ABOUT ME

I am a dual board-certified family nurse practitioner/psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, and board-certified advanced public health nurse with over two decades of clinical experience in several specialties, including addiction medicine, college health, family practice, maternal/newborn nursing, nursing education, pediatrics, psychiatry/mental health, school-based health care, and telehealth/telemedicine. Currently, I hold a multistate compact RN license and APRN- Certified Nurse Practitioner licenses in multiple states, including Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, New York, Texas, California, and Michigan*. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Southern University and A&M College/Dolores Richard Spikes Honors College (Student Marshal), a Master of Nursing degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from The University of Alabama, a Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Education from Excelsior College, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics from Chamberlain University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate with a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization from Frontier Nursing University. I am also a Distinguished Nursing Practitioner Fellow of the National Academies of Practice. When I am not functioning in the nurse practitioner, nurse educator, nurse entrepreneur, or healthcare consultant roles, I love to provide information to healthcare professionals, healthcare professional students, and healthcare consumers via blogging and writing. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn!

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*Legal Disclaimer: The title "Dr." is part of my business name. I am licensed to practice as a board-certified family & psychiatric nurse practitioner and do not use the title "Dr.' in clinical settings."