Therese Richmond, PhD, RN

Therese Richmond, PhD, RN is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. She has an extensive program of research focused on preventing violence and firearm violence and improving recovery by addressing the interaction between physical injury and its psychological repercussions. The National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Pennsylvania Department of Health and foundations have supported her research. She is a member of an interdisciplinary team selected as a Catalyst Awardee for the Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge to examine nursing-driven interventions to prevent falls in older adults using remote sensing and artificial intelligence. Dr. Richmond served on the Federal Advisory Committee to the Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services for the National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030. She is an officer for the Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-related Harms and is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Richmond is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on the Board of Population Health & Public Health Practice for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine.