2026-2027 Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues Advisory Committee Members
Dr. Monica O'Reilly-Jacob, Ph.D., FNP-BC, is a nursing health services researcher with a focus in primary care. Read Bio
Dr. K. Jane Muir, PhD, MSHP, RN is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Penn Nursing in the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research with a secondary appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Read Bio
Pamela DeGuzman, PhD, MBA, RN, is a Nurse Scientist at Inova Health System, Associate Editor of Nurse Leader, and co-owner of DeGuzman & Halm Nursing Innovations, LLC. Read Bio
Dr. Karen Lasater is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Read Bio
Heather Brom, PhD, RN, is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Read Bio
Jacqueline Nikpour is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar and a rising third-year PhD student at Duke University School of Nursing. Read Bio
Andrew Dierkes is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and director of the Health Services and Policy Research Hub, a collaborative initiative advancing health policy research, education, and impact. 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
Sherif is a 3rd year PhD candidate at Ross & Carol Nese College of Nursing. Read Bio
Dr. Joshua Porat-Dahlerbruch is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Read Bio
Dr. Jennifer Vanderlaan is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing. Read Bio
Jennifer A. Werthman, PhD, MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNE is an Assistant Professor and Population Health and Transitional Care Pathway Director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Read Bio
Dr. Portia J. Zaire is a nurse scientist, leader, and experienced clinician with nearly two decades of advancing health equity, primary care innovation, and community-engaged research. Read Bio
Student Representative
Sarah S. Giordano, BSN, RN, HNB-BC is a PhD student in nursing and board-certified holistic nurse with nearly two decades of clinical and leadership experience in emergency medicine, global health, wellness, and digital innovation. Read Bio
Sookyung Park, MPH, RN, is a PhD student at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Read Bio