Linda Frank, PhD, MSN, RN, ACRN, CS, FAAN
Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Institute for Translational Research, School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies
Principal Investigator and Executive Director Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and Telehealth AETC Appalachian Project
Director, MPH Program, Department of Infectious Diseases
University of Pittsburgh
130 DeSoto Street, A 427 Crabtree Hall
Pittsburgh, PA  15213

Email: frankie@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-9118
Fax: 412-624-4767

Address:
A427 Crabtree Hall
130 DeSoto Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

 

Education

Diploma, Nursing, St. Vincent Hospital; 1972
BSN, Nursing, Pennsylvania State University; 1982
MSN, University of Pittsburgh; 1983
PhD, Education, University of Pittsburgh; 1990

Research Interests

AIDS education of health care professionals; HIV early intervention; mental health issues and HIV; HIV in prisons; HIV treatment adherence; quality management

Research Summary

A major focus of Dr. Frank’s research relates to her leadership as the principal investigator and executive director of the Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (PA/MidAtlantic AETC). The program provides HIV/AIDS-related training and technical assistance to healthcare providers in Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The purpose of this project is to increase the providers ' capacity to provide high-quality HIV/AIDS care within the region's health care system. The Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, is the central headquarters for the project and funded since 1988 by DHHS, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, and the Ryan White Care Act is aimed at building clinical capacity for HIV treatment and reducing barriers to care by improving the knowledge and skills of clinical providers through education, consultation and technical assistance.

She is the Director of the MPH program in IDM, member of the IDM admissions committee, member of the University of Pittsburgh Senate, and member of the Senate Tenure and Academic Freedom Committee and serves on the advisory committee for the Peace Corps Master’s International MPH Program.  She serves on the steering committee of the HRSA-funded National HIV Quality Center and also serves on the planning committee for the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Quality Management Initiative. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of AIDS Action in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Ryan White HIV Planning Council, and nationally as a Board member of AIDS Action Council in Washington, DC, and former chair of APHA’s Jail/Prison Committee,
She developed and teaches a graduate course on HIV/AIDS and a course on Global Infectious Diseases.   She has been recognized by national organizations, universities, and federal agencies for her leadership, ability, and continued and unyielding commitment to serving and improving the care for persons with HIV disease.  In 2000, she received the DHHS, HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau’s leadership award for her work in health professions HIV education; in 2001 she was named the Distinguished Alumnus from the Pennsylvania State University School of Nursing and in 2004 she was named the Distinguished Alumnus from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing.  She was recognized by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care in 2004 with the HIV/AIDS Nurses Educator Award and again in 2008 with the Achievement Award in HIVAIDS Nursing Leadership. 

Dr. Frank has developed and intervened to increase knowledge and awareness about HIV disease and the associated stigma and discrimination in an effort to improve access to prevention and care, reduce disparities for minority and underserved persons, and build capacity to address the growing pandemic.   She has contributed her own time to countless committees, organizations, and initiatives.  She has served on regional and national boards, and engages legislators, government officials, and other leaders to assure that HIV prevention and care is a priority and that additional funding is secured to treat persons with HIV/AIDS.   She has been involved in the development of legislative language for HIV/AIDS care.  She has presented at national forums in developing new directions, policies, and initiatives in addressing this epidemic.  She has provided expert testimony on the need for HIV education for prison health professionals to the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS due to her extensive experience in developing HIV education programs for staff and prisoners within Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections.

Dr. Frank has been invited to assist nationally and internationally in the development and improvement of prevention and care services.  She has assisted the HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau in assessing and providing technical assistance to HIV service systems throughout the United States.  She worked in Bosnia to assist in the development of a Global Fund application to provide care and treatment.  She has worked in central Russia and the Russian Far East in providing education and technical assistance to physicians and nurses at the Medical Academies to improve care for persons with HIV and tuberculosis.  In 2005, she was one of the organizers and conveners of a conference entitled, "HIV/AIDS East of the Urals" in collaboration with the Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh , where Dr. Frank serves as a faculty member. The conference included a delegation of clinicians and policy makers from the Ural Region and Siberia with the goal of research and training collaboration. . In 2006, she was invited to be among the clinicians at the I-TECH (International Training and Education Center for HIV) meeting that was held in Cape Town, South Africa attended by clinician educators from throughout Africa to develop and discuss clinical training approaches in resource-limited settings. Most recently she has been invited to serve as an advisor for a CDC PEPFAR health professions education initiative in Kenya. 

Professional Experience

2010-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

2010-Present: Associate Professor (secondary), Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

2010- Present: Associate Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

2010-Present: Associate Professor (secondary), Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies, University of Pittsburgh

2000-Present: Director, New MPH Track, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Communicable Disease and Behavioral Health

1999-Present: Principal Investigator & Project Director, Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AETC, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

1994-Present: Co-Principal Investigator and Deputy Director, Pitt HIV Early Intervention Project (Ryan White IIIB), University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

1991-2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

1992-2010: Assistant Professor (secondary), School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

1991-1999: Principal Investigator and Project Director, Pennsylvania AETC, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

1992-1995: Principal Investigator, Pennsylvania HIV/Mental Health Project (SAMHSA), Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

1988-1991: Co-Principal Investigator, Senior Project Director, Pennsylvania/New York AETC, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

1987-1988: Assistant Director, Center for Continuing Education for the Health Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

1986-1987: Director and Clinical Liaison Specialist, Adult and Geriatric Training Programs, Office of Education and Regional Programming, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

 

Certification and Licensure

Fellow: American Nurses Association, 2010-Present

Licensure: Nursing Licensure, Pennsylvania, RN 188901-L

Certification: Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 1996-2000

Certification: American Nurses Association, Clinical Specialist, Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 1988-1997

Grants and Cooperative Agreements
2011- Present: Principal Investigator and Project Director, AETC Appalachian Telehealth Program, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Division of Training and Technical Assistance

2011-2016: Center for Translational Research, School of Medicine, NIH

2011-2015: HIV Testing Initiative, CDC

2010-2015: Principal Investigator, AIDS Education and Training Centers, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS

2011-2015: Decision Making in Situations of Biotechnological Risk, Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge, Bulgaria Academy of Science

2008-2012: Consultant, Fogarty International; Principal Investigator: Lee Harrison, MD

2008-2012: Teaching Faculty& Consultant, Master’ International Program, United State Peace Corp; Principal Investigator:  Sandra Quinn, EdD

2008-2011: Principal Investigator, Supplemental Funds CDC Recommendations for HIV Testing Training Initiative, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, CDC

2007-2008: Principal Investigator and Executive Director, Supplemental Funds CDC Recommendations for HIV Testing Training Initiative, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, CDC

2005-2007: Principal Investigator and Executive Director, Diffusion of Partnership for Health Prevention Intervention, CDC

2005-2006: Principal Investigator, Mental Health HIV Training, SAMHSA

2004-2006: Principal Investigator, Board of Health City of Cincinnati

2004-2005: Principal Investigator, Sub-award under CDC  Grant – Translation & Transfer of Effective HIV Prevention Behavioral Interventions, University of Southern California

2002-2005: Principal Investigator & Executive Director, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS

2001-2003: Principal Investigator, Clinical Consultation Outcome Multisite Study, Columbia University, School of Public Health

1999-2004: Consultant, Adherence to Protease Inhibitors Project, HRSA, Division of Nursing

1999-2002: Principal Investigator, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS

1999-Present: Principal Investigator and Project Director, Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AETC, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Division of Training and Technical Assistance

1996-Present: Principal Investigator and Project Director, Title II HIV/AIDS Education and Technical Assistance Project, Pennsylvania Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Division

1994-Present: Co-Principal Investigator and Deputy Director, Pitt HIV Early Intervention Project/Ryan White, HRSA, Bureau of Primary Care, Title III-B

1994-Present: Principal Investigator, AETC, Governor's Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

1999-2000: Co-Principal Investigator, Adherence to Protease Inhibitors Project, Department of Health and Human Services

1997-1998: Principal Investigator, National AETC Nursing Advisory Committee, HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions

1996-1998: Principal Investigator, Ryan White Initiative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Division

1996-1997: Principal Investigator, Reduction of HIV Perinatal Transmission Project, Pennsylvania AETC, HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care

1993-1994: Rural Initiative for State Health Care Provider Training Program, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Division

1992-1995: Principal Investigator, Pennsylvania Mental Health Project, Mental Health Care Provider Training in HIV Infection and AIDS, SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health Services

1991-1999: Principal Investigator and Project Director, Pennsylvania AETC, HRSA, Bureau of HIV/AIDS

1989-2004: Principal Investigator, AIDS Education for State Workers, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor’s Office of Administration

1988-1991: Co-Principal Investigator & Project Director, Pennsylvania/New York AETC, HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions

Recent Publications

Kohanbash, G., Gupta, A., Fujita, M., Frank, L., & Okada, H. (2011). HIV and CNS Lymphomas: Evolving problems From Pre and Post HAART Era. AIDS Research and Therapy. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Miller, S., Voorhees, R., & Frank, L. (2011). Evaluation of Current Disease Tracking Systems: Lyme Disease Surveillance in Western Pennsylvania. Journal of Public Health. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Frank, L., Linsk, N., et al. (in press). HIV/AIDS patient Input: Accessibility and Quality of HIV Treatment in Pennsylvania. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services.

Frank, L. (2007). HIV Case Finding in Settings Providing Care for Women:  A Key Role for Nursing in the HIV Epidemic. Pennsylvania Nurse, 62, 14-16.

Frank, L., Day, R. (2005). Evaluation of HIV Clinical Consultation Provided by the AIDS Education and Training Centers:  Improving Clinician Capacity to Provide HIV Treatment. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 4(2).

Frank, L. (2005). Caring for Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease.  In P. Swearingen & D. Ross (Eds.), Medical-Surgical Nursing Care, 4th ed. (pp.675-686). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Inc.

Frank, L., Knox, M. Wagganer, A. (2010). HIV/AIDS and Mental Disorders. In B. L. Levin & M. Becker (Eds.), A Public Health Perspective of Women’s Mental Health (pp. 185-200). New York, NY:Springer.

APHA Task Force on Correctional Health: Weinstein, C., Cohen, R., Frank, L., et al. (2003). Standards for Health Services in Correctional Institutions (3rd ed.). In DeLone, M. (Ed.), Standards for Health Services in Correctional Institutions (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.  

Frank, L., Treisman, G., & Pella, N. (2004). Mental Health Disorders. In Bartlett, J.G., Cheever, L.W., Johnson, M.P., & Paauw, D.S. (Eds.), A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS (pp.115-122).  Rockville, MD: USDHHS, HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau.

Frank, L., Fisher, M., Lincoln, P., HIV Secondary Prevention Curriculum: A Proactive Response to Prevention in Primary Care, 2004

Mental Health and HIV Curricula Guide, AETC Working Group on Mental Health, 2005

Meetings/Conferences

Frank, L., Day, R., Folby, J., & Pease.,J. (2004, July). Access to Care and Barrier to HIV Treatment. At XIV International AIDS Conference on AIDS, Bangkok, Thailand.
 
Frank, L., Day, R., Folby, J., & Pease.,J. (2004, October). Improving Access to Care:  Study of the Pennsylvania AIDS Drug Assistance Program. At Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Frank, L., Syrochkina, M., & Sloane, H. (2006, August). Capacity Building  for HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care in the Ural Region of the Russian Federation, Abstract #A-011-0291-02510. At XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Frank, L. (2008, August). Access to HIV Treatment, Care and Prevention for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS: Results of a Comprehensive Survey of ADAP Recipients, Abstract #CDD0648. At XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Frank, L. (2008, August). Responding to Nursing International Needs for Training: Application of a Training and Consultation Model for Nurses in the Russian Federation, Abstract #14335. At XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Frank, L. (2008, November). HIV/AIDS Nursing in the Russian Federation: Implications for Prevention, Care and Policy, Abstract R-5. At Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 21st National Conference, Tucson, AZ.

Frank, L., Lochab, A., Korman, D., Folby, J., & Dada, Y.  (2009, April). Access to ART Treatment: Implications for Adherence, Quality of Life, and Prevention, Abstract # PE3.3/9. At 5th European Conference on Clinical and Social Research on AIDS and Drugs, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Frank, L., Lochab, A., Korman, D., & Gupta, A. (2010, July). Learning From Persons Living with HIV: Factors Influencing Adherence to ART and the Importance of Comprehensive HIV Service, Abstract #TUPEO177. At XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria.

Frank, L. (2010, July). HIV Care Systems Capacity Building Model: Improving Clinician Practice, Patient Access, and Clinical Outcomes, Abstract #CDE1090. At XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria.

