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Maria Gahry, RN

Wayne State University DNP
Biography

Maria Gahry earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2009 from Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, MI and is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at WSU. For 5 years, Maria worked in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, MI. She currently is a Registered Nurse working for the Critical Care Float Pool in the Oakwood Health System. Maria is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association, the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau – Lambda Chapter, the Weston A. Price Foundation and the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research. Maria is specializing in Adult Primary Care and is obtaining a graduate certificate in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Through her research and time spent shadowing integrative practitioners, Maria has developed a passion for researching and studying thyroid disease, which she considers an often-overlooked health problem that influences the development of many other health problems including heart disease, dyslipidemia, infertility, depression and dementia. Through an evaluation of the current practice regarding thyroid disease screening and treatment at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI, Maria intends to help educate clinicians about the common and overlooked connections between thyroid disease and other health problems. Maria’s aim is to help improve health outcomes for veterans through the utilization of an integrative and holistic approach to screening and treatment of thyroid disease.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Veteran Healthcare – Thyroid disease, Integrative and holistic medicine
Dissertation: Evaluation of the current practice regarding thyroid disease screening and treatment at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI.

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Ferndale MI United States

Kayoll Galbraith

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing PhD
Biography

Kayoll Galbraith, RN, BSN Kayoll Galbraith obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies degree in 2011 from The State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton. Upon graduation, Ms. Galbraith entered The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing as a BSN to PhD student and received the prestigious NRSA/NINR National Service Pre-doctoral Training Award for Interventions for Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness. Her research focuses on cervical cancer prevention and understanding ways cultural influences can be used to start healthy decision making in Black adolescent girls that will translate into healthy lifestyles in adulthood. Most recently, Ms. Galbraith participated on a five-person panel on HPV at the 141st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Boston, MA and has also conducted a poster presentation at the Annual Minority Health Conference in Chapel Hill, NC. With the goal of becoming an academic nurse scientist, Ms. Galbraith aims to develop a body of research that enhances the nursing profession and that empowers low-income adolescents and families of color to lead healthy lifestyles and make good health decisions regarding sexual health and disease prevention.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – My research focuses on cervical cancer prevention in Black women, and understanding how cultural factors influence the way families of Black adolescent girls communicate about sexual health and influence their acceptance or rejection of the HPV vaccine.
Dissertation: My dissertation is aimed at understanding the influence of cultural factors on HPV vaccine decision making for parents of Black adolescent girls.

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Carrboro NC United States

Yvonne Gallegos, ACNP-BC ANP-BC, CNS, CCRN, CWS, CPHQ

California State University Long Beach DNP
Biography

I have a comprehensive advanced practice nursing career which includes my role as the surgical CNS in the critical care, progressive care and acute medical-surgical units for many years. Currently, I am one of the Nurse Practitioners for the Departments of General Surgery and Vascular at the VA Long Beach Healthcare Systems managing all aspects of outpatient surgery. I am Assistant Clinical faculty at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) school of nursing and mentor many of their acute care nurse practitioner students. I am also a clinical representative team evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) ensuring all levels of education meet accreditation standards. I have been with the VA Long Beach Healthcare Systems for nineteen years and have successfully implemented many evidence-based practice changes throughout the organization. I am the past chair of the nursing policies and procedures and the operative and invasive committees. Currently, I am the chair of the Nurse Professional Standards Board (NPSB), a member of the interdisciplinary committee for advanced wound care and a member of the surgical care improvement program (SCIP). I am the recipient of the 2009 and the 2013 VA Secretary’s award for excellence in advanced practice nursing. I am currently attending the Southern California State University Doctor of Nursing Practice Consortium School of Nursing. I have many clinical practice interests, in particular vascular wounds. I am board certified in advanced wound care and have presented many posters and abstracts on this topic for numerous organizations

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Veteran Healthcare – Medical-Surgical clinical practice
Dissertation: Protecting kidneys, protecting lives

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Long Beach CA United States

Brittany Gannoe, RN

University of Pittsburgh DNP
Biography

My name is Brittany M. Gannoe. I am currently enrolled in the DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I completed my BSN at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania in 2008 and have six years of RN experience working as both a staff nurse and charge nurse on an adult acute care inpatient behavioral health unit. From this experience I have had the opportunity to work with diverse populations and a broad spectrum of psychiatric diagnoses. In May of 2012 I presented at the Sixth Annual Maternal and Child Health Conference at Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pennsylvania as a guest speaker on the topic “Depression in women with cardiac disease”. I have a strong interest in working with the veteran population and am currently in my second semester of completing clinical hours with the Erie VA Medical center in both the primary care and behavioral health settings. I would like to focus my research on post-deployment veteran adjustment issues including the emotional/ physical health, family, and occupational realms.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Veteran Healthcare – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Dissertation: Post-deployment veteran adjustment needs

