Race as a Research Variable: Should It be Retained or Discarded?

J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care

Michael V. Relf, PhD, RN, AACRN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Editor-in-Chief of JANAC and Associate Dean for Global and Community Health Affairs, Duke University, School of Nursing and a Research Associate Professor, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Lauren Holt, MSN, RN, is the Assistant Editor of JANAC and a PhD Student, Duke University, School of Nursing and Margolis Health Policy Fellow, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Carl A. Kirton, DNP, MBA, RN, AN, is an Associate Editor of JANAC and the Chief Nursing Officer, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Kristen Overstreet, BA, is the Managing Editor of JANAC , and Senior Partner, Origin Editorial, and Origin Reports, Arvada, Colorado, USA. S. Raquel Ramos, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, is an Associate Editor of JANAC and an Assistant Professor at New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, New York, USA. Barbara Swanson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Deputy Editor of JANAC and Assistant Dean, Nursing Science Studies, and Professor, Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Allison Webel, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Deputy Editor of JANAC , and Associate Dean for Research, and Professor, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Published: March 2022

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