Theresa M. Fay-Hillier, MSN, PMHCNS-BC - Theresa Fay-Hillier is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. She received 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. She is currently enrolled in the DrPH program in the School of Public Health Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University. She is a board certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and has a certification in using the Danger Assessment Tool. Ms. Fay-Hillier has an interest in working with the chronically mentally ill as well as people who are victims of abuse. Her experience in her areas of interest have been numerous and in a variety of community settings.

She was a co-leader of a homicide bereavement group for families at the Philadelphia City Morgue. Ms. Fay-Hillier was also a co-owner of a nurse owned business providing critical incident stress debriefing services to employees who worked in both health care agencies and general business facilities. After the 911 tragedy, Ms. Fay-Hillier was involved with debriefing employees who worked in or around the New York City area. She was also responsible for supervising other clinicians who performed debriefments in both New York City and the Washington D.C. areas as a result of the 911 tragedy.

She has presented at both national and international conferences on issues related to Intimate Partner Violence, sexual abuse, and using simulations as an educational tool as well as co-authoring several peer reviewed articles. She is looking forward to continuing her scholarly work during her doctoral program at Drexel University.