Lorie is currently an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Lorie B. Sigmon focuses on leadership and forming successful interprofessional collaborative teams addressing population health challenges in rural populations and health disparities of chronic conditions. She has extensive training and experience in leading IPC teams of students and colleagues to improve healthcare quality, safety, costs, and patient outcomes. Lorie’s early career began in critical care and progressed clinically to an FNP in a Florida rural health clinic. Early academic work focused on curricular changes around interprofessional collaborative team development. Her most recent research combines all her passions: teaching IPC team concepts, developing high-functioning teams, and impacting the health outcomes of vulnerable and medically underserved populations. Lorie earned a B.S.N. in Nursing from West Virginia University, an M.S.N. in Nursing from the University of Tampa, a D.N.P. from Waynesburg University, and a Ph.D. in Nursing from East Carolina University.