1 Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

WORK ADDRESS

Claire M. Fagin Hall 418 Curie Blvd. Room 337 Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096 Phone: (215) 573-7128

Resident status: Naturalized U.S. Citizen

EDUCATION

2005 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, School of (summa cum laude) 2005 M.B.E. University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine Major: Biomedical Ethics (summa cum laude) 2001 M.S.N. University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Major: Adult Acute Care (summa cum laude) 1997 B.S.N. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Major: Nursing Education (summa cum laude)

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

2007 Postdoctoral Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Fellowship Pennsylvania, School of Nursing; Focus: Healthcare Disparities

ACADEMIC POSITIONS/ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012- Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. 2013- Associate Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Director, Mary Naylor) 2007-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. 2009- Fellow, Institute of Aging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 2008- Fellow, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 2008- Associate Fellow, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. 2005-2007 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. 2003-2007 Clinical Nurse, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. 2Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Summer 2004 Course Coordinator, NURS-106: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles. University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. Spring Graduate Teaching Assistant, Adult Acute Care Program, 2003/2004 University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. NURS-762-001, Principles of Acute Care II. NURS-765-001, ACNP: Professional Role and Clinical Practicum. Fall 2002/2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia PA. NURS-761-001, Principles of Acute Care I. NURS-764-001, Advanced technology & Clinical Decision. 2002-2003 Clinical Nurse, Cardiac Intermediary Care/Telemetry Unit, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 2000-2001 Research Coordinator/Acting Project Manager, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine. 1999-2000 Research Assistant, Center of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine. 1997-1999 Instructor, Adult , The Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan. 1993-1995 , Post Recovery Room, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner: CRNP-SP007678 (Pennsylvania, inactive) Registered Nurse: RN-540215 (Pennsylvania, active)

HONORS/AWARDS/MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY SOCIETIES

International

2011-2014 Visiting Professor, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM), Karachi, Pakistan. The purpose of this appointment was to assist the university in furthering their research and academic capacity. Responsibilities included chairing and evaluating Masters theses (Chaired 34 theses); advising/mentoring students on research methods and dissemination; conducting debriefing/research mentorship sessions with thesis faculty advisors; assisting faculty members in developing and refining research proposals; conducting research methods seminars for university-wide academic audience; advising on the direction of Masters in Nursing specialty tracks in Pakistan.

2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan 3Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

National

1/2015 Invited, Institute of Medicine planning session on public engagement, community outreach and dissemination of the IOM Dying in America report. 2012-2014 Member, Institute of Medicine Committee, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life (Released, September 2014, Co-chairs: Pizzo & Walker). 2013- Chair, American Pain Society Pain and Disparities Shared Interest Group 2012- Inducted, Fellow of the American Academy Nursing (FAAN). 2011- Editorial Board of Pain Medicine, The official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. 2011-2013 Vice-Chair (elected) American Pain Society's Pain and Disparities Shared Interest Group 2011 Fellow, Resource Center for Minority Aging (RCMAR) PennMARCH. 2010 Executive Board Member, Foundation for Ethics in Pain Care 2009 National Institutes of Health Grant Reviewer. Stage 1 of the NIH Challenge Grant applications for the NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group / ZRG1 HDM-G (58) or ZRG1 HDM-P (58). 2009 American Pain Society’s Scholarship for Pain Management: A Primer for Residents and Fellows©, San Diego, CA. 2008 Founding Member, Asian Women’s Health Research Network-an International Organization (Founder, Dr. Im, E.O). 2008 Invited, National League for Nursing Think Tank on Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education, Newark, NJ. The charge was to establish a guiding coalition among stakeholders regarding the need to address the most effective, efficient, innovative, and evidence-based approaches to assessing/evaluating learning in nursing education. 2007 Selected Fellow, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health Minority Investigators Summer Institute on Behavioral Methodologies for “promising early to mid-level career investigators” 2004 Nurses’ Educational Funds’ Featured Scholar and Recipient of Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship. 2002 AACN Vision Partners Scholarship, American Association of Critical Care Nurses. 2002 Inducted, , Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Chapter

State-Level

2005-2007 Appointed, Pennsylvania State Taskforce for Quality at the End-of-Life. The committee was charged with documenting the status of palliative care in 4Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Pennsylvania and formulating recommendations for the Governor and Secretary of Aging. Final report presented to Governor Rendell, E. G., & Secretary, Eisenhower, N., PA Department of Aging on 02/05/2007.

2007-2009 Appointed, Pennsylvania Patient Life-Sustaining Wishes Advisory Committee. Appointed by the Hon. Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson pursuant to section 5488 of Out-of-Hospital Non-resuscitation Act to assess the feasibility of Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) paradigm in Pennsylvania.

Local/University

2015 Barbara J. Lowery Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award Award given by the doctoral students to a member of the faculty that has advanced nursing science through exemplary doctoral student mentorship. 2014 Dean’s Award for Exemplary Teaching, for demonstrated excellence in teaching that includes knowledge of the subject matter, innovative teaching methods, fostering professional development, and accessibility. 2011 Anne Keane Teaching Award – This award is given in recognition of distinguished teaching. “Distinguished teaching is intellectually demanding, unusually coherent, and permanent in its effect. The distinguished teacher has the capability of changing the way in which students view the subject they are studying. The distinguished teacher is accessible to students and open to new ideas, but also expresses his/her own views with articulate informed understanding of an academic field”. 2009 Junior Faculty Research Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing “In recognition of making a distinguished contribution to nursing scholarship through funded research, publications, major reports, offices and regional or national leadership”. 2003 Teaching Assistant Award, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Academic Awards

2006 Dean’s Award, Awarded to the graduates who epitomize the philosophy of Penn School of Nursing, Philadelphia PA. 2004 Marion R. Gregory Award for the Dissertation Proposal that “holds significant promise as contribution to nursing knowledge”, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. 2004 Selected, Penn-Hampton Scholar in Health Disparity Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing; Hampton University, Virginia 2001 Marion O. Ware Award “for Exceptional Ability in Scholarly Writing”, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. 5Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

2001 National Award Winner, United States Achievement Academy. 2001 University of Pennsylvania Fellowship 1999 Recipient, The Aga Khan Foundation Award for International Scholar Program. 1999 Awarded “Star Woman 1998” at the IXTH Star Women International Awards Ceremony, Karachi, Pakistan. 1997 Nursing Leadership Award, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. 1997 Adult Health Nursing Award, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. 1997 Nursing Education Award, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan 1997 Dean’s Honor Roll, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan 1997 Outstanding BSN Graduate Award, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan. 1997 Valedictorian, Aga Khan University School of Nursing Convocation, Pakistan 1996 Inducted, First Pakistani Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Rho Delta Chapter

RESEARCH

Doctoral Dissertation

Meghani, S. H. (2005). Factors affecting the negotiation of treatment for cancer pain among African Americans. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Diss. POPM2005.242; University Microfilm, P38: 2005. Advisor: Keane. A., Members: Deatrick, J., Houldin, A., & Cassarett, D. (Marion R. Gregory Award for the Dissertation Proposal that holds significant promise as contribution to nursing knowledge, 2004).

Submitted Grants

American Cancer Society. Sources and Solutions of Persistent Disparities in Cancer Pain Outcomes (submitted, 10/9/2014).

