Clare Hastings, PhD, RN, FAAN  Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services	Clare Hastings is currently Chief for Nursing and Patient Care Services at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She directs patient care services that support intramural research activities conducted by the National Institutes of Health at its 242-bed research hospital and ambulatory care facility in Bethesda, Maryland and serves as Chief Nurse Officer, responsible for overall nursing practice at the Clinical Center. She also directs the nursing research program at the Clinical Center with portfolio strengths in health behavior, quality of life, symptom management, health disparities reduction and applied clinical research. Dr. Hastings started her career as a staff nurse at the Clinical Center, and has held senior management roles at the Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC and the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, Maryland. Since returning to the NIH in 2000, she has put significant effort into development of a thriving nursing research program that is integrated with clinical care delivery and supports research involvement by nurses at all stages of career growth. Dr. Hastings is past president of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing where she became nationally known as a spokesperson for defining the role and contributions of nurses in ambulatory care. She has extensive publications and presentations on ambulatory care nursing, professional practice development and nursing administration. She also has a long-standing affiliation with the University of Maryland School of Nursing where she has taught graduate level courses in measurement and research methodology. Dr. Hastings has a BA in Anthropology from Reed College, a BS in Nursing from the University of Maryland, an MS in Nursing Administration from Georgetown University, and a PhD in Nursing from the University of Maryland.
Gwenyth R. Wallen, PhD, RN Section Chief, Research and Practice Development Service	Gwenyth Wallen is currently the Chief of the Research and Practice Development Service. Her clinical research specializations include health behavior and health disparities research with special emphasis on methodology and measurement in vulnerable populations. Prior to beginning her career as a clinical nurse scientist she held advance practice roles as the Clinical Specialist for Neonatology and Clinical Manager of the Level III NICU at the Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC. Dr. Wallen also served as a post-doctoral research associate in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Maryland coordinating evaluation research for three state and local Responsible Fatherhood programs. She began her career as a staff nurse in Pediatric Oncology at the NIH Clinical Center in 1980. Dr. Wallen is a member of the NICHD Institutional Review Board. She is also currently serving as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies where she teaches a graduate level course in measurement and research methodology. Dr. Wallen has a BS in Nursing from the University of Maryland, a MA in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University, and a PhD in Health Education from the University of Maryland. Current research activities: Principal Investigator: 02-CC-0053 A Randomized Study Evaluating the Process and Outcomes of the Pain and Palliative Care Team Intervention. Associate Investigator: 02-CC-0146 A Pilot Study Evaluating the Assessment Process for Constipation in Pediatric Oncology Patients Who are Receiving Vinca Alkaloids and/or Narcotics. Principal Investigator: 03-CC-0301 Health Beliefs and Health Behavior Practices, Including Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use, Among Minorities with Rheumatic Disease. Associate Investigator: 04-CC-0070 Exploring Patient-Provider Trust Among Individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease
Marsha Moore, EdD, RN Program Manager: Research Resources and Training	Dr. Moore currently manages administrative research projects for the Chief of Nursing and Patient Care Services. She also coordinates research resource support and training, and provides administrative management support for the Research and Practice Development Service. Dr. Moore received her Doctorate of Education from The George Washington University in Washington, DC in January 2004. Her dissertation focused on the correlation of nursing preceptorships with organizational learning. Dr. Moore received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter College, New York, in 1969 and her Masters of Science in Nursing from George Mason University in 1991. After working as a Critical Care Nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC, Arlington Hospital, Arlington VA, and Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax VA, Dr. Moore began her career at the NIH in 1979 as a staff nurse on a Hematology, Pulmonary, Lipid Unit. She subsequently served as a Nurse Manager from 1983-2003 in the Cardiac Diagnostic Labs, Cardiology Inpatient Unit, and the Pulmonary, Lipid, Metabolic Unit on 8E. She also served nine months as Acting Nurse Manager on the 5W Neuroscience and Eye Unit. Dr. Moore attained the rank of Captain in the Public Health Commissioned Corps before retiring after 22 years of service. She has managed several projects at the Clinical Center, and received the Directors Award for her work in consolidating services within the Clinical Center. Current research activities: Project Director: Nursing Intensity System
