Conference Presenters
Keynote Speaker

Dr. Kathy Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAASM
Research Professor and Senior Scientist
School of Nursing University of Texas at Austin
Featured Plenary

Alice Loke, RN, BSN, MN, PhD, FHKAN, FAAN
Professor of Practice (Family and Community Health)
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

John L. Renne, Ph.D., AICP
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
Speakers

Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP
Senior Advisor for Aging at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Chair of the Moving Forward
Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition

Claudia Beverly, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Little Rock Arkansas

Dr. Ellarene Sanders, PhD, RN
Executive Director
NHCGNE

Glenna Brewster, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
President
NHCGNE

Jeffrey Butler, PhD
University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing

Kaitlyn Tate, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Alberta

Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University

Margaret Wallhagen, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor of Gerontological Nursing and a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Dr Nanci McLeskey, DNP, MCG, MDiv, GERO-BC, FNGNA
Associate Professor
College of Nursing, University of Utah

Rebekah Perkins, PhD, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, University of Utah

Tara O'Brien, PhD, RN, CNE
The Ohio State University College of Nursing

Victoria K. Marshall, PhD, RN
University of South Florida

Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Ann Butt, EdD, RN, CHSE
Associate Professor (Clinical)
University of Utah College of Nursing

Janine Overcash, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FAAN
Clinical Professor
The Ohio State University, College of Nursing

Alyce Ashcroft, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FNGA
Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center

Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University

Andrea Yevchak Sillner, PhD, GCNS-BC, RN
Assistant Professor
Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing

Justine Sefcik, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Symposia

Anisha Saddy
Master's Student
Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

Christina Wyles, PhD
VA Health Services Research Fellow
Roudebush Medical Center

Deanna Gray-Miceli, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN
Professor
Thomas Jefferson University

Yurun Cai, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
Poster Flash Talk

Jung Eun Kim, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Illinois State University, Mennonite College of Nursing

Kaelyn Rodrigues, EMT-B
Undergraduate Research Student
The Ohio State University

Kathleen Hall, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Associate Professor
Colorado Mesa University
Virtual Poster

Alison Kris, RN, PhD
Professor
Fairfield University

Elisha Oduro, RN, BSN
Ph.D. Student
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Fiona Tang, PhD
Associate Professor (Practice in Nursing)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Heather Becker, PhD
Research Scientist
The School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin

Ibtisam Almashni, MSN, BSN, RN
Ph.D Nursing Student
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Ishika Mahajan
Research Aide and Interviewer
Ohio State University College of Nursing

Jade Vergara, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-C
Instructor
Vanderbilt School of Nursing

Jamilah Fallatah, MSN, BSN, RN
Ph.D. Student
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University

Janet Rooker, MNSc, RNP
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing

Katherine Bowers, MSN, RN
Ph.D. Student
University of Maryland

Kelly Henrichs, DNP, RN, GNP-BC
Associate Professor of Clinical Teaching
University of Colorado

Kristen Treman, BSN, RN, CHPN
RN/Triage/Admissions
HopeWest Hospice & Palliative Care

Kristina Wechsler, MS, BSN

Kuei-Min Chen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University

Maria Weibel, BSN
Nursing PhD Student
Ohio State University College

Maria Gonzales, MSN, RN, CWCN, CCRN
Student
Arizona State University

Sally Wai Sze LO, PhD, MN, BN, RN, PRCC, FHKAN
Professional Consultant
The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
RIGS Presenter

Carol Rogers, BSN, CNE, FGSA, MSc, PhD
Retired
SIG Presenters

Kathy D. Wright, PhD, RN, APRN
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Comple

Pamela Cacchione, PhD, RN, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing & Professor in Geropsychiatric Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Patti Parker, PhD, APRN, CNS, GNP, BC
University of Texas-Arlington

Sherry Dahlke, PhD, RN, GNC(C)
Associate Professor
University of Alberta

Tom Blodgett, PhD, RN, AGACNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Duke University
