Theresa M Fay-Hillier

Theresa Fay-Hillier, DrPH, is an associate clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. She earned a doctorate in public health from Drexel University's School of Public Health, her master's degree in psychiatric mental health nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Holy Family University. Fay-Hillier is a board-certified clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is also certified in completing danger assessments with victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Fay-Hillier has an interest in working with the chronically mentally ill as well as people who are victims of abuse. The experience in her areas of interest has been numerous and in a variety of community settings. She was a coleader of a homicide bereavement group for families at the City of Philadelphia Office of the Medical Examiner. Fay-Hillier was also a co-owner of a nurse-owned business providing critical incident stress debriefing services to employees who worked in both healthcare agencies and general business facilities. She has presented at both national and international conferences on issues related to IPV, harm-reduction strategies in addressing individuals addicted to opioids, vaping, child abuse and implementation of collaborate simulation experiences into nursing programs. Fay-Hillier has also coauthored several peer reviewed articles and is coeditor of a textbook on child maltreatment. Fay-Hillier's focus of research in obtaining her DrPH from Drexel University's School of Public Health was related to healthcare providers' experiences in addressing IPV.