Past/Present Funded Research Grants

NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health. Walkabout-Looking In, Looking Out: Mindfulness-based Art Therapy and Mechanisms of Symptom Palliation. (PIs: Meghani & Chatterjee). 01/13/2015-01/12/2016. ($10,000).

NIH/National Institute of (T32NR009356). Individualized care for at risk older adults. Role, co-Investigator (PIs, Naylor/Bowles). 07/1/2014-06/30/2019.

Health Resources & Services Administration (UB4HP 19214). Pain assessment in cognitively impaired older adults: Geriatric Education Center of Greater Philadelphia Consortium . Role, co-I (PIs, Bradway/Forceia). 07/1/2013-06/30/15. ($437, 700).

NIH/ National Institute of Nursing Research (1K01NR014673). Adherence in African Americans Being Treated For Cancer Pain. Role, co-sponsor (PI: Yeager, K; sponsor Bruner, D). 09/27/13 - 08/31/16. ($183,522).

Perelman School of Medicine. Patient-centered integration of acupuncture for cancer pain: a 6 Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

pilot study” Role, co-Investigator (PI, Mao). 11/01/13 - 10/30/14. ($40,000).

NIH Pain Consortium Center of Excellence in Pain Education (CoEPE). Role: co- Investigator (PIs, Farrar; Hersh, Polomano). 05/2012-2013.

NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research (1RC1NR011591). A novel approach to elucidate mechanisms for disparity in cancer pain outcomes. Role, Principal Investigator. 09/25/2009 -07/31/2012. ($845,947).

NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research (5K01NR010886). Disparities in analgesic preference for cancer pain: a conjoint analysis study. Role, Principal Investigator. 07/21/2008- 09/24/2009 ($273,297).

NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health. Older adults and their perspective on chronic conditions. Role, co-PI (PI, Towsley). 06/23/ 2011- 06/22/2013. ($10, 000).

Institute of Aging/Penn Minority Aging Research for Community Health Center (Penn- MARCH). A tailored pain risk assessment clinical tool towards ameliorating cancer pain disparities. Role, Principal Investigator. 06/24/ 2011- 06/30/ 2013. ($10, 000).

American Cancer Society/Abramson Cancer Center IRG. Developing and field-testing a choice-based conjoint survey to elicit differences in analgesic preference for cancer pain between African Americans and Whites. Role, Principal Investigator. 3/15/2008-3/14/2010 ($30,000).

Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs. Pain treatment disparities: a template for improving clinical practice and policy development. Role, Principal Investigator (co-PI, Gallagher). 1/1/2008-06/30/2010. ($34,980).

NIH/NINR T32 Fellowship (T32NR007100). Research On Vulnerable Women, Children And Families. 09/01/2005-07/01/2007. $$$.

Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affair Unrestricted Educational Grant. Racial and ethnic disparities in pain treatment: converting research to policy. Role, Co-Principal Investigator (PI, Gallagher) 1/1/2006-06/30/2008. ($20,000).

Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion Competitive Pilot Award. Factors affecting negotiation of cancer pain treatment among African American Veterans. Role, Principal Investigator. 03/15/04-03/15/06. ($15,042).

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation/Purdue Pharma Trish Greene Nursing Research Grant. Factors affecting negotiation of cancer pain treatment among African Americans. Role, Principal Investigator. 03/15/04-03/15/06. ($ 9,997).

Sigma Theta Tau, Xi Chapter Research Award. Preference for cancer pain treatment among African Americans. Role, Principal Investigator: 02/2004-2005 ($1000).

Past/Present Educational Grants

NBME Centennial Prize Competition Committee. CIRCLE: Innovative Interprofessional Mini-CEX Assessment Tool for Directly Observed Contextual Competency for Health Professionals in the Clinical Environment. Finalist: Rajput, V. Meghani, S.H. & Henning, M. 06/2014. 7 Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship program grant (PURM) (Mentee, Spencer Stubbs). 04/16/10- 09/01/10. ($5,500).

Investing In The Future: Educational Initiatives Grant, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Developing Patient Simulations for Use in the Palliative Care Minor. Role, co- Investigator: (PI: Ersek, M.). 6/19/09- 6/18/2010 ($13,162).

Completed Unfunded Research

CBS /New York Times National Survey. A secondary analysis of a nationally representative CBS /New York Times National Survey on “Patterns and Perceptions of Pain Treatment among Minority and Non-Minority Populations”. Meghani, S. H. & Cho, E. (2006-2007).

International Narcotic Control Board (INCB). A secondary analysis of the INCB dataset to understand the “Availability of Opioids for Cancer Pain Relief in Developing Countries that are Source or Transit Countries for Illicit Narcotics”. (2002-2003).

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles (Peer-reviewed) (*=database; mentees underlined)

*Meghani, S.H., Thompson, A., Chittams, J., Bruner, D., Riegel, B. Adherence to analgesics for cancer pain: A comparative study of African Americans and Whites using an electronic monitoring device (under review)

Meghani, S. H. & Chittams, J. Controlling for Socioeconomic Status in Pain Disparities Research: All-Else-Equal Analysis When “All Else” is Not Equal” (under-review).

Meghani, S. H. & Hinds, P.S. (2015). Policy Brief: The Institute of Medicine Report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. Nursing Outlook, 63(1): 51-59. (PMID: 25645482).

Bomba, P. & Meghani, S.H. (2014). Thoughtful Discussions Take Time: Inadequate Clinician Reimbursement is a Barrier. [Comment in response to Halpern & Emmanuel: Can the United States Buy Better Advance Care Planning?]. Annals of Internal Medicine, online, www.annals.org on 9 December 2014.

*Meghani S.H., Kang Y, Chittams J, McMenamin E, Mao J, Fudin J. (2014). African Americans with Cancer Pain Are More Likely to Receive an Analgesic with Toxic Metabolite Despite Clinical Risks: A Mediation Analysis Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32(25):2773- 2779. (PMID: 25049323).

*Meghani, SH., Byun, E., Chittams, J. (2014). Conducting Research with Vulnerable Populations: Cautions and Considerations in Interpreting Outliers in Disparities Research. AIMS Public Health, 1(1), 25–32. doi: 10.3934/public health.2014.1.25. 8 Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Hinds, P.S. & Meghani, S. H. (2014). The Institute of Medicine’s 2014 Committee on Approaching Death Report: Recommendations and Implications for Nursing. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 16(8), 543-548.

*Frankel, E, Garlanda, S, Meghani, S. H., Vapiwalab, N., Mao, J.J. (2014). Patients’ Perspectives on Integrating Acupuncture into the Radiation Oncology Setting. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 6(5), 532-537. (PMID: 25386224)

*Mao, J.J, Tan, T., Li, S Q, Meghani, S.H. Glanz, K, & Bruner, D. (2014). Attitudes and Barriers towards Participation in an Acupuncture Trial among Breast Cancer Patients: A Survey Study. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(1):7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-7. (PMID: 24400734.)

*Becker, W., Meghani, S.H. Tetrault, J., & Fiellin, D. (2014). Racial/ethnic disparities in report of U.S. workplace drug testing. The American Journal on Addictions, 23 (4), 357-362. (PMID: 24112118).