Migdalia V. Rivera-Goba, EdD, RN Senior Nurse Specialist: Health Disparities and Community Outreach	Migdalia Rivera-Goba was recently appointed to the position of Senior Nurse Specialist for Health Disparities and Community Outreach for the Research and Practice Development Service. Prior to her current position, Dr. Rivera-Goba was the first NIH/NAHN Postdoctoral Fellow in the Office of Research and Practice Development. This fellowship was designed as a collaboration between the NIH Clinical Center and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) to support a minority nurse researcher conducting research within communities affected by health disparities. Dr. Rivera-Goba’s areas of particular interest and specialization include health disparities; community outreach; and role-modeling/mentoring. She serves as an At-large Member for the NIH-Hispanic Employee Organization and also serves on the Hispanic Advisory Board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Before coming to the NIH, Dr. Rivera-Goba held teaching positions both at the community college and university level. In addition, she worked as a Community Health Nurse in a predominantly minority community for several years. Dr. Rivera-Goba received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from American International College and then a Master of Science degree with a concentration in nursing, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also received a doctoral degree in Language, Literacy and Culture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her dissertation, The Journey of Latinas in Undergraduate Schools of Nursing: Roadblocks and Bridges, focused on the lived experiences of Latina students pursuing a nursing education. Current research activities: Associate Investigator: 03-CC-0301 Health Beliefs and Health Behavior Practices, Including Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use, Among Minorities With Rheumatic Disease. Associate Investigator: 04-CC-0070 Exploring Patient-Provider Trust Among Individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease
Margaret F. Bevans PhD, RN, AOCN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Research	Margaret Bevans is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Research within the Research and Practice Development Service of the Clinical Center Nursing Department at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Bevans received her B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1986 and started her career at the NIH in 1988. She began working in Hematology & Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) in 1992. Dr. Bevans’ graduate education was at the University of Maryland receiving her MS in 1993 and her PhD in 2005. Dr. Bevans has received the Josh Gottheil Memorial BMT Career Development award from the Oncology Nursing Society in addition to a NIH Directors award for her continued efforts to improve the practice of BMT. She is currently the chair of the BMT Intramural Consortium Coordinating committee, coordinator of the ONS BMT SIG (2006 – 2007), and has been a member of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood IRB since 1997. Current research activities: Principal Investigator: 00-CC-0002 Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing a Non-Myeloablative versus a Myeloablative Allogeneic PBSC Transplant for Hematological Diseases. Principal Investigator (Dissertation Research) The Influence of Social and Psychological Variables on Morbidity and Mortality Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Co-Principal Investigator: 05-CC-0216 Prospective Study of Functional Status, Psychosocial Adjustment, Health Related Quality of Life and the Symptom Experience in Patients Treated with Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Sandra A. Mitchell, CRNP, MScN, AOCN Pre-doctoral Fellow	Sandra Mitchell is a Nurse Practitioner in a pre-doctoral fellowship within the Research and Practice Development Service of the Clinical Center Nursing Department, National Institutes of Health. She practices with the Multidisciplinary Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) Study Group and Clinic, National Cancer Institute. Ms. Mitchell also chairs the planning team for NCI-Oncology Nursing Grand Rounds. Ms. Mitchell received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Toronto, and a post-master’s certificate as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the University of Rochester. An Advanced Practice Nurse since 1987, she has practiced in hematology-oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and developmental cancer therapeutics. Her clinical and scholarly work has focused on the late effects of cancer and its treatment, and on evidence-based supportive and restorative interventions to promote optimal functioning within the limits imposed by cancer. She is certified as an acute care nurse practitioner by the American Nurses’ Association and holds the Oncology Nursing Society’s advanced practice credential. The author of more than 35 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on symptom management, the late effects of treatment, hematologic malignancies, and ethical issues in oncology nursing, Ms. Mitchell served as an Associate Editor of Oncology Nursing Forum from 1999-2002. She is a guest lecturer in the Oncology Advanced