To arrange speaking engagements, contact Ashley Cave-Himes at the Workman Speakers Bureau, ashley.himes@hbgusa.com or 212/614-7771.

Theresa is a Fellow for the Council of Independent Colleges. Learn how to invite her to campus here.

Special Events for Healing

✦ - Virtual Event - Tune in from Anywhere

• APRIL 12: Powell’s Books – VIRTUAL Event, 8PM ET ✦
  Portland, OR

• APRIL 13: Healing - A Virtual Afternoon with Theresa Brown – Books & Books, VIRTUAL Event, 1PM ET ✦
  Miami, FL

• APRIL 18: Pittsburgh Book Launch – City of Asylum,  VIRTUAL & In-Person 7PM ET ✦
  Pittsburgh, PA

• APRIL 20: Boswell Books, In-Person Event, 6:30 PM CT
  Milwaukee, WI

• APRIL 21: St. Louis County Library, In-Person Event, 7PM CT
  St. Louis, MO

• APRIL 27: Solid State Books, In-Person Event
  Washington, DC

• APRIL 28: Watchung Books, In-Person Event, 7PM ET
  Watchung, NJ

• APRIL 29, Brookline Booksmith, In-Person Event, 7PM ET
  Boston, MA

• MAY 3: Santa Monica College, VIRTUAL Event, 3:15PM ET ✦
  Santa Monica, CA

• MAY 5: FAN/Book Stall, Virtual Event, 8PM ET ✦
  Chicago, IL

2022

• MARCH 14 - 17: Visiting Fellow, Council of Independent Colleges, Mount Mary University
  Milwaukee, WI

• MARCH 12: Cowtown Oncology Nursing Conference, Keynote: “Back in the Saddle Again: Nurses Come Together After Covid,” Texas Christian University
  Dallas, TX

2021

• OCTOBER 12: UPMC Children’s Hospital, Invited Speaker, Unified Fellows Course
  Virtual Event

• OCTOBER 4: Ohio Nurses Association, Cornelius Leadership Conference, Keynote
  Virtual Event

• SEPTEMBER 29: HealthStream, Nurse Well-being conference, Invited Panelist
  Virtual Event

• MAY 10: Cedars-Sinai, Nurses’ Week, Kick-off Keynote
  Virtual Event

• APRIL 10: University of Pittsburgh, Humanities in Health Care conference, Plenary Speaker
  Virtual Event

2020

• NOVEMBER 13: Penn-State Hershey Medical Center, Guest Speaker
  Virtual Event

• OCTOBER 14: UPMC Children’s Hospital, Invited Speaker, Unified Fellows Course
  Virtual Event

• SEPTEMBER 30: HealthStream, Nurse Well-being conference, Invited Panelist
  Virtual Event

2018

• DECEMBER 14: University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Graduation Speaker
  Pittsburgh, PA

• DECEMBER 6: NODE Health, Digital Medicine Conference, Keynote
  New York, NY

• OCTOBER 24: Valparaiso University, “Humanities and Healthcare: Why My Background in English Makes Me a Good Nurse”
  Valparaiso, IN

• MAY 21: University of Pittsburgh, OSHER Lecture Series: “Your Choice Mondays”
  Pittsburgh, PA

• MAY 8 - 9: Smilow Cancer Center, Yale University, Nursing Grand Rounds
  New Haven, CT

• APRIL 19: University of Sioux Falls, Humanities Symposium Lecturer
  Sioux Falls, SD

• MARCH 16: Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Explorer Series Lecture: “Healing Our Health Care System: Novel Ideas for Reclaiming Care”
  Cleveland, OH

• FEBRUARY 22: University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, One Book/One Community: The Emperor of All Maladies, “Naked Cancer”
  Pittsburgh, PA

• JANUARY 24: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Lunch Talk: “Challenges of RNs & MDs Working Together”
  Pittsburgh, PA

• JANUARY 9: Montefiore Hospital, Medical Grand Rounds: “Nurses and Doctors: Remedying the Communication Divide”
  Pittsburgh, PA

2017

• NOVEMBER 6: Aging Life Center Association, Keynote: “Speaking Honestly About Death & Dying in America”
  New York, NY

• OCTOBER 5: Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Keynote: “Quality Care: It Takes a Team”
  Bethesda, MD

• SEPTEMBER 25: Duquesne University Law School, Guest Lecturer, Health Law
  Pittsburgh, PA

• JULY 18: National Student Leadership Council, Invited Speaker: “Nursing is a Dirty Job”
  New Haven, CT

• MAY 11: Happy Nurse, Healthy Nation - Invited Speaker for Nurses Week
  Winchester, VA

