2023 Conference Planning Committe
Conference Steering Committee:
Program Chair & AAPINA President-Elect
Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA – Professor, Associate Dean for DEIB
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine
2023 Conference Lead Co-Chair & AAPINA Secretary
Linda Y. Kim, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ – Research Scientist, Nursing Research, Assistant Professor, Medicine
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
2023 Conference Co-Chair
Yuqing Goo, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine
Abstract Committee Co-Chairs & Poster Judges:
Angela Jun, DNP, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Associate Clinical Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine
Shu-Yi Emily Wang, PhD, RN, CNS – Professor of Clinical Teaching
College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sponsorship Committee Chair:
Soohyun Nam, PhD, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAHA, FAAN
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Yale University
Evaluation Committee Chair:
Marysol C. Cacciata, PhD, RN, CCRN-K – Nurse Scientist, VA Long Beach Healthcare System,
Assistant Professor School of Nursing, Cal. State University, Long Beach
Marketing Committee Chair:
Mike Bueno, PhD, RN, CNL – Assistant Clinical Professor, Co-Director of Prelicensure Programs
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine
IT Committee Chair:
Andrew Charles Gordon, BSN, MHDS – Program/Project Coordinator
Geri & Richard Brawerman Nsg Inst. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Conference Planning Committee & Poster Judges:
Wei-Ti Chen, PhD, RN, CNM, FAAN – Associate Professor
School of Nursing, UCLA
Chien Chen, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC – National Chief Officer/Nurse Executive, VHA National Center for Healthcare Advancement and Partnerships
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office Adjunct Faculty
Duke University School of Nursing
Evaluation Comitte:
Jannette Moreno, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC – Director, Nursing Education
Geri & Richard Brawerman Nsg Inst. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Sponsorship Committee:
AAPINA Treasurer
Donna-Marie Palakiko, PhD, APRN – Assistant Professor
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Esther Moon, PhD, RN – Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Sarah Low, MSN, FN, OCN, CMSRN – Oncology Nurse Navigator
Patient and Family Support Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Poster Judge
Jung In Park, PhD, RN – Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine
Abstract Committee & Poster Judges:
Minjeong Kim, PhD, RN – Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, San Diego State University
Ying-Yu Chao, PhD, RN, GNP-BC – Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Nursing Science, Rutgers, State Univ. of New Jersey
Guest Abstract Reviewers:
Jiwon Choi, PhD, RN – Associate Professor
School of Nursing, Univ. of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health & Aging
Jane Chung, PhD, RN – Associate Professor
School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sangwoo Ahn, PhD, RN – Assistant Professor
College of Nursing University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Eunae Ju, PhD, RN – Research Specialist, Dementia Caregiver Study
School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, Cha Hollywood Pres. Med. Cnt., Los Angeles
Poster Judges:
Chanam Shin, PhD, RN – Associate Professor
School of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University
Boram Kim, PhD, RN, FNPc – Post-doctoral Fellow
School of Nursing, UCLA
Wonkyung (Kelly) Jung, PhD, RN – Post-doctoral Fellow
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University
Kyeongra Yang – Associate Professor
Entry to Baccalaureate Nursing Division, Rutgers, State Univ. of New Jersey
Minseung Chu – Clinical Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pop. Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago
On-site Support:
Eunbee Angela Kim, BSN, RN – Doctoral Student
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine