Nurse Scientist Faculty Members Who Mentor PhD in Nursing Students Aging Research Healthcare Technology Social Determinants of Health Kimberly D. Acquaviva, PhD, MSW, CSE Betty Norman Norris Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Inclusive hospice and palliative care, LGBTQ+-inclusive care, healthcare AI, artificial intelligence kda8xj@virginia.edu Jeanne Alhusen, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN Associate Dean for Nursing Research RESEARCH AREAS: Violence's impact on maternal-child health, reproductive care access for women with disabilities jla7e@virginia.edu (434) 924-1585 Kelley Anderson, PhD, RN, FNP, CHFN Associate Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Heart failure, preventative care, cardiac disease symptoms, nutrition counseling, rural healthcare gaps kma8mk@virginia.edu Cathy Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: hospice and palliative care nursing, end-of-life care, transgender elders at end of life clc5t@virginia.edu Katrina Debnam, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: adolescent relationships and sexual development, peer support, relationship development of teenagers kjd2m@virginia.edu Elizabeth Epstein, PhD, RN, HEC-C, FAAN Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: moral distress, nursing ethics, burnout, and nurse attrition, NICU family and caregiver connectivity meg4u@virginia.edu (434) 982-3285 Jessie Gibson, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: interventions to support patients with Huntington's disease, negativity bias, online support tools js6zn@virginia.edu Randy Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN, FADLN Associate Dean for Partner Development and Engagement RESEARCH AREAS: decision aids for men with prostate cancer, health disparities, building community-engagement raj9c@virginia.edu (434) 924-0125 Dominique Tobell, PhD Professor & Director of the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry RESEARCH AREAS: Nursing history, the history of healthcare, the evolution of American nursing programs rnp6dm@virginia.edu Kathryn Laughon, PhD, RN, FAAN, SANE-A/SANE-P Associate Professor of Nursing and PhD Program Director RESEARCH AREAS: Violence and health, brain injury and intimate partner violence, sexual violence and mental health klc6e@virginia.edu (434) 924-1985 Virginia LeBaron, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN The Kluge-Schakat Associate Professor of Compassionate Care in Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Smart technology for at-home cancer pain management, technology to improve clinicians' communication vtl6k@virginia.edu Jeongok Logan, PhD, RN Associate Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: The connection between arterial stiffness, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive decline jl3zj@virginia.edu Meghan Mattos, PhD, RN, CNL Associate Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Interplay between dementia, sleep, insomnia, and cognitive decline, aging in place, sleep and cognition ms2bv@virginia.edu (434) 243-3936 Emma Mitchell, PhD, MSN, RN Associate Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Novel methods for cervical cancer screening and treatment in low-resource settings, global health, HPV emm6z@virginia.edu Paula Sherwood, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAAN Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Brain cancer patients and their caregivers' behavioral and biological experiences, caregiving and stress gxf6qx@virginia.edu (434) 243-3974 Ishan Williams, PhD, FGSA Professor of Nursing RESEARCH AREAS: Equitable healthcare AI data, dementia and caregiving, Alzheimer's disease, caregiver support icw8t@virginia.edu (434) 924-0480