNP, CNS
Marissa Abram PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN
Anna Acee EdD, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Grace Adam Elliott MSN, APN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, DipACLM
Tramarea Adams RN
James Adams MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Susie Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Sara Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,
Ablavi Agomessou DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Paula Alexander-Delpech PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Audrey Alford RN
Robert Allen RN, FPMHNP, LMSW
April Ames-Chase PhD (c), MSN, PMH-BC, CARN, CNL
Rose Theresa Anderson MSN, PMHNP, BC, BSN, RN, PHN
Paula Anderson BSN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Juanita Andrews BSN, RN
Susan Archacki-Resnik MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Jerry Ryan Armstrong DNP, PMHNP-BC
Abosede Babalola DNP, MHA, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Baginski RN, APRN, MSN
Akisha Bailey RN
Carolyn Baird DNP, MBA, RN-BC, CARN-AP, CCDPD, FIAAN
Lauren Barber MSN, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, MHSA
Diane Barber DNP, APRN, NP-C, PMHNP-BC
Amy Barnes MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Monique Batchelor RN, MSN, DNP, PMHNP
Steven Baumann APRN, NP
Bailey Bennett MSN
Maureen Bentley MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Tonia Bershinsky
Ann Bispo MSN, PMHCNS
Marci Bisset MSN, PMHNP
Suzan Blacher PhD, MSN, RN, CARN, FIAAN
Anuoluwapo Bode-Oloye MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kene Booker-Mahatha
Elizabeth Bott MSN, RN
Jennifer Bowen DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julita Braxton NP
Shelly Brown DNP
Naomi Brown MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kelly M. Buckley
Chelsey Bumgarner MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE
Erica Butcher RN
Stevens Cadet
Richard Cain PMHNP-BC, MSN, MS, RN
Alyssa Cain PMHNP-BC, RN
Marianne Call APRN
Meriel Campbell MS, RN, NP, CNS
Denise Canchola DNP, PMH-CNS-BC
Christopher Caratzas BSN, RN-BC
Kelly Carlson PhD, APRN-BC, NP
Bethanne Carson MSN, APRN, APMHNP-BC
Margot Chadwick PMHNP-BC
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Nicole Clark BSN, BA, RN-BC
Dawn Clayton RN-C, MSN
Spencer Cole MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Crook MPH, BSN, RN
Kayla Cross MSN, MA, RN-BC
Lora Cunningham MSN, RN-BC
Alexa Curtis APRN
Heather Cynowa DNP, FNP-BC
Anne Dalton MSN, RN
Theresa Damien MS, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Donna Davis MSN, CNS, CRNP
Sharon Davis PMHNP-BC, CDE
Matthew Davis MSN, PMHNP-BC
Laura Dayton RN
Dawn DeCosta MSN, PMHNP-BC
Sandra DeGroat MA, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
Sharon De Peralta BSN, MBA, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ
Todd Dickson DNP, APRN, PMHNP
Patricia Dotson DNP MSN, PMHCNS, LCDC
Sharon Dragovich APRN, BC, PMH, CNS
Nina Drinnan MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Nakeetsha Dryer MSN, RN, PMHNP
Tammy DuBose APRN
Elizabeth Ducat MSN, PMHNP
Dawn Dykstra RN, BSN
Stephanie Edmonds RN
Patricia Lynn Eldershaw PhD, PMHNP
Jennifer Erickstad
Cynthia Estes DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Mindy Fabbro DNP, FNP-BC
Denise Fairbank BSN, PMH-BC
Jenise Farano DNP, APRN-FPA, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Tyler Farnsworth DNP, RN, 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
Jeanne Florio RN, MS, APRN, BC
Kay Foland PhD, MSN, BS, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNP
Sarah Fortin MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Alexander Fox RN, MSN, PMHNP
Dana Frank DNP, PMHNP-BC
Joseph Franklin, Jr. MHS, BSN, RN
Seamus Galvin RN-BC, NP
Jill Garner MS RN
Michelle Geiss
Judith Gentz RN, MSN, CNS-BC, NP
Ann Gershone RN, BSN, DNP
Pepper Ginder MSN, RN-BC
Noreen Giordano DNP
Susan Glodstein DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCS-BC
