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International

2011 to Present ...

  • American Academy of Nursing
    • Expert Panel on Aging, Chair
      • 2020-present
    • Expert Panel on Aging, Co-Chair
      • 2018-2020
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
    • Annual Conference Session Moderator
      • 2016
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
    • Appointed Member, Technology & Innovations Committee
      • 2011-2013

National

2009 to Present

  • American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA)
    • Advisory Board Council
      2021-present
  • Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)
    • Social Media Consultant
      2018-2019
  • GAPNA
    • Annual Conference Planning Committee
    • Annual Conference Session Moderator
      2018, 2019
  • GAPNA Liaison to GAPNA Board of Directors for Research Committee
    • 2017-present
  • Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations (CGNO)
    • Coordinator
      2017-present
  • National Alzheimer’s Project Act
    • Research Summit on Dementia Care: Building Evidence for Services and Supports
    • Volunteer Coordinator for National Institute of Health Research Summit; Bethesda, MD
      2017
  • GAPNA
    • Research Committee 2015-present
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
    • 2015 National Meeting Planning Committee
      2015
  • National Hartford Centers for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE)
    • NHCGNE Board of Directors,
    • Elected Chair, HGNL
    • Elected, Legacy Affiliate Director
      2014-2016
  • John A. Hartford Foundation
    • Change AGEnts Conference
    • Planning Committee
      2014
  • NHCGNE
    • Annual Academic Leadership Conference Planning Committee

2014-2016

  • Hartford Geriatric Nursing Leaders (HGNL) (fka the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Alumni Organization)
    • Elected, HGNL Chair

2014-2015

  • HGNL
    • Elected, Chair-Elect
      2013-2014
  • HGNL
    • Member, Finance & Sustainability Committee
      2011-2013
  • National Gerontological Nurses Association (NGNA)
    • Research Committee Member
      2009-2010

Regional

2009 to Present

  • Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit (inaugural event)
    • Convener; Center for Aging, Health and Humanities in partnership with Age-Friendly: Alexandria, Arlington, DC, Hyattsville, and Montgomery County
      2021
  • Southern Nurses Research Society (SNRS)
    • Member, Policy and Procedures Committee

2013-2015

  • Co-chair, Aging Research Interest Group (RIG)
    2014-2015
  • Annual Conference Session Moderator
    2013
  • Communications Liaison/ John A. Hartford Foundation
    2010-2015
  • Student Representative, SNRS Communications Sub-committee
    2009-2010

State

1995 to 2015

  • North Carolina Medical Society, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST)
    • Member, Inaugural Steering Committee
      2012-2015
  • North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA)
    • Delegate
      2013
  • NCNA
    • Secretary, Gerontological Nursing Council
      2011-2013
  • NCNA
    • Nurse of the Day North Carolina General Assembly
      2010, 2013
  • Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign
    • Local Area of Excellence (LANE) and Co-convener
      2009-2011
  • North Carolina Association of Nursing Students (NCANS)
    • Editor
      1995-1996
  • Additional Organizations

Additional Organizations

1994 to Present ...

  • American Political Science Association (APSA)
    2017-present
  • American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
    2017-present
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
    2016-present
  • Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners (VCNP)
    2016-present
  • Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)
    2015-present
  • Virginia Nurses Association (VNA)
    2015-present
  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS)
    2011-present
  • National Gerontological Nurses Association (NGNA)
    2009-2017
  • North Carolina Coalition for Long-term Care Enhancement
    2009-2015
  • Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)
    2008-present
  • Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
    2007-present
  • Emerging Scholars and Professional Organizations (ESPO)
    2007-2011
  • American Nurses Association (ANA)
    2006-present
  • North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA)
    1994-2015
  • North Carolina Association of Nursing Students (NCANS)
    1994-1996

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