Research Interest Groups

Research Interest Groups & Leaders

Representing major areas of nursing research, ENRS' Research Interest Groups (RIGs) offer a wealth of information and opportunities for sharing expertise and first-hand knowledge of the latest research trends.

Below you will find the current list of the Research Interest Groups and RIG Chairs that, per the ENRS Bylaws:

• Serve as the contact person between the Research Interest Group and the Society.
• Make arrangements for the meeting of the Research Interest Group at the Society's Annual Scientific Sessions.
• Convene the annual meeting of the Research Interest Group.
• Provide the Executive Board with reports of Research Interest Group meetings.

• Louise Reagan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP

Aging

• Co-Chair: Justine Sefcik, PhD, RN 
• Co-Chair: Martha C. Coates, PhD, RN, CRNP, AGPCNP-BC
• Co-Chair: Miranda V. McPhillips, PhD, RN

Criminal Justice, Trauma & Violence

• Co-Chair: Louise Reagan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC
• Co-Chair: Erin Kitt-Lewis, PhD, RN
  

Early Career Nurse Scientists (ECNS)

• Co-Chair: Michelle Boakye, PhD, MPH, RN
• Co-Chair: Kaléi Crimi, PhD, RN

Evidence-Based Practice Improvement

• Co-Chair: Mary Brennan, AGACNP-BC ANP CNS DNP FAANP
• Co-Chair: Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, FAAN

 Family &Community-Based Participatory

• Co-Chair: Karen T. D'Alonzo, PhD, RN, APN
• Co-Chair: Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, RN, CNS, APRN
• Co-Chair: Sherry Burrell, PhD, RN, CNE 

Global Health

• Co-Chair: Sharon Rainer, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, ENP-C
• Co-Chair: Brittney van de Water, PhD, RN, CPNP

Health Services Research

• Co-Chair: Lynne Moronski, PhD, MPA, RN
• Co-Chair: Shiyon Mathew, Ph.D., RN

 LGBTQIA Health & Health Disparities

• Co-Chair: Jordon Bosse, PhD, RN
• Co-Chair: Kasey Jackman, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Mental Health & Substance Use

• Co-Chair: Yu-Ping Chang, Ph.D., RN
• Co-Chair: Stacey L Bevan, PhD, MS, RN

Military & Veteran Health

• Co-Chair: Bonnie Charland, PhD, MBA, RN, NE-BC
• Co-Chair: Rosanna F. DeMarco, PhD, RN, FAAN

Nursing Education

Co-Chair: Kathleen Horan, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE
Co-Chair: Destiny Brady, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE

Nurse Scientists: Advancing Research in Practice

Co-Chair: Katie Hinderer, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC
Co-Chair: Kimberly Souffront PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN

Palliative Care

       Co-Chair: Raeann G LeBlanc, PhD, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CHPN, FNAP
       Co-Chair: Kiernan Riley, PhD, RN

Precision Health

• Co-Chair: Brittany N. Taylor, PhD, RN
• Co-Chair: Nicole Perez, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC

 Qualitative Research

• Chair: Danny Willis, PhD, RN, FAAN

 Reproductive & Maternal Health (RMH)

• Chair: Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD, MPH, RN, CTN-A

 Theory Development

• Chair: Edwin-Nikko Kabigting, PhD, RN, NPD-BC
• Co-Chair: Ditsapelo McFarland, PhD