Rosemary Theroux, RNC, PhD, WHNP-BC, is a certified women’s health nurse practitioner and has practiced in a variety of clinical settings for more than 25 years. She is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts-Worcester. She has conducted and published research in the area of women’s self-care decision making and women’s health practices in Africa. Dr. Theroux has a special interest in global women’s health. Along with other members of a nonprofit group, she has developed a primary care setting with women’s health services in Ghana, Africa.
Mary Fischer, PhD, MSN, WHNP-BC, is a certified women’s health care nurse practitioner and has provided care for women for more than 20 years. She holds certifications as a childbirth educator, lactation consultant, and menopause practitioner. She is currently on the faculty in the graduate program at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and is Co-Director of the Post-Master’s Certificate Program.
Rachelle Nurse, PhD, MSHA, APRN, WHNP-BC, is an assistant professor of nursing and a certified women’s health nurse practitioner. She has held multiple nursing positions and academic appointments in the practice areas of women’s health, ambulatory care, and informatics. Dr. Nurse received both a BSN degree and a MSN degree with a subspecialty in women’s health care from the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing. Dr. Nurse most recently obtained her PhD from Texas Woman’s University.
Marianne Tarraza, RN, MPH-NP, serves as the Administrative Director for Maine Behavioral Healthcare in Portland. She received a MSN in Psychiatric Nursing and is currently completing her Doctor of Nursing Practice. She has served as a psychiatric nurse lecturer, preceptor, and instructor at the University of New England, University of Southern Maine, and Husson University.
Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN, is a nurse scientist and a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. She serves as Chair of the Department of Family, Community, and Health System Science College of Nursing at the University of Florida. A primary aim of Dr. Johnson-Mallard’s clinical practice is to improve the sexual and reproductive health of women, their families, and communities. Dr. Johnson-Mallard is dedicated to educating and mentoring the next generations of nurses in the field of sexual and reproductive methodology.