Dr. Danielle Altares Sarik, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC is a nurse scientist and pediatric nurse practitioner with expertise in health services and outcomes research. Her research focuses on healthcare evaluation, with a particular emphasis on factors impacting safety and health outcomes, healthcare delivery, and the nursing workforce. She is a Senior Fellow of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and a Health Policy and Media Fellow at the George Washington University. She is also an active member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, where she serves on the Health Policy Committee.