She serves as the co-coordinator of the Adult- Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Program and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. She has numerous publications and presentations. An article will be published soon in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners entitled: Integrating Gerontological content across Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Programs. She has over 25 years of clinical experience in managing patients with cardiovascular diseases as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Adult Nurse Practitioner in both the acute care and community setting. Currently, she coordinates a Wellness Program for African American older adults at the Southeast Regional Senior Center in Chicago. The focus of this practice is health promotion and chronic disease management. Diana L. Thompkins, MS, RN