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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)