Speaker: Edwin Aroke PhD, CRNA, Associate Professor of Nursing

Date/Time: Thursday, 12/8/22, 3PM-4PM (EST)

Location: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91049563031

Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and a Nurse Scientist whose program of research focuses on racial pain disparities. Dr. Aroke has an interdisciplinary project that aims to identify the role of epigenomic and transcriptomic modifications in racial disparities in chronic low back pain. Dr. Aroke is an active member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), the International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG), and the U.S. Association for the Study of Pain (USASP). Dr. Aroke serves on the Evaluation and Research Advisory Committee of the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). His scholarship has resulted in several peer-reviewed articles, nationally and internationally presentations on pharmacogenomics, pain disparities, and anesthesia outcomes. Dr. Aroke's teaching interest include the scientific foundation of anesthesia practice. He has taught and managed several courses including Biochemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesia Principles, Simulation, and Professional Aspects of Anesthesia Practice.