Associate Professor
George Mason University, School of Nursing
Fairfax, VA
Katherine “Kat” Scafide is an Associate Professor at George Mason University in the School of Nursing. As a forensic nurse, Dr. Scafide worked as a pediatric and adult sexual assault nurse examiner and was a death investigator for the State of Maryland’s medical examiner’s office. Dr. Scafide obtained her MSN and PhD at Johns Hopkins University. At Mason, her responsibilities involve teaching and mentoring PhD students while managing her federally funded program of research. Dr. Scafide’s interdisciplinary research interests focus on addressing the disparity in the identification and documentation of injuries among victims of violence, particular those of color, using new, innovative technologies. She is leads the interdisciplinary team on the "Equitable and Accessible Software for the Detection of Injuries" (EAS-ID) project (www.bruise.gmu.edu). Her scholarship includes numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading forensic journals, the ALS clinical practice guidelines (www.atlastclinicalguide.com), and presentations at national and international conferences. Dr. Scafide is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