Frank, L., & Gupta, A. (2010, August). Clinical Training for Primary Care Clinicians: Improving Access and Service Gaps, Abstract RWP-502. At2010 Ryan White Grantee Meeting & 13th Annual Clinical Conference, Washington, DC.

Frank, L., Rand, K., Cullica, D., & Rivers, M. (2010, August). The role of the Regional AETCs in Quality Management Collaboratives, Abstract RWP-505. At 2010 Ryan White Grantee Meeting & 13th Annual Clinical Conference, Washington, DC.

Frank, L. (2010, September). Beyond HIV/AIDS: Integrating Global Infectious Disease Curricula for Health Professionals, Abstract #10-A-135-CUGH . At Consortium of Universities in Global Health 2010 Annual Meeting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Frank, L. (2010, November). Challenges in Providing HIV Prevention and Care in Correctional Settings: Implications for HIV Nursing, Poster #P12. At 23rd Annual ANAC Conference, Reno, Nevada.

Frank, L. (2011, July). Interdisciplinary Global Infectious Disease: A Model Curriculum to Improve Global Infectious Disease Prevention, Case, Abstract CDD167. At International AIDS Society, Rome, Italy.

Frank, L. (2011, July). Challenges and Approaches to Implementing Routine HIV Testing In Primary Care: Experience and capacity building of a HRSA Funded, AIDS Education and Training Center, Abstract CDD212. At International AIDS Society, Rome, Italy.

Membership Information Committees

2011-Present: Secretary, University of Pittsburgh Senate

2011-Present: Board Member, Pennsylvania Nurses Association, District 6

2011-Present: Board Member, AIDS United

2010-Present: Member Public Policy Committee, AIDS United

2010-Present: Member ANAC Expert Panel, Economics and Policy, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

2010-2011: Member, ANAC Annual Meeting, Planning Committee, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

2008-2011: Elected Senator, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Senate

2007-Present: Member, Tenure and Academic Freedom Subcommittee, University of Pittsburgh Senate

2007-Present: Member, Delta Omega, National Honor Society in Public Health

2005-Present: Member, National Clinician Consultation Service, Steering Committee, HRSA and the New York State AIDS Institute

2005-Present: Member, American Nurses Association

2005-Present: Member National HIV Quality Center, Steering Committee, HRSA and the New York State AIDS Institute

2004: Member, Abstract Review Committee, XV International Conference on AIDS, Bangkok, Thailand

2003-Present: Member, HIV Medical Association

2003-Present: Member, International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

2003-Present: Member, American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVMA)

2002-Present: Member, Global Health Committee, University of Pittsburgh, GSPH, IDM

2002-Present: Member, Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

2002-2005: Member, National HIV Quality Center, Steering Committee , HRSA and University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine

2002: Member, Abstract Review Committee, XIV International Conference on AIDS, Barcelona, Spain

2001-2002: Member, Perinatal HIV Prevention Action Learning Lab, Pennsylvania Department of Health Association of Maternal & Child Health

2001: Chair, Search Committee, University of Pittsburgh Senate

2000-Present: Member, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)

2000-Present: Member, Public Health Training Center, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

2000-2004: Co-Chair, Policy Committee, AIDS Action Council

2000-2003: Member, Health Professions Committee, American Legacy Foundation

2000: Improving Palliative Care Service in Jails and Prisons Committee, APHA

2000: Annual Conference Planning Committee, ANAC

1999-Present: Member, National AETC Evaluation Steering Committee, HRSA

1999-2003: Member, National AETC Evaluation Steering Committee, HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau

1998-Present: Member, Integrated HIV Planning Council, Department of Health

1997-Present: Member, Managed Care Committee, Southwest PA AIDS Planning Coalition

1996-Present: Board Member, Policy Committee, AIDS Action Council

1996-Present: Member, Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need Committee, PA Department of Health

1996-Present: Member, Academy of Correctional Health Professionals

1996-Present: Board Member, Southwest Pennsylvania Regional AHEC

1996-Present: Chair, Jail and Prison Health Committee, Medical Care Section, American Public Health Association

1996-2000: Member, Board of Directors, Southwest Pennsylvania Regional AHEC

1996-2000: Treasurer, HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board (HANCB), Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)

