The Expert Panel on Acute and Critical Care focuses on informing health policy and practices related to acute and critical care. Goals are achieved by the creation and dissemination of knowledge related to the practice and care of acute or critically ill patients, their health care environment, and treatment processes.

Chair

• Vallire Hooper PhD, RN, CPAN, FASPAN, FAAN, Senior Nurse Scientist, Ascension

Vice Chair

• Carolyn Reilly, PhD, RN, CHFN, CNE, FAHA, FAAN, Professor and Director, Division of Nursing, Berry College

Board Liaison

• Susan Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Aging develops health policy recommendations to influence national and state level aging and long-term policies and programs. The panel promotes knowledge development and advances evidence-based innovations to improve health care and health care delivery for older adults.

Chair

• Sherry Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FNAP, AGSF, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Evelyn Lauder Chair in Adult Gerontology, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College of the City University of New York

Vice Chair

• Susan Mullaney, DNP, NP-C, GNP-BC, GS-C, FAAN, FAANP, Health Care Consultant, SeniorCare Executive Services

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Bioethics provides broad ethical guidance and review on issues pertaining to nursing practice, education, and research that the discipline of nursing and society faces.

Chair

• Maya Zumstein, PhD, RN, FAAN, Deputy Head of the Mast of Science in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences

Vice Chair

• Amy Knopf, PhD, MPH, BSN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Teri Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Breastfeeding serves as the key catalyst for innovations in research, education policy regarding the use of human milk and breastfeeding.

Chair

• Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FAWHONN, Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition and and Professor of Perinatal Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Vice Chair

• Ruth Lucas, PhD, RNC, CLS, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Nancy DeBasio, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

Building on the seminal contribution of the Magnet Program, launched originally by the American Academy of Nursing, this expert panel gathers, disseminates, and translates evidence about nursing’s unique contributions to achieving value based healthcare.

Chair

• David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, NHDP-BC, FAAN, FAONL, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, Cedars-Sinai

Vice Chair

• Courtney Vose, DNP, MBA, RN, APRN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Board Liaison

• Susan Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Child, Adolescent & Family provides leadership in the development of policy and research agendas on issues confronting children and adolescent health in order to share data more efficiently among the pediatrics community.

Chair

• Felesia Bowen, PhD, DNP, PCPNP-BC, FADLN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Access and Engagement, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Regena Spratling, PhD, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAANP, FAAN, Professor, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University

Board Liaison

• Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, RN, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Emerging Infectious Diseases conducts research to identify the single most important issue on the horizon in terms of policy for emerging and infectious diseases and offer recommendations to national level programs in hopes to combat the diseases before they harm a larger population.

Chair

• Kimberly Adams Tufts, ND, WHNP-BC, FAAN, Founder, KATwellness Koaching, LLC.

Vice Chair

• Katreena Merrill, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FAAN, Professor, Brigham Young University College of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Bernice Coleman, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Environmental & Public Health provides guidance in support of policy, systems, and environmental actions to prevent or minimize threats to the public’s health related to environmental and social determinants of health. The Expert Panel inspires nurses to address health care and public health policies, practices, and infrastructure that strengthen environmental stewardship and promote health equity for all.

Chair

• Lisa Campbell, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, Founder and CEO, Population Health Consultants, LLC

Vice Chair

• Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN, Executive Director, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Genomic Nursing & Health Care translates new genetic knowledge in the areas of practice, education and research while developing position statements regarding the ethical and policy issues regarding the protection of genetic information.

Chair

• Marilyn Hammer, PhD, DC, RN, FAAN, Director, The Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Vice Chair

• Susan Wesmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Global Nursing and Health identifies and explores issues and trends important to global nursing and health care delivery and policy, and provides expert opinion related to global nursing and health.

Chair

• Michelle Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, Professor, Barry University
  

Vice Chair

• Shelby Garner, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, Director of Global Health Innovation, Belmont University

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Health Behavior addresses the health needs of populations, providing a forum for nurse leaders to advance evidence-based innovations to promote healthy lifestyles as fundamental to healthcare delivery.

Chair

• Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacobs, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Todd Ruppar, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, FAHA, FAAN, The John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of the College of Nursing, Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

As defined by the CDC, health equity is the state in which all people have a fair and just opportunity to attain the highest standard of health. The Health Equity expert panel considers sociocultural perspectives and factors influencing health inequities leading to disparate physical and mental health outcomes in our work. Of particular concern are structural and systemic racism, social and structural determinants of health, and the historical and contemporary injustices that continue to impact the health status of individuals, families, communities, and populations.

Chair

• Melissa M. Gomes, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Deborah Stamps, EdD, MBA, MS, RN, GNP, NE-BC, CDE, FAAN, Founder and CEO, Deborah Stamps Consulting, LLC.

Board Liaison

• Teri Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Informatics and Technology gathers health policy data and information advises and represents the Academy on issues related to: health information management, implementation of informatics and technology through EHRs and PHRs (Electronic and Personal Health Records), HIPAA, patient safety initiatives, consumer and personal health, workforce issues and training, bioterrorism and bio surveillance, evidence-based practice, clinical decision support and other areas of concern related to the use of informatics and technology in nursing education, practice and research.

