Phyllis Noerager Stern, DNS, FAAN, NAP, holds the position of Professor and Glenn Irwin, Jr., MD Research Scholar at eh School of Nursing and a joint appointment in Women's Studies at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana. She is Editor-in-Chief of the interdisciplinary refereed journal, "Health Care for Women International, " and Council General (CEO) and co-founder of the International Council on Women's Health Issues. She holds a charter membership in the Grounded Theory Institute.