Kerri Maya is the Director of Continuing Professional Development at Sutter Health, which is a system-level provider of accredited continuing education services for the interprofessional team, and a Nurse Educator III at the University of California, Davis. She received her Master’s degree in Nursing Science and Healthcare Leadership from the University of California, Davis and is currently completing her PhD there in the same field of study. Additionally, she holds Graduate Academic Certificates as both a Health Professions Educator and in Family Caregiving Support as well as an Implementation Science Support Specialist certification. 

As an educator, her focus is primarily on improving the standards of care of complex or critically ill adults. As a researcher, her primary interests include implementation science informed strategies to identify barriers and enablers of evidence-based strategies for delirium care practice change as well as exploration of interventions intended to mitigate delirium-associated distress for survivors and families. She has experience designing and leading initiatives that utilize implementation science to foster delirium prevention, recognition, and early intervention practices that demonstrate sustainability and spread. She holds the following leadership positions with the American Delirium Society: Member- Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Education Committee, Treasurer-Elect, and Co-Chair of the Annual Conference Planning Committee.