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Erie PA United States

Amy Garee, RN, MS, PNP

Vanderbilt University PhD
Biography

I work at Nationwide Children’s Hospital also in Columbus. I have been a nurse practitioner on the bone marrow transplant unit for 10 years and the previous seven years was a hematology/oncology nurse. I have recently transitioned to caring for the sickle cell population. My time in the Hematology/oncology division has re enforced to me the needs of this special patient population and the coping abilities of their family. I hope to particularly investigate parental coping in the pediatric oncology population. I have been a PhD student at Vanderbilt the last year. In my time at Vanderbilt I have developed a passion for Academics and would like to serve in a faculty position upon completion of the program. I am a member of the Palliative Care Special Interest group and have two recent puplications with the group. The program at Vanderbilt as well as my involvement with the SIG has enhanced my research experience profoundly. The caliber of the faculty at Vanderbilt is impecable and I have found a perfect mentor for my research focus. I look forward to continuing my career trajectory at Vanderbilt with the Jonas scholarship allowing me a further opportunity in nursing leadership and growth.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Cancer
Dissertation: Parental Coping in the Pediatric Oncology Population

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Sunbury Ohio United States

Danya Garner, PhD, RN, OCN, CCRN-K, NPD-BC

University of Texas Medical Branch PhD
Biography

Danya Garner is a student in the Nursing PhD Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He graduated Cum Laude with a BSN from Stephen F. Austin State University. After gaining several years of nursing experience, he then graduated as the Outstanding Graduate Student from the School of Nursing with a MSN from the University of Houston – Victoria with a Nurse Educator concentration. Danya’s passion for nursing began at the age of 16 when he obtained his certified nurses’ assistant credentials and worked summers at a skilled nursing facility. His clinical nursing experience includes bone marrow transplant, oncology, medical/surgical intensive care, and neurological patient populations. In addition, he has experience as a clinical instructor in both associate and baccalaureate degree nursing programs, as well as serving as a preceptor for nursing students in MSN programs. Danya is currently employed as a Nurse Educator at a comprehensive cancer center where he assesses, plans, and implements educational programs for the novice to the expert oncology nurse. He is active on the boards of the local affiliates of the Oncology Nursing Society and the Association for Nursing Professional Development. Danya’s research interests include oncology nursing perspectives in vulnerable patient populations.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Cancer
Dissertation: Have Not Chosen: Tentatively “The Experiences of African-Americans with Lung Cancer”

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Houston Texas United States

Juanita Garner, MSN, RN, NLN Jonas Scholar, Assistant Professor

Southern University A& M PhD
Biography

Juanita Garner is an Assistant Professor of nursing at Southern University and A&M College, College of Nursing and Allied Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 2012 and is currently a doctoral nursing student. Garner’s research interest includes promoting effective coping strategies and healthier lifestyle choices in baccalaureate nursing students that will enhance their ability to manage stress as they embark upon their professional careers in nursing. Her involvment with baccalaureate nursing students has gained recognition on the local, state, and national level. For the past three years, Garner has served as faculty advisor to the Student Nurses Association where she mentors nursing students in leadership, scholarship, and community service. Garner has been instrumental in raising breast cancer awareness on the University’s campus through both student and community involvement. Consistently striving to improve student learning outcomes, she has served on the curriculum committee and currently serves on the admissions and progression committee. In addition to her recent recognition as an NLN Jonas Scholar, Garner continues to foster scholarship and lifelong learning. She also holds memberships in numerous professional organizations including Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the American Nurses Association, the Louisiana League for Nursing, Louisiana State Nurses Association, and the Baton Rouge District Nurses Association.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Education/Inter-professional education
Dissertation: Life-Style Promoting Behaviors, Spiritual Perspective, and Perceived Stress Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students in an HBCU

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Baton Rouge LA United States

Racquell Garrett

Loyola New Orleans DNP
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Research/Clinical Practice Area:
Dissertation: Nursing Education/Workforce, Quality of Care

