Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing

Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN, is Clinical Professor and Director of Advanced Practice Programs, University of Connecticut School of Nursing. An experienced APN educator and practitioner, she was named to the top 100 Nursing Professors by BSN to MSN organization in 2012. She is a notable researcher in the areas of Menopause, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Risk Reduction, and Health Disparities. Dr. Alexander is an award-winning author of numerous books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journals on topics in women's health and is also a sought-after presenter on these topics.

Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, WHNP-BC, FAANP , is a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Florida. Her research and publications focus on women's health, reproductive health promotion, sexually transmitted infection prevention, HPV screening/prevention, and behavior change in response to culturally appropriate nursing interventions. In addition to her research activities Dr. Johnson-Mallard teaches in the primary care program and the USF CON exchange program with the University of Panama (Panama City, Panama).

Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAANP, is a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar and Assistant Professor, University of South Florida College of Nursing. A Board Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, the primary aim of her clinical practice is to improve the health of women, their families, and communities. As a nurse scientist, Dr. Kostas-Polston's scholarship is focused on assuring the effective translation of knowledge for new approaches related to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related Oropharyngeal cancer. In support of her training in Genomics, Dr. Kostas-Polston was selected as an NIH Fellow and completed post-doctoral studies in Genomics and Molecular Biology at the NIH. She also serves as Chair-Elect of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health; President, Women's Health Research Section, MNRS; and on the Board of Directors, Missouri Family Health Council.

Catherine Ingram Fogel, PhD, RNC, FAAN, is Professor of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she teaches Women's Health. Her scholarship is in the areas of health disparities and health promotion/health protection of vulnerable women including incarcerated women. In addition, she focuses on the prevention of STDs/HIV in women and the experiences of women living with HIV. Dr. Fogel is author of numerous books and peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics of importance in women's health.

Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington. She previously served as the Dean of the University of Washington's nursing program and as President of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Woods has researched issues relating to women's health since the 1970s. Her research is credited with having ""led the development of women's health as a field of study in nursing science"" by the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of several important books on women's health care. Over the course of her career, Dr. Woods has also served as the President of the North American Menopause Society, and President of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research. She was also elected to the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences.