NAC Member Biography: Catherine H. Ivory
Catherine H. Ivory, Ph.D., R.N.-B.C., R.N.C.-O.B., F.A.A.N.
Senior Director of Nursing Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Catherine Ivory, Ph.D., R.N.-B.C., R.N.C.-O.B., F.A.A.N., is the senior director of nursing research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She collaborates with stakeholders across the health system to connect the domains of quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and translational research. Dr. Ivory’s expertise and focus on data standardization allows her to connect practice and technical domain experts to minimize the burden of evaluation metric collection and reporting.
Dr. Ivory’s clinical interests focus on improving maternity care outcomes. She is a nurse executive, a health services researcher, and a recognized expert in the standardization of perinatal data. Dr. Ivory is also an informatics nurse and is involved in local and national projects to promote the use of comparable and shareable healthcare data.
Contact Information:
Senior Director of Nursing Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Executive Nursing Administration and Associate Professor
Office of Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Suite 328
2611 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 875-3343
Email: cathy.ivory@vumc.org
