Social Justice

Historically marginalized and disadvantaged populations face a higher burden of illness, injury, disability, and mortality, and their access to and use of care is limited. Nursing, and specifically Penn Nursing, has long focused on social justice and improving the outcomes for the most vulnerable.

An ongoing mission

Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing “Our mission has always been to make a significant impact on improving the health of all people, to be the preeminent intellectual and transformative force in improving health through nursing.” says Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing. “Social justice and inclusion are vital to achieving that mission and the need to dismantle structural racism is even more important today.”

“Nurses, through their research, practice, education, and advocacy are an important component in leading the elimination of health disparities and in achieving health equity. ” says Dr. Villarruel. “Our commitment to social justice and our work challenges dominant truths and disrupts structural inequities in health care to enhance health and quality of life for all.”

Azucena Villalobos
Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Fellow

“I chose Penn Nursing due to the value this institution places on community engagement and social justice. It has challenged me to think critically and outside the box, and I’ve had the pleasure of learning not only from my instructors, but also from my cohort—everyone brings a multitude of experiences, ideas, and backgrounds.”

Faculty Spotlight on Social Justice

<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/24-martha-curley"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14714_653192892bd19_11443.rev.1697747593.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14714_653192892bd19_11443.rev.1697747593.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14714_653192892bd19_11443.rev.1697747593.jpg" alt="Martha Curley, PhD, RN, FAAN" width="200" height="200" data-max-w="359" data-max-h="400" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Martha A.Q. Curley, PhD, RN, FAAN </h3><p class="x_MsoNormal"><span data-ogsc="black">As a researcher involved with critically ill children worldwide, I strive to create equity in healthcare. Currently, my research</span> strives <span data-ogsc="black">to improve standards of care and identify the needs of</span> all <span data-ogsc="black">families and their critically ill children while in the hospital. We hope to help break down barriers that many families disproportionately face in healthcare in the pursuit of social justice.</span></p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/15620-melanie-kornides"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14904_6531937bed653_13582.rev.1697747836.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1000" data-max-h="1079" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Melanie L. Kornides, ScD, RN, FNP-BC </h3><p class="p1"> Through scholarship in research and teaching, Dr. Kornides is committed to promoting health equity and improving the health of vulnerable populations. Dr. Kornides is a member of the teaching team for N103, Psychological and Social Diversity in Health and Wellness. The course prepares future nurses to provide nursing care within the context of equity and diversity across the lifespan. <span class="apple-converted-space"></span>In her program of research, Dr. Kornides seeks to identify health disparities in access to and acceptance of health promotion services, including vaccination, both locally within Philadelphia and nationwide.<span class="apple-converted-space"></span></p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/10-adriana-perez"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3000/14708_6531928580449_13950.rev.1697747590.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2400" data-max-h="3000" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN </h3><p> Advancing social justice and health equity has been central to Dr. Perez’s teaching, research, and practice. She served as Principal Investigator for 1 of 13 grants funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Partnerships to Increase Coverage in Communities initiative, as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This project used a train-the-trainer model in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) and prepared approximately 100 bilingual NAHN members and students to lead community workshops in 15 states with the largest Latino uninsured populations. The project provided a platform for nurses to hone their leadership skills to reach more than 6,000 uninsured individuals and families, including seniors who were interested in learning more about expanded Medicare benefits through the ACA. For the last 7 years, Dr. Perez has served as consultant for <a href="https://campaignforaction.org/about/equity-diversity-inclusion-steering-committee/">The Future of Nursing: <em>Campaign for Action’s</em> Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee</a>, who’s mission includes promoting health equity and addressing systemic and institutional racism and other inequities for historically marginalized populations.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/14948-peggy-compton"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14847_6531933823efc_8576.rev.1697747768.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1800" data-max-h="1200" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Peggy Compton, PHD, RN, FAAN </h3><p> As outlined in her presentation, <em>Opioid</em><em>Addiction</em><em>through the Lens</em><em>of</em><em>Social</em><em>Justice,</em> at the 2018 American Academy of Nursing “Transforming Health, Driving Policy” Conference, Dr. Compton’s contribution to social justice is to remind policy makers that addiction is the most highly stigmatized chronic disease in the US, which is imbued with moral and criminal attributions. This stigmatization is reflected in how sufferers are treated in the health care system; how health professional students are educated about the disease; how sufferers are able to access treatment; how non-evidence-based treatment options profit; and how addiction services are reimbursed. She has also actively contributed to faculty efforts to integrate social justice concepts into the required PhD-level courses.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/17644-katelin-hoskins"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.jpg" alt="Katelin Hoskins, PhD, MBE, CRNP" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14945_65319393bd0f6_13413.rev.1697747860.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2500" data-max-h="2500" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Katelin Hoskins, PhD, MBE, CRNP </h3><p style="font-weight: 400;"> To advance the justice-related elements of implementation science, I am leading a qualitative study that aims to better understand how to characterize, identify, and mitigate the negative unintended consequences of well-intentioned implementation research, with an emphasis on equity considerations (e.g., conceptualization of relational harms and subsequent ethical obligations to redress).</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/16530-holly-harner-sheher"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.jpg" alt="Holly M. Harner, PhD, MBA, MPH, RN, WHCNP-BC, FAAN" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14919_65319384751a7_11093.rev.1697747844.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2235" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Holly Harner (she/her), PhD, MBA, MPH, RN, WHCNP-BC, FAAN </h3><h2> Dr. Holly Harner’s scholarship addresses gender-related health disparities with a specific emphasis on women’s mental health and violence. She is particularly interested in examining the role of childhood physical and sexual trauma as a pathway to incarceration for women.</h2></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/16468-laura-starbird"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14917_65319383bdb44_10964.rev.1697747843.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14917_65319383bdb44_10964.rev.1697747843.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14917_65319383bdb44_10964.rev.1697747843.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14917_65319383bdb44_10964.rev.1697747843.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14917_65319383bdb44_10964.rev.1697747843.jpg" alt="Dr. Laura Starbird" width="200" height="200" data-max-w="560" data-max-h="380" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Laura Starbird, PhD, RN </h3><p> Dr. Starbird’s research seeks to eliminate barriers to engaging in healthcare for women who are marginalized in society, particularly women who use drugs. Women who use drugs face systemic challenges to accessing high-quality healthcare, including stigma from providers, gender-based violence, setting-based safety concerns, childcare responsibilities and legal fears about child custody, lack of gender-focused services, and inflexibility of healthcare settings. Dr. Starbird’s work is rooted in the belief that the best way to minimize these barriers is for the healthcare system to improve the way it delivers care, rather than putting the burden on the individual patient to change her behavior.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/13-lea-ann-matura"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.jpg" alt="Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN, CRNP" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14710_65319287c5dfc_224.rev.1697747591.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1638" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN </h3><p> Dr. Matura’s research includes people who are diagnosed with serious, life-limiting disorders. Empirically, her work shows how people are affected by their illness. Through her advocacy work, she speaks with lawmakers to encourage their support for legislation to improve the health and funding for nursing research.</p><p> Dr. Matura was also a member of our SON’s Social Justice Task Force (SJTF). This task included faculty and PhD students to ensure social justice principles were reflected throughout our PhD program. Dr. Matura is committed to the ideals of social justice tenets.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/126-patricia-pawlow"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.jpg" alt="headshot" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14774_653192b1c5e80_14378.rev.1697747633.jpg 3x" data-max-w="640" data-max-h="784" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Patricia Pawlow, PhD, ACNP-BC </h3><p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">Dr. Pawlow</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">contribute</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">s</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">to</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">Penn’s School of Nursing</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">culture of equity and inclusion through</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph"></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">her</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph"></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">various roles and responsibilities. As the Biobehavioral Health Science Department Vice Chair,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">she</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">contribute</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">s</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">to thoughtful retention and promotion of faculty and staff</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">who</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">enrich our community with diverse perspectives. As</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">Director of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">the AGACNP program</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph"></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">she</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">incorporate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">s</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">an admission process that values a holistic review of applicants</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">and as a teacher</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph"></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">she</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">provides</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph"></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">a forum that welcomes</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">the</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">sharing of individuals’</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">unique</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72879273 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="x_paragraph">knowledge and experience in a respectful manner.  </span></p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/50-therese-richmond"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2000,1389/14740_65319293a0811_11350.rev.1697747603.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2000" data-max-h="1389" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Therese S. Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN </h3><p> Dr. Richmond’s research and scholarship are grounded in understanding and overcoming health inequities experienced by individuals and families living in low-resource and marginalized communities. She is committed to identifying and overcoming structural barriers that lead to and reinforce inequities. Her research has a dual approach. She partners with valuable community partners to examine the impact of living in pervasively violent, low-resource communities on families and rigorously producing data that can be used by agencies to inform programmatic initiatives to reduce inequity and improve health, well-being, and safety. She also has a substantive body of research that focuses on disparate outcomes after serious injury including PTSD and depression and to identify modifiable targets that drive disparities seen in transition to chronic pain after serious injury. She served on the Federal Advisory Committee for Healthy People 2030, which in this decade seeks to: eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all; and create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health and well-being for all. Dr. Richmond serves on the Board of Population Health & Public Health Practice of the National Academies of Sciences which has a major focus on health equity.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/18028-donte-flanagan"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,427,640/14963_6531939c191a2_14404.rev.1697747868.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,427,640/14963_6531939c191a2_14404.rev.1697747868.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,427,640/14963_6531939c191a2_14404.rev.1697747868.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,427,640/14963_6531939c191a2_14404.rev.1697747868.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,427,640/14963_6531939c191a2_14404.rev.1697747868.jpg" alt="DF headshot" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,427,640/14963_6531939c191a2_14404.rev.1697747868.jpg 2x" data-max-w="427" data-max-h="640" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Donté Flanagan, DNP, CRNA, FAANA </h3><p class="p1"> Today, he leads this initiative through his <i>Bigger Dreams, Better Tomorrows Foundation, Inc</i>. The non-profit actively works toward increasing the diversity and leadership within the Nurse Anesthesia Profession via added resources, training, support, and mentoring. Current initiatives include both the <i>Faculty Development Program</i>, a program designed to empower clinicians with the tools, training and support needed to succeed within the Academic setting, as well as the <i>Dream Big Wellness Support Group</i>, which meets monthly to support current SRNA’s of color by creating a safe space with guided sessions led by a licensed counselor. These programs along with the ongoing leadership positions and speaking engagements and research allows Dr. Flanagan to continue pushing forward the core values of DEI with ongoing accountability and action-centered progress in order to facilitate a cultural shift toward full equity and inclusion within the nurse anesthesia profession.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/18181-sharifah-wilson"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14967_6531939f688bd_14495.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14967_6531939f688bd_14495.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14967_6531939f688bd_14495.jpg" alt="SW" width="200" height="200" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Sharifah Wilson, MSN, CRNA </h3><p> With my time during the pediatric boot camp, it was important to me that minoritized student nurse anesthetist saw CRNA’s that looked like them. It’s crucial to provide a space in which all students learn from professionals who share their background, yet provide each student the opportunity to understand that CRNA’s of color provide a safe learning environment for everyone. This is how we all learn from each other in a growing profession.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/17643-colleen-tewksbury"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.jpg" alt="Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,3072/14944_6531939368d9f_13412.rev.1697747859.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="3072" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN </h3><p> Weight bias is pervasive in clinical care. Dr. Tewksbury’s work aims to identify sources of weight bias, effects of those biases, and opportunities to reduce those biases.</p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/31-charlene-compher"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.jpg" alt="Charlene W. Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA, FASPEN" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,700,1050/14721_6531928c76fb9_12136.rev.1697747596.jpg 3x" data-max-w="700" data-max-h="1050" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Charlene W. Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN </h3><p><span class="TextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">Dr. Compher’s scholarship is committed to</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">equitable</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">access to a healthy diet and evidence-based, high quality nutrition care. Nutritional vulnerability can result from food insecurity or structural racism with limited employment opportunities as well as from the impacts of unsafe neighborhood environments,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">all resulting in</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">limited access to healthy food. The strong association between unhealthy diet and increased burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases is recognized in the US and globally. Chronic and acute diseases</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">can</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">lead to</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW250397437 BCX0">malnutrition that requires diagnosis and effective treatment. Dr. Compher’s research, clinical practice, and global collaborations converge to address these key concerns in vulnerable populations.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW250397437 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&lw_quot;134233118&lw_quot;:true,&lw_quot;201341983&lw_quot;:0,&lw_quot;335559739&lw_quot;:160,&lw_quot;335559740&lw_quot;:240}"></span></p></div></div>
<div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4 mb-sm-5"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/26-catherine-mcdonald"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.jpg" alt="Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/200/height/200/crop/1/14716_6531928a30072_300.rev.1697747594.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1365" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="col-sm-8 ps-sm-0 mb-5"><h3> Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN </h3><p> Dr. McDonald’s research seeks to help improve the health of adolescents, where injury is the leading cause of death. When children and adolescents have the opportunity to attain their highest level of health and wellness, their health outcomes as adults can be improved. In identifying factors that contribute to adolescent injury morbidity and mortality, she seeks to help support policies and structures that can provide equitable opportunities for positive adolescent health outcomes. In her teaching and research training with mentees, she works to instill the foundational tenets of how nurses can play a key role in reducing factors that disadvantage or harm vulnerable groups.</p></div></div>