Nancy & Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing Dean Emerita, Vanderbilt School of Nursing 1973 PhD New York University (Nursing) (Dissertation: "An Investigation of the Sharing of Common Fears Between Mothers and their Four and Five Year Old Children") 1969 MSN Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (Parent-Child Nursing) (Thesis: "A Comparison of the Apgar Ratings Assigned a Newborn at Different Times After Birth") 1969 CNM Catholic Maternity Institute, Santa Fe, NM, (Certified Nurse Midwife) (component of MSN program of Catholic University of America) 1965 BSN Georgetown University, School of Nursing, Washington, D.C. 2008-2010 Member, Committee on Assessing Medical Preparedness for a Nuclear Event, Institute of Medicine 2007-2010 Member, Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of Health 2007- Member, Public Panel of Experts, Tennessee Safety Seismic Commission 2006-2011 Invited Member, National Forum on Healthcare Knowledge Management 2007-2011 Named by President Bush and confirmed by US Senate as a Member, Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 2008-2011 Board of Governors, Global Knowledge Exchange Network