Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing

Hayley Estrem, PhD, RN

Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing
  • Background as an acute care RN who became a nurse scientist after having a child with feeding disorder
  • Founding member of the Feeding Flock research team
  • Lead developer of the FaMM Feed
  • Lead developer of the Feeding Impact Scales
  • Co-developer of the PediEAT, NeoEAT, and the ChOMPS assessment tools
  • Member of Feeding Matters Research Initiatives Task Force
  • Currently studying how pediatric feeding disorders develop, how families manage feeding, and the impact of food allergy and/or feeding disorder on parents and families.
  • Aim to build evidence base for family centered pediatric feeding disorder care through patient centered outcomes research, concept development, and a goal of common feeding assessment and measurement.