Karen DiValerio Gibbs, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, CPN, is an assistant professor in the Undergraduate Department at Cizik School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). Her clinical experience a pediatric nurse working with children and families led to her interest in evidence synthesis, evidence-based guideline development, and quality improvement. Prior to joining the faculty at Cizik School of Nursing, she worked with pediatric multidisciplinary teams in sub-Saharan Africa to develop guidelines for cancer care and teach quality improvement to implement those guidelines to improve outcomes with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Global HOPE. In addition to her global health work, she serves as an associate editor the Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children textbook, and has presented at local, national, and international conferences, and published both research and QI manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. She has been an active member of Guidelines International Network, the GRADE Working Group, the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, and the Cochrane US Health Equity Mentorship Program.