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Consultants

Mary A. Allen, RN, MS
Clinical Trials Specialist
National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Aris J. Andrews, RN, BA, MS
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Creighton University Hastings Campus
Hastings, Nebraska

Linda L. Andrews, RN, EdD
Associate Professor
Nursing Program - School of Health Science and Human Performance
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg, Virginia

Jean Krajicek Bartek, PhD, ARNP
Associate Professor
Colleges of Nursing and Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Patricia Bates, RN, BSN, CURN
Clinical Urology Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
Portland, Oregon

Jane J. Benedict, RN, BSN, MSN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Barbara Billek-Sawhney, MS, PT
Director, Associate Professor
School of Physical Therapy
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Jacqueline J. Birmingham, RN, MS, CMAC
Consultant, Educator, Writer
Suffield, Connecticut

Christi A. Blair, RN, MSN
Practical Nursing Instructor
Holmes Community College
Kosciusko, Mississippi

Margie E. Brown, RNC, MS, ANP
Clinical Associate, Surgery
St. Mary's Medical Center
Long Beach, California

Susan Burkett, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPN
VP Erlanger Health System, Administor TCTCH
TC Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Jeanie Burt, MA, RN, MSN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
School of Nursing
Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

Darlene Nebel Cantu, MSN, RNC
Director
Baptist Health System
School of Professional Nursing
Adjunct Faculty
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

Kathlyn M. Carlson, BSN, MA, CPAN
Clinical Nurse
Surgical Services, Pre- and Post-Anesthesia Care
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Paul W. Cascella, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Disorders
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, Connecticut

Janice T. Chussil, MSN, RNC, DNC
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Dermatology Associates
Portland, Oregon

Michael S. Clement, MD
Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Lecturer
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Arizona
Mesa, Arizona

Linda A. Copenhaver, MSN, RN, C
Associate Professor, Nursing
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas

Joan A. Daly, RT(R), MBA
Faculty
Clinical Coordinator
Radiology Program
Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon

James J. Dempsey, PhD
Associate Professor/Coordinator of Audiology
Department of Communication Disorders
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, Connecticut

Kathleen Dietz-Lovett, RN, MS, CANP, AOCN
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Oncology CNS
Independent Consultant
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts

Deborah Oldenburg Erickson, BSN, MSN
Instructor
Methodist Medical Center
School of Nursing
Peoria, Illinois

Carol Feingold, MS, RN
Senior Lecturer
College of Nursing
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Michael A. Fiedler, MS, CRNA
Doctoral Student
University of Tennessee at Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Donna G. Friedman, PhD
Professor
Department of Chemistry
St. Louis Community College at Florisssant Valley
St. Louis, Missouri

John Fritz, RN, MN

Stephanie D. Garrison, RN, MSN, DSN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama

Florencetta Hayes Gibson, BSN, MEd, MSN, CNS
Associate Professor
Adult Health Department
College of Nursing
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana

Kate Goldblum, MSN, RN, CS, CRNO, CFNP
Nurse Practitioner
Goldblum Family Eye Care Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Linda B. Haas, PhD, RN, CDE
Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division
Primary and Specialty Care
Seattle, Washington

Heidi Hahn, MHS, PT, CCS
Physical Therapist
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Patty Hale, PhD, RN, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Lynchburg College
School of Health Science
Lynchburg, Virginia

Mary Martha Hall, MSN, RN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Emergency Consultants, Inc.
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Houston, Texas

Patricia C. Hart, PhD, RD
Associate Professor
Department of Human Sciences and Design
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Monica M. Hentemann, RN, BSN
Staff Nurse
Spectrum Health Oncology
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Dorothy G. Herron, PhD, RN, CS
Assistant Professor
Adult Health Department
School of Nursing
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Mary G. Hirsch, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Health Care Economics
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri

Diana Hughes, PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor
Department of Communication Disorders
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Trudi James-Parks, RT(R)
Professor, Radiologic Technology
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio

Gail I. Jones, PhD, MT(ASCP), SC
Medical Technologist/Instructor
Biology Department
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

JaCinda L. Jones, PharmD
Manager, Pharmaceutical Care and Disease Management
Medicine Shoppe International, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri

Josephine A. Kahler, EdD, RN, CS
Associate Professor/Satellite Director
Medical University of South Carolina
Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina

Judy Kaye, ARNP, PhDc, CNRN, CCRN, GNP, CS
Research Specialist, Adult and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
University Hospital
Augusta, Georgia

