Julie Ponto, PhD, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS® is Professor and Program Coordinator for the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program at Winona State University – Rochester. Dr. Ponto is Past-President of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), and ONCC Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year. Dr. Ponto is on the Editorial Board of Clinical Nurse Specialist: A Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, and Journal of Advanced Practitioners in Oncology. Dr. Ponto’s research interests include survivors’ and spouses adjustment to cancer, particularly women with ovarian cancer and their partners.