Patricia D. Suplee

Dr. Patricia D. Suplee is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University, School of Nursing-Camden and is currently on a leave of absence. During this time, she will be focusing on advancing education for practicing nurses and women in the community as the Director of Professional Education and Research at the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium. As a seasoned researcher, scholar, and educator, Dr. Suplee’s career has focused on improving women’s health.  Currently, her work focuses on improving maternal morbidity and mortality outcomes, translating evidence into clinical practice especially during the postpartum period. Her collaborative work as CO-PI on AWHONN’s Empowering Women to Obtain Needed Care project led to the development of Post-Birth educational tools that have received national attention. These tools are being incorporated into postpartum discharge teaching throughout the U.S. and have been cited as an exemplar by the CDC, HRSA, and the Joint Commission. Due to her expertise, Dr. Suplee was appointed to an interdisciplinary national committee that developed two AIMS Patient Safety Bundles that are currently used as best postpartum care practice models. Recently, she was appointed as a member of the HHS Office of Minority Health, Think Cultural Health team to advise the development of an e-learning program for physicians, nurses, and health care providers about culturally and linguistically appropriate services in maternal health care. She is Chair of NJ AWHONN and is a member of the NJ Maternal Mortality Review team that analyzes cases, identifies gaps in care, and makes recommendations to decrease maternal mortality rates. She publishes and presents nationally, is a reviewer for several journals, and has mentored numerous faculty colleagues, clinicians, and students over the last three decades. Dr. Suplee is a seasoned educator having taught nursing students enrolled in baccalaureate, masters and doctoral programs for over two decades.