Christopher Gossett RN
Kathleen Greer BSN, Med, PMHNP-Student
Tonya Greever BSN, RN
Derrick Grey DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Faye Grund PhD, APRN-BC
Nicholas Guenzel PhD, APRN-NP
Lacy Hager MSN, Ed, RN
Dawn Hahn PMH-BC, CMCN, CARN
Sharon Haight-Carter PMHNP-BC
Patricia Hall-Stevens PMHNP-BC, RN
Shila Ham RN
Gwen Hampton PMHCNS
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
Ronnie Harold EdD, MSN/ED, RN, CCRN alumnus
Debbie Harrison DNP, APRN, FNP, RN
Rebecca Haynes RN, PMHNP-BC
Phoebe Henderson MSN, RN, CNE
MaLinda Henderson PMHNP-BC
Diane Hickman PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Kim Hickman DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN, RN-C
Wanda Hilliard DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Alicia Holod PhD, RN
Lee Anne Horn PMHNP-BC
Julia Houfek PhD, APRN-CNS, BC
Celeste Howard-Bourque BNS, RN
Kayla Huesman MHA, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Jodi Huffman-Frazee PMHNP
Esther Huston RN, BSN
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Susan Jacobson PMHNP, CNS
Jayne James RN, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP, DNP(c)
Judith Jarosinski PhD, RN
Shanita Jenkins BSN, RN
Emily Jimenez
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Gregory Jones RN
Erica Joseph PhD, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NP-C
Mary Justice PhD, RN, CNE
Diane Justusson NP
Barbara Kadesky PMHNP
Sooksai Kaewbua DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Brayden Kameg DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN, CNE
Kelly Katara DNP
Aicha Katty
Lori Kidd PhD, RN, CNS
Jae-Hoon Kim CRNP-PMH
Alyssa Kirby RN, BSN
Amy Kirsch MSN, RN
Jessica Knapp BSN, RN
Valerie Kolbert ARNP, PMHCNS-BC
Olena Korsun RN
Belinda Kotin NPP
Sonya Kowalski
Wanda Lancaster DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Janet Landis BSN, RN
Sheila Langford RN, BSN
Patricia Latham RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Melanie Laub PMHNP
Eletha Lectora MS, RN
William Leiner MS, RN, PMH-BC

Andrea Lerma MSN, RNCS, APRN
Merianne Lero MSN, RN
Heather Leutwyler PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, FAAN
Trish Lewis BSN
Grace Liem Galloway PhD, FNP-BC
Matthew Lindquist MSN, RN, PMHNP, BC
Kate Lindsay MSN, RN
Cherrica Lindsay BSN, RN
Chelsea Livingston BS, RN-BC
Mark Loszewski NP
Melinda Luckay RN, BSN, MSN, PMHNP
Pamela Lusk DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Jennifer Lyons RN, BSN
Brandee Madden DNP, PMHNP-BC
Roxanne Madill BSN, MSN, FNP, PMHNP-BC
Cynthia Mai APRN
Bankpang Malone CNP
Lynne Mann MSN, RN, CNE
Elizabeth Marigi BSN, RN
Tara Mariolis PhD, RN, CNE
Julia Mattingly RN, MSN
Linda Mays DNP, PMHNP-BC
Collette McCullough BSN, MSN, RN, APNP
Bethany McGee BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jennifer McIntosh PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Kris McLoughlin DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Heidi McNeeley BSN
Tricia McNelis RN, BSN, MSN, Student PMHNP Graduate 5/2022
Lauren Meadows RN
Stephanie Meany RN, PMH-BC
Connie Mele MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP
Michelle Mercier MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jacob Merkel MSN
Catherine Messinger DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Susanne Meyers NP, PMHNP-BC
Lacy Miller DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Ann Mitchell PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN
Heather Mol MSN, RN
Laura Montgomery MA, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, RN
Laura Mooney BSN-RN, PMH-BC
James Moreno RN
Patricia Morrison CNP
Beverly Morton PMH, RN-BC
Audrey Naser APRN
Anne Naulty RN, MSN, PCCN
Teresa Neubeck BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Marian Newton PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF
Sandra Nichols FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nisbet DNP, PMHNP-BC
Deborah O’Dell BSN, MSN, RN
Margaret Onyeukwu MSN, PMHNP
Melanie Opack RN
Edith Orejel PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Kelly Ortega MSN, APN, PMHNP-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
Cynthia Phillips APRN, AGPCNP, PMHNP-BC
Bethany Phoenix PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Corina Picchiottino MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Stephanie Plummer DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Logan Pockl RN
Valarie Pompey MS, ANP-BC
Amanda Pritchett BSN, RN
Jennifer Pursley BSN, RN, CARN-BC
Hilary Puzak DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Maureen Rafa BS, RN, PMHBC
Jeffery Ramirez PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN
Mary Rapa RN
Tammy Reddington MSN, BSN, APRN, RN
Lesley Reed RN
Roseann Regan PhD, APRN, BC
Tracy Ann Reid-Saunders APRN-PMHNP-BC
Judy Rice DNP, MSN, PMHNP, FNP, CS
Jdee Richardson PhD, PMHNP
Luann Richardson PhD, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, FAANP
Aleksander Ripple BSN, RN
William Robertson MSN, RN, ANCC PMHN
Sophia Robinson-Harris DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Donna Roe
Nancy Rogers MS, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC, CASAC-M, CRADC
Georgia Rosenblatt RN, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Carla Rosler APRN, DNP
Danielle Ross MHNP
Patrice Roy APRN, BC
Clara Rubio Casalegno BSN, MSc, RN
Zahida Sairitupa APRN
Jane Sander ARNP, DNP
Lorisha Santiago BSN, RN
Margaret Scharf PMH-NP, DNP, PMHNP Leader
Amanda Schuh PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kunwal Scott BSN, RN, FNP-C
JT Seaman DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Serback MSN, APN-C,PMHNP-BC, CMSRN
Kadijatu Sesay BSN
Daryl Sharp PhD, RN, FAAN
Cerasela Shiiba RN, BSN
Sylvia Simeone DNP, PNHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC NEA-BC
Audrey Simmons MBA, MS RN-BC
Virginia Singer DNP
Catherine Skowronsky MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN
Kenya Smith DNP, PMHNP-BC
Marie Smith PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, EMT-B
Melissa Smith MSN, PMHNP-BC
Shellie Smith MSN
April Snell DNP-PMHNP, BSN, RN, LMFT, LPC-MHSP
Martha Snow MSN, RN, PMHNP, CARN-AP
Michael Spencer DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C
Janet Stagg MS, RN, PMHCNS
Roberta Stanhope ARNP, PMHCNS, BC, PLLC
Ann Stanton PhD, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Bruce (Jamie) Stevens DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Dina Stewart PMHNP-BC
Wanda Stovall RN
Elliot Sutton-Inocencio BSN, RN
Debra Swingle APRN
Nancy Syms PMHNP-BC
Karen Taylor DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Amy Tenenouser RN
Gina Tenge MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl
Brandon Thatcher PMHNP-BC
Cynthia Tholis PMHNP
Sharon Thomas RN, BSN
Vanessa Thompson DNP, APRN, GNP-PMHNP-BC
Michael Tierney BSN, RN-BC, CADC
Matthew Tierney MS, CNS, ANP, PMHNP, FAAN
Lisa Tincher NP, FNP-C, PMHNP
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
Judith Van Cleef MS, RN-BC-Retired
Amye Varnum PMHN, RN, BC
Jessica Vetter RN, MSN, PMHCNS, PMHNP-BC
Diane Vines RN, PhD
Jason Wagner APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN, LMHC, MCAP
Carol Wahlstrom RN, MS, LCPC
Matthew Walker DNP, APRN, CNP, PMHNP-BC
Denise Warren-Simmons DNP, MSN, BSN, RN
Scott Watkins MSN, PMHNP-BC, CARN
Dorraine Webb PMHCNS
Kathleen Webster DNP, PMHNP
Christina Weiser RN
Janice Wentworth PMHNP
Michele Whitaker BSN, RN, E-RYT
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Brittany Wildes RN/ADN
Efi Wilkins DNP, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, FCN
Holly Wilkinson RN
Debra Willsey MS, RN, FPMHNP
Roy Wilms RN, MS, MA, BC
Cynthia Wilson MSN, PHMCNS, BC
Meaghan Wilson DNP, PMHNP
Sabina Winningham MSN, BSN, RN
Donald Wleklinski PMHNP-BC, APRN
Lakesha Woods DNP
Kentoinette Wright RN
Mitzi Wright RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Kerry Wyman MSN, APRN
Kathleen Yost RN MSN MC
Heidi Yost MHA, MSN, PMH-BC, RN
Tia Young BS Psych, BSN