*Meghani, S.H., Chittams, J. Hanlon, A., & Curry, J. (2013). Measuring Preferences for Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain: How Do African Americans and Whites Perform on Choice-based Conjoint Analysis Experiments? BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 13(1): 118 (PMID: 24134426).

Meghani, S. H., Buck H. G., Dickson, V.V., Hammer, M., Rabelo-Silva, E.R, Clark, R., Naylor, M.D. (2013). The Conceptualization and Measurement of Comorbidity: A Review of Interprofessional Discourse. Nursing Research and Practice, doi: 10.1155/2013/192782. (PMID: 24187618).

*Meghani S.H. Bruner DW. (2013). A Pilot Study to Identify Correlates of Intentional Versus Unintentional Nonadherence to Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain. Pain Management Nursing, 14(2): e22-30. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2011.03.003. (PMID: 23688368).

*Buck H., Meghani S., Bettger P. J., et al. (2012). The use of comorbidities among adults experiencing care transitions: a systematic review and evolutionary analysis of empirical literature. SAGE: Chronic Illness, 8 (4), 278- 295. (PMID: 22514061).

Campbell L.C., Robinson K., Meghani S.H., Vallerand A., Schatman M., Sonty N. (2012). Challenges and Opportunities in Advancing Pain Management Disparities Research: Implications for Clinical Practice, Advocacy and Policy. Journal of Pain, 13(7):611-619. (PMID: 22560002).

*Meghani S.H., Byun E., Gallagher R.M. (2012). Time to Take Stock: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Pain Treatment Disparities in the United States. Pain Medicine, 13, 150- 174. (PMID: 22239747).

Meghani S.H. Polomano, R., Tait, R., Vallerand, A., Anderson, K., Gallagher, R.M. (2012). Advancing a National Agenda to Eliminate Disparities in Pain Care: Directions for Health Policy, Education, Practice, and Research. Pain Medicine. 13, 5-28. (PMID: 22142450). 9 Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Buck, H. & Meghani, S. (2012). Spiritual Expressions of African Americans and Whites in Cancer Pain. Journal of . 30(2), 107-116. (PMID: 22024953).

Meghani, S.H. (2011). Corporatization of Pain Medicine: Implications for Widening Pain Care Disparities. Pain Medicine: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 12(4), 634-44. (*Manuscript selected for accompanying Editorial- see Schatman, M., Pain Medicine. 12(4):632-3). (PMID: 21392249).

Meghani, S.H., & Rajput, V. (2011). The Need for Practice Socialization of International Medical Graduates—An Exemplar From Pain Medicine. Academic Medicine: Official Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 86(5), 571-574. (PMID: 21436666).

*Barth, K., Becker, W., Wiedemer, N., Mavandadi, S., Oslin, D., Meghani, S.H., & Gallagher, R.M. (2010). Association between Urine Drug Test Results and Treatment Outcome in High- Risk Chronic Pain Patients on Opioids. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 4(3), 167-173. (PMID: 21769031).

*Meghani, S.H., Lee, C.S., Hanlon, A. L. & Bruner, D.W. (2009). Latent Class Cluster Analysis to Understand Heterogeneity in Prostate Cancer Treatment Utilities. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 9(47): doi:10.1186/1472-6947-9-47. (PMID: 19941668).

*Meghani, S.H., Wiedemer, N. L., Becker, W. C., Gracely, E. J., Gallagher, R. M. (2009). Predictors of Resolution of Aberrant Drug Behavior in Chronic Pain Patients Treated in a Structured Opioid Risk Management Program. Pain Medicine, 10(5), 858-65. (PMID: 19523029).

*Meghani, S.H., & Cho, E. (2009). Self-reported Pain and Utilization of Pain Treatment among Minorities and Non-minorities in the United States. , 26(4), 307-316. (PMID: 19573209).

Meghani, S.H., Brooks, J., Gipson-Jones, T., Waite, R., Whitefield-Harris, L., Deatrick, J. (2009). Patient-provider Race-Concordance: Does it Matter in Improving Minority Patients’ Health Outcomes. Ethnicity and Health, 14(1), 107-130. (PMID: 19012091).

*Becker, W.C., Meghani, S.H., Barth, K. S., Wiedemer, N., Gallagher, R.M. (2009). Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Discharged from the Opioid Renewal Clinic at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. The American Journal on Addictions, 18(2), 135-139. (PMID: 19283565).

Meghani, S.H. & Aziz, Z. (2008). The Need for an Effective Palliative Care Strategy in Pakistan. Journal of Public Health Policy, 29(4), 480-484. (PMID: 19079308).

Meghani, S. H. & Gallagher, R. (2008). Disparity versus Inequity: Towards Re- conceptualization of Pain Treatment Disparities. Pain Medicine: The official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 9(5), 613-623. (PMID: 18777609).

*Meghani, S.H. & Keane, A. (2007). Preference for Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain among African Americans. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 34(2), 136-147. (PMID: 17531436)

*Meghani, S.H. & Houldin, A. (2007). The Meanings and Attitudes about Cancer Pain among African Americans: Forum, 34(6), 1179-1186. (PMID: 18024344). 10Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Meghani, S.H. (2005). Leveling the Playing Field: Does Pain Disparity Literature Suffer from a Reporting Bias? Pain Medicine: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 6(3), 269-270. (PMID: 15972092).

Meghani, S.H. (2004). A Concept Analysis of Palliative Care in the United States. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46(2), 152-161. (PMID: 15056328).

Meghani, S.H. & Becker, D. (2001). Beta-blockers: A New Therapy in Congestive Heart Failure. American Journal of Critical Care, 10(6), 417-429; CE quiz 428-9. (PMID: 11688609).

Stanley, G.D. & Meghani, S. H. (2001). Reflections on Using Parse's Theory of Human Becoming in a Palliative Care Setting in Pakistan. The Canadian Nurse, 97(7), 23-25. (PMID: 11868225).

Published Abstracts (Peer-reviewed) (*=database; mentees underlined)

*Meghani, S.H. & Robinson, A. (2015). African Americans with cancer pain are more likely to make analgesic use decisions based on side-effects. Journal of Pain, 15(x), xx. (accepted).

*MacKenzie, M., Buck, HG, Meghani, SH, Riegel, B. (2014). Comparing Predictors of Heart Failure and Cancer Caregiver Satisfaction with Hospice Care. Circulation, 130: A16291.

*Meghani S.H. (2014). Disparities in analgesic preference for cancer pain: testing validity of conjoint analysis methods in minority subgroups. Journal of Pain, 15 (4), S. 38.

*Meghani, S.H. Hanlon, A., Bubanj, J., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. (2013). Do self-reported analgesic barriers translate into objective analgesic adherence for cancer pain? Journal of Pain, 14(4), S38.

Buck, H.B, Meghani, S.H. et al. (2013). Comorbidity: what do we know vs. what do we think we know? Nursing Research, 62(2), p.E65.

*Meghani, S.H., Hanlon, A., Bubanj, J., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. (2012). African Americans are more likely to receive an analgesic with toxic metabolite despite clinical risks. Journal of Pain, 13(4), S37.

*Meghani, SH. Hanlon, A., Robinson, A; Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. (2012). Pain Treatment Outcomes among African-Americans and Whites: Evidence of Age-Race Disparities, Gerontologist, 52(S1), p. 62.

