Dr. Cori O'Neal is an assistant professor and the co-specialty track coordinator for the adult/gero primary care nurse practitioner track at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. She has been a nurse practitioner for 12 years and full-time faculty for 9 years and served as the specialty track coordinator for the past 5 years. She is a currently 1 of 2 nurses in the nation that was awarded a geriatric academic career award HRSA grant to enhance geriatrics and dementia care in our country. She served on the GAPNA Conference Planning Committee from 2022-2024 and also served as the GAPNA Nomination Committee chair-elect and chair during the 2023-2025 term.