Chair

• Mari Tietze, PhD, RN-BC, FHIMSS, FAAN, Endowed Professor, University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Vice Chair

• W. Dan Roberts, PhD, MS, RN, ACNP, FAAN, CEO and Partner, Health Care Facilitation Group

Board Liaison

• Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, ANEF, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on LGBTQ+ Health provides input on issues affecting the health care of individuals within the LGBTQ+ community, promoting nursing participation in research on LGBTQ+ health, and developing policy recommendations to reduce health inequities based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Chair

• Judith Cornelius, PhD, MS, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• J. Craig Phillips, PhD, LLM, RN, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, ACRN, FAAN, Professor, University of Ottowa

Board Liaison

• Teri Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN
  

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Maternal and Infant Health influences policy and improves care for mothers and infants by promoting the medical/health care home concept, and examining strategies to promote the appropriate use of effective interventions and less use of those that promote waste and harm.

Chair

• Karen Weis, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, Christine A. Hartley Rural Health Nursing Endowed Professor, University of Kansas School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Nancy DeBasio, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Military & Veterans Health identifies issues associated with the provision of health care to veterans, and develops policy recommendations for health policy, health education and best practices based on the synthesis of scientific findings and scholarship relevant to military and veteran issues.

Chair

• Mona Pearl Treyball, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN-K, FAAN, Professor and Specialty Director of Veteran and Military Health Care Program, University of Colorado College of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Deborah Kenny, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor and HSLI Division Chair, University of Colorado College of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, RN, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Nursing Theory-Guided Practice seeks to advance disciplinary knowledge development that transforms person-centered care delivery, including the metaparadigm, a philosophical orientation to humanity, and an ethical approach to health care, respecting equity, diversity, inclusion, antiracism, and antidiscrimination. This disciplinary knowledge is the foundation for transforming health policy and health care delivery systems, conveying a distinctive disciplinary contribution to the health and wellness of human beings and communities and the Earth.

Chair

• Chantal Cara, PhD, MSc, RN, FAAN, Full Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal

Vice Chair

• Cynthia Jacelon, PhD, RN-BC, CRRN, FGSA, FAAN, Professor, Elaine Marieb School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Board Liaison

• Ronald L. Hickman Jr., PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Palliative and End-of-Life Care identifies and disseminates the public policy priorities for clinical care, research and education related to palliative and end of life care. This includes legislation related to advance care planning, importance for and recognition of the need for and coverage of hospice and palliative care its role in health care reform.

Chair

• Kathleen Lindell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Swain Endowed Chair in Palliative Care Health, Medical University of South Carolina

Vice Chair

• Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, FAAN, Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Primary Care Expert Panel provides expertise and leadership in primary care policy and develops collaborative strategies with other panels where primary care informs the policy issues. 

Chair

• Mario Ortiz, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, FNP-C, FNAP, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Decker Endowed Chair in Community Health Nursing, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Binghamton University

Vice Chair

• Kumhee Ro, DNP, FNP, FAAN, Assistant Professor, Seattle University College of Nursing

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Psychiatric, Mental Health & Substance Use undertakes policy-related initiatives to improve the public's mental health and the delivery of high-quality mental/behavioral health care, and to inform policy makers about nursing's contributions to mental/behavioral health care.

Chair

• Eugenia Flores Millender, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CDE, FAAN, Professor, Co-Director of the Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity and Assistant Dean for Research, Florida State University College of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, FIAAN, Associate Dean for Research, Professor, and Patricia K. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor, University of Buffalo School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Nancy DeBasio, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Quality Health Care motivates progress among policy leaders and influences at the international, national and state levels to articulate and promote nursing's contributions to defining and measuring elements of quality health care, while also providing new models of high quality, safe and efficacious health care services.

Chair

• Marjorie M. Godfrey, PhD, MS, BSN, FAAN, Executive Director and Founder, The Microsystem Academy

Vice Chair

• Melissa Reider-Derner, DNP, MN, CNP, FAAN, Quality Officer, Department of Neurology, UCLA Health

Board Liaison

• Susan Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Trauma & Violence generates new knowledge on violence, its causes and health consequences. The panel’s goal is to disseminate recommendations for health policy, health education, and best practices based on the synthesis of scientific findings and scholarship related to trauma and violence.

Chair

• Jeanne Alhusen, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN, Professor, University of Virginia School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Michelle Patch, PhD, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, AFN-C, FAAN, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant

The Expert Panel on Women's Health educates and disseminates new research associated with women’s health. The panel explores health issues related to women ranging from topics on health disparities for women of various racial and income groups to reproductive issues and preventable diseases.

Chair

• Maureen Fagan, DNP, MHA, FNP-BC, FAAN, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Boston Medical Center

Vice Chair

• Adejoke Ayoola, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean of the School of Health and Professor of Nursing, Calvin University

Board Liaison

• Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, RN, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Miranda Almy, Policy Assistant