*Meghani, S.H, Hanlon A.L., Bruner D.W., Riegel B. (2011). Do subjective measures of adherence predict actual analgesic taking behavior for cancer pain? The Journal of Pain. 12(2), 20.

*Meghani, S.H. (2010). Choice-based Conjoint Analysis (CBC) to elicit preferences for cancer pain treatment between and among African Americans and Whites: A pilot study. The Journal of Pain, 11(4), 20.

*Meghani, S.H., Byun, E. & Gallagher, R. (2010). A meta-analysis of racial and ethnic disparities in analgesic treatment for pain in the United States. The Journal of Pain, 11(4), S53.

Im E.O., Wung S.F., Yeo S.A., Meghani, S.H., Hong O., Kim E., Kim H. (2010). Asian Women’s Health Research Network (ASIA-WH), Nursing Outlook, 58(2), 12-13. 11Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Meghani, S.H. (2009). Do concerns for analgesic use for cancer pain differ between African Americans and Whites? The Journal of Pain: The Official Journal of the American Pain Society, 10(4), Supplement1, S14.

*Wiedemer, N., Meghani, S.H., Becker, W.C., Harden, P., Barth, K., Gallagher, R.M. (2008) Predictors of the resolution of aberrant drug behavior in a sample of patients treated in the Opioid Renewal Clinic at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Pain Medicine, 9 (1), 182.

*Becker, W.C., Barth, K. S., Meghani, S.H., Wiedemer, N., Gallagher, R.M. (2008). Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Discharged from the Opioid Renewal Clinic of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Pain Medicine, 9 (1), 137.

*Meghani, S.H. (2006). Preference for analgesic treatment for cancer pain among African American Veterans and non-Veterans: A descriptive study. Gerontologist, 46, 105.

*Meghani, S.H. (2004). Inequities in opioid availability for cancer pain relief in the source and transit countries for illicit narcotics. Gerontologist, 44 (special issue 1), 73547.

Meghani, S.H. (2003). Palliative care: An evolutionary concept analysis. Symposium, Broadening palliative care theory and practice: An interdisciplinary view. Gerontologist, 43, 358-359.

Stanley, G. & Meghani, S. H. (1999). Teaching/learning nursing concepts and theories in a palliative care setting in Pakistan. Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26 (suppl.) 26.

Guest Editorials/Book Chapter

Meghani, S.H. & Isacoff, O. (2013). Patient-Provider Ethnic Concordance in Pain: Negotiating the Intangible Barrier. In Culture, Brain & Analgesia: Understanding and managing pain in diverse populations: Incayawer & Todd (eds). New York: Oxford University Press.

Meghani, S.H. & Rajput V. (2010). Invited Editorial Commentary: Surrogate Decision-Makers’ Perspectives on Discussing Prognosis in the Face of Uncertainty. Critical Care Medicine. Dellinger, P. R. & Parrillo, J. E. (eds.): Elsevier.

White Paper/ Special Reports

Meghani, S.H. (2007). Minorities Section In: Improving End-of-Life Experiences for Pennsylvanians. Task Force for Quality at the End of Life for Pennsylvania. Report and Recommendations to Governor Edward G. Rendell (February 5, 2007).

Bernard, D., Black, J., Donaghue, L., Fowler, N., Hughes, C... Meghani, S. H., Suroviec, S., et al. (2005). End-Of-Life Care in Pennsylvania: A Background Paper. Prepared by the Task Force for Quality at the End of Life for PA Governor Rendell & Secretary of Aging, Eisenhower.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS Poster Presentations (Peer-reviewed) (*=database) 12Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Meghani, S.H. & Robinson, A. African Americans with cancer pain are more likely to make analgesic use decisions based on side-effects (accepted) 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, May 13-16, 2015, Palm Springs, CA.

*Meredith McKenzie, Buck, H., Meghani, S. H. Riegel, B. Testing a Model of Caregiver Satisfaction with Hospice Care in the Cancer Population, Annual Assembly of the AAHPM and HPNA, February 25-28, 2015, Philadelphia, PA.

*Meghani, S. H. Disparities in Analgesic Preference for Cancer Pain: Testing Validity of Conjoint Analysis Methods in Minority Subgroups. American Pain Society 33 Annual Scientific Meeting. May 1, 2014. Tampa, FL.

*Carpenter, J, Towsley, G, & Meghani, S. H. Older Adults Perceptions of Chronic Conditions: A Preliminary Analysis. Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS), April 9 - 11 2014, Philadelphia, PA.

*Meghani, S.H. Hanlon, A., Robinson, A., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. Pain Treatment Decision- Making and Outcomes Among African Americans and Whites: Evidence of Age-Race Disparities. Institute of Aging (IOA) and LDI Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics’ Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat on Aging, May 15, 2012. Philadelphia, PA. **The poster won the second best scientific poster award.

*Meghani, S.H. Hanlon, A., Robinson, A., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. Pain Treatment Decision- Making and Outcomes Among African Americans and Whites: Evidence of Age-Race Disparities. Resource Centers for Minority Aging Annual Conference. National Institute of Aging, March 16, 2012, San Francesco, CA.

*Meghani, S.H. Hanlon, A., Robinson, A., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. Unique Clusters and Correlates of Preference for Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain. The 14th World Congress on Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), August 27-31, 2012, Milan, Italy.

*Meghani, S.H., Hanlon, A., Bubanj, J., Riegel, B., & Bruner, D. “African Americans are more likely to receive an analgesic with toxic metabolite despite clinical risks” American Pain Society's 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, May 16-18, 2012, Honolulu, HI.

*Meghani, S.H., Hanlon, A., Bruner, D., & Riegel, B. Do Subjective Measures of Adherence Predict Actual Analgesic Taking Behavior for Cancer Pain? American Pain Society's 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, May 19-21, 2011, Austin, TX.

*Meghani, S.H. Choice-based Conjoint Analysis to elicit preferences for cancer pain treatment between African Americans and Whites. American Society for Pain Management Nursing 29th National Conference, September 22-25, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

*Meghani S.H., Byun, E., & Gallagher, R. A Meta-Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Analgesic Treatment for Pain. U.S. Health Services Research and Development’s VA Equity Research: Moving the Field Forward, September 13, 2010, Boston, MA.

*Ali, N. & Meghani, S.H. Perceptions and Practices among interns, residents and nurses around provision of Printed Health Information to Patients: A cross-sectional survey. 2010 North Carolina Health Literacy Conference, September 21-22, 2010, Greensboro, NC. 13Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Ali, N. & Meghani, S.H., Rajput, V. Knowledge and practice gaps amongst residents, interns and nurses regarding provision of printed health information to patients. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), September 4-5, 2010, Glasgow, Scotland.

*Meghani, S.H. Choice-based Conjoint Analysis (CBC) to elicit preferences for cancer pain treatment between and among African Americans and Whites: A pilot study. American Pain Society 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, May 7, 2010, Baltimore, MD.

*Meghani, S.H., Byun, E. & Gallagher, R. A meta-analysis of racial and ethnic disparities in analgesic treatment for pain in the United States. American Pain Society 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, May 7, 2010, Baltimore, MD.

*Rim, H. & Meghani, S.H. Gender-based Differences in the Analgesic Management of Cancer Pain in Outpatient Oncology Settings. Eastern Research Nursing Society, March 24-26, 2010, Providence, RI.