1995-Present: Member, Steering Committee, Center for Public Health Practice, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

1995-Present: Member, HIV/AIDS Steering Committee for Psychiatric Nurses, American Nurses Foundation

1995-Present: Member, Center for Public Health Practice, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

1995-Present: Co-Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee, National Association of AETCs

1995-2001: Member, Board of Directors, Statewide Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

1994-Present: Chair, HRSA Nursing Clinical Advisory Committee

1994-Present: CDC, Pennsylvania HIV Community Prevention Planning Committee

1993-Present: Member, HRSA AETC Evaluation Committee

1993-1999: Member, Commonwealth Relations Committee, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

1993-1998: Board Member, Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force

1992-1993: Member, Mental Health Subcommittee, Pennsylvania HIV Planning Council, Commonwealth of PA

1991: Member, HIV Mental Health Roundtable, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Pennsylvania Department of Health

1990-Present: Member, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)

1990-Present: Chair, HRSA Data Committee

1990-Present: Member, Advisory Committee, Pitt Treatment and Evaluation Unit (PTEU) - HIV Clinical Trials

1990-Present: Member, International AIDS Society (IAS)

1990-1995: Member, Advisory Committee, Pitt Treatment Evaluation Unit (HIV Clinical Trials), Pittsburgh, PA

1986-Present:  Member, Mental Health Forensic Subcommittee, United Mental Health of Pittsburgh

1986-1989: Member, Fairview Independent Review Committee, PA Governor’s Appointment, Office of Mental Health

1984-Present: Member, Sigma Theta Tau, Int’l Honor Society of Nursing

Other Experience and Honors

Clinical Expert Consultant, Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Misuse (SBIRT) University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 2011

Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award, University of Pittsburgh, Office of the Chancellor, 2010

Consultant, Nurse Education, Practice and Retention, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 2010

Reviewer, 2010 ASPH/ARGH Fellowship Program, Association of Schools of Public Health, Washington, DC, 2009-2011

Academic Teaching Scholar, West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Teaching Scholars Summer Institute, 2009

Faculty Recognition Award, University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation, 2009
Reviewer, Division of Independent Review, HRSA, DHHS, 2009

Reviewer, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Division of HIV, DHHS, Grantee Strategic Planning Meeting for the Program Announcement PS 07-768 for Expanded and Integrated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing for Populations Disproportionately Affected by HIV, Primarily African Americans, 2008

Frank Lamendola Achievement Award for Nursing Leadership in HIV Care, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2008

Clinical Consultant, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS, Office of Performance Review, 2008

Reviewer, Association of Schools of Public Health, Public Health Fellowship Program, 2008

Delta Omega Omicron, Recognizing Excellence in Public Health, National Honor Society for School of Public Health, 2007

Site Visit Reviewer, Title III, Ryan White Care Act, HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA, DHHS, 2005-2006

Reviewer, DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Special Projects of National Significance, HIV/AIDS Bureau, 2004

Distinguished Alumni Award, Penn State University School of Nursing, 2001

Outstanding Performance Award, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, 2000

Reviewer, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC, 2000-2004

Reviewer, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Administration and Department of Corrections, 1999 –2003

Guest Editor, JANAC, December 1999

Recognition Award, HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board, 1998

Volunteer Recognition Award, Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, 1996

Reviewer, DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Maternal Child Health, Title IV, Ryan White Care Act, 1997

Reviewer, DHHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA, HIV/AIDS High Risk, 1996, 2001

Reviewer, DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration, PCER, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Title III, Ryan White Care Act, 1996-Present

Department of Corrections and Department of Probation and Parole, 1995 –2003

Invited testimony, Presidential Advisory Council on AIDS, Health Care Provider Education in Correctional Settings, 1995

Reviewer, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Projects, 1995

Graduated with High Distinction, University of Pittsburgh, 1983

Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing, Inducted, 1982

Outstanding Student Nurse, St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing, 1972

Consultant for HIV Prevention Counseling Curriculum, PA Department of Health

Consultant, Department of Corrections, Department of Probation and Parole

Consultant, Adherence to Protease Inhibitors, National Institute of Nursing Research

Consultant, Governor's Office of Administration and Department of Corrections

Reviewer, CDC, Prevention Planning Grants

Site Reviewer, HRSA, Ryan White Title III, Early HIV Intervention