​Therese S. Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN has been promoted to professor in the standing faculty effective July 1, 2012.

Dr. Richmond is internationally known for her expertise in research on physical injury and violence. Her research focuses on the correlation between physical injury, age, and the psychological aftermath of the injury as an indicative contributor to decreased post-injury function. Her most recent funding includes grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health/Fogarty, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health/Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (C.U.R.E.) Program. Most recently, Dr. Richmond was named the director of the Hillman Scholars Program in Nursing Innovation for the BSN-PhD program.