Jane M. Armer, RN, PhD is Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing, Director, Nursing Research, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, and Co-Director, Health Communication Research Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is Principal Investigator on a National Institute of Health-funded nursing research project focused on describing the measurement, incidence, management, and overall effect over time of lymphedema among women diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer at a Midwestern cancer center. She also heads a risk-reduction intervention pilot study for breast cancer survivors that is funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Dr. Armer has served on the NLN’s Professional Conference Committees in 2000-2006, is an active member of the NLN Medical Advisory committee and Chair of the Research Committee, and serves on the Lymphology Association of North America board. She has published extensively in the area of breast cancer lymphedema. Dr Armer regularly reviews federal and foundation research grants and serves on the multi-site clinical trial group Cancer and Leukemia Group-B (CALGB) on the nursing committee and symptom intervention subcommittee where she is vice-chair.