Dr. Chris Fortney is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing whose scholarship focuses on critically ill infants and their families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Her research examines symptom assessment, suffering, parent decision-making, coping, communication, and quality of end-of-life care, with particular expertise in neonatal palliative and end-of-life care. Additional areas of expertise include nurse distress and resilience, nurse-parent communication, and the culturally responsive transcreation of research materials for diverse populations.