Biography:
Dr. Summer-Gafford has been the Director and Research Scientist for Kaiser Permanente Northern California's Nursing Research Community Benefit (NCNR-CB) Program for ten years, an area in the United States encompassing 22 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics. She has served as an advocate and research mentor for students, staff RNs, advanced practice nurses, nurse leaders, novice-to-expert nurse researchers, and allied health professionals. In 2016, Dr. Summer-Gafford was appointed Associate Editor for Nursing Research and Practice for The Permanente Journal, a peer-reviewed journal of medical science, social science in medicine, and medical humanities published quarterly by The Permanente Press.
Title : Small grants enhance collaboration and implementation of research and policy to benefit the communities we serve