Linda L. Oakes is Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and Research Associate in the Patient Care Services Division at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Her research interests are pediatric pain, pediatric critical care, and end-of-life care. She is the recipient of several awards for clinical excellence and research, and is a member of the American Pain Society, the American Society for the Study of Pain, and the International Association for the Study of Pain, among many others.