Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP

Dr. Terri Lipman is Professor Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and a researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her research is focused on partnering with marginalized communities, through Community Based Participatory Research, to develop strategies to address the major public health issues of disparities in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of diabetes. Dr. Lipman developed the Philadelphia Pediatric Diabetes Registry. Key findings related to pediatric type 1 diabetes in Philadelphia include a rising incidence in NHB children, an epidemic of diabetes in 1993, and a 70% increase in incidence in children under the age of 5 over the course of the registry. The registry 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 disparities data are the most comprehensive in pediatric diabetes and have resulted in invitations to provide commentaries in Diabetes Care and Pediatrics. As the principal investigator of NICHD funded study, Dr. 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 the 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 in community engagement. Dr. Lipman has developed multiple linkages with the City of Philadelphia, neighborhood officials, faith-based organizations, local businesses and the School District of Philadelphia.