Post on 03-Jun-2020
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Brayden N. Kameg, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN, CNE
E-Mail: Bnk13@pitt.edu
Phone Number: (412) 383-5732
Work Address: 3500 Victoria Street
HCS Suite 415
Office 420A
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Education and Training
Undergraduate
2012 – 2016 University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
BSN
Cum Laude
Graduate
2016 – 2019
University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
DNP
Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner;
Nursing Education
Licensures and Certifications
Licensure
2016 – present Registered Nurse #RN683051, Pennsylvania State Board of
Nursing
2019 – present Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner #SP020474, Pennsylvania
State Board of Nursing
Certification
2019 – present Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing
2019 – present Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Across the Lifespan
#2019028352, American Nurses Credentialing Center
2019 – present Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd edition (ADOS-2),
Western Psychological Services
2018 – present Social Skills Training (SST) Evidence-Based Psychotherapy
Group Facilitator, Veterans Health Administration Office of
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
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2017 – present Mental Health First Aid Provider, National Council for Behavioral
Health
2017 – present Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN), Addictions
Nursing Certification Board
2017 – present Master Psychopharmacologist, Neuroscience Education Institute
2015 – present Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, The American Heart
Association
2015 – present Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment, Institute
for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions
Appointments and Positions
Academic
2019 – present University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Department of Health and Community
Systems
Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor of
Nursing
2018 – 2019 Carlow University
College of Health and Wellness
Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Instructor
(Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing)
2018 – 2019 Robert Morris University
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Moon, PA
Clinical Instructor
(Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing)
2016 – 2019 University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Student
Research Assistant
2014 – 2016 University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Student
Research Assistant
Non-Academic
2019 – present Psychotherapy Associates
Canonsburg, PA
Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nurse
Practitioner (PMHNP)
2019 – present National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN), Learning Exchange
Consultant (Exam
Item Writer)
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Chicago, IL
2018 – present Journal of Addictions Nursing
Wolters Kluwer Health
Philadelphia, PA
Editorial Manager
2016 – present Veterans Administration Pittsburgh
Healthcare System
Pittsburgh, PA
Registered Nurse –
Charge Nurse and
Clinical Preceptor
2015 – 2016 Veterans Administration Pittsburgh
Healthcare System
Pittsburgh, PA
VA Learning
Opportunity
Residency (VALOR)
Nurse Intern
2015 – 2019 Institute for Research, Education, and
Training in Addictions
Pittsburgh, PA
Research Assistant
2014 – 2015 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Pittsburgh, PA
Student Nursing
Assistant
2011 – 2016 Nordstrom
Ross, PA
Associate
Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies
2016 – present Member, American Nurses Association (e-member)
2016 – present
2017
2017 – present
2018
2018
2018
2019
2019
Member, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Member, Scholarly Review Committee
Member, Council for Mental Health Advocacy
Reviewer, eLearning Center
Annual Conference Poster Presentation Judge
Member, Scholarly Review Committee
Member, Scholarly Review Committee
Member, Awards and Recognition Committee
2016 – present
2018
Member, International Nurses Society on Addictions
Member, Awards Committee
2017 – present Member, Neuroscience Education Institute
2017 – present Member, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Chapter
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2018 – present Member, Eastern Nursing Research Society
2018 – present
2019 – present
Member, International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses
Member, Membership Committee
2019 – present
2019 – present
Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Member, Special Interest Group – Psychiatric-Mental Health
2019 – present
2019 – present
Member, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
Member, Nurse Practitioner Association of Southwestern
Pennsylvania
Presentations and Invited Lectures
International
1. Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A. (2019, October). Rates of Alcohol
and Other Drug Use and Associations Between Use and Adverse Childhood
Experiences in Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students. To be presented at the
International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 43rd Annual Conference:
Substance Use Across the Lifespan, Baltimore, MD.
2. Schuster, R., Kameg, B., Mahmoud, K., Lindsay, D., Mitchell, A. (2019, October). A
University-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment Program for Advanced Practice
Registered Nurses. To be presented at the International Nurses Society on Addictions
(IntNSA) 43rd Annual Conference: Substance Use Across the Lifespan, Baltimore,
MD.
3. Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, May). Substance Use and
Misuse Amongst Nursing Students and Exposure to Adverse Childhood Events.
Presented at the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)
Annual Conference – Critical Conversations with Psychiatric Nurses: Preparing for
the Next Decade, Charlotte, NC.
4. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Kauffman, R., &
Knapp, E. (2018, April). Ensuring that Nursing Curriculum Evolves with Policy:
Incorporating Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Competencies into Advanced
Practiced Registered Nursing Education in Accordance with the Comprehensive
Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). Presented at the International Society of
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) 20th Annual Conference – Mental Health
Care Amid Policy Chaos, Tempe, AZ.
5. Constantino, R.E., Kameg, B., Palanisamy, B., Greene, W.B., Wu, L., Braxter, B.,
Ren, D., Doswell, W.M., Joshi, J., & Klem, M.L (2017, October). Disruptive
Innovations in Health Research: Examining Face-to-Face to Email to Text Message
Interventions to Wearable Devices. Presented at the 37th Asia-Pacific Nursing and
Medicare Summit, Osaka, Japan.
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6. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Knapp, E. (2017,
October). Integration of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Education into
Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) Curriculum: Equipping APRNs with
the Knowledge to Combat the Opioid Epidemic. Presented at the International Nurses
Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 41st Annual Conference – Mobilizing All Nurses to
Address Substance Use: The Hidden Faces of Addiction, Orlando, FL.
7. King, S.E., Lindsay, D., McPherson, T.L., Vargo, R., Kameg, B., & Hagle, H. (2017,
September). Barriers to and Facilitators of Integrating Adolescent Screening, Brief
Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training in Nursing, Social Work,
and Interprofessional Education. Presented at the International Network on Brief
Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA) Conference – Screening and
Brief Intervention at the Intersection of Research, Policy and Practice: Advancing
Knowledge and Meeting New Challenges, New York, NY.
8. Mitchell, A.M., Knapp, E., Puskar, K., Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., King, D., Porter,
B.R., Hanson, B.L., & Shaputnic, C. (2016, October). The Nurse’s Role in Alcohol
Screening and Brief Intervention Amongst Women of Childbearing Age. Presented at
the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 40th Annual Conference –
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery,
Las Vegas, NV.
9. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016,
September). Pregnancy and Alcohol: The Need for Alcohol-Screening and Brief
Intervention in Women of Childbearing Age. Presented at Sigma Theta Tau
International Leadership Connection Conference: Influencing Change through
Leadership, Indianapolis, IN. [Rising Star of Research and Scholarship Invited
Student Poster]
National
10. Mitchell, A.M, & Kameg, B. (2020, May). Screening, Brief Intervention, and
Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): An Interactive Workshop. To be presented at the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock MidSOUTH Annual Conference, Little Rock,
AK.
11. Kameg, B., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, October). Substance Use: Changing the Culture
in Nursing Schools and Beyond. To be presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association 33rd Annual Conference: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: The Whole
Health Connection, New Orleans, LA.
12. Kameg, B. (2019, October). Management of Gender-Related Mental Health
Conditions in United States Military Veterans. To be presented at the American
Psychiatric Nurses Association 33rd Annual Conference: Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurses: The Whole Health Connection, New Orleans, LA.
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13. Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, October). Substance Use
in Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students: Trends and Associations with
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). To be presented at the American Psychiatric
Nurses Association 33rd Annual Conference: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: The
Whole Health Connection, New Orleans, LA.
14. Kameg, K., Shafer, S., Richardson, L., Szpak, J.L., Pandit, N., Fabian, T., Clark, C.,
Kaufman, J., Kameg, B., & Barber, J. (2019, October). Access to Interprofessional
Mental Health Education (AIME) for Youth: Creation of Interprofessional Workshops
to Educate Graduate Students on Management of Mental Health Diagnoses in
Children and Adolescents. To be presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association 33rd Annual Conference: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: The Whole
Health Connection, New Orleans, LA.
15. Albrecht, S.A., Kameg, B., Puskar, K., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, June). Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders: Implications for primary care nurse practitioners in the
management of women and children. To be presented at the Association of Women’s
Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
16. Price, E., Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, April). Substance
Use Amongst Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students with Respect to Adverse
Childhood Experiences. Presented at the National Council for Undergraduate
Research (NCUR) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
17. Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A. (2019, April). Substance Use and
Misuse amongst Nursing Students and Exposure to Adverse Childhood Events.
