Hyochol Brian Ahn, PhD, APRN, FAAN
President (January 1, 2026– December 31, 2027)
Professor & Dean
University of Arizona, College of Nursing

Donna-Marie Palakiko, PhD, APRN
President-Elect (January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027)
Director of Cultural Innovation and Strategy, Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene

Kristen Choi, PhD, PMHNP-BC-FAAN
Vice-President (January 1, 2026- December 31, 2027)

Hyunhwa ‘Henna’ Lee, PhD, MSN, APRN, FAAN
Secretary (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026)
Interim Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor with Tenure
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Nursing

Ha Do Byon, PhD, MPS RN
Treasurer (January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2029)

Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, FADLN
Professor & Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
PhD Program Director
University of California, Irvine, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

2019-2020 Executive Committee

Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN
President (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021)
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Professor & Edith Folsom Honeycutt Endowed Chair
Emory University
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
1520 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322
Phone: 404-712-9805

Hyeoneui Kim, PhD.
President-Elect (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021)

Associate Professor
Duke Center for Health Informatics
University School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 684-7534

Lina Nguyen, PhD, RN, CNE
Secretary (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
Assistant Professor
Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing

Young-Shin Lee, PhD, RN
Treasurer (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021)
Associate Professor
School of Nursing, San Diego State University
AH 3154, 5500 Campanile Dr.,
San Diego, CA 92182

Alona Angosta, PhD, APRN, FNP, NP-C
Past President (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021)
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator (MSN & Post-Master’s Certificate)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Nursing
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453018
Las Vegas, NV 89154-3018
Phone: (702) 895-1218

AAPINA’s 15th Annual International Conference
“Local to global: future directions for research on health disparities”
September 22 – September 23, 2018
Hilton Garden Inn, Durham Southpoint  
7007 Fayetteville Rd., Durham, NC 27713 (15 min away from Duke University, NC)
Click here to register (Registration deadline is July 15, 2018.)