National Advisory Committee

The National Advisory Committee (NAC) consists of 12 distinguished representatives from the fields of nursing education and research, medicine, public health, economics and health services research. NAC members review grant applications, participate in the selection process and and provide a source of advice for the National Program Office’s research activities, including development of the breadth of education measures, cost analysis, and the national survey of nurse faculty members.

Christine A. Tanner, Ph.D., R.N.,
National Advisory Committee Chair
Youmans-Spauling Distinguished Professor
School of Nursing
Oregon Health and Science University

Janis (Jan) P. Bellack, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
President and John Hilton Knowles Professor
MGH Institute of Health Professions

Julie Beshore Bliss, Ed.D., R.N.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing
College of Science and Health
William Paterson University

Linda Flynn, Ph.D., R.N., B.C.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
College of Nursing
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Colleen Gillespie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
NYU School of Medicine

Pamela M. Ironside, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director of the Center for Research in Nursing Education
Indiana University School of Nursing

Kathy Mayle, M.N.Ed., M.B.A., R.N.
Director, Center for Health Care Diversity
Duquesne University School of Nursing

Jack Needleman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
University of California, Los Angeles

Darrell R. Spurlock, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Professor, Nursing and Psychology
Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Barbara Stewart, Ph.D
Professor Emerita,
Oregon Health & Science University

Cynthia S. Teel, Ph.D., R. N.
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
University of Kansas School of Nursing

Theresa Valiga, Ed.D, R.N., F.A.A.N.
Clinical Professor, Director, Institute for Educational Excellence
Duke University School of Nursing