Presented at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 31st Annual Conference:
Transforming the Future of Nursing Research – Imagination, Innovation, an
Engagement, Providence, RI.
18. Kameg, B. (2019, March). Leveraging Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to
Combat the Opioid Epidemic: An Overview of Methods. Presented at the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Center for Clinical Trials Network Annual
Conference, Bethesda, MD.
19. Kameg, B., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, March). Leveraging Advanced Practice
Registered Nurses to Combat the Opioid Epidemic: A Conceptual Proposal.
Presented at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Center for Clinical Trials
Network Annual Conference, Bethesda, MD.
20. Kameg, B., & Nativio, D.G. (2018, October). Caring for Youth with Gender
Dysphoria: Appropriate Screening, Referrals, and Treatment Modalities to Reduce
Health Disparities. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 32nd
Annual Conference: Trusted Agents of Change – Nurses Balancing Inequities in
Mental Health Care, Columbus, OH.
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21. Kameg, B., Palmer, J., Lu, L., & Lee, H. (2018, October). Vaporing Behavior vis-à-
vis the Substance Use Continuum Among Adolescents. Presented at the American
Psychiatric Nurses Association 32nd Annual Conference: Trusted Agents of Change –
Nurses Balancing Inequities in Mental Health Care, Columbus, OH.
22. Kameg, B., & Kameg, K. (2018, October). Advocating to Fulfill the Needs of United
States Veterans with Gender Dysphoria: An Overview of Treatment and Current
Public Health Policy. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 32nd
Annual Conference: Trusted Agents of Change – Nurses Balancing Inequities in
Mental Health Care, Columbus, OH.
23. Lu, L., Palmer, J., Kameg, B., & Lee, H. (2018, October). Adolescent Substance Use
Patterns vis-à-vis Gender, Grade, and Depressive Mood. Presented at the American
Psychiatric Nurses Association 32nd Annual Conference: Trusted Agents of Change –
Nurses Balancing Inequities in Mental Health Care, Columbus, OH.
24. Palmer, J., Lu, L., Kameg, B., & Lee, H. (2018, October). Substance Use Among
Adolescents Remains a Major Public Health Concern, Correlated with Mortality.
Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 32nd Annual Conference:
Trusted Agents of Change – Nurses Balancing Inequities in Mental Health Care,
Columbus, OH.
25. Kameg, B. (2017, October). Incorporating Substance Use and Medication Assisted
Treatment Education into Nursing Curricula. Presented at the American Psychiatric
Nurses Association 31st Annual Conference: Whole Health Begins with Mental
Health, Phoenix, AZ. [Invited Addictions Council Interactive Panelist]
26. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Knapp, E. (2017,
October). Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) Curriculum Infusion:
Preparing APRNs to Combat the Opioid Epidemic through Medication Assisted
Treatment (MAT) Education. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association 31st Annual Conference: Whole Health Begins with Mental Health,
Phoenix, AZ.
27. Kameg, B., Knapp, E., Mitchell, A., Riccelli, A., Ambrosino, A., Fioravanti, M., Neft,
M., Hagle, H., Lindsay D. (2016, June). Implementing Training in Screening, Brief
Intervention for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use (ATOD) to Facilitate
Interaction and Improve Patient Care Outcomes. Presented at the American Dental
Hygienists’ Association Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) 93rd Annual Session,
Pittsburgh, PA.
28. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M. (2016, April). Utilization of Alcohol Screening and Brief
Intervention in Women of Childbearing Age. Presented at the 30th National Council on
Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Conference, Asheville, NC.
29. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Nativio, D.G., Neft, M., Cerepani,
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M.J., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016, March). University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing (Pitt SoN): SBIRT Product Development. Presented at the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SBIRT Grantee Meeting,
Bethesda, MD.
30. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., & Lindsay, D. (2015, April).
Interprofessional Education Utilizing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT) for Interprofessional Groups of Anesthesia Students (InGAS).
Presented at the 29th National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
Conference, Cheney, WA.