• MAY 4: Excela Health - Keynote for Nurses
  Latrobe, PA

• APRIL 20: AAHPM & HPNA Annual Conference - "Only Connect: the Essential Commingling of Care and Story in Hospice and Palliative Care"
  Phoenix, AZ

• APRIL 19: Ursuline Support Services - Invited Speaker: "Q: What Do Nurses Do? A: So Much More Than You See"
  Pittsburgh, PA

• FEBRUARY 15: Moffitt Cancer Center, Reinhardt Reception Key and Breakout Session - Current Perspectives in Oncolog
  Tampa, FL

• JANUARY 18: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC - Lunch Talk to Medical Fellows, "Interprofessionalism: Challenges to MDs & RNs Working Together"
  Pittsburgh, PA

2016

• SEPTEMBER 30: The Nurse Practitioner Association, New York State, Annual Conference - Keynote:“Nurse Practitioners: Extending Care, Not Physicians”
  Niagara Falls, NY

• JULY 30: National Student Leadership Conference at Yale University, Nursing - Invited Speaker
  New Haven, CT

• JUNE 21: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, “Writers Live” Series
  Pittsburgh, PA

• JUNE 16: Warwick’s Bookstore, Reading and Discussion of The Shift
  La Jolla, CA

• MAY 25: Dormont Public Library, Reading and Discussion of The Shift
  Dormont, PA

• MAY 17: The Institute for Health Care Excellence, Excellence in Health Care Conference, Keynote: Addressing Burnout
  Miami, FL

• MAY 11: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Lunch Talk to Medical Students
  Pittsburgh, PA

• MAY 4: Whitehall Public Library, Reading and Discussion of The Shift
  Pittsburgh, PA

• MAY 3: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Invited Talk
  Princeton, NJ

• MARCH 30: Ohio University - College of Health Sciences and Professions - Invited Lecturer
  Athens, OH

• MARCH 23: Living Writers Series - SUNY Canton
  Canton, NY

• MARCH 17: Women's History Month, Public Lecture - Carlow University
  Pittsburgh, PA

• MARCH 16: McGehee Memorial Lecture - "Why I Write: How Reflection and Self-Expression Make Me a Better Caregiver" - University of Virginia, School of Nursing
  Charlottesville, VA

• FEBRUARY 23: Presentation on The Shift - CCAC Boyce Campus
  Monroeville, PA

• FEBRUARY 18: Book Group Discussion of The Shift - Intermountain Health Care
  Salt Lake City, UT

• FEBRUARY 8: Lunch Talk to Medical Fellows - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC: "A Clinical Shift: Bridging the MD/RN Gap"
  Pittsburgh, PA

2015

• OCTOBER 27: AACN Fall Semiannual Meeting - Keynote Speaker "Nurses and the Media"
  Washington, DC

• OCTOBER 17: "Books by the Banks " Book Fair
  Cincinnati, OH

• OCTOBER 13: SEIU Nurse AllianceNational Meeting - Keynote Speaker "3 Million Nurses: One Voice Strong"
  Las Vegas, NV

• SEPTEMBER 29: The Shift - Book Launch Event, Columbia University
  New York, NY

• SEPTEMBER 23: SEIU Nurse Alliance - Plenary Speaker "Frontlines of Nursing Leadership: How to Lead When You're Expected to Follow"
  Harrisburg, PA

• SEPTEMBER 22: University of Pittsburgh - Opening Event - Year of the Humanities: Reading from The Shift
  Pittsburgh, PA

• SEPTEMBER 20: The Shift - Book Launch Event, Classic Lines Bookstore
  Pittsburgh, PA

• AUGUST 28: Emory University - School of Nursing Convocation
  Atlanta, GA

• JUNE 24: Invited Lecture, "I've Got My Eye On You: What Health Care Accountability Should Look Like"
  International Learning Collaborative Meeting on Fundamentals of Care
  Toronto, Canada

• MAY 29: Adventist University Nursing Student Recognition Service
  Orlando, FL

• MAY 13: Ursuline Caregiver Conference, "Stocking the Caregiver's Toolbox"
  "This Job Ain't Easy"
  Pittsburgh, PA

• MARCH 24: Annual "Alumni Talk" for the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
  Nursing of the Future: Modernizing a Timeless Profession
  New York, NY

• FEBRUARY 24 - 25:  Lobbying representatives and attending Congressional Briefing on the "National Nurse Act."
  Washington, D.C.

• FEBRUARY 5 - 6:  "The Power of the Narrative" workshop participant
  Providence, RI

• JANUARY 15: Lunch Talk on Inter-Professional Education (IPE) to University of Pittsburgh Medical Students
  Pittsburgh, PA