Dr. Julie L. Valentine is a Professor and the Ida May “Dotty” Barnes RN and D. Keith Barnes MD Presidential Endowed Chair at the University of Utah College of Nursing. A forensic nurse scientist, she is dedicated to advancing research, practice, and policy to improve responses to sexual and gender-based violence. Her research is informed by extensive clinical experience, including service as a certified sexual assault nurse examiner since 2006.

Dr. Valentine has secured four federal grants since 2015 totaling more than $4 million and leads multidisciplinary research addressing sexual violence, intimate partner violence, forensic evidence, and survivor-centered care. She is the founder and director of the Catalyst Forensic Nursing Science Collaborative at the University of Utah College of Nursing.

Dr. Valentine provides leadership at state, national, and international levels to advance forensic nursing science and evidence-informed policy and practice. She chaired the national task force responsible for developing the third edition of Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. She is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. In 2023, she received the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology in the Academia/Research category, the state’s highest civilian award for scientific and technological achievement.