State
31. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Knapp, E., Lindsay, D. Kaufman, R., & Puskar, K. (2018,
April). Incorporating Opioid Use Management Education into Advanced Practice
Nursing Curricula. Presented at the Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Schools
Association Annual Meeting, State College, PA.
32. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016,
April). Nurses’ Utilization of Alcohol-Screening and Brief Intervention (Alcohol-SBI)
in Women of Childbearing Age. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association (APNA) Pennsylvania Chapter Annual Conference: The Psychiatric
Nurse’s Role in the Identification and Treatment of Vulnerable Populations,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Regional
33. Kameg, K., Shafer, S., Richardson, L., Szpak, J.L., Pandit, N., Fabian, T., Clark, C.,
Kaufman, J., Kameg, B., & Barber, J. (2019, March). Creation of Interprofessional
Workshops to Enhance Graduate Students’ Knowledge on Management of Mental
Health Diagnoses in Children and Adolescents. Presented at the Robert Morris
University Faculty Scholarly Symposium, Moon, PA.
34. Kameg, B. (2019, April). Multi-Sensory Interventions to Reduce Agitation and
Subsequent Antipsychotic or Benzodiazepine Use in Veterans on an Inpatient
Psychiatric Unit. To be presented at the Greater Pittsburgh Nursing Research
Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
35. Kameg, B., & Lee, H. (2019, February). Vaporing Behavior Among Adolescents.
Presented at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing’s 8th Annual Scholarly
Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA.
36. Kameg, B. (2018, November). Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use: An Overview for Licensed Practical Nurses,
Registered Nurses, and Advanced Practice Providers. Presented at the Veterans
Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System Nursing Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, PA.
37. Kameg, B. (2018, September). Suicide in Older Adults: National, State, and Local
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Policy and Implications for Practice. Presented at the Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society’s
Residents’ Research Night, Pittsburgh, PA.
38. Kameg, B., & Lee, H. (2018, September). Vaporing Behavior as a Predictor of
Substance Use Amongst Adolescents. Presented at the Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society’s
Residents’ Research Night, Pittsburgh, PA.
39. Kameg, B. (2018, May). Motivational Interviewing in Achieving Therapeutic
Alliance. Presented at the Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Annual Nursing Exchange, Pittsburgh, PA.
40. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Knapp, E., Lindsay, D., Kaufman, R., Puskar, K., &
Hagle, H. (2018, January). Increasing Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN)
Students’ Ability and Willingness to Treat Patients with Opioid Use Disorders Using
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Modalities. Presented at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing’s 7th Annual Scholarly Presentation Symposium,
Pittsburgh, PA.
41. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Knapp, E., Lindsay, D., Kaufman, R., Puskar, K., &
Hagle, H. (2017, September). Increasing Advanced Practice Registered Nursing
(APRN) Students’ Ability and Willingness to Treat Patients with Opioid Use Disorders
Using Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Modalities. Presented at the Pittsburgh
Psychiatric Society’s Residents’ Research Night, Pittsburgh, PA.
42. Kameg, B., & Musgrove, R. (2017, May). Fall Prevention in Inpatient Behavioral
Health. Presented at the Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Annual Nursing Exchange, Pittsburgh, PA.
43. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., & Puskar, K. (2016,
October). Interprofessional Utilization of Alcohol and Drug Screening, Brief
Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Presented at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing’s 6th Annual Scholarly Presentation Symposium,
Pittsburgh, PA.
44. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., & Puskar, K. (2016,
September). Interprofessional Utilization of Alcohol and Drug Screening, Brief
Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Presented at the Pittsburgh
Psychiatric Society’s Residents’ Research Night, Pittsburgh, PA.
45. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Albrecht, S., & Puskar,
K. (2016, March). Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (Alcohol-SBI) and
Women: Education for Healthcare Professionals. Presented at the 2016 Sigma Theta
Tau International Eta Chapter Scholars Night, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lectures and Community Trainings
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46. Kameg, B. (2019, April). Invited graduate commencement speaker. Presented at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Annual Pinning and Graduation
Ceremony, Pittsburgh, PA.
47. Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A.M. (2019, March). Substance Misuse
Amongst Nursing Students and Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Presented at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [DNP
Project Public Presentation]
48. Kameg, B. (2019, February). Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
(SBIRT) for Undergraduate Nursing Students. Presented at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited Guest Lecture]
49. Kameg, B. (2019, February). Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
(SBIRT) for Accelerated Nursing Students. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited Guest Lecture]
50. Kameg, B. (2018, October). Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
(SBIRT): Essentials for Nurses. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited Guest Lecture]
51. Kameg, B. (2018, August). Survivors of Interpersonal Violence: Advocating to Meet
Psychosocial and Medical Needs. Presented at the Albert Schweitzer Community
Fellowship Monthly Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
52. Kameg, B. (2018, August). University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program (URMP): An Overview. Presented at
the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Freshman Orientation. [Recorded by
the University of Pittsburgh Educational Technology and Innovation (ETI)
Department and available for use within the University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing URMP]
53. Kameg, B., & Mitchell, A.M. (2018, August). Substance Use Amongst Nursing
Students: A Workshop for Student Advisors. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.
54. Kameg, B. (2018, May). Psychiatric Nursing Essentials and Therapeutic
Communication Techniques. Presented at Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA.
55. Kameg, B. (2018, April). Caring for Veterans and Active Duty Service Members: An
Overview for Registered Nursing Students. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited Guest Lecture]
56. Kameg, B. (2017, November). Meeting the Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Needs
of U.S. Veterans: A Foundational Overview. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited Guest Lecture]
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57. Kameg, B. (2017, August). Special Populations in Psychiatric Nursing: Veterans and
Active Duty Service Members. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited Guest Lecture]
58. Kane, I., Hagle, H., & Kameg, B. (2016, May). Alcohol, Medications, and Me.
Presented at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shady Park, Pittsburgh, PA.
[Invited Community Member Training]
59. Hagle, H., & Kameg, B. (2016, February). Alcohol, Medications, and Me. Presented
at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Legacy House, Pittsburgh, PA. [Invited
Community Member Training]
Publications
Articles
1. Kameg, B. (accepted). Management of mental health conditions in refugee youth: An
overview for the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. Journal of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing.
2. Lee, H., Yang, K., Palmer, J., Kameg, B., Lu, L., & Greene, B. (in press). Substance
use patterns among adolescents: A latent class analysis. Journal of the American
Psychiatric Nurses Association.
3. Constantino, R.E., Angosta, A.D., Reyes, A.T., Kameg, B., Wu, L., Cobb, J., Hui, V.,
Palompon, D., Sfadi, R., & Schlenk, E. (in press). Is intimate partner violence a risk
factor for cardiovascular disease in women? A review of the preponderance of the
evidence. Health.
4. Albrecht, S.A., Kameg, B., Puskar, K., Lewis, E., & Mitchell, A.M. (in press). Fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders: Implications for primary care nurse practitioners. The
Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
5. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Lee. H., Kane, I., Albrecht, S.A., Frank, L.R., Hagle, H.,
Lindsay, D., Kameg, B., Johnson, C., Sun, R. (2019). Nursing students learn about
online interprofessional practice education on substance use screening. Canadian
Journal of Nursing Research [e-publication ahead of print].
6. Kane, I., Mitchell, A. M., Finnell, D., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Kameg, B., & Knapp, E.
(2018). Cribado sobre consumo de alcohol e intervención informativa para prevenir
los trastornos del espectro alcohólico fetal. Nursing (Ed. Española), 35(6), 14-19.
7. dos Santos, J.B.P., Kameg, B., Matthews, E., Puskar, K., Kane, I., & Mitchell, A.M.
(2018). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD): Promoting international awareness
through ambassadors and collaboration. International Journal of Nursing Student
Scholarship, 30, 1-8.
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8. Kameg, B., Kaufman, R., Lindsay, D., & Mitchell, A.M. (2018). Integration of
medication assisted treatment information for opioid use disorders into a graduate
nursing curriculum. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 29(3), 163-166.
9. Kameg, B., & Nativio, D.G. (2018). Gender dysphoria in youth: An overview for
primary care providers. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
30(9), 493-498.
10. Kameg, B., & Constantino, R.E. (2018). #MeToo and ‘Time’s Up’ – Implications for
psychiatric and mental health nurses. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association, 24(3), 188-189.
11. Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Finnell, D., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Kameg, B., & Knapp, E.
(2018). Screening and brief intervention to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Nursing2018, 48(3), 26-31.
12. Mitchell, A.M., King, D., Kameg, B., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Hanson, B.L., Kane, I.,
Puskar, K., Albrecht, S., Shaputnic, C., Porter, B.R., Edwards, A.E., & Knapp, E.
(2018). An environmental scan of the role of nurses in preventing fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(2), 151-158.
13. Kameg, B., Knapp, E., Pierce-Bulger, M., Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Educational
opportunities for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention. Journal of Addictions
Nursing, 28(2), 53-54. [Invited Guest Editorial]
Book Chapters
14. Kameg, B. (in press). Elimination disorders. In C. Gersch, N.M. Heimgartner, C.R.
Rebar, & L.M. Willis (Eds.), Psychiatric nursing made incredibly easy. Philadelphia,
PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
15. Kameg, B. (in press). Sexual dysfunction. In C. Gersch, N.M. Heimgartner, C.R.
Rebar, & L.M. Willis (Eds.), Psychiatric nursing made incredibly easy. Philadelphia,
PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
16. Constantino, R.E., Cobb, J., Kameg, B., Maranzana, F.G., Ebube, A., Wu, L., Kregg-
Byers, C., Cuevas, P.E., & Reyes, T. (2018). Ethical, legal, and sociocultural issues
(ELSI) in nursing viewed through a complex synergistic system lens. In Top 10
contributions on nursing and healthcare. Berlin, Germany: Avid Science.
17. Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Kameg, K., Stark, K.H., & Kameg, B. (2016). Integrated
management of self-directed injury. In K.R. Tusaie & J.J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.),
Advanced practice psychiatric nursing: Integrating psychotherapy,
psychopharmacology, and complementary and alternative approaches across the life
span (2nd ed.) (pp. 443-477). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. [Invited
Chapter]
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Published Abstracts
18. Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., & Mitchell, A. (2019). Substance use and exposure
to adverse childhood events amongst undergraduate and graduate nursing students
[abstract]. Nursing Research, 68(2), E171.
19. Kameg, B. (2018). Combat the opioid epidemic through medication-assisted
treatment education [abstract]. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association, 24(4), 394.
20. Constantino, R.E., Kameg, B., Palanisamy, B., Greene, W.B., Wu, L., Braxter, B.,
Ren, D., Doswell, W.M., Joshi, J., & Klem, M. (2017). Disruptive innovations in
health research: examining face-to-face to email to text message interventions to
wearable devices [abstract]. Advanced Practices in Nursing, 2(Suppl 4), 84.
21. King, S.E., Lindsay, D.L., McPherson, T.L., Vargo, R., Kameg, B., & Hagle, H.
(2017). Barriers to facilitators of integrating adolescent screening, brief intervention,
and referral to treatment (SBIRT) training in nursing, social work and
interprofessional education [abstract]. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice,
12(Suppl 1), A47.
22. Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016).
Pregnancy and alcohol: The need for alcohol-screening and brief intervention in
women of childbearing age [abstract]. The Virginia Henderson International Nursing
e-Repository.
23. Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., O'Donnell, J., Neft, M., Fioravanti, M., Hagle, H.,
Lindsay, D., Lincoln, P., Kameg, B., & Jelicks. A. (2015). Interprofessional groups of
anesthesia students: Educating interprofessional teams utilizing screening, brief
intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other drug use
[abstract]. Journal of Nursing & Care, 4(5), 78.
Other Publications
24. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh Healthcare System. (2018).
Memorandum TX-255 – Provisions of nursing care: Inpatient behavioral health units.
Pittsburgh, PA: Veterans Integrated Service Network #4.
25. Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., & Kameg, B. (2017). Alcohol and pregnancy – an
approach nurses can use to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [blog post].
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses— Connections.
Retrieved from: https://awhonnconnections.org/2017/09/25/alcohol-and-pregnancy-
an-approach-nurses-can-use-to-prevent-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders/
26. Kameg, B., Knapp, E., Kane, I., King, D., Porter, B., Shaputnic, C., & Mitchell, A.M.
(2016). Community and public health nursing: Focus on the prevention of alcohol
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exposed pregnancies (AEPs) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). ACHNE
Accents: Newsletter of the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators, 4(2),
6-12.
