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Clinical Experts

Media Contact:
Felicia Taylor
Director of Membership, Chapters & Communication
ftaylor@napnap.org

Other Contact:
Dolores Jones, EdD, RN, CPNP, CAE
Director of Practice, Education and Research
djones@napnap.org 

Abuse/Neglect

(See Child Maltreatment)

Acute Care

 (Hospitalized Children)

Lynne Farber, MSN, CPNP
Chapel Hill, NC

Andrea Kline, MS, RN, CS
Chicago, IL

Michelle Passamaneck, MSN, RN, CPNP
Arvada, CO
Kathy Riley-Lawless, APRN, BC
Hockessin, DE
Michelle Widecan, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH
(NP in Emergency Department)
Barbara V. Wise, PhD
Pittsburgh, PA

Adolescent Gyn/Teen Pregnancy

Alison Moriarty-Daley, MSN, APRN, BC, PNP
New Haven, CT
Brenda Cassidy, MSN, CPNP
Pittsburgh, PA
(Sexual Maturity Staging)
Anne Derouin, MSN, CPNP
Raleigh, NC
Pam Meyers-Herendeen, MS, APRN, BC, PNP
Pittsford, NY
Carolyn Hoffman, MSN, CPNP
Louisville, KY
Jean Ivey, DSN, CPNP
Birmingham, AL
Linda Kollar, MSN, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH
(Adolescent GYN)
Melanie S. Percy, RN, MSN, PhD, CPNP
New York, NY
(Teen Pregnancy and Parenting)
Carole Roye, EdD, CPNP
Pleasantville, NY
Carol A. Rudy, BSN, MPH, CPNP
Spokane, WA
(Adolescent GYN)
Deborah White, PhD, CPNP
Pittsburgh, PA
(Teen Pregnancy)
Kathleen Wilson, DSN, CPNP, FNPC
Tallahassee FL

Advance Practice Role/Curriculum

Patricia Allen, MS, RN, PNP, FAAN
Woodbridge, CT
Pam Hellings, PhD, CPNP
Portland, OR
Andrea Kline, MS, RN, CS
Chicago, IL

Raji Koppolu MS, RN, CPNP
Palo Alto, CA

Sandra Lobar, PhD, ARNP, PNP
Miami, FL

Beth Richardson, DNS, RN, CPNP
Indianapolis, IN

Barbara Schaffner, PhD, CPNP
Westerville, OH

Laura Searcy, MS, RN-CS
Marietta, GA

Alternative/Complementary Health Care

Anticipatory Guidance/Behavior

(Includes Temper Tantrum,
Anticipatory Discipline, Toilet Training)

Arlene Butz, BSN, MSN, CPNP, ScD
Freeland, MD
Robyn Siegel-Choe, MSN
Sarasota, FL
Deborah Coehlo, PhD, RN, CS, CPNP
Richmond, VA
Dawn Lee Garzon, PhD, CPNP
St. Louis, MO
Nan Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP
Knoxville, TN
(Age 1-4 years)
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP
Columbus, OH
Paula D. Jackson, MSN, CPNP
Philadelphia, PA
Donna Kahn, PhD, CPNP
Annapolis, MD
Jean Ivey, DSN, CPNP
Birmingham, AL
Linda Kollar, MSN, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH
Patricia Lucarelli, MSN, CPNP
Howell, NJ
Madelyn McMurtrie, MSN, RN, CPNP
Ann Arbor, MI
Mary Muscari, PhD, CRNP, CS
Scranton, PA
Michelle Passamaneck, MSN, RN, CPNP
Arvada, CO
Rita Pickler, PhD, RN, CPNP
Richmond, VA
Jo Ann Serota, MSN, RN, CPNP
Blue Bell, PA
(Age Birth to 1 year)
Ann S. Taub, CPNP
Oceanside, NY

Bioethics

Becky C. Milan, MSN, CNS, CPNP-AC/PC
Brownsburg, IN

Nancy Morwessel, MSN, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH

Katherine Rossiter EJD, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP
Omaha, NE

Bioterrorism/Disaster Response

Richard Ricciardi, CPNP, ANP
Fort Meade, MD
Patricia (Patsy) Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP
St. Paul, MN

Cardiac

Michele Polfuss, MSN, RN, CPNP
Appleton, WI

Child Care

Deborah Coehlo, PhD, RN, CS, CPNP
Bend, OR
Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, CS, PNP
Orange, CT
(Child Care Consulting, Early Care and Education)
W. Lawrence Daniels, MSN, CPNP
Norfolk, VA
Katherine Duchen Smith, RN, MS, CPNP
Ft. Collins, CO
Anne Graham, MSN, CPNP
North Yarmouth, ME
Paula D. Jackson, MSN, CPNP
Philadelphia, PA