*Meghani, S.H. Do concerns for analgesic use for cancer pain differ between African Americans and Whites? American Pain Society 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, May 7-9, 2009. San Diego, CA.

*Fogh, S.E. Hanlon, A., Meghani, S.H., Lee, C. Hanks, G.E., Bruner, D.W. Do individual differences in cognition affect treatment preferences for early stage prostate cancer. American Society of Clinical Oncology, 02/24-26, 2009, Orlando, FL.

*Meghani, S.H. & Cho, E. Patterns of pain treatment utilization between minorities and non- minorities in the United States: A population-based study. The NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, Gaylord National Convention Center, December 16-18, 2008. National Harbor, MD.

Im, E.O., Yeo, S.A., Wung, S.F., Meghani, S.H., Kim, H. Developing an International Organization for Asian Women’s Health Research. American Academy of Nursing 35th Annual Meeting and Conference, November 6-8, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ.

Saintz, M.L. & Meghani, S.H. Leadership Education and Policy Development (LEAP). National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations, 4th National Conference, March, 7-9, 2008, San Diego, CA.

*Meghani S.H., Wiedemer, N.L., Harden, P., Pulman-Mooar, S., Garvin, J., & Gallagher, R.M. Missing Race/Ethnicity Data in the VA Longitudinal Online Research Database: Implications for Health Disparities Researchers. Health Service Research & Development (HSR&D) National Meeting: Implementation Across the Nation: From Bedside and Clinic to Community, February 13-15, 2008, Baltimore, MD.

*Wiedemer, N., Meghani, S.H., Becker, W.C., Harden, P., Barth, K., Gallagher, R.M. Predictors of the resolution of aberrant drug behavior in a sample of patients treated in the Opioid Renewal Clinic at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. The 24th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, February, 13-16, 2008, Orlando, FL

*Becker, W.C., Meghani, S.H., Barth, K.S., Wiedemer, N., Gallagher, R.M. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Discharged from the Opioid Renewal Clinic at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. The 24th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, February, 13-16, 2008, Orlando, FL. 14Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Meghani, S.H. Brooks, J., Gipson-Jones, T., et al. Patient-Provider Race-Concordance in Clinical and Community Settings: Implications for Minority Patients’ Health Outcomes. SOPHE's 58th Annual Meeting Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity, CDC’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH), October 31, 2007, Alexandria, VA.

*Meghani, S.H. Preference for Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain among African American Veterans and Non-Veterans: A Descriptive Study. 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 18, 2006, Dallas TX.

*Meghani, S.H. & Gallagher, R. M. A Typology of Analgesic Preference for Cancer Pain Treatment among African Americans: Implications for Practice and Policy. The Fourth Annual Translating Research into Practice and Policy Conference-Agency for Health Research and Quality and National Cancer Institute. July 10-12, 2006, Washington, DC.

*Patel, R., Meghani, S.H., Wiedemer, N., & Gallagher, R. M. Health Resource Utilization of Patients before and after Enrolling in Primary Care Opioid Renewal Clinic Managed by a Nurse Practitioner and Pharmacist. The 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, February 22-25, 2006, San Diego, CA. (**The poster won one of the 5 Scientific Achievement Awards at the Annual American Academy of Pain Medicine Meeting).

*Meghani, S.H. “Inequities in Opioid Availability for Cancer Pain Relief in the Source and Transit Countries for Illicit Narcotics”. The 57th Gerontological Society of America, Annual Meeting, November, 22, 2004, Washington, DC.

Podium Presentations (Peer-reviewed) (*=database)

*O’Connor, M., Hanlon, A., Meghani, S.H., Masterson-Creber, R., Bowles, K. H., Riegel, B…& Naylor, M. (2015). Do Unique Clinical Risk Profiles Predict Hospitalization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults? Eastern Nursing Research Society 27th Annual Scientific Sessions. Nursing Science, Evidence, and Policy: Creating a Culture of Health. Washington, DC.

Meghani, S.H., Buck, H., VanCleave, J., O’Connor, Conceptualizing Comorbidities: Current Quandaries, Future Directions. 2012 National State of the Science Congress in Nursing Research, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS), September 13-15, 2012, Washington, DC.

*Campbell, L., Meghani, S.H., Sonty, N., & Robinson, K. Disparities in Pain Care: Methodological Challenges and Novel Interventions. American Pain Society's 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, May 17, 2012, Honolulu, HI.

*Ali, N. & Meghani, S.H. Targeting health literacy environment in an urban hospital setting: A conceptual framework utilizing the Donabedian model. Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, October 18-19, 2010, Bethesda, MD. 15Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Meghani, S.H. Non-adherence to Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain between African Americans and Whites: A pilot study. American Society for Pain Management Nursing 20th National Conference, September 22-25, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

*Meghani, S.H. A Meta-Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Analgesic Treatment for Pain in the U.S. American Society for Pain Management Nursing 20th National Conference, September 22-25, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

*Becker, W., Meghani, S.H. Lalani. L., Ali, R. Fiellin, D. (2010). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Workplace Screening For Drug and Alcohol Use. Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 33rd Annual Meeting. April 29, 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

Im, Yeo, Wung, Meghani, Hong, and Kim. Unexpected Challenges in Developing Asian Women’s Health Research Network (ASIA-WH) in the U.S. Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, February 3-6, 2010, Austin, TX.

*Buck, H. & Meghani, S.H. (2009). Differences in the Use of Spirituality for Cancer Pain between African Americans and Whites: Implications for Transcultural Models of Care. 40th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, 10/31/09- 11/4/09, Indianapolis, IN.

*Meghani, S.H. & Wiedemer, N. The Impact of a Structured Opioid Renewal Clinic on Aberrant Drug Behavior Outcomes at a Northeastern VA Medical Center. American Society of Pain Management Nurses 18th National Conference, September, 3-6, 2008, Tucson, AZ.

*Meghani, S.H., Brooks, J., Gipson-Jones, T., Waite, R., Whitfield-Harris, L., Deatrick, J. "Racial/Ethnic-Concordance in : Implications for Minority Health and Public Policy". National Nursing Centers Consortium 6th Annual Conference on Policy Solutions to Improving Access to Health Care for All, October 7-9, 2007, Washington, D.C.

*Meghani, S.H. & Moriarty H. The Use and Preference for Conventional and Unconventional Methods of Cancer Pain Treatment among African Americans. The 18th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Eastern Nursing Research Society, April 21, 2006, Cherry Hill, NJ.

*Meghani, S.H. & Moriarty H. The Role of Patient Preferences in the Negotiation of Cancer Pain Treatment among African Americans. The National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. January 10, 2006, Washington, DC. The Office of Minority Health. Co-Sponsors: United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Meghani, S.H. Panelist: Preparing for Global Health and Humanitarian Challenges. The International Committee of the PHN (session no. 3207.0). 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 11, 2002. Philadelphia, PA.

Stanley G., & Meghani, S.H., Teaching and Learning Nursing Concepts and Theories in a Palliative Care Setting in Pakistan. The International Palliative Care Conference, June 04, 1999. Tianjin, China.

