Advisory Group
An Advisory Group was formed to advise the project directors on the resource identification, evaluation, gap analysis, project selection and development and dissemination plan. Experts included nurses, genetic health educators, genetic experts, as well as, a representative from the National Coalition of Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG). Members were selected based on their national reputation; established expertise in genetics, genomics, family history assessment, and experience in nursing education. The Group assisted in content expertise and peer review of materials for accuracy, relevance and utility.
Advisory Group:
W. Gregory Feero, MD, PhD
Special Advisor to the Director for Genomic Healthcare
Genomic Healthcare Branch
National Human Genome Research Institute
Associate Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing
Director CCTS and TexGen BioBanks
Senior Nurse Scientist THI and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Judith A. Lewis, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Carmen T. Paniagua, EdD, RN, CPC, APN, ACNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing & College of Medicine
Nursing Practice Department Chair
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator
Clinical Nurse Geneticist
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cynthia A. Prows, MSN, CNS, FAAN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Genetics
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Lillian Tom-Orme, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Epidemiology
University of Utah
Janet K. Williams, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN
Kelting Professor of Nursing and Director Clinical Genetics Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
The University of Iowa
HRSA Reprehensive:
Irene Sandvold, PhD, RN
Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration