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Sheps announces new HPDS Director: Catherine Moore, PhD, MSN, RN

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Catherine Moore, PhD, MSN, RN joined the Program for Health Workforce Research and Policy in April. Dr. Moore joins the team as the Director of Sheps Health Workforce NC and the North Carolina Health Professions Data System (NC Health Workforce – North Carolina Health Professional Supply Data). She will lead state health workforce initiatives in the Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy and serve as the team’s point person for legislators, state officials, licensure boards, and other state policy makers.

Prior to joining the Sheps Center, Dr. Moore worked in clinical nursing practice, administration, regulation, policy, and research. Dr. Moore has 21 years of nursing experience with a clinical background in neonatal intensive care. She served as the Director of Nursing Practice and Education for the North Carolina Nurses Association and Chief Legislative and Quality Officer for the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON). In her role as Chief Legislative and Quality Officer for the NCBON, Dr. Moore was responsible for leading legislative interactions between the NCBON, members of the NC General Assembly (NCGA), and their staff. In her role at NCBON, she provided testimony to the NCGA House Select Committee on COVID-19 and the NC Senate Healthcare Committee. As Chair for the NCBON Research Committee, Dr. Moore collaborated with the Sheps Center on the NC Nursecast research study and facilitated presentation of the project to the NCGA Joint Legislative Committee on Access to Healthcare and Medicaid Expansion.

Dr. Moore has a PhD in nursing, MSN in nursing administration, and BSN from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has published and presented on policies that promote access to healthcare and the safe delivery of healthcare services. Her research and professional interests include healthcare workforce, policy, regulation, safety, and interprofessional collaboration.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Moore to the team!