Patricia Lucarelli, MSN, CPNP
Howell, NJ
Beth Richardson, DNS, RN, CPNP
Indianapolis, IN

Child Maltreatment

Roger Blevins, MSN, CPNP
Tulsa, OK
Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP
Long Beach, CA
Pam Meyers-Herendeen, MS, APRN, BC, PNP
Pittsford, NY
Gail Hornor, MS,
Hilliard, OH
Donna Kahn, PhD, CPNP
Annapolis, MD
Kathryn Kolar, PhD,
Madison, MS
Linda Lewin, PhD, APRN,
Westlake, OH
Patricia Lucarelli, MSN, CPNP
Howell, NJ
Janet T. McCleery, CPNP
Newark, OH
Shawna Mudd, MSN
Baltimore, MD
Mary Muscari, PhD, CRNP, CS
Scranton, PA
Linda Sullivan, DSN, FNP, PNP, BC
Tallahassee, FL

Chronic Illness

(See Special Care Needs)

Dermatology

Sherrill Jantzi Rudy, MSN, RN, CPNP
Pittsburgh, PA

Judith O'Haver, MS, CPNP
Phoenix, AZ

Jeanne Findlay, MSN, CPNP
Belair, MD

Disaster Response

(See Bioterrorism)

Education

(Patient and Family)
Robyn Siegel-Choe, MSN
Sarasota, FL
Jean R. Moss, PhD, CPNP
Hanover, NH
(Editing to acceptable reading level)
Karen Rance, MSN, CPNP, AE-C
Virginia Beach, VA
(Related to Asthma)
Debbie Thompson, MS, RN, CS
The Colony, TX
Christine Wagner, MSN, CPNP
Mansfield, TX

Emergency Room Care

Michelle Widecan, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH

Endocrine/Metabolic

(Includes Diabetes)

Nancy Morwessell, MSN, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH

Elaine Parton, CPNP
Milwaukee, WI

Katherine Rossiter EJD, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP
Omaha, NE

End of Life, Palliative Care

Terea Giannetta, MSN, RN, CPNP
Fresno, CA

Becky C. Milan, MSN, CNS, CPNP-AC/PC
Brownsburg, IN

Ear, Nose, Throat and Oral Health

(Includes Otitis Media)
Linda Carlson, MS, RN, CPNP
Statesboro, GA
Katherine Davis, MSN, CPNP
Atlanta, GA
Marguerite DiMarco, PhD, CPNP
Akron, Ohio
Diane Limbo, MS, RN, CS, CPNP
Aliso Viejo, CA

Gastro Intestinal

(Includes Constipation)
Patricia Allen MS, RN, PNP, FAAN
Woodbridge, CT
Melody Girdner Mitchel, MSN, CPNP
Laguana Hills, CA
(Encoprisis, Constipation)
Lisa Keeler, MSN, CPNP
Andover, MA
Barbara V. Wise, PhD
Pittsburgh, PA

Global Health Care/International

Linda Carlson, MS, RN, CPNP
Statesboro, GA (Medical Missions)
W. Lawrence Daniels, MSN, CPNP
Norfolk, VA
Elaine Gustafson, MSN, PNP
Hamden, CT
Julie C. Novak, DNSc, RN, MA, CPNP
West Lafayette, IN
(International Community Assessment)

Growth and Development

Alison Moriarty-Daley, MSN, APRN, BC, PNP
New Haven, CT
(adolescent)
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP
Columbus, OH
(Zero-Three)
Anne Marie Hefner, MSN, CPNP
Upland, CA
(Newborns)
Pam Hellings, PhD, CPNP
Portland, OR
(0-1 yr.)
Carolyn Hoffman, MSN, CPNP
Louisville, KY
Donna Kahn, PhD, CPNP
Annapolis, MD
Linda Kollar, MSN, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH
(Age:12-21)

Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS
Lake Ariel, PA 
(Teens)

Patricia Ryan-Krause, MSN, CPNP
New Haven, CT

Susan Ritchie, RN, MPH, CPNP
Morgantown, WV

Mary York, MSN, CPNP
Minneapolis, MN

Genitourinary

(Includes Enuresis, Urinary Tract Infections)
Michelle Passamaneck, MSN, RN, CPNP
Arvada. CO
Barbara V. Wise, PhD
Pittsburgh, PA

HIV/AIDS

Judith O'Haver MS, CPNP
Phoenix, AZ

Hypnosis

Linda Thomson PhD, MSN, CPNP
Ludlow, VT

Immunization

Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP
Long Beach, CA
Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, MS, RN, CS, CPNP
Massapequa Park, NY
Ann L. Pron, MSN, RN, CRNP
Elkins Park, PA
Patricia (Patsy) Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP
St. Paul, MN
Ann S. Taub, CPNP
Oceanside, NJ

