United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Nursing Services (ONS)

Nursing Research Advisory Group

VA Nursing Research >> Nursing Research Advisory Group

2011-2012 Membership
Chair: DiJon Fasoli, PhD, RN dijon.fasoli@va.gov
Co-Chair: Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN eileen.collins@va.gov
Past Chair: Jill Bormann, PhD, RN jill.bormann@va.gov

NRAG members

Back Row (L to R): Kathryn Rugen, Christine Engstrom, Christine Kasper, Jane Anderson, Lynn Reinke, Bev Priefer (ONS Co-Facilitator), Mary Dougherty (OAA), YuFang Li; Front Row (L to R): Anna Alt-White (ONS Facilitator), DiJon Fasoli (Chair), Jill Bormann (Past Chair), K. Sue Haddock, Sonia Duffy; Not Pictured: Eileen Collins(Co-Chair), Gail Powell-Cope, Brenda Skaggs

    Name And Email     Contact Information Role Yr. Appointed* Appointment  End Yr** VISN*** VA
Anna C. Alt-White, PhD, RN; Director, Research & Academics / Office of Nursing Services anna.alt-white@va.gov
(202) 461-6963		 Facilitator 2004     VACO
Beverly Priefer, PhD, RN; Associate Director, Office of Nursing Services beverly.priefer@va.gov
(608) 256-1901 x11223		 Co-Facilitator       VACO
Mary Dougherty, DNS, RN; Director, VA Nursing Academy, OAA mary.dougherty@va.gov
(202) 461-9498		 OAA-ex officio       Washington DC
ORD Program Officer, NRI Portfolio
            
DiJon Fasoli, PhD, RN; Research Health Scientist DiJon.Fasoli@va.gov
(781) 687-2882		 Chair 2007 2010 / 2013 1 Bedford
Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN; Research Career Scientist eileen.collins@va.gov
(708) 22-3525		 Co-Chair 2008 2011 / 2014 12 Chicago
Jill Bormann, PhD, RN;     Research Scientist jill.bormann@va.gov   
(858) 552-8585 x2378  		 Past Chair 2006 2009 / 2012 22 San Diego
Jane Anderson, PhD, RN, FNP-BC; Associate Director, Stroke Center jane.anderson@va.gov   
(713) 794-8079		 Member 2010 2010 / 2013 16 Houston
Sonia Duffy, PhD, RN; Associate Professor, HSR&D bump@umich.edu
(734) 395-0613		 Member 2010 2010 / 2013 11 Ann Arbor
Christine Engstrom, PhD, CRNP, AOCN Christine.Engstrom@va.gov
(410) 605-7000 x6353		 Member 2007 2010 / 2013 5 Baltimore
K. Sue Haddock, PhD, RN, CNAA-BC; Associate Nurse Executive for Research kathlyn.haddock@va.gov 
(803) 776-4000 x4750 		 Member 2005 2008 / 2011 7 Columbia, SC
Christine F. Kasper, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACSM; Director and Professor, PhD Program USUHS Christine.Kasper@va.gov
(202) 422-2679		 Member 2006 2009 / 2012 VACO USUHS Washington DC  
Yu-Fang Li, PhD, RN; Research Health Science Specialist YuFang.Li@va.gov 
(206) 768-5383		 Member 2007 2010 / 2013 20 Seattle
Gail Powell-Cope, PhD, RN, FAAN;  Chief Nursing Research; Assoc. Director, HSR&D/RR&D Center of Excellence gail.powell-cope@va.gov 
(813) 558-3911		 Member 2006 2009 / 2012 8 Tampa
Lynn Reinke, PhD, ARNP; Research Investigator lynn.reinke1@va.gov 
(206) 277-4186		 Member 2011 2014 / 2017   20 Seattle
Kathryn Rugen, PhD, RN; ACNS/Education & Research Kathryn.Rugen@va.gov
(312) 569-6933		 Co-Chair 2006 2009 / 2012 12 Chicago
Brenda G. Skaggs, PhD, RN;  ACNS/Education & Research brenda.skaggs@va.gov 
(405) 456-5605		 Member 2007 2010 / 2013 16 Oklahoma City

*  Term starts in July
**  Terms are for three years, term ends after July meeting (1st term / 2nd, if reappointed)
***  Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)