Judith Ann Kilpatrick, MSN, RNC
Lecturer
School of Nursing
Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

Carl A. Kirton, RN, MA, ACRN, ANP-CS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
Division of Nursing
New York University
New York, New York

Larry H. Knipp, BA, MS, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biology
North Park University
Chicago, Illinois

Barbara Krainovich-Miller, EdD, RN
Visiting Professor
New York University
The Steinhardt School of Education
Division of Nursing, Graduate Program

Anne R. Lewis, MA, RN
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
Genesis Medical Center
Davenport, Iowa

David E. Lewis, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Kim Litwack, PhD, RN, FAAN, CFNP
Associate Professor
Grand Valley State University
Department of Nursing
Allendale, Michigan

Janis Luft, RN, NP, MSN
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Melanie S. MacNeil, RN, BSCN, MN
Professor
Advanced Anatomy and Wellness Chair
Nursing
Brock University
St. Catharine's, Ontario

Lisa McClane, RNC, MSN, CNS
Program Administrator
Women's & Infant's Services
Erlanger Health System
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Jennifer L. McQuade, PharmD
Medical Information Consultant
Douglasville, Georgia

Mary Merchant, RN, MSN, FNP
Continuum of Care Manager
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

William R. Metcalf
Division Chief
EMS and Special Services
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
Incline Village, Nevada

Claudia L. Mitchell, RN, BSN, MSN
Professor of Nursing
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, California

Kathleen Mulryan, RN, BSN, MSN
Professor of Nursing
LaGuardia Community College
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
Long Island City, New York

Elaine K. Neel, BSN, MSN
Nursing Instructor
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
School of Nursing
Peoria, Illinois

Patricia J. Nunn, RDH, MS
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Dental Hygiene
College of Dentistry
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Susan M. Caley Opsals, BS, MS
Instructor, Anatomy and Physiology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

Jeffrey Papp, PhD, RT(R)(QM)
Professor
Physics and Diagnostic Imaging
College of DuPage
Department of Health Sciences
Glen Ellyn, Illnois

Lorraine Williams Pedretti, MS, OTR
Professor Emeritus
San Jose State University
Department of Occupational Therapy
San Jose, California

Leonard A. Piché, PhD, RD
Associate Professor
Nutrition Program
University of Western Ontario
Brescia College
London, Ontario

Melissa Powell, RN, MSN
Assistant Professor
Associate Degree Nursing
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Elaine Princevalli, RN, BSN, MS
Instructor
Practical Nurse Education Program
Eli Whitney Reg. Vo-Tech School
Hamden, Connecticut

Jean A. Proehl, RN, MN, CEN, CCRN
Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Patti D. Quenzer, RN, RT, BSN, MSN
Associate Professor
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Williamson, West Virginia

Patricia Reese, MSN, CNS
Skills Lab Supervisor
Penn Valley Community College
Kansas City, Missouri

Karen D. Robinson, RN, MN, MPM
Administrative Director, Radiation Oncology
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Susan C. Ruda, MS, RN, ONC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Parkview Musculoskeletal Institute
Palos Heights, Illinois

Darlene T. Schelper, RN, MSN, CEN, RNC
Clinical Nurse Educator - Emergency Services
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Nursing Education and Professional Development
Hershey, Pennsylvania

Roberta J. Secrest, PhD, PharmD
Scientist
Manager
US Medical Research
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri

Sarah C. Smith, RN, MA, CRNO
Educational Associate
University of Iowa Health Care
Department of Ophthalmology
Iowa City, Iowa

Jean Sparks, PhD, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern
Allied Health Sciences School
Dallas, Texas

A. Christy Tamisiea, RN, MSN
Instructor
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Nursing Department
Clarkson College
Omaha, Nebraska

Rowena Tessmann, DCur, RN-CS
Associate Professor
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Division of Nursing
Fort Kent, Maine

Kathleen K. Tyser, BSN, MS
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Clarkson College
Omaha, Nebraska

Peggy Vernon, RN, MA, C-PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Dermatology Nurse Practitioner
Aurora/Parker Skin Care Center
Cara Mia Medical Day Spa
Parker, Colorado

Lois L. VonCannon, RN, MSN
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

Terri A. Watson, CDA
Program Director, Dental Assistant Program
Omaha College of Health Careers
Dental Assistant Program
Omaha, Nebraska

Mary E. Wilbur, MSN, RN
Continuum of Care Manager
Department of Outcomes Management
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Thomas J. Zwemer, DDS, MSD
Vice President of Academic Affairs Emeritus
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia