Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) Emerging Diversity Leaders

Joshua is a PhD student in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Associate Director of Research for the Center for the Business of Health (CBOH) at Kenan-Flagler Business School. Read Bio

Justinna Dixon, B.S.N., RN is a current T32 predoctoral trainee in the Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness (CER2) fellowship at Columbia School of Nursing’s Center for Healthcare Delivery Research and Innovations Read Bio

Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca is a 2nd year PhD student at New York University College of Nursing and is affiliated with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. Read Bio

For over a decade Crystal Loucel has served as a bilingual and bicultural public health Latinx nurse within the San Francisco Bay Area. Read Bio

Sherif is a 4th year PhD candidate at Ross & Carol Nese College of Nursing. Read Bio

Lorena Perez, Ph.D, RN, PHN, is the current president of the San Diego National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Read Bio

Dr. Wei is a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader; Dr. Marcela Campoli is a multicultural mission-driven professional. Read Bio

Leah is a PhD candidate at the Columbia University School of Nursing. Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader Alumni; Lauren Gerchow is a community public health nurse and a second year Ph... Read Bio

Dr. Lauren Ghazal is a family nurse practitioner and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michiga... Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader Alumni; Marcus D. Henderson. MSN, RN is currently a PhD student at Johns Hopki... Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader; Roseline Jean Louis is in her third year Ph.D. Candidate at Emory University ... Read Bio

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Shazia Mitha, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, RN is a Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholar. Read Bio

Gloria Mpundu is a student at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. Read Bio

Jacqueline Nikpour is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar and a rising third-year PhD s... Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader; Veronica Pasha is a High Risk Obstetrics/Labor and Delivery Nurse by training... Read Bio

Kathy Sliwinski BSN, RN is a third-year dual-degree nursing PhD/Master's in Bioethics scholar. She is a pre-doctoral fellow in the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Read Bio

Dr. Roy Anthony Thompson was born and raised in Jamaica. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with First... Read Bio

Ebony Allen Toussaint, Ph.D., M.P.H., is Gullah Geechee, and her professional expertise lies at the intersection of nursing and public health policy advocacy. Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader; Octavia Vogel is a doctoral candidate in the James T. Laney School of Graduat... Read Bio

IRGNI Emerging Diversity Leader Mentor; Margo Brooks Carthon, Ph.D., APRN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor of ... Read Bio

Dr. Cary is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Agin... Read Bio

Dr. Hayley Germack is an Associate Director of Real World Value & Evidence at Janssen Scientific Affairs. Read Bio

Ellen Kurtzman is a professor and the Executive Director of Health Administration in the Edward J. Bloustein S... Read Bio

Christine Langston BSN, RN is a third year PhD student and Hillman Scholar. Read Bio

Robert Lucero's research program focuses on improving health outcomes of vulnerable populations using innovative health systems and informatics approaches. Read Bio

Allison Squires, PhD, RN, FAAN is the 2019-2020 Distinguished Nurse Scholar in Residence at the National Acade... Read Bio

Dr. Stolldorf is an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and conducts health service... Read Bio