Senator Spotlight April 2025

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YOUR NAME: Julie Sullivan-Detheridge 

What unit do you represent? Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation 

How many years have you served in the Senate? This will be my third year

How many years have you been employed at ASU? 2015 – 2024 I started working in 2015 as a consultant with the Global Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development/ Health Supply Chain Management. I have been teaching at Edson since 2018. My current title is Clinical Assistant Professor; my supervisor has approved my going up for associate professor and if approved the promotion will go into effect in 2025!

What other institutions have you taught at before coming to ASU? The University of Delaware and Grand Canyon University. I have also developed numerous pedagogical teacher training programs at various universities in sub-Saharan Africa during my prior role as the head of an international nonprofit. 

What is your research and/or creative activities focus? Impact of nurse/social worker empathetic behaviors in clinical environments serving communities of color; the application of social justice theories in advancing health equity within the U.S. healthcare system; health literacy in both U.S. and global settings. 

Why did you decide to get involved with the Senate? One of my colleagues at Edson encouraged me to get involved. 

Describe what you have learned (or hope to learn) during your time in the Senate? I have learned that our democratic system can be loud, contentious and messy (some of our senate meetings certainly are!) but democracy is still the world’s best thing going, offering a beacon of hope for people of all ages wishing for humanitarian rights and freedom of speech.   

What committees have you participated in, or would like to participate in and what were you able to (or hope to) accomplish? I have not participated in any yet, but I would like to be involved in a committee that supports outreach to area nonprofits that serve children. 

What would you say to your peers who might be considering accepting a nomination or nominating himself or herself for a position in the University Senate? I would encourage them to accept a nomination and not to be afraid to express their views during University Senate meetings.