Michelle Patch

Michelle Patch is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She is board certified as an adult health clinical nurse specialist and advanced forensic nurse. Patch has held progressive clinical, operational, and safety leadership positions in various acute care, ambulatory, emergency, and austere settings. Her internationally recognized scholarship and clinical practice address patient, staff, and public health safety, specifically during times of crisis, violence, disaster, and trauma. Patch’s research focuses on health care responses to intimate partner violence and assault-related mechanisms including strangulation and head trauma. Her work has significantly contributed globally to the limited but growing science base informing post-strangulation injury and care. Patch is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, secretary for the Forensic Nursing Certification Board, past-chair of the Academy of Forensic Nursing’s Research Committee, and a Medical Advisory Board member for the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention.