Stephanie Agrella is the Director of Clinical Services at the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic of Central Texas, in Round Rock, Texas where she specializes in the assessment, diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis. She graduated with Cum Laude honors from Kent State University, College of Nursing in Kent, Ohio with a Bachelor’s in Science of Nursing, and a Master’s in Science of Nursing degree. She is a PhD candidate in the nursing program at Saint Louis University, Saint Louis Missouri and is currently working on her dissertation involving vitamin D and its impact on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) activity in adults who have been recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She is a board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, specializing in primary care and has been working directly with patients living with multiple sclerosis (MS) since the early 2000’s.
Stephanie is licensed by the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses Certification Board (IOMSN) as an MS Certified Nurse (MSCN), is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Education Committee, has previously served two terms as a board member for the IOMSN and has served on the Awards and Nominations Committee, the Liaison for the Multiple Sclerosis Nursing International Certification Board (MSNICB) and as the MSNICB nomination chair for this international organization.
Stephanie is dedicated to working in the field of MS and spends the majority of her time providing direct healthcare to patients living with MS; she specializes in all aspects of patient care with an emphasis on disease modifying therapy and symptom management. Stephanie is also involved in research and has served as a sub-investigator on numerous MS related clinical trials. She has presented on MS at many continuing medical education symposia, peer-to-peer presentations, journal clubs, professional conferences, and community-based patient gatherings, both within the community, nationally and internationally. She has also published in several peer reviewed journals on all aspects related to MS.