Burrage, Carpenter, and Rawl selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing

Joe Burrage, PhD, Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, and Susan Rawl, PhD, RN, members of the faculty of the IU School of Nursing (IUSON), were formally inducted on November 7, 2009 into the American Academy of Nursing along with 95 other new Fellows for 2009. Each of them was nominated for this honor by two current Academy Fellows and selected by the Academy’s fifteen-member Fellow Selection Committee for their outstanding achievements in the nursing profession. The induction took place during the Academy’s Annual 36th Annual Meeting and Conference, in Atlanta, GA.

Joe Burrage, associate professor, whose work focuses on the development of culturally sensitive and linguistically-appropriate psychosocial interventions related to care seeking and access to health care of people at risk for and infected with HIV disease and other stigmatizing illnesses. His current research has evolved from his early work developing methods to evaluate psychosocial programs offered by community-based AIDS service organizations to continue and improve those programs. Nationally, he serves as both a member of the Board of Directors and a Distinguished Lecturer for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and locally he serves in the Board of Directors of the Damien Center in Indianapolis. Burrage received his BSN and MSN degrees from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, and his PhD from Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.

Janet Carpenter, professor, whose research focuses on cancer symptom management, with an emphasis on hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer. She has been funded by the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Walther Cancer Institute. She is currently funded as Principal Investigator by the Department of Defense and the National Cancer Institute and serves as Co-Investigator on grants from the National Cancer Institute and National Institute of General Medical Sciences. She earned her BSN from Oakland University and her MSN and PhD degrees from University of Kentucky.

Susan Rawl, associate professor, is a member of the Cancer Control Program at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center and a scientist with the Walther Cancer Institute. Her program of research is focused in the area of behavioral oncology, with a special emphasis on interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening and reduce cancer risk. Her studies, funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Nursing Research, have tested computer-based, tailored health promotion interventions to motivate colorectal cancer screening. She also conducts intervention research to promote psychosocial and physical adjustment after a cancer diagnosis. She earned her BSN, MSN and PhD degrees from University of Illinois.

“The prestigious invitation to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing not only recognizes an individual’s accomplishments within the nursing profession, but at the same time provides an unique opportunity to work with other leaders in advancing significant healthcare issues. As a current Fellow in the Academy, I am so pleased that Joe, Janet and Sue were selected for their leadership and innovative thinking; they will be a great addition to this professional organization,” said Marion E. Broome, dean and distinguished professor at the IU School of Nursing.

Other IUSON Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) include: Drs. Joan K. Austin, Tamilyn Bakas, Janis Beckstrand, Diane M. Billings, Marion E. Broome, Victoria Champion, Sharon Farley, Joan Haase, Pamela Ironside, Pamela R. Jeffries, Brenda Lyon, Joanne B. Martin, Rose M. Mays, Angela Barron McBride, Anna McDaniel, Daniel J. Pesut, Phyllis N. Stern, and Lillian G. Stokes.
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AAN was established in 1973 under the auspices of the American Nurses Association to provide visionary leadership to the nursing profession and to the public in shaping future health care policy and practice. Now comprised of approximately 1,500 nursing leaders in education, management, practice and research, the mission is to serve both the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through knowledge generation, synthesis, and dissemination. For more information about the American Academy of Nursing, please visit their Web site www.aannet.org
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