Dr. Lori Pajakowski is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Dwyer College of Health Science at Indiana University South Bend. Dr. Pajakowski teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs, with a primary teaching focus in pharmacology and 8th semester clinical courses. She also facilitates student participation in simulated clinical experiences as part of her role as the simulation lab coordinator for the Dwyer College of Health Sciences. The effect of interprofessional simulation on attitudes toward nurse-physician collaboration was the focus of her DNP Scholarly Project and the focus of her current scholarly work.