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Nursing Research Field Advisory Committee (NRFAC) Members

The VA NRFAC promotes VA Nurse Scientists' capacity to conduct high quality research that generates new knowledge and informs practice to improve the health and well-being of Veterans, their families and caregivers.

Name NRFAC Role Area(s) of Research
Lynn Baniak, PhD, RN Chair Sleep Medicine, Mixed Methods, Patient Medication Safety
Catherine Battaglia PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Sponsor Dissemination & Implementation Science Care Coordination Education & Training Mixed Methods
Rachael Beard, PhD, EdD, RN, EBP-C Ex-Officio Transitional Care, Psychosocial Predictors of Health, Loneliness & Isolation, Nurse Wellbeing, Mental Wellness
Rebecca Brown, PhD, MEd, RN Member Peripheral Artery Disease, Supervised Exercise Therapy, Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Knowledge Management, Resource Navigation.
Elizabeth Burkart PhD, RN, ANEF Member Pressure Injury Prevention, Spinal Cord Injury, Mixed Methods, Corresponding MPI, NDRC
Marysol Cacciata, PhD, RN, CCRN, EBP-C Member Quantitative research, Heart Failure and physical activity and well-being, Staff well-being, Systematic Reviews
Anna Etchin, PhD, RN Member Trauma, End of Life and Palliative Presentations of PTSD
Susan Fowler PhD, RN, CNRN, CRRN, FAHA, FCNS Member Psychosocial Concepts (Hope, Spirituality, Coping)
Jenice Guzman PhD, GNP-BC, FAMIA Member Remote Patient Monitoring, Adherence/Engagement, Chronic Disease/Heart Failure
Dora Ifon, PhD, AGPCNP-BC Member Bone Health in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Nipa Kamdar, PhD, RN, FNP-BC Member Social Determinants, Social Needs, Health Equity, Innovation Advancement
Julius Kehinde, PhD, RN Ex-officio Falls in Older Adults, Health Systems Research
Caroline Madrigal PhD, RN Member Person-Centered Care, Transitional Care, Long-Term Care
Satish Mahajan PhD, MStat, MEng, RN Ex-Officio Predictive Modeling for Risk of Adverse Events, Partnered Research, Quantitative Research, Heart Failure and Major Surgery Adverse Events
Eleanor McConnell, PhD, RN Ex-Officio Functional Decline, Frailty, Disability, Older Adults
Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Family Science, Caregiving, Family Interventions, Chronic Illness, Patient Safety, Infection Control
Qiyan Mu PhD, RN Co-Chair Women Veteran, Care Coordination and Outcomes, using data from the VA Cooperate Data Warehouse (CDW), Program Evaluation
Kate Oppegaard PhD, APRN Member Symptom Science, Oncology
Jennifer Orshak, PhD, RN, EBP-RN Member Women Veterans, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention (i.e., CVD Prevention)
Sheila Sullivan PhD, RN, EBP-C VHA-CM, FAAN Executive Sponsor Geriatric Care
Amelia Schlack, PhD, RN Ex-Officio Project Office for Office of Research and Development
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