Dr. Wakeham holds a diploma in nursing from E.J. Meyer Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Buffalo, NY; a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA; a master of science degree in nursing from Hampton University in Hampton, VA and a doctoral degree from Old Dominion University. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, Virginia Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, Virginia Public Health Association, the Association of State and Territorial Nurse Directors and Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society for nursing. Dr. Wakeham is also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, Nurse Corps.
joanne.wakeham@vdh.virginia.gov