Research Name and Contact Information

Area of Interest-Research/Scholarship

Catharine A Kopac, RN, PhD, DMin, GNP
kopacc@gwu.edu
202-994-1673

-Older Women’s Health
-Gynecological Care for Women with             Developmental Disabilities
-Mind/Body Medicine

Kate Malliarakis, RN, CNP, MSN, NACDCII
katemall@gwu.edu

-Leadership
-Addictions

Stephanie Wright, RN, PhD, FNP, PNP
wrightsk@gwu.edu
202-994-7734

-Nutrition
-NP Decision Making & Prescribing
-Child Development

Yanika Kowitlawakul, RN, PhD
ykowitla@gwu.edu
202-994-9236

-Quantitative Research
-Technology Acceptance

Beverly Lunsford, RN, PhD
bklunsfo@gwu.edu
202-994-6726

-Palliative & End of Life Care
-Spirituality
-Underserved/Disadvantages
-Quality Improvement

Christine Pintz, RN, Ph.D, FNP
npaclp@gwumc.edu
202-994-7805

-Educational Measurement
-Health Information Technology
-Quantitative Methods

Kimberly Acquaviva, PhD, MSW
hcskda@gwumc.edu
202-994-7735

-Qualitative Methods
-LGBT Health
-Aging/Geriatrics
-Emergency Preparedness
-Innovations-Health Professions Education

Andrea Brassard, RN, DNSc, MPH, ANP
npaaxb@gwumc.edu
202-994-2451

-Long term care
-Secondary Data Analysis
-Smoking Cessation
-Health Services Research & Policy

Ellen Kurtzman, RN, MPH
hspetk@gwumc.edu
202-994-9439

-Intersection between Nursing, Quality, & National Health Care Policy
-Health care Policy & Inpatient workforce
-Evidence-base Research to ensure that National Policy better reflects Nursing’s Influence on Quality, Patient Safety, & a
Professional Work Environment

Ellen Dawson, RN, PhD
hspemd@gwumc.edu
202-994-7961

-Quality and safety measurements
-Care Coordination
- Emergency Preparedness
- Community-base participatory research