Jane Abanes

Assistant Professor

Biography

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Community Health Systems and the director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of California San Francisco. My research interests are the use of Acupuncture and other Complementary and Alternative Medicine for posttraumatic stress disorder, perceived stress, pain, and sleep disturbances in service members and veterans.

Ph.D., 08/2020 - Nursing Science, Vanderbilt University

DNP, 12/2013 - Nursing Practice, Vanderbilt University

Post-Masters, 04/2011 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of California, San Francisco

Master of Science, 12/2008 - Nursing, University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science, 05/2003 - Nursing, University of Southern California

Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Department of Defense; Joint Service, 2023

Best Peer-Reviewed Publication: Acupuncture for sleep disturbances in postdeployment military, Rear Admiral Hall; U.S. Navy, 2023

First Place, Research Category: Feasibility and acceptability of a brief acupuncture intervention, Tri-Service Nursing Research Program (TSNRP); Department of Defense, 2020

Best Evidence-Based Practice Publication for Using a web-based patient-provider messaging system, Rear Admiral Neimeyer; U.S. Navy, 2018

Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar, Jonas Philanthropies, 2016