*Meghani, S.H., & Orchard, C. Risk-taking propensity of Enrichment and BSN students of The Aga Khan University School of Nursing. The International Nurses’ Day, Celebrating Nursing’s Past: Claiming the Future, May 15, 1999, Karachi, Pakistan. 16Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

*Meghani, S.H. & Orchard C. Role Transition from Rote-Learning to Self Directed Learning in the Students of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing’s BSN Program: A Quantitative Study. The International Nurses’ Day, May, 1998, Karachi, Pakistan.

*Orchard, C., Meghani, S.H., Marshall, P., Wilson, R., Cassum, S., Sergent, D., & Kanji, Z. Factors Facilitating Self-Directed Learning in Developing Countries”. 21st Quadrennial Congress of Nursing, June 19, 1997, Vancouver, Canada.

INVITED TALKS/LECTURES

04/23/2015 Nursing Grand Rounds for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Institute of Medicine Report, Dying in America: Nursing Implications, Philadelphia, PA (accepted). 04/16/2015 Oncology Minor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Palliative Care in America, Challenges and Opportunities. (accepted).

03/27/15 Geriatric Grad Rounds, Geriatric Education Center of Greater Philadelphia Division of Geriatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Institute of Medicine Report, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life: Recommendations and Directions for Practice (accepted). 3/4/2015 Sigma Theta Tau Spring Colloquium Speaker: The Equity Ideal and Why We Fall Behind? Disentangling sources of disparities in pain treatment. Philadelphia PA.

1/16/15 Pain Science and Practice, for nursing, medical and dental medicine students (NURS 536). Deconstructing clinical disparities in Pain outcomes, Philadelphia, PA. 12/04/14 Ethics Committee Grand Rounds, Institute of Medicine Report, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life: Recommendations and Directions for Practice. Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 05/30/14 Geriatric Grad Rounds, Geriatric Education Center of Greater Philadelphia Division of Geriatric Medicine, Racial and Ethnic disparities in Pain Outcomes in the United States. Philadelphia, PA. 03/28/14 PENN Interdisciplinary Pain Seminar Series. Are some of us more equal? Racial and Ethnic disparities in Pain Outcomes in the United States. Philadelphia, PA 03/6/14 Pearlman School of Medicine, EPI690. Empirical Bioethics. “Understanding racial/ethnic disparities in pain outcomes: An empirical journey”, Philadelphia, PA 11/21/13 Pearlman School of Medicine, Approaching Disparities in Biobehavioral Research. Hospice/Palliative Medicine Monthly Seminar Series, Philadelphia, PA. 05/08/13 American Pain Society 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Invited SIG presentation Do self-reported analgesic barriers translate into objective analgesic adherence for cancer pain? New Orleans, LA. 03/01/13 Abramson Cancer Center Scientific Retreat. Invited Presentation: Disparities in cancer pain treatment. Philadelphia PA. 01/21/13 Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) workshop on Teaching Excellence. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA. 17Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

07/05/12 Invited Lecture. State of Palliative Care in the Developing World. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan (via Skype). 11/02/11 Concepts in Measurement: Validity, Reliability, and Transferability. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. 10/21/11 Concepts in Sampling and Power Analysis. The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. 10/06/10 Sigma Theta Tau Xi- Chapter Fall Speaker. “Are Some of Us More Equal: The Effect of Race versus Socioeconomics in Pain Treatment Disparities Research”, Philadelphia, PA. 10/04/10 Panelist, What Makes a Successful Mentorship Program. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. 09/23/10 American Society of Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN); Invited and Sponsored Plenary Speaker. Overcoming Disparities in Pain Management: Beyond the Decade of Pain, September 23, 2010, Minneapolis, MN. 05/26/10 McNair Scholars Program, Research Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships The University of Pennsylvania. Topic: Opportunities and challenges facing faculty in the natural sciences. May 26, 2010. 05/07/10 American Pain Society Pain Disparities SIG, Invited debate, “Disentangling Race and Socioeconomic Status in Pain Care Disparities” (Co-debater, Michael Schatman, PhD), American Pain Society 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 05/05/10 National Institutes of Health. Invited and sponsored presenter, National Institutes of Health 5th Annual Pain Consortium Symposium. Choice-based Conjoint Analysis to elicit preferences for cancer pain treatment between African Americans and Whites. Bethesda, MD. 04/08/10 Moderator, Concurrent Session; Collaborations to Enhance Early Diagnosis of Cancer Among Urban Women. Penn-ICOWHI 18th International Cities and Women’s Health: Global Perspectives Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 02/25/10 Cooper Hospital Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Topic: Disparities vs. Inequities in Health using Pain Treatment as an Exemplar. Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. 10/02/09 Doctoral Open House Faculty Penal. Topic: Personal journey, careers and decision to pursue doctoral study. University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. 09/10/09 2nd Bi-Annual Cultural Competence Symposium. Topic: Cultural Competence. Beyond Race and Ethnicity. HUP Nursing Cultural Competence Committee. 04/24/09 Abramson Cancer Center Cancer Control Program (CCP). Panelist: Annual Retreat: Developing a Paradigm of Personalized Medicine in Population Science. Disparities Forum. Philadelphia, PA. 04/23/09 Diversity and Cultural Affairs Seminar Series Speaker, Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs, Center for Health Disparities Research, Pan-Asian American Community House, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 03/19/09 Abramson Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention & Control Program (CPC) Meeting. Topic: Disparities in Analgesic Preference: A Conjoint Analysis Study. Philadelphia, PA. 18Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

02/28/09 Ismaili Health Professional Association Annual Meeting. Topic: Evidenced-based Nursing: Preparing Nurse Clinicians and Researchers for the 21st Century. Orlando, Florida. 02/18/09 Keynote Speaker: Drexel University’s 2009 Dean’s Doctoral Nursing Colloquia. Topic: Disparities versus Inequities- Examining the Various Sources of Disparities in Pain Treatment, Philadelphia, PA. 01/29/08 Joan Karnell Cancer Center, Pennsylvania Hospital. Topic: Intra-race heterogeneity in analgesic preference for cancer pain among African Americans. 11/08/07 Doctoral Student Organization Fall Colloquium Series, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. “Transition to the Faculty Role”. 07/24/07 Bridges to the Doctorate Program, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. Topic: “On becoming a Scholar: Integration, representation, and application of knowledge.” Philadelphia, PA. 05/09/07 Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Annual Nurses’ Week Celebration, “One Size Does Not Fit All: An Exploration of Preference for Cancer Pain Treatment among African Americans, Philadelphia, PA. 04/12/07 Nursing Cultural Competence Committee (NCCC), Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. Topic: “Women, Women’s Health & Nursing in Pakistan”, Philadelphia, PA. 04/10/07 PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership University of Pennsylvania. Nursing in Pakistan and Singapore, Philadelphia, PA. 09/13/06 Invited Panelist: Advocacy in Action: How our health care system fails patients and nurses -- and nurses' role in fixing it (Health Disparity Sub-forum). Nurse Alliance of Pennsylvania Conference, Harrisburg, PA. 12/02/02 Endnote Speaker: Disparities in the Availability of Opioids for Pain Relief in Developing Countries: Can We Afford This in an Era of Global Aging? The First Annual Aging and Health Research Conference Drexel University, Sponsors: John A Hartford Foundation, the American Association of College of Nursing, and the Nu Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Philadelphia, PA.