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Lisa Garsman, FNP

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey PhD
Biography

As a family nurse practitioner in primary care, my clinical experiences have ranged from adults with chronic heart failure to woman who must weigh the benefits to risks for genetic testing for beast cancer. I also supervise summer sessions for a boys’ sports camp. All of these experiential settings have added to the advanced practice professional that I am today and to which I continue to evolve. However, I know I must continue my formal studies and the research doctorate in my next aspiration. The impetus for pursuing my doctoral studies has stemmed from a personal epiphany that recognized the importance of research to clinical practice. Most often the impact of nursing care is difficult to measure and therefore undervalued except when the financial impact is calculated. Nursing research can and should provide the health care arena tangible tools to evaluate nursing practice, and therefore ensures nurses are providing effective care based on evidence derived from research rather than habit. Through my doctoral studies I will complement the knowledge and skills I received during my studies to prepare for the advanced practice role of Family Nurse Practitioner at Rutgers. I realize that these however are only the foundation for the doctoral work necessary for promoting the use of research in clinical practice and to advance the science of nursing. My professional goal is the improvement of patient care and outcomes. I believe I can best accomplish this by continuing with my education, becoming a nurse researcher.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Health disparities among minority women
Dissertation: I would like to study the effectiveness of patient outcomes with medical management by nurse practitioners, specifically in underserved areas, with a focus on health disparities, specifically among immigrant women.

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Verona NJ United States

Casey Garvey, RN

Northeastern University PhD
Biography

I grew up in Groton, Massachusetts. While attending high-school, I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2006, I completed my Eagle Project, and was award the Eagle Rank. I began my studies for my BSN at Northeastern in 2007. While at Northeastern, I participated in co-op programs at Harvard Vanguard, New England Baptist Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). I graduated summa cum laude with my BSN in 2012. I also received the Academic Promise Award, which permitted me to return to Northeastern University to pursue my Ph.D. Prior to enrollment, I explored several areas of nursing. I briefly trained in perioperative nursing at MGH, however, I ultimately chose to pursue a different avenue. I worked for half a year in the Infection Control Unit and Massachusetts General Hospital, where I gained my interest in infectious diseases. I am currently attending Northeastern University for my Ph.D. in Nursing, and I am serving as a Student Graduate Assistant on a faculty research project. I am hoping to translate that interest into a career as a nurse researcher following completion of my dissertation.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Infectious Diseases
Dissertation: Hepatitis C Treatment Adherence

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Allston MA United States

Lisa Gawron, BSN, RN

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University of Pittsburgh PhD
Biography

Recent BSN graduate hailing from the Chicagoland area attending the University of Pittsburgh’s Nursing PhD program. Interests include women’s health, cardiovascular health, and pharmacology. Has over two years experience working under an OB/GYN, and some home health. Member of Sigma Theta Tau International- Alpha Omicron Chapter. Recently awarded NIH T32 grant and Jonas Scholarship.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Scholar – Preventive Health
Dissertation: Anticipated Project: Pharmacogenomics of exogenous oxytocin on laboring women

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Lemont IL United States

Beatrice Gaynor

University of Delaware PhD
Biography

Beatrice Gaynor earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Delaware and a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Wilmington University. Ms. Gaynor is an ANCC-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has worked clinically in geriatrics, critical care, family practice, and adolescent health and taught medical-surgical nursing and pharmacology at a community college. As a full time student pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science degree at the University of Delaware, she was awarded the 2013-14 Virginia Lee Franklin Fellowship. Her research focus is health promotion of persons with Parkinson’s disease (PWPD) and their family caregivers. Ms. Gaynor is a research assistant for Dr. Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff; their interdisciplinary team is engaged in measuring and improving gait in PWPD and facilitating access for PWPD to Movement Disorder Specialists via telemedicine. Ms. Gaynor currently works as a Nurse Practitioner in the University of Delaware Nurse Managed Health Center (NMHC). In this role she supports research, education, and scholarship for faculty and students of multiple disciplines within the University. Clinical responsibilities include primary care, occupational health, urgent care, and medical clearance of potential research participants.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Health promotion in chronic disease. Parkinson’s disease.
Dissertation: Title: Effect of dance therapy in persons with Parkinson’s disease and their caregiver dance partner. This study intends to quantify the effect of partnered dance versus walking exercise on gait, balance, cognition and quality of life (QoL) of both ind

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Smyrna DE United States

Shena Gazaway

Augusta University PhD
Biography

Shena Gazaway, RN has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, 2005. She entered Brenau University a second time to complete her Masters of Science in Nursing degree, 2009. She is currently a Nursing Instructor at the Athens Campus of Georgia Regents University. Ms. Gazaway has worked as a registered nurse in the General Medicine Unit at St. Mary’s Medical Center and then went on to work as a Public Health Nurse and Supervisor in Georgia’s Northeast Health District, 2005-2009. She is currently enrolled in the PhD in Nursing program at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. Ms. Gazaway is a member of the Georgia Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International. Her research interests include seeking methods to support the transition of newly licensed registered nurses from educational program to clinical practice. Ms. Gazaway has a special interest in exploring how various mentoring programs support work transition six months after graduation. This topic is being explored for Ms. Gazaway’s Dissertation Project.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Nurse Leader – Nursing Education
Dissertation: How Mentoring Impacts the Professional Socialization of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses

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Commerce GA United States

Karen Geiger, RN, BSN, ACRN

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Johns Hopkins University Joint PhD/DNP
Biography

My passion in nursing is helping people living with HIV access quality medical care no matter where they live. As a former field nurse with Médecins sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders, I have worked with HIV and tuberculosis patients in South Africa, Central African Republic, Lesotho, and Guinea. My work centered around building and maintaining HIV programming in difficult operating environments. For my PhD/DNP program, I am studying to become a Family Nurse Practitioner with a specialty certification in HIV/AIDS primary care, while working on my PhD dissertation that will focus on interventions to increase retention in care for HIV and MDR-TB co-infected patients in South Africa. Upon graduation from this program, I hope to continue to work with international NGO’s to help design HIV programs that work, no matter how challenging the setting. It is my firm belief that no one should have to die of a treatable disease simply because they cannot access care due to war, poverty, or a failing health system.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Veterans Healthcare Scholar – Community-based Care
Dissertation: I am unsure of my dissertation title, but I plan to study interventions to increase access to and retention in care for patients co-infected with HIV and multi drug resistant tuberculosis in South Africa.

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Baltimore MD United States

Giselle Gerardi, MSN, RN, RNC-OB

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The Graduate Center of the City of New York PhD
Biography

Giselle Gerardi is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing Science at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her area of interest include Maternal-Child health, and public health. She would like to focus her research in the perceptions of Latina women living in the US when diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Giselle’s MSN was obtained from the University of Hartford, and her concentration was in Public Health Nursing. Currently, she is a Co-PI in a National Network of Library of Medicine sponsored grant project in which the aim is to aid, educate, and connect the older adult community to technology in order to access health information.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Scholar – Preventive Health
Dissertation: The perceptions of Latina women diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

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Commack NY United States

Danyel Germain, MS, RN

Yale University DNP
Biography

Danyel L. Germain DNP(c), MS, RN is a forward-thinking leader, an idea developer, and a nurturer of relationships. Currently, Danyel attends Yale University where she is completing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Leadership, Management, and Policy. She is a passionate advocate for improving healthcare through interprofessional education and innovation and serves on the Education Committee for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and the Bylaws Committee for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. Her experience in higher education leadership and administration, the science of healthcare simulation, institutional and specialty accreditation, curriculum development and redesign, and attention to detail and quality position her to influence change in the classroom, the board room, and in the communities in which we live.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas-Blaustein Nurse Leader – Nursing Education/Higher Education Leadership/Interprofessional Education
Dissertation: Development of an Ethics Toolkit for Nurse Educators

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Austin MN United States

Kay Gianantonio, MSN, RN, APRN-CNP, AGPCNP-BC

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Kent State University DNP
Biography

Ms. Gianantonio has been practicing nursing for more than 28 years. She first obtained her associate degree in nursing from Kent State University. Her nursing experience is in critical care, trauma and emergency care, and dialysis. After raising her family, she returned to complete her BSN at Ohio University, graduating summa cum laude. Continuing her education, she then completed her MSN with a concentration in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner at Kent State University. She was a member of Sigma Theta Tau. As a nurse practitioner, Kay has worked in both the acute and primary care settings. Kay currently serves her local community providing primary care in an underserved area of northeastern Ohio at the Geneva Clinic–Internal Medicine. Kay is currently enrolled in the DNP program at Kent State University. Her doctoral project will focus on the types of herbal supplements and vitamins used by patients in primary care, she will develop a supplement reference for the providers, and develop patient education about those supplements.

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Research/Clinical Practice Area: Jonas Scholar – Preventive Health
Dissertation: DNP scholarly project, “Supplement Use and Patient Education About Supplements In Primary Care,” will focus on what types of herbal supplements and vitamins are used by patients and develop patient education about the supplements. The purpose of the project is to determine the common supplements used by patients in a primary care clinic; determine the patients’ perceived benefits of the supplements; develop a reference for providers providing the indication, possible side effects, and medication interactions of the supplements; and develop patient education about the supplements. Patient education would include the possible benefits of the supplement, side effects, and medication interactions.

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Jefferson Ohio United States

Heather Gibson

CUNY PhD
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Research/Clinical Practice Area:
Dissertation: Childhood obesity, Nursing informatics, Nursing education

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Nicole Gibson

South Dakota State University DNP
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Research/Clinical Practice Area:
Dissertation: Obesity, Underserved Populations, Simulation, Informatics

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United States

Kathryn Gift

University of Maryland DNP
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Research/Clinical Practice Area:
Dissertation: evidence-based techniques for dealing with chronic pain, including complementary and alternative methods to be used in teaching Veterans those techniques

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