Dr. Judy E. Davidson serves as a nurse scientist for the University of California San Diego Division of Nursing and research scientist for the UC San Diego School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Her research focuses on workplace wellness, mental health of healthcare professionals, suicide and suicide prevention amongst healthcare professionals. She is the nurse liaison for the Healer, Assessment and Referral program at UC San Diego, a program for suicide prevention amongst healthcare professionals recently recognized by the American Academy of Nurses as an Edgerunner, a model for replication.