Dr. Bettencourt works at the intersection of implementation science and health services research, bringing a wealth of practical experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist that informs her research agenda in closing the evidence-to-practice gap with implementation research methods. Dr. Bettencourt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.  She is also the Director of Acute Care Implementation Research and a Senior Fellow at the Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE@LDI), and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute.