Featured Speaker

Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Dr. Dunbar-Jacob is a nurse/psychologist with extensive experience in the research, educational, and service arenas. She received her BSN from Florida State University, a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing from University of California at San Francisco, and her PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University.

Her research reflects the study of patient compliance for over 20 years, addressing a variety of patient populations including those with rheumatological conditions, cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes, AIDS, cancer screening and transplantation. Dr. Dunbar-Jacob has received funding from seven of the Institutes in the NIH. She also has experience with the behavioral science aspects of clinical trial management including the Lipid Research Clinics Program, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and the Women's Health Initiative. She served as the director of School of Nursing’s first Center for Research and Evaluation from 1987 to 1996.

Visit Dr. Dunbar-Jacob's  Web page for more information about her research.