Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP, is Professor Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and a researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her research focuses on partnering with marginalized communities—through community-based participatory research—to develop strategies that address major public health issues, including disparities in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of diabetes.
Lipman developed the Philadelphia Pediatric Diabetes Registry. Key findings related to pediatric type 1 diabetes in Philadelphia include a rising incidence among non-Hispanic Black children, an epidemic of diabetes in 1993, and a 70% increase in incidence among children under age 5 over the course of the registry. These data are incorporated into the World Health Organization’s international study of the global incidence of diabetes.
Since 2005, she has led a team in the Diabetes Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to evaluate racial and ethnic disparities. The resulting data—among the most comprehensive in pediatric diabetes—have led to invitations to provide commentaries in Diabetes Care and Pediatrics.
As principal investigator of a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)-funded study, Lipman led an initiative to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies to increase physical activity and improve health outcomes in marginalized youth and their families.
As former Assistant Dean for Community Engagement in the School of Nursing, she was responsible for leading and coordinating the school’s strategic vision and agenda for community engagement. Lipman has developed multiple partnerships with the City of Philadelphia, neighborhood officials, faith-based organizations, local businesses, and the School District of Philadelphia.