Audio-Visual Materials
1. “Community-based and recovery-oriented services [part 3] of the ‘Leveraging
advanced practice registered nurses to combat the opiate epidemic: disseminating
evidence-based information to enhance practice change’” (April, 2019). University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [with Brayden Kameg, Ann Mitchell,
and Holly Hagle]
2. “Pharmacological therapies and implications for the treatment of opioid use disorders
[part 2] of the ‘Leveraging advanced practice registered nurses to combat the opiate
epidemic: disseminating evidence-based information to enhance practice change’”
(March, 2019). University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [with
Brayden Kameg, Ann Mitchell, Robert Kaufman, and Mary Jo Cerepani]
3. “The opiate epidemic and neurobiology of addiction [part 1] of the ‘Leveraging
advanced practice registered nurses to combat the opiate epidemic: disseminating
evidence-based information to enhance practice change’” (February, 2019).
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [with Brayden Kameg,
Ann Mitchell, and Deborah Finnell]
4. “Substance use in nurses and nursing students: Information and resources for
incoming students.” (2019). University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. [with Brayden
Kameg]
5. “Substance use in nurses and nursing students: Information and resources for faculty
and staff.” (2019). University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. [with Brayden Kameg]
6. “Caring for youth with gender dysphoria: Appropriate screening, referrals, ad
treatment modalities to reduce health disparities” #3024-18. (2018 – 2020). American
Psychiatric Nurses Association eLearning Center, Falls Church, VA. [presented by
Brayden Kameg]
7. “In their own words: Reflections on the Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program
[URMP].” (2018). University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.
[interviewee – Brayden Kameg]. Retrieved from:
https://www.nursing.pitt.edu/research/undergraduate-research/their-own-words.
8. “Advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) curriculum infusion: Preparing
APRNs to combat the opioid epidemic through medication assisted treatment (MAT)
education” #4021-17. (2017 – 2019). American Psychiatric Nurses Association
eLearning Center, Falls Church, VA. [presented by Brayden Kameg]
9. “Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT): Alcohol misuse in a
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dementia caregiver” including: An interprofessional learning video. (2017).
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [with Brayden Kameg,
Ann Mitchell, and Michael Neft]
10. “Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT): Opioid use in those
with chronic low back pain ” including: An interprofessional learning video. (2017).
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [with Brayden Kameg,
Ann Mitchell, and Michael Neft]
11. “Mental status examination: Focus on depression and suicide” including: A
videogame. (2016). University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. [with
Brayden Kameg and Ann Mitchell]
Research
Principal Investigator
2019 – present Principal Investigator, Leveraging advanced practice registered
nurses (APRNs) to combat the opioid epidemic: Disseminating
evidence-based information to enhance practice change. Funded by
the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Mentored Training Award in
collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing. $10,000.
2018 – present Project Leader, Multi-sensory interventions as anxiolytic therapy
for United States veterans on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Funded
by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
Nursing Services: Evidence-Based Practice Fund. $2,300.
2018 – present Principal Investigator, Substance use and exposure to adverse
childhood experiences amongst graduate and undergraduate
nursing students. Funded by the Foundation for Addictions
Nursing, International Nurses Society on Addictions. $3,000.
2017 – 2018 Principal Investigator, Multi-sensory interventions to reduce
agitation and subsequent anti-psychotic or benzodiazepine use in
veterans on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Funded by the Greater
Pittsburgh Nursing Research Council. $1,000.
Other Roles
2018 – 2021 Grant Consultant and Faculty Expert (5% effort), Provider’s
Clinical Support System – University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing (PCSS-PITT). Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). [1H79TI081660-01].
$441,621. [PI: Ann Mitchell]
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2017 – 2019
Research Assistant, Alcohol Withdrawal Management Clinical
Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Review. Funded by the American
Society of Addiction Medicine. [Institute for Research, Education,
and Training in Addictions]
2016 – 2019 Research Assistant, Linking Physical Activity, Brain-Derived
Neurotrophic Factor, and Cognition in People with Schizophrenia.
Funded by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. $70,000.
[PI: Heeyoung Lee]
2015 – 2017 Research Assistant, Integrating Adolescent Screening, Brief
Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Social Work
and Nursing Education. Funded by the Conrad N. Hilton
Foundation. $2,000,000. [PI: Tracy McPherson]
2014 – 2018 Research Assistant, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Prevention
through Partnerships. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC). $985,335 [PI: Ann Mitchell]
2014 – 2017 Research Assistant, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT) Training for Nurse Practitioners across the
Lifespan. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA). [1U79TI025365-03]
$864,318. [PI: Ann Mitchell]
2014 – 2017 Research Assistant, Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI):
Workforce Expansion for Nurse Leaders. Funded by the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [02-117WIPFA14-UPITT]
$250,000. [PI: Ann Mitchell]
2012 – 2016 Research Assistant, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT) for Interprofessional Groups of Anesthesia
Students (InGAS). Funded by the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA). $1,083,384. [PI: Ann Mitchell]
Honors and Awards
2019 Shirley Negley Kobert Award, Nurse Practitioner Association of
Southwestern Pennsylvania
2019 Fellow for Life, Albert Schweitzer Pittsburgh Fellows Program
2019 Outstanding Graduate Student in Community Service, University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing
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2018 – 2019,
2017 – 2018
Cameos of Caring Endowed Graduate Scholarship, University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing
2018 – 2019 Fellow, Albert Schweitzer Pittsburgh Fellows Program
2018 – 2019,
2017 – 2018
Promise of Nursing Regional Faculty Fellow, Foundation of the
National Student Nurses Association
2018 1st Place Teaching/Education Pedagogy Poster Award Recipient,
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses
2018 Student Scholar Award, International Society of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nurses
2018 Graduate Student Honoree, University of Pittsburgh Honors
Convocation
2016 Certificate of Recognition – Findings in Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Process to Reduce Falls, Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare
System
2016 Geriatric Mental Health Mini-Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine and John A. Hartford Foundation
2016 Lois Widly Scholar, International Foundation for Addictions Nursing
2016 – present Nurse Faculty Loan Recipient, United States Health Resources and
Services Administration
2016 Five Years of Excellence in Service Recognition, Nordstrom
2016 Board of Directors Scholar, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
2016 Rising Star of Research and Scholarship, Sigma Theta Tau International
2014 – 2015 Dean’s List Recipient, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
2013 – 2014,
2012 – 2013
“Pacesetter” Excellence in Sales Award, Nordstrom
Service and Review Activities
2019 – present Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Council, University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing
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2019 – present Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) Council, University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
2019 Cameos of Caring Award Review Committee, University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing
2019 Scholarship Committee, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
2018 – 2019 Planning and Budget Committee, University of Pittsburgh School
of Nursing
2018 – present
Chair – Professional Practice Committee, Veterans Administration
Pittsburgh Healthcare System
2018 – 2019 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum Council, Robert Morris
University
2018 Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee,
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
2018 Abstract Reviewer, American Public Health Association
2017 – 2019 Academic Integrity Committee, University of Pittsburgh School of
Nursing
2017 – present Professional Nurse Development Council, Veterans Administration
Pittsburgh Healthcare System
2016 – 2018 Professional Practice Committee, Veterans Administration
Pittsburgh Healthcare System
2016 – 2018 Provisions of Care Psychiatric Policy Committee, Veterans
Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System
2016 – 2017 School-Wide Curriculum Committee, University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
2016 – 2017 Fall Prevention Quality Improvement Aggregate, Veterans
Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Mentorship
2019 – present DNP Project Committee Member, Effect of music intervention
during bathing to reduce agitation in older nursing home residents
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with dementia (John Coxey, BSN, RN; DNP student)
2019 – present DNP Project Committee Member, Retrospective analysis of
demographic, psychiatric, and physical characteristics that impact
length of stay on an inpatient geriatric psychiatric unit (Shabnam
Jindal, BS, BSN, RN; DNP student)
2019 – present Mentor, Schweitzer Fellowship Project (Joanne Huang; MD
candidate)
2017 – 2019 Mentor, Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program (Eva Price;
BSN student)