Natalie is Associate Professor of Research at the UVA School of Nursing with 30 years of experience researching, writing, and teaching. She is the lead author of Appreciative Inquiry in Healthcare. An investigator for the Wisdom in Medicine Project, she co-authored Choosing Wisdom: The Path Through Adversity and the PBS film Choosing Wisdom. Her current research includes the Mattering in Healthcare study; the Cultures of Mattering in Healthcare Education study; and the Wisdom from Within: Nurse Managers study. She is also project director for the Wisdom and Wellbeing Peer Support Training grant at UVA, funded by HRSA, and she is co-author of Self-Care for New and Student Nurses (Sigma, 2021) and Self Care for Nurses: Small Doses for Wellness (Sigma, 2023).