Pamala D. Larsen, RN, PhD, CRRN - University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Dakota

Dr. Larsen has been a certified rehabilitation nurse and a nursing educator and administrator for 20+ years in a university setting. Her passion in chronic illness began as a staff nurse in a neurological unit. During her master's degree program in the early 1980's her program focused on oncology and hospice. She has past federal training grants in rehabilitation and geriatric rehabilitation, and her articles focus on the clinical issues of chronic illness. Dr. Larsen first teamed up with Ilene Lubkin by writing a chapter on Rehabilitation for the 3rd edition of Chronic Illness published in 1995. She began her co-editing responsibilities with Ilene with the 4th edition in 1998.

Dr. Larsen is currently Professor, Associate Dean at the College of Health and Human Services, and Director of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.

Ilene Morof Lubkin, RN, MS, GNP - California State University, California