Felicia Ruffin, PhD, MSN, BSN, BA, has over three decades of patient care, education, and research experience. She works as a Clinical Research Program Leader at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Ruffin graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (1985) and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1995). She also holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Duke University School of Nursing (2006) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro (2021). Dr. Ruffin has worked in several departments at Duke including child psychiatry, cardiology, general medicine, dermatology, and infectious diseases. For over a decade and a half, her research has focused on understanding the host and pathogen factors that determine the outcomes of bacterial infections. The dissertation for her Ph.D. in Nursing explored factors associated with patient pre-hospital delays in seeking care for symptoms of bacteremia and sepsis, which identified barriers and facilitators to help-seeking (PMID: 36480356 and PMID: 37632254). Most recently she was awarded an EVERYONE Diversity Seed grant from the Antimicrobial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) to evaluate disparities among patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. In her free time, Dr. Ruffin enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and writing.