MEETING/CONFERENCE ORGANIZING ROLES

Coordinated and organized 2006 national invitational conference, titled, “Racial/ethnic disparities in pain treatment: converting research to policy. Sponsor: Ortho-McNeil Jansen, Scientific Affairs.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

2006-Present Member, American Pain Society (APS); Chair, Pain Disparities SIG 2012-Present Member, American Academy of Nursing 2009-Present Member, American Society for Pain Management Nursing 2004- Member, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society Xi Chapter 2009-2013 Member, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 19Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

2006- Member, American Pain Foundation

2004- 2007 Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 2003-2007 Member, The Gerontological Society of America. 1999-2000 Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Manuscript Peer-Reviewer (Standing/Ad hoc)

1. Pain Medicine, Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (*Section Editor)

2. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

3. Health Services Research

4. Archives of Internal Medicine

5. BMC Palliative Care

6. Journal of American Geriatric Society

7. Journal of Nursing Scholarship

8. Journal of Palliative Care

9. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

10. World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Other Service (Academic)

John Hopkins University Promotion to Associate Professor Review, 2014

SERVICE ACTIVITIES AT CURRENT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

University

Member Senate Executive Committee, University of Pennsylvania 2012-present Member Senate Committee on Faculty Development, Diversity, and Equity 2011-2014 (SCFDDE)

School of Nursing

Chair Elect Bylaws Committee University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing 2014-present Member Academic Freedom Committee University of Pennsylvania School 2014-present of Nursing Chair Nominations and Appointments Committee University of 2012-2014 Pennsylvania School of Nursing (elected) Member PhD Admissions Committee University of Pennsylvania School of 2010, 20Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Nursing 2012-2014 Member Faculty Retreat Planning Task Force, University of Pennsylvania 2012-2013 School of Nursing Member Dean’s Advisory Taskforce on Diversity and Cultural Competence 2012-2013 Member CCNE Faculty Engagement Taskforce 2012-2013 Member Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences Retreat Planning 2012-2013 Taskforce Member Division to Departmental Transition Advisory Committee , BHS 2010-2011 Member Advisory Taskforce for the BHS Department Chair Search, 2010-2011 University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Member Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, Strategic Planning 2009-2010 Committee Member Faculty Search Committee, University of Pennsylvania School of 2008-2010 Nursing Member Cultural Diversity Taskforce, University of Pennsylvania School 2008-2009 of Nursing

Other SON

Member T32 Executive Committee, NewCourtland Center for Transitions 2014- present and Health Member Ad hoc Committee, NewCourland Center/CISA T32 planning 2012-2013 Member CoEPE Committee to develop disparities content for the problem- 2012-2013 based learning case studies (sickle cell disease; acute/traumatic pain). Member P01 Steering Committee on Penn Center of Excellence for 2012-2013 Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Mao) Faculty Asian Pacific American Nursing Student Association (APANSA), 2012-2013 Advisor University of Pennsylvania Member JOSNR Faculty Editorial Board- reviewed and edited the edition 2012 on palliative care. Member/ Co-morbidity Taskforce (evolutionary perspective). 2009-2011 Lead NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health Member Faculty Editorial Board, Journal of Nursing Student Research 2010-2012 (JONSR) Grant Sigma Theta Tau International "Rising Stars" Applications STT 1/2011 Reviewer 41st Biennial Convention Member Graduate Group Taskforce to examine statistical support for 2009-2010 doctoral students Grant Frank Morgan Jones Pilot Grant Applications, Hartford Center of 06/2010 Reviewer Geriatric Nursing Excellence Member Planning subcommittee, Office of Minority and Cultural 2008-2009 Development’s Asian Heritage Week Member Planning Committee, International Nursing and Bioethics 2004-2006 Conference, University of Pennsylvania: Global Perspectives and Ethical Mandates on Reducing Health Care Disparities. 21Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Vice- Doctoral Student Organization, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2003 President School of Nursing Chair Colloquium Committee, Doctoral Student organization, University 200 2002 of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing.

TEACHING & MENTORSHIP

Courses Taught

NURS 567- Managing Life-Threatening Illnesses from a Palliative Perspective/An Evidenced Based Approach to Managing Symptoms in Advanced Illness (Core course; Palliative Care Minor) Year Course Rating (4.0) Faculty Rating (4.0) 2014 3.13 3.60 2013 3.38 3.52 2012 3.06 3.56 2011 3.44 3.69 2010 3.06 3.56 2009 3.73 3.73 2008 3.44 3.88 (average) 3.32 3.65

NURS 754- Quantitative Research Design and Methods (Doctoral Required Course) Year Course Rating (4.0) Faculty Rating (4.0) 2014 3.55 3.91 2013 3.50 3.79 2012 3.11 3.67 2011 3.30 3.50 (average) 3.40 3.72

Doctoral Mentorship

Dissertation Committees

Yaelim Lee Web-based study on impact of acculturative stress on 2012- present premenstrual symptom experience in international female TBD students from Korea in U.S (Im). Kim Mooney-Doyle The Ordinary in The Context Of The Extraordinary: Defense 2010- 2014 Parenting In Pediatric Life-Threatening Illness. 05/12/2014 (Deatrick). 22Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Jill Vanak The association of nursing characteristics and rate of Defense 2012-2014 readmission, hospital acquired complications and failure 02/18/2014 to rescue amongst elderly cancer patients. (Lake) Meredith McKenzie End of life outcomes for patients with heart failure on Defense 2012-2014 hospice (Riegel). 01/23/2014

Kevin R. Emmons Wounds at end of life: wound symptoms and severity, Defense 2009-2012 quality of life, and patient reported symptoms and 05/08/2012 preferences for care (Ward; Drexel University)

Dissertation Proposals

Yaelim Lee Stress and Pre-menstrual symptoms (Im). Defense 05/02/2014 Meredith McKenzie Hospice care and quality end of life outcomes for Defense patients with advanced heart failure (Riegel). 01/18/2013 Sherry Greenberg Fear of falling among high-risk, urban, community- Defense dwelling older adults (Sullivan-Marx). 01/23/2012 Kim Mooney-Doyle Parenting a Child with a Life-Limiting Illness (Deatrick). Defense 01/27/2012 Nancy Ho Diabetes And Neurobehavioral Complications: The Role Defense of Hippocampal Neurogenesis (Sommers). 09/09/2011 Kevin Emmons Wounds at end of life: wound symptoms and severity, Defense quality of life, and patient reported symptoms and 07/20/2010 preferences for care (Ward; Drexel University) Rebecca Trotta Quality of Death in the Nursing Home: A Proposed Defense Grounded Theory (Kagan). 03/25/2009

Catherine Harris The Role of Anxiety in Return to Work after Aneurysmal Defense Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (Richmond). 11/25/2008 Lisette Bunting- Components of Pain in Patients with Parkinson’s Defense Perry Disease: An Exploratory Study (Polomano). 06/13/2008

Qualifying/General Exams

Youjeong Kang A Systematic Review of the Literature on Telehomecare Defense for Patients with Heart Failure (Bowles). 01/26/2012 Jill Vanak State of the science and conceptualization of nursing care Defense for the hematopoietic stem cell transplant patient (Lake) 09/28/2011 Terese Waite Concept of Sample Equity and Methodological Defense Approaches Shaping Bioethics; Qualitative and 06/07/2010 Quantitative Methodologies in Bioethics Research. (Ulrich). Melissa O'Connor Hospitalization among Medicare-Reimbursed Skilled Defense Home Care Recipients: A State of the Science (Bowles). 10/19/2009 23Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Research Residency Mentor

Eeeseung Byun, Pre-doctoral Fellow (Fall 2008).

Undergraduate Mentorship

N385- Senior Inquiry Advisor Zamia Diaz (Fall, 2013) Laura Brenson (Fall, 2013) Natalie R. Rivera (Fall 2012) Tabitha Hymans (Fall, 2011) Caroll Tipian (Fall, 2011) Justine Garber (Spring 2010) Nora Brennan (Spring 2010)

Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship (PURM)

Spencer Stubbs (Summer, 2010) Faith Hahn (Summer 2015)

Interdisciplinary/ Faculty Mentorship Dr. Janet Van Cleave, PhD, RN. New York University. (Cosponsor), American Cancer Society Scholar Grant (2015-present).

Dr. Kate A. Yeager, RN, MS. Role: Co-Sponsor NIH/K01 (Mentor Deborah Bruner, PhD, RN. Topic: Pain Medication Adherence in African Americans with Cancer Pain. Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta. (02/01/12- present)

Dr. Sheila N. Garland, Clinical Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Integrative Oncology and Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania [K-99 proposal advising committee]. (12/13/2013)

Dr. Tian Liu, Assistant Professor, Emory University, Dept of Radiation Oncology. Topic. Breast- Tissue Toxicity and Quality-of-Life in Breast-Cancer Radiotherapy. [PCORI grant; primary mentor, Deborah Bruner, PhD, RN]. (07/2013)

Dr. Efrat Shadmi The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences Haifa University Mount Carmel 31905, Israel. [Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development at UPENN (Role: Scientist In charge)].

Dr. Janet Van Cleave. KL2 Consultant. Topic: Addressing the Impact of Disparities on Pain Management in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. New York University, (04/04/2012) 24Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Harleah Buck- Secondary analysis and publication using my American Cancer Society/Abramson Cancer Center IRG study data (Spring 2009- 2011).

Other Mentorship

Dr. Harleah Buck, Dr. Janet Prvu-Bettger, Melissa O’Connor, Michael Fakho, Eeeseung Byun, Christine Tocchi (Mentored Analysis of the Concept of Comorbidity Using an Evolutionary Perspective; NewCourtland Center’s Comorbidity Taskforce; (06/2009-2011)

Hwasoon Rim, MSN student (Mentored research, 2009-2010 and mentored peer reviewed abstract presentation at the ENRS using my K01 data)

Cindy S Del Rosario “Local Perspectives on Palliative Care in Tanzania” Submitted to for ONR funding (2/8/2013).

Laura Anderson: BAGNAC- Hartford co-sponsor (05/12- 12/2012)

Lisa Kohr. Grant Reviewer: Office of Nursing Research Mock Review. June 30th 2011.

Detailed invited manuscript peer-review /editorial activity

2014-2015

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (completed, 3/9/15) Pain Medicine, section editor PME-OR-May-14-xxx.R1 (completed, 1/26/15) Pain Medicine, Manuscript ID #, PME-OR-Nov-14-xxx (completed, 1/22/15) Pain Medicine, section editor: Manuscript ID: PME-xxx-020.R1 (completed, 7/1/14) Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME-OR-Jan-xx-x41.R1. (completed, 3/16/2014). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME-OR-Jan-14-xxx. PME- REV-Nov-13-5xx (completed, 2/18/2014).

2012-2013

Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME- REV-Nov-13-5xx (completed, 12/31/13).

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Manuscript Number JCN-D-13-00xxx (completed 07/08/13). Health Services Research. Manuscript ID# HSR 13-00xx. (completed, 02/26/13) Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME- RES-Nov-12-4xx (completed, 12/21/12).

Journal of American Geriatric Society (JAGS). AGS-09xx-BMR-Aug-12 (completed 10/28/12) Journal of Nursing Scholarship. JNU-06-12-xxx (completed, 07/30/2012). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, ID PME- OTH-Mar-12-xxx (completed, 05/07/12). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, ID PME-OR-Feb-12-xxx (completed, 03/26/12). 25Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

2010-2011

Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-05-11-xxx. R1 (completed, 08/29/11). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, ID PME-OR-Nov-10-xxx (completed, 08/28/11). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, ID PME-OR-Feb-11-xxx (completed, 05/01/11). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-04-11-xxx. (completed, 05/04/11). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, ID PME-OR-Nov-10-xxx (completed, 03/16/11). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME-OR-Jun-09-xxx.R1 (completed, 8/13/10). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME -OR-Mar-10-xxx (completed, 05/13/10). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME-OR-Jan-10-01x.R1 (completed, 05/10/10). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID#, PME-OR-Jan-10-xxx (completed, 01/27/2010).

2008-2009

Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: # PME-OR-Jun-09-xxx (completed, 11/15/09). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-07-09-xxxR1. (completed, 10/26/2009). World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Manuscript ID: 09-xxx. (completed, 10/4/2009).

Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-07-xxx. (completed, 08/13/2009). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-May-09-xxx (completed, 6/12/09). BMC Palliative Care. Manuscript ID: BMC-xx-xx. (completed, 5/12/2009).

Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-02-09-xxx. (completed, 03/09/2009). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-09-08-xxx.R1. (completed, 11/25/2008). BMC Palliative Care. Manuscript ID: BMC-xx-xx. (completed, 11/14/2008). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-09-08-xxx. (completed, 10/s14/2008). Archives of Internal Medicine. Manuscript # IMD08-xxxx. (completed, 09/29/2008). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-Apr-08-xxx. (completed, 06/11/2008).

Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-03-08-xxx.R1. (completed, 05/20/2008). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-01-08-xxx. (completed, 02/12/2008). 2006-2007

Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-Feb-07-xxx.R1. (completed, 11/18/2007). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-BRR-Dec-06-xxx.R2. (completed, 11/14/2007). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-Aug-07-xxx. (completed, 11/4/2007). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-Jul-07-xxx. (completed, 10/18/2007). 26Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN Curriculum Vitae

Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-07-07-xxx.R1 (completed, 10/18/2007). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-07-07- xxx. (completed, 08/19/2007). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-BRR-Dec-06-xxx.R1. (completed, 06/4/2007). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-04-07- xxx. (completed, 05/24/2007). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-Feb-07-xxx. (completed, 03/30/2007). Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-01-07- xxx. (completed, 02/16/2007). Pain Medicine. Manuscript ID: PME-BRR-Dec-06-xxx. (completed, 01/20/2007). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Manuscript ID: JPS-D-06-00 xxx. (completed, 09/26/2006).

Journal of Palliative Care. Manuscript ID: P06-xxx. (completed, 07/27/2006).

Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Manuscript ID: JNU-04-06- xxx. (completed, 04/27/2006).

Pain Medicine: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists. Manuscript ID: PME-OR-Feb-06- xxx, (completed, 03/11/2006).

2005

Pain Medicine: The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists. Manuscript ID: PME-RES-Nov-05- xxx, (completed, 12/02/2005).