Terri Simpson, PhD, RN Associate Professor Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems Box 357266 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7266 Email Address: tsimpson@u.washington.edu

Research: As current recipient of a Research Career Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research, Dr. Simpson is integrating genetics and immunology into critical care. Her interest is in genetic susceptibility to acute inflammatory conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis. Her methodological area of expertise is meta-analysis. She recently completed a pilot study meta-analysis of mortality associated with ARDS.

Teaching: Dr. Simpson teaches undergraduate medical surgical nursing theory and graduate-level courses in meta-analysis and critical care. She directs three focal areas: Infectious Disease-Adult Nurse Practitioner, Infectious Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Infection Control Clinical Nurse Specialist.

As one of 6 Schools of Nursing in the country to participate in a 5-year, federally funded, multidisciplinary Tuberculosis Curriculum Coordinating Center, Dr. Simpson leads curriculum development and implementation of tuberculosis in undergraduate and graduate nursing education.

Current Projects

• An Early Diagnostic Marker for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (Fellow - Palazzo) (Principal Investigator)
• Nurse Educator Preparation for Academic and Clinical Settings (Principal Investigator)
• Nurse Educator Specialist Training Program (Principal Investigator)
• Undergraduate Infectious Disease Curriculum Enhancements (Principal Investigator)

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