Rebecca Babb, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPHON is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience in a variety of roles and settings, and she currently supports nursing research and evidence-based practice as a Nursing Research Scientist for the Inova Health System in Northern Virginia. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University (1996), a Master of Science in Advanced Practice Pediatric Nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (2012), and a Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education from The Catholic University of America in Washington DC where she is also a PhD in Nursing candidate.

Rebecca maintains certifications as a Certified Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse. Her clinical expertise and research interests include Oncofertility and childhood cancer survivorship topics, with a special focus on reproductive health concerns and late effects of treatment in adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors. In her current role, Rebecca serves as a principal investigator for nursing research studies in a multi-site health system that align with organizational strategic priorities. In this capacity she also mentors and supports novice registered nurses engaged in research activities. She represents nursing as an alternate member on the organization’s Institutional Review Board and serves as a peer reviewer for Cancer Nursing: An International Journal of Cancer Care Research.