Dr. Marianne Hutti has served as the ambulatory nurse scientist at University of Kentucky Healthcare since 2019. She has been a nurse educator for over 40 years, a nurse researcher for over 35 years, and a nurse practitioner in ambulatory care settings for over 30 years. Dr. Hutti speaks regularly at local, regional, national, and international conferences on a wide variety of nursing-related topics. Dr. Hutti is internationally recognized for her research related to perinatal loss and the development of the perinatal grief intensity scale and nationally recognized as an expert women’s health nurse practitioner. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.