Practice track, University of Maryland School of Nursing. Her work was recognized with the Excellence in Oncology Nursing Sensitive Patient Outcomes Award from the Oncology Nursing Society in 2006. Ms. Mitchell is a doctoral candidate in the Distance Education PhD Program in Cancer Nursing Research, University of Utah, College of Nursing. Her clinical and research interests center on the impact of symptoms on functional status and the development of nursing interventions to prevent or attenuate functional decline in patients with cancer. Current research activities: Principal Investigator: Modeling the Relationships Among Functional Status, Symptom Distress, Biologic Correlates of Inflammatory Response in Patients with Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease Associate Investigator: 04-C-0281, Prospective Assessment of Clinical and Biological Factors Determining Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Co-Principal Investigator: 5-CC-0216, Prospective Study of Functional Status, Psychosocial Adjustment, Health Related Quality of Life and the Symptom Experience in Patients Treated with Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Juan Mendoza Clinical Research Technician	Juan Mendoza is an Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) student and works as a Research Technician in the Research and Practice Development Service at the Clinical Center.  Juan is a former Board Member and Director of Allied Health Services of the National Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc. (NFP). He continues his long and varied relationship with NFP as liaison to NIH, NIAMS Health Partnership Program (HPP).   HPP is designed to address health disparities in rheumatic diseases that exist in minority communities and offers a model community-based clinic in Washington, DC.   Juan is an instructor for the Arthritis Foundation’s Fibromyalgia Self Help Course, which he has taught at a local hospital for the past five years. The Arthritis Foundation Metropolitan Washington Chapter recognized him in 2002 with the Community Education Award. Juan has a strong background in banking and business administration.    In November 2004, Juan was inducted in the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society at Marymount University where he is a junior pursuing a dual degree in psychology and physical therapy.   Juan received the Hispanic Student Academic Award in 2002 and 2003. He was inducted in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor society at Montgomery College, where he graduated with Honors in Pre Clinical Mental Health in 2003.   Current Research Activities:   Associate Investigator: (under review)  Hypnosis as a Pain and Symptom Management Strategy in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Claiborne Miller-Davis MS, RN Nurse Specialist, Research	Claiborne Miller-Davis is a Nurse Specialist in Research within the Research and Practice Development Service of the Clinical Center Nursing Department at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Claiborne received her B.S. from Medical College of Virginia and in 2001 an M.S. in Nursing Informatics from the University of Maryland. She started working at NIH in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, in 1990. Then, in 1995, she became a Cardiology Research Nurse Coordinator for National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), developing and coordinating all aspects of the research program in Nuclear Cardiology. During that time, she developed and implemented a research protocol to study the Quality of Life in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease. This study is currently in the dissemination phase with the first manuscript to be published this summer. In 2004, she completed a certificate program from Indiana University focusing on developing and managing a distance education program. Subsequently, in 2005, she became a faculty member of the University of Phoenix online education program in which she teaches Nursing Research classes for the online BSN program. Currently she works as a Nurse Specialist in Research providing support in all areas of nursing research including a specialized focus in developing computerized databases for qualitative data analysis.  Current Research Activities: Associate Investigator: (under review)  Hypnosis as a Pain and Symptom Management Strategy in Patients with Sickle Cell Diseas

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Lori A. Purdie MS, RN Nurse Manager, Medical - Surgical Day Hospital	Lori Purdie is a Nurse Manager within the Inpatient Services division. Ms. Purdie received her Diploma in Nursing from the Helene Fuld School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland, a Bachelor of Science Degree from Marymount College in Arlington, Virginia, and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Purdie has extensive clinical background in critical care nursing. Over the years, she has held progressive leadership positions within critical care. Ms. Purdie has over twenty years of experience in management. She joined the NIH nurse management team in 2001 as the Nurse Manager for the Solid Organ Transplant program. She is a member of the Clinical Center Bioethics committee and the NIDDK Institutional Review Board.  Current Research Activities Principal Investigator: 04-CC-0070 Exploring Patient-Provider Trust Among Individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease