SCHOLAR DIRECTORY
Katherine Jackman, ,PMHNP-BC
Columbia University
Katherine Jackman is a PhD student at Columbia University School of Nursing. She is also a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who specializes in working with children and adolescents. She completed a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Yale University.…
Molly Jackson
Case Western Reserve University
Molly Jackson is a doctoral candidate and instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, where she is currently completing a DNP. Ms. Jackson has achieved certification as an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. She is a certified trainer in the ELNEC (End of life Nursing Education Consortium) curriculum.…
Gabrielle Jacobs, MSN, MSW, PMHNP-BC
University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing
Karen Jagiello, , MSN, RNC
West Virginia University
I am currently in the PhD Nursing Program at West Virginia University. I graduated with an associate degree in nursing from Northern Virginia Community College in 1982, completed my BSN in 2004 from the Eastern Mennonite University, and received an MSN from James Madison University in 2006. Throughout my nursing career, I have focused on women’s health issues.…
Jennifer Jamison-Gines, ,ACNP, CNS, CCRN
Vanderbilt University
Major Jennifer Jamison-Gines is currently the sole ICU Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Germany. She received a BSN from University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1996. She was commissioned in the US Air Force in January 2000. She was selected to complete an advanced practice degree and earned a dual MSN with an emphasis in Critical Care from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.…
Callan Janowiec, DNP, FNP
University of Vermont
Callan originally hails from Alaska, but came to Vermont for graduate school at the University of Vermont (UVM) to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. She surprised herself by giving up Alaska to stay in Vermont after graduating. She graduated with honors in Clinical Excellence from the State of Vermont Nursing Association. Her graduate work included working with the leadership at UVM, a pilot study of students, and a policy proposal to move to an entirely tobacco-free university, which will be instituted in 2015.…
Mary Christine Jared, , MS, RN, PMHNP-BC
New York University
Mary Christine (Christy) Jared, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC is a PhD student in the Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development at the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Her research interests/career goals are to enhance public health outcomes by developing holistic nursing intervention programs for people struggling with weight issues.…
Cassandre Jean-Antoine, , MSN, RN
University of Florida
Cassandre Jean-Antoine is a PhD student at the University of Florida’s College of Nursing. She earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology from the University of South Florida and a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Central Florida in Leadership and Management. She has extensive work experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) caring for newborn babies needing specialized medical attention and critical premature babies.…
Carrie Jeffries, , MPH, MS, RN, NEA-BC, ANP-BC, AAHIVS, AACRN
George Washington University
Carrie Jeffries is the Chief Nursing Officer within the Division of Community of HIV/AIDS Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration where she continues to build upon her twenty years of HIV experience as a clinician, public health advocate and leader. Carrie is a DNP – Executive Leadership student at The George Washington University. Her research interest is on executive leadership and its impact on quality within healthcare systems.…
Bradlee Jenkins, , BSN, RN
University of South Florida
Bradlee Jenkins is a BSN-PhD student in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care track at the University of South Florida. As a first-generation college student, he graduated cum laude from East Tennessee State University in 2013 with nursing honors and was also inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. As an Honors-in-Discipline student, he made several contributions in pediatric pulmonology that led to three publications.…
Sara Jennings, ,SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-BC
Duquesne University
Bio: Sara Jennings, MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-BC Sara has been a registered nurse since 2004 and has worked as a Forensic Nurse since 2006. She is the Clinical Care Leader of the Bon Secours Richmond Forensic Nursing Services program. Sara speaks locally and nationally on clinical forensic issues and works as a forensic nurse consultant.…
Hyejin Jeon, , RN
Columbia University
Hyejin Jeon will be enrolled in the PhD program at Columbia University School of Nursing in the fall semester of 2016. Her interests include family intervention for those at risk of suboptimal development and inadequate parenting and pediatric pain management. Hyejin received a BSN from Lehman College of City University of New York. Her clinical background includes over 10 years of experience in pediatric oncology, surgery and transplantation units in South Korea as well as a pediatric long-term care facility and a family medicine outpatient clinic in the United States.…
Mary Jessee
Oregon Health and Science University
Mary Ann Jessee is a doctoral candidate at Oregon Health and Science University where she is currently completing a PhD in Nursing. She is an assistant professor and the director of the Prespecialty Level of the Master of Science in Nursing Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN). Mary