Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, MA, FAAN, FPCN, CHPN

Dr Ferrell has been in nursing for 44 years and has focused her clinical expertise and research in pain management, quality of life, and palliative care. Dr. Ferrell is the Director of Nursing Research & Education and a Professor at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and she has over 480 publications in peer-reviewed journals and texts. She is Principal Investigator of the “End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)” project… READ MORE

Ashley Leak Bryant PhD, RN, OCN, FGSA, FAAN

Ashley Leak Bryant is an experienced oncology, gerontological, and palliative care nurse researcher, educator, and advocate. She is an overarching goal of her program of research is to develop, implement, and disseminate palliative and functional interventions starting in the hospital and extending into the home setting for adults with blood cancers and their caregivers. Dr. Bryant has a NIH funded grant focused on palliative and supportive care in adults with acute myeloid leukemia using an interdisciplinary team approach… READ MORE

Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Dr. Billy Rosa is Chief Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center. He completed his PhD and Master of Bioethics as an RWJF Future of Nursing Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of four books and has contributed more than 150 academic publications. He was lead researcher for the 2021 Nurses for Health Equity: Guidelines for Tackling the Social Determinants of Health policy report supported by the WHO… READ MORE

Lynn F. Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN

Dr. Reinke received her PhD from the University of Washington School of Nursing in 2008. She completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Services R&D at the VA Health Care System in Seattle. Recognizing the importance of research informing health policy, she was a Health and Aging Policy Fellow from 2016-2017. She served as a Co-Director of the UW Palliative Care Graduate Certificate Program from 2019-2021. In January 2022, Dr. Reinke assumed the position of the Claire Dumke Ryberg, RN…READ MORE

Tamryn Fowler Gray, PhD, BSN, MSN, MPH

Dr. Gray is an Assistant Professor at the UNC School of Nursing and a Full Member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on enhancing psychosocial outcomes, improving care delivery, and advancing health equity for family caregivers of individuals affected by cancer and other serious illnesses. Dr. Fowler Gray’s work centers on developing scalable interventions and innovative solutions that drive health systems and policy changes. Her goal is to leverage family-centered care, palliative care… READ MORE