We are pleased to introduce Mary K. Sullivan as our forensic expert!
Mary K. Sullivan is one of the nation's leaders in forensic nursing. Although her primary clinical specialty is psychiatric-mental health nursing, she has extended her realm of expertise into several facets of education and practice within the forensic sciences.
Ms. Sullivan holds her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Creighton University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Phoenix. She was honored with the Pioneer Award from the International Association of Forensic Nurses and the Outstanding Alumni Merit Award from Creighton's School of Nursing in 2004 and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary's Award for Nursing Excellence in 2003.
She holds the rank of Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is a member of numerous other organizations. Her forensic nursing teaching affiliations include the University of California (Riverside) and the University of Bari (Italy).
In 2000, she was appointed to a special task force within the Department of Veterans Affairs which had been formed to study suspicious patient deaths and other adverse events within healthcare facilities. This sparked her in-depth study of healthcare serial killings and the behavioral profiles of the involved offenders. Sullivan envisioned the extensive opportunities for evidence-gathering in a hospital setting, but also noted the several barriers to internal investigations into such events.
Sullivan lectures widely on healthcare serial killings and has contributed many abstracts and manuscripts on the topic to professional organizations and peer-reviewed journals. She not only conveys the extent of the healthcare serial killings through case studies and epidemiological data, but outlines the roles and the responsibilities of both hospital personnel and the administrative team to act promptly when suspicious activities and unexplained deaths occur.
For more information on Mary K. Sullivan and her forensic activities,
contact: info@taife.com.
