Dr. Joy Deupree is a recognized leader in research, teaching, policy, and health literacy at the national, state and local level. An alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Program, she served as an appointed member to the Alabama Governor’s Health Care Improvement Task Force and developed the infrastructure for the Alabama Health Literacy Initiative. She relocated to the University of South Carolina College of Nursing, where she served as a professor and associate dean for Office of Practice and Innovation, Partnerships, and Policy; she was co-chair of the Center for Nursing Leadership for the state of South Carolina. In May 2023, Dr. Dupree returned the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing to develop new programs for health literacy, policy, and leadership.
Dr. Amy Mirabella is a registered nurse who has provided care to patients, families, and communities for more than 30 years. She is certified as a Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (CHPN) and is currently the director of Clinical Research Operations at HonorHealth Research Institute in Arizona. Prior to taking on the role of director, Dr. Mirabella spent 6 years as an oncology research nurse and educator within the research institute. She has also served as principal investigator on three supportive care studies and currently co-leads the Health Literacy Committee within HonorHealth Research Institute.
Dr. Carol Howe is a nurse and diabetes care and education specialist. She is a health literacy researcher and practitioner leading nurses to increase clinical teams’ uptake of health literacy practices. Dr. Howe has been awarded the Leadership Award from the American Diabetes Association, the clinical teaching awards from the Pediatric Endocrinology Nurses Society, and the clinical research award from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Ann Leung is a registered nurse with 20 years of experience in pediatric care. She is passionate about patient education, diversity, inclusion, and cultural responsiveness. Making information accessible to all families through the added lens of health literacy has reignited her commitment to discharge education within her organization.