Infectious Disease/Immunology

Katherine Davis MSN, CPNP
Atlanta, GA

Catherine O'Keefe, DNP, CPNP
Omaha, NE

Patricia (Patsy) Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP
St. Paul, MN

Medications/Pharmacology

Linda Carlson, MS, RN, CPNP
Statesboro, GA
(Resistant organisms and appropriate use
of antibiotics & immunizations)
Dawn Lee Garzon, PhD, CPNP
St. Louis, MO
Jean Ivey, DSN, CPNP
Birmingham, AL

Mental Health

(See Psychosocial)

Neurology

Anne Graham, MSN, CPNP
North Yarmouth, ME
Susan Wood, BSN, CNS, CPNP
Durham, NC

Nursing Leadership & Health Policy

Jeanne Findlay, MSN, CPNP
Belair, MD (Dermatology)

Nan Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP
Knoxville, TN
(Nursing Ethics)
Anne Graham, MSN, CPNP
North Yarmouth, ME

Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CPNP
Mendota Heights, MN

Katherine Rossiter EJD, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP
Omaha, NE

Laura Searcy, MS, RN-CS
Marietta, GA

Katherine Duchen Smith, RN, MS, CPNP
Ft. Collins, CO
(NP's in entrepreneurial roles)

Nutrition in Children

Additional Experts from NAPNAP's Healthy Eating and Activity Together Campaign can be found here.
Jane Balkam, MSN, RN, CS, CPNP
Bethesda, MD
(Breastfeeding)
Sheila Driver, MSN, PNP
Louisburg, NC 27549
(Breastfeeding)
Kittie Barton Frantz, CPNP
Los Angelos, CA
(Breastfeeding)
Elaine Gustafson, MSN, PNP
Hamden, CT
(Obesity)
Pam Hellings, PhD, CPNP
Portland, OR
(Breastfeeding)
Linda Jonides, BS, RN, CPNP
Ann Arbor, MI
(Obesity)
Lisa Keeler, MSN, CPNP
Andover, MA
(Special Diets; Celiac Disease; Food Allergy; Feeding Problems)
Madelyn McMurtrie, MSN, RN, CPNP
Ann Arbor, MI
(Feeding Problems & Breastfeeding)
Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, MS, RN, CS, CPNP
Massapequa Park, NY

Barbara Opperwall MSN, APRN-BC
Grandville, MI 
(Special Diets; Food Allergy)

Sallie Page-Goertz, MSN, CNS, CPNP, IBCLC
Overland Park, KS
(Breastfeeding)

Carol A. Rudy, BSN, MPH, CPNP
Spokane, WA
(Vegetarian Diets for Children)
Debbie Thompson, MS, RN, CS
The Colony, TX
(Breastfeeding)
Barbara V. Wise, PhD
Pittsburgh, PA

Oncology/Hematology

Susan Wood, BSN, CNS, CPNP
Durham, NC

Raymond Kleposki, MSN, CPNP
Warrington, PA

Orthopedic/Sports

Sarah Gutknecht, MS, RN, CPNP
Minneapolis, MN

Julie C. Novak, DNSc, RN, MA, CPNP
West Lafayette, IN

Raymond Kleposki, MSN, CPNP
Warrington, PA

Pain Management

Palliative Care

(See End of Life)

Pharmacology

(See Medications)

Physical Fitness

Additional Experts from NAPNAP's Healthy Eating and Activity Together Campaign can be found here.
Richard Ricciardi, CPNP, ANP
Fort Meade, MD
(Exercise Physiology and Physical Fitness)

Premature Infant

Amanda Bennett, MS, NNP, PNP
West Chicago, IL
(PICC Lines)
Anne Marie Hefner, MSN, CPNP
Upland, CA
Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CPNP
Mendota Heights, MN
Susan Ritchie, RN, MPH, CPNP
Morgantown, WV
(Follow Up)
Debbie Thompson, MS, RN, CS
The Colony, TX
Judith Vessey, PhD, FAAN, PNP
Chestnut Hill, MA
(Special Care Needs/Chronic Illness)

Psychosocial/Mental Health

Additional Experts from NAPNAP's Keep yourself/your kids Safe and Secure (KySS) Program can be found here.
(Includes Adolescent Rebellion,
School Failure, Drug/Alcohol Abuse, ADHD)
Arlene Butz, BSN, MSN, CPNP, ScD
Freeland, MD

Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, CS, PNP
Orange, CT
(Healthy Steps)

Colleen Dobie MS, CPNP
St. Paul, MN 
(ADHD)

Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP
Columbus, OH
(Early Childhood Mental Health)

Sandra Lobar, PhD, ARNP, PNP
Miami, FL

Kathleen Ludwikowski, MS, RN, CS, PNP
Marengo, IL
Mary Muscari, PhD, CRNP, CS
Scranton, PA
(Violence)
Julie C. Novak, DNSc, RN, MA, CPNP
West Lafayette, IN
(Substance abuse, including Tobacco)
Mary Ellen Pechler, MSN, APRN, CNS, PNP, BC
New Haven, CT
Linda Sullivan, DSN, FNP, PNP, BC
Tallahassee, FL
(Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
Deborah White, PhD, CPNP
Pittsburgh, PA
Judith Vessey, PhD, FAAN, PNP
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sharon Yearous, MSN,CPNP
Cedar Rapids, IA

Respiratory

(Includes Asthma, Allergies)
Nancy Banasiak, MSN, APRN, BC, PNP
Madison, CT
Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP
Long Beach, CA
Arlene Butz, BSN, MSN, CPNP, ScD
Freeland, MD

Colleen Dobie MS, CPNP
St. Paul, MN

Sheila Driver, MSN, PNP
Louisburg, NC

Barbara Opperwall MSN, APRN-BC
Grandville, MI

Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, MS, RN, CS, CPNP
Massapequa Park, NY

Karen Rance, MSN, CPNP, AE-C
Virginia Beach, VA

Katherine Rossiter EJD, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP
Omaha, NE

Richard Ricciardi, CPNP, ANP
Fort Meade, MD

Cynthia Trent, MS, CPNP
Virginia Beach, VA

Christine Wagner, MSN, CPNP
Mansfield, TX

Safety/Injury Prevention

Robyn Siegel-Choe, MSN
Sarasota, FL
W. Lawrence Daniels, MSN, CPNP
Norfolk, VA
Dawn Lee Garzon, PhD, CPNP
St. Louis, MO
(Childhood Injury)
Carolyn Hoffman, MSN, CPNP
Louisville, KY

Susan Katz, RN, PNP
Greenlawn, NY

Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS
Lake Ariel, PA

Laura Searcy, MS, RN-CS
Marietta, GA

School Health

Roberta Bavin RN, CS, CPNP
Clovis, CA
Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP
Long Beach, CA
Alison Moriarty-Daley, MSN, APRN, BC, PNP
New Haven, CT
Nan Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP
Knoxville, TN

Elaine Gustafson, MSN, PNP
Hamden, CT

Sandra Lobar, PhD, ARNP, PNP
Miami, FL

Wanda Marshall, BSN, MS, CPNP
Des Moines, IA
Julie C. Novak, DNSc, RN, MA, CPNP
West Lafayette, IN
Melanie S. Percy, RN, MSN, PhD, CPNP
New York, NY
Patricia Ryan-Krause, MSN, CPNP
New Haven, CT
(Learning and attention problems - age 3-18 years)
Karen Rance, MSN, CPNP, AE-C
Virginia Beach, VA
Ann S. Taub, CPNP
Oceanside, NY
Cynthia Trent, MS, CPNP
Virginia Beach, VA
Judith Vessey, PhD, FAAN, PNP
Chestnut Hill, MA
(Special Care Needs/Chronic Illness)
Sharon Yearous, MSN, CPNP
Cedar Rapids, IA

Sleep

Katherine Davis MSN, CPNP
Atlanta, GA
Sallie Page-Goertz, MSN, CNS, CPNP, IBCLC
Overland Park, KS
(Infant Sleep/Co-sleeping)
Teresa Ward, PHD, RN, APRN, BC
Seattle, WA

Special Care Needs/Chronic Illness

Patricia Allen MS, RN, PNP, FAAN
Woodbridge, CT
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP
Columbus, OH
Anne Marie Hefner, MSN, CPNP
Upland, CA
Holly Hink, MSN, CPNP
Greenbrier, AR
(Cystic Fibrosis)

Lisa Keeler, MSN, CPNP
Andover, MA

Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CPNP
Mendota Heights, MN

Nancy Morwessell, MSN, CPNP
Cincinnati, OH

Elaine Parton CPNP
Milwaukee, WI (Diabetes Only)

Linda Sullivan, DSN, FNP, PNP, BC
Tallahassee, FL

Surgery

Lynne Farber, MSN, CPNP
Chapel Hill, NC

Telehealth

Urology

Michelle Passamaneck, MSN, RN, CPNP, CUNP
Arvada, Colorado

Violence

Therese Harrison, MSN, CPNP
Thornwood, NY
(As related to School Health)
Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS
Lake Ariel, PA
(As related to School Violence)
Melanie S. Percy, RN, MSN, PhD, CPNP
New York, NY