Theresa joined the Arcadia community in August 2012 as a Nurse Practitioner in Student Health Services. When the opportunity became available, Theresa enthusiastically moved into the role of Director of Student Health Services. She is a licensed nurse practitioner with over 20 years of clinical experience having earner her Bachelors of Nursing at West Chester University and her Masters degree in Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University. Theresa has spent time working at Thomas Jefferson University both in the hospital setting as a Rehabilitation/Neurological nurse specializing in Spinal Cord injuries and Head trauma and then in an outpatient Internal Medicine office. However, her true passion for working with college-aged students emerged while serving as adjunct faculty, overseeing undergraduate students in clinical rotations. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Villanova University where her doctoral project will be focusing on the well-being of campus communities. Theresa and her husband reside in Upper Moreland and enjoy spending time with their 4 children, extended family, friends, and their mini Goldendoodle. In her free time, Theresa loves to spend time at the beach, read, cook, and garden,