Supplement Editor
Laurie Lewis
Medical writer and editor
New York City
Reviewers
Marjorie Cypress, NP, CDE
Martha M. Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
Carol J. Homko, PhD, RN, CDE
Davida Kruger, MSN, APRN-BC, BC-ADM
Tami Ross, RD, LD, CDE
Jan Kincaid Rystrom, MEd, RD, CDE
Jane Jeffrie Seley, MPH, MSN, NP, CDE
Elizabeth Arquin Walker, PhD, RN, CDE
Katie Weinger, EdD, RN
Garry Welch, PhD
Andrea Zaldivar, MS, C-ANP, CDE
Planning Committee
Ann Albright, PhD, RD
President-elect, Health Care and Education
American Diabetes Association
Director, Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN
Director, Center for Professional Development
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Maureen Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN
Director, News and Special Programs
American Journal of Nursing
New York City
Barbara J. Maschak-Carey, MSN, RN, CDE
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN
Editor-in-chief
American Journal of Nursing
New York City
Carole Mensing, MS, RN, CDE
Diabetes Education Coordinator
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, CT
Malinda Peeples, MS, RN, CDE
Immediate past president
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Health Sciences Informatics Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Participants
Ann Albright, PhD, RD
President-elect
Health Care and Education
American Diabetes Association
Director
Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Ann Buskirk, BSN
Roche Diabetes Care
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
Indianapolis, IN
Catherine Carver, MS, APRN, BC, CDE
Director
Patient Care and Education
Joslin Clinic
Boston
Catherine "Kit" Chesla, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Professor
University of California
San Francisco
Belinda P. Childs, ARNP, MN, CDE, BC-ADM
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinic and Research Coordinator
MidAmerica Diabetes Associates, P.A. Wichita, KS
Marcia D. Draheim, RN, CDE
1st Vice President
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Coordinator Data Outcomes
St. Luke's Diabetes Education Center
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, School of Nursing
Professor, Nursing, Psychology,
Epidemiology and Occupational Therapy
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
Martha M. Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Sanford A. Garfield, PhD
Senior Advisor
Biometrics and Behavioral Science
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, MD
Amparo Gonzalez, BSN, RN, CDE
President-elect
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Adjunct Professor
Emory University School of Nursing
Director
Georgia Latino Diabetes Education Program
Atlanta
Linda Haas, PhC, RN, CDE
Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle
Dawn Heffernan, MS, RN
Diabetes Program Manager
Holyoke Health Center
Holyoke, MA
Carol J. Homko, PhD, RN, CDE
Assistant Research Professor
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia
Kelly Hudson, MS, RN, FNP-C
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Good Samaritan Health Center
Atlanta
Christine Hunter, PhD
Director
Behavioral Research Program
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Carolyn Jenkins, DrPH, APRN-BC-ADM, RD, CDE, FAAN
Ann Darlington Edwards Endowed Chair and Professor
College of Nursing
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Maureen Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN
Director, News and Special Programs
American Journal of Nursing
New York City
Aaron J. Kowalski, PhD
Director
Strategic Research Projects
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
New York City
Marianne Kramer, RN
Health Care Quality Manager
Aetna
Brunswick, MD
Carol Laws-Krause, RN, CDE
Past president
New Jersey Garden State Association of Diabetes Educators
Medical Scientific Liaison, Northeast Region
Novo Nordisk Inc.
Princeton, NJ
Linda Mackowiak, MS, RNC, CDE
Clinical Science Manager
Abbott Diabetes Care Cazenovia, NY
**Jo Manion, PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN
Manion and Associates
Oviedo, FL
Barbara J. Maschak-Carey, MSN, RN, CDE
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN
Editor-in-chief
American Journal of Nursing
New York City
Carole Mensing, MS, RN, CDE
Diabetes Education Coordinator
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, CT
Charlotte Nath, EdD, RN, CDE
Professor, Family Medicine
Director, Faculty Development
West Virginia University Health Sciences
Morgantown, WV
Jan Pearson, BAN, RN, CDE
Director
Consulting and Special Projects
International Diabetes Center
Park Nicollet Institute
Minneapolis
Malinda Peeples, MS, RN, CDE
Immediate past president
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Health Sciences Informatics Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Betsy Rodriguez, BSN, MSN, CDE
Public Health Advisor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Diabetes Education Program
Secretary, International Diabetes Federation, SACA Region
Atlanta
Laurie Ruggiero, PhD
Professor, Community Health Sciences
Institute for Health Research and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Illinois
Chicago
Jan Kincaid Rystrom, MEd, RD, CDE
Manager
WellAware
Health and Lifestyle Solutions
Haggen, Inc.
Bellingham, WA
*Jane Jeffrie Seley, MPH, MSN, GNP, CDE
Diabetes Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Diabetes Team
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York City
Michelle Sheldon-Rubio, BSN, RN, CDE
Education Coordinator and Research Study Coordinator
Joslin Diabetes Center
University of Maryland Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Linda Siminerio, PhD, RN, CDE
Director
University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Arlene Smaldone, DNSc, CPNP, CDE
Assistant Professor
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York City
Robin Thompson, MS, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE
Claremore Indian Hospital
Claremore, OK
Marita G. Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Assistant Director
Director, Research, Quality and Outcomes Management
Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Director
Institute for Translational Practice Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice Department of Veterans Affairs
Iowa City, IA
Elizabeth Arquin Walker, PhD, RN, CDE
Professor of Medicine
Director, Prevention and Control Division
The Diabetes Research and Training Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Esther Wei, MSN, ANP, CDE
Cornell Internal Medicine Associates
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York City
*Katie Weinger, EdD, RN
Investigator, Behavioral and Mental Health Research
Director, Office of Research Fellow Affairs
Director, Center for Innovation in Diabetes Education
Joslin Diabetes Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Michael A. Weiss
Chairman of the Board, 2002-2003
American Diabetes Association Pittsburgh, PA
Garry Welch, PhD
Associate Professor
Director
Behavioral Medicine Research
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Robin Whittemore, PhD, APRN
Associate Professor
Yale School of Nursing
New Haven, CT
Andrea Zaldivar, MS, C-ANP, CDE
Clinical Director
North General Diagnostic and Treatment Center
New York City
* Project codirectors [Context Link]
** Symposium facilitator [Context Link]