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

• Jan Odom-Forren, PhD, RN, CPAN, FASPAN, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Helen Lach, PhD, RN, CNL, FGSA, FAAN, Associate Dean for Research, PhD Program Director, Saint Louis University, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Sherry Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Hess Endowed Chair in Nursing Education, Monmouth University, Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Elizabeth Peter, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, The University of Toronto, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Maya Zumstein-Shaha, PhD, MScN, RN, Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences

Board Liaison

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

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Eric Hodges, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, Professor of Perinatal Nursing & The Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Angela Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Susan Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer, Wellstar Health System

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Mary Lou de Leon Siantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Jeannie Cimiotti, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Emory University

Vice Chair

• Kimberly Adams Tufts, ND, WHNP-BC, FAAN, Professor Emerita, Old Dominion University School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Rebecca M. Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Barbara Polivka, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Kansas University Medical Center College of Nursing

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Ching-Min Chen, DNS, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Anna McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and the Linda Harman Aiken Professor, University of Florida

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Teri Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Professor, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Dean, Emerita, Reinert Center DEI Fellow, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, Saint Louis University

Vice Chair

• Melissa M. Gomes, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion University of Virginia

Board Liaison

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

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Jane Carrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAMIA, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Dorothy M. Smith Endowed Chair, Director Florida Blue Center For Health Care Quality, Department Chair, Family, Community, Health Systems Science, University of Florida

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Ching-Min Chen, DNS, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Center for Nursing Research and Innovation, University of California San Francisco

Vice Chair

• Judith Cornelius, PhD, MS, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services

Board Liaison

• Angela Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
  

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Carol Shieh, DNSc, MPH, RNC-OB, FAAN, Professor & Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Department of Community and Health Systems, Indiana University School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Rosalie Mainous, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Dean and Professor, University of Kentucky School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Cheryl Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sharon Phillips Raddock Distinguished Professor of Holistic Health, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), Director, Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors (C-P.A.W.W.), Health Research Initiative for Veterans, Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Rebecca M. Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Karen Sousa, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Caritas Coach, University of Colorado

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Ronald Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, APRN-CNS, RN, FAAN, Miriam Weyker Endowed Chair for Palliative Care, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, CNS, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator

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

• Susan Renda, DNP, ANP-BC, CDE, FNAP, FAAN, Associate Director DNP Advanced Practice Program, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Mario Ortiz, PhD, RN, NP-C, FNAP, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Binghamton University

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• JoEllen Schimmels, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN, Associate Professor, Interim Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Faculty, University of New Mexico College of Nursing

Vice Chair

• Eugenia Flores Millender, Ph.D., RN, PMH-APRN, CDE, FAAN, Co-Founder & Co-Director, Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Florida State University

Board Liaison

• Angela Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Ronda Hughes, PhD, MHS, RN, FAAN, Senior Director, Professional Practice, American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)

Vice Chair

• Marjorie M. Godfrey, PhD, MS, BSN, FAAN, Research Professor, Department of Nursing, University of New Hampshire, Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Systems

Board Liaison

• Ching-Min Chen, DNS, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Stacey Mitchell, DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-AFN, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Director of Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, Texas A&M University

Vice Chair

• Jeanne L. Alhusen, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN, The University of Virginia Medical Center Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean for Research, University of Virginia School of Nursing

Board Liaison

• John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Christine Murphy, MA, Chief Policy Officer

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

• Ivy Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Professor & Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Track, University of Connecticut, School of Nursing

Vice Chair

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

Board Liaison

• Angela Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Staff Liaison

• Madeleine Rohrbach, Policy Coordinator