Patricia Lawrence is Director of Project Healthy Grandparents and Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. As an experienced, PhD-prepared pediatric nurse practitioner caring for vulnerable populations and as an emerging researcher, Dr. Lawrence’s primary contributions are in developing clinical programs and conducting research in collaboration with other disciplines to improve the health of children and families. Over the course of her career, her overarching goal has been to address the challenges of underserved populations and their caregivers and improve health equity through innovative clinical and research programs that enhance child development, reduce hospitalizations and complications, and improve care access and quality. She has helped develop local, regional, and national programs that aim to mitigate health disparities and improve health equity of underserved populations. Through her leadership, she has made a national impact sharing program development knowledge so that others can implement and lead similar models with interdisciplinary teams. She has presented locally, nationally, and internationally, she mentors students and new PNPs while remaining in practice, and she publishes in research and clinical journals. Dr. Lawrence received her BSN from the University of Rochester, her MSN from Boston College, and her PhD from Georgia State University.