Curriculum Vitae

Patricia M. Speck, DNSc, APN, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, FAAN graduated from UTHSC College of Nursing with a BSN in 1982, an MSN in 1985 and a DNSc in 2005 in Public Health Nursing with an emphasis in forensic care of victimized populations in SANE programs. She joined the faculty in 2006 as Assistant Professor in the Forensic Nursing DNP Option. In 2007, she became the DNP Public Health Nursing Option Coordinator, educator, preceptor and advisor and was granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor July 2010. Dr. Speck is an internationally recognized family nurse practitioner expert in advanced practice forensic nursing of sexual and domestic assault and abuse in all developmental ages and stages. She has 28 years of clinical practice experience, maintains an active faculty practice that includes disadvantaged under- and never-served forensic populations in Memphis, TN. Dr. Speck has consulted nationally and internationally in Africa, Eurasia and South America and has research interest in the effects of violence and trauma on individuals and populations, policy development, program evaluation and capacity building, and violence prevention initiatives. Dr. Speck holds memberships and has held offices in a number of local, regional and national organizations and is a Fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Nursing. She is a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) – the 11^th registered nurse in the 60 year AAFS history. She has published professionally, lectures internationally, and has been honored with over 20 local, national and International awards. She provides expert advice to a number of government and not-for-profit organizations and is the only nurse asked to speak at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Sexual Violence Research Workshop in June 2008. She is an invited lecturer at the NIJ Annual Conference in June, 2009. She is one of 3 primary authors of the ANA’s (2009) Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Her SANE Program Evaluation Questionnaire (SPEQ ©) has been adapted to support Department of Justice IAFN Technical Assistance to SARTs nationally. She was an invited expert by the International Justice Mission through Paz y Esperanza in Huánuco and Lima, Peru to consult with representatives from government institutions and community organizations to assist in their efforts to address child sexual abuse and domestic violence. Dr. Speck was President of the International Association of Forensic Nurses (2004-5) and currently serves as a member or officer on the Board of Directors of several local community organizations that prevent and/or respond to interpersonal violence and its aftermath.

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