Therese Richmond, PhD, FAAN, CRNP
Andrea B. Laporte Endowed Term Associate Professor of Nursing
Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Room 331 Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4217
UNITED STATES
tel: (215) 573-7646
email: terryr@nursing.upenn.edu
Issues in the prevention of injury and violence and improving outcomes of care are central to the discipline of nursing. Dr. Richmond provides leadership in the science of injury research. She conducts studies focused in the interaction of the physical injury and its psychiatric sequelae in order to reduce post-injury disability and improve recovery. As Research Director of the Firearm & Injury Center at Penn, she leads interdisciplinary teams that study firearm violence from a health perspective.
Teaching
Dr. Richmond teaches dissertation seminar, the capstone course of the PhD program. "This is a fabulous course to teach, I am exposed to the many paradigms and methods used by nurse researchers to build knowledge and improve the scientific foundations for care of healthy and vulnerable individual - at the cellular, human, health care system, and societal levels." In addition, Dr. Richmond teaches a PhD seminar on functional status, health status, and quality of life that directly links her research interests with her teaching. Previously Dr. Richmond developed and directed the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program - and continues to be committed to the rigorous preparation of advanced practice nurses as key providers of health care. Her commitment and excellence in teaching has been recognized by the School of Nursing Excellence in Teaching Award (2004), the School of Nursing Undergraduate Advising Award (2007), the Doctoral Student Organization Barbara Lowery Award for Doctoral Student Teaching and Mentoring (2008), and the University of Pennsylvania's Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching (2008).
Research
Dr. Richmond's research interests focus on injury and violence. She has an extensive body of research that focuses on improving outcomes after injury. Her research addresses the interaction between physical injury, age, and psychological consequences of the injury as a significant contributor to poor post-injury function. This work has helped identify groups of injured patients most likely to experience sub-optimal outcomes and points to screening and interventions to improve those outcomes. Dr. Richmond's work in violence focuses on both the prevention of violence and strategies to reduce the impact of violence on individuals, families and communities. Dr. Richmond is the co-founder and serves as the Research Director of the Firearm & Injury Center at Penn (FICAP), where she works with an interdisciplinary team to fulfill the Center's mission "to create safer communities through the systematic reduction of injury and its repercussions to the individual, family and society." FICAP has been recognized by the American Trauma Society/Pennsylvania Division in recognition of quality trauma prevention (2003). She is the Research Core Co-Director for the Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center (PCVPC) which is a CDC funded Urban Partnership-Academic Center of Excellence for Youth Violence. PCVPC is unique in that it represents a partnership with the community and across universities in Philadelphia. Dr. Richmond's research contributions have been recognized by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Excellence in Research Award (2005), the School of Nursing's Division of Biobehavioral and Health Systems Senior Research Award (2006), and the AACN General Electric Healthcare Pioneering Spirit Award for her research in firearm injuries and violence (2008).
• Currently Funded Grants
• Center for Integrative Science in Aging
Clinical Practice
Dr. Richmond is an international renowned practitioner of trauma, neuroscience and critical care nursing. She is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in Adult Neuroscience Nursing. Dr. Richmond holds a secondary appointment in the Division of Traumatology & Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Injury consistently ranks in the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. A worldwide problem, injury also contributes to preventable disability. Injury research has led to the successful reduction in motor vehicle fatalities despite the escalation in miles driven. We are now poised to continue this success and reduce injuries from other causes, such as violence. By reducing injuries and improving outcomes of care, we can and will create safer communities for individuals and families. 