Colleen K. DiIorio, PhD, RN, FAAN. She has extensive experience in health promotion research. Her work covers two broad areas addressing health behavior and behavioral change: adherence/self-management and HIV prevention. Dr. DiIorio has published numerous articles and chapters on self-management and HIV prevention in addition to topics on measurement, health promotion, disease prevention, and evaluation. (PhD, 1981, New York University)

Sue K. Donaldson, PhD, RN, FAAN. Her research is grounded in the physiology of mammalian skeletal muscle including its molecular/cellular properties, development, adaptation, and aging. Her work is translational in nature linking the basic science of skeletal muscle to clinical research and health outcomes related to human mobility, independent physical function, coordinated movement/exercise, and quality of life. (PhD, 1973, University of Washington)

Sandra B. Dunbar, DSN, RN, FAAN. Her research focuses on patient and family responses to cardiovascular disease and its treatment, specifically those with high-risk ventricular arrhythmia and heart failure. Areas of study include developing and testing interventions to improve quality of life, psychosocial response to heart disease and its management, and symptoms and self-management behaviors. (DSN, 1982 , University of Alabama in Birmingham

Sarah B. Freeman, PhD, APRN, FAANP. Dr. Freemanhas been extensively involved in the development and evaluation of innovative strategies for the education of advance practice nurses. She brings to the program expertise in the responsible conduct of research and the ethics of clinical practice. (PhD, Georgia State University, 1989).

Rebecca A. Gary, RN, PhD. She is involved in the design and testing of interventions that reduce physiological and/or psychological symptom severity and improves quality of life in heart failure patients. Areas of research include exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy as an intervention for depression in heart failure patients. (PhD 2003, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Kenneth W. Hepburn, PhD. Hisresearch is concerned with developing and testing psychoeducation programs designed to enhance the effectiveness of family caregivers for persons with chronic disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. (PhD, 1968, University of Washington)

Marcia McDonnell Holstad, DNS, APRN. Her research focuses on using motivational interviewing techniques to reduce risky behaviors and increasing antiretroviral medication adherence in women with HIV . (DSN, 1996, University of Alabama in Birmingham)

Helen O’Shea, PhD, RN. Her area of expertise is nursing education. Her research and publications focus on faculty role, workload, and clinical teaching strategies. She has many years experience as a teacher in both classroom and clinical settings and is recognized as an expert in curriculum and program evaluation. (PhD, 1980, Georgia State University)

Martha Rogers, MD. She isa pediatrician with extensive background and experience in public health, is an expert in HIV/AIDS, focusing on maternal-child transmission, pediatric HIV disease, and children orphaned by AIDS. Dr. Rogers is also the Director of the Center for Child Wellbeing at the Task Force for Child Survival and Development. (MD, 1976, Medical College of Georgia.

Marla E. Salmon, ScD, RN, FAAN. She is an expert in the area of health policy and health systems, particularly with respect to health workforce. She has had extensive experience interfacing research, policy and program development in both the domestic and global context. Her program of research focuses on the relationships among health policy, organization, and workforce issues, as well as the roles of senior government nursing leaders in these arenas. (ScD, 1977, Johns Hopkins University)

Lynn Sibley , PhD, RN, FACNM . She is an anthropologist and nurse-midwife with extensive experience in Global Health, with a primary focus on safe motherhood and newborn survival. Her program of research has emphasizes family and community-based strategies for improving pregnancy outcomes in low resource settings. Dr. Sibley is Director of the Center for Maternal and Newborn Survival. (PhD, 1993, University of Colorado)

Ora L. Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN. Her research is in the areas of women’s health and minority health. She is also an expert in maternal and child health, family, measurement of nursing phenomena and on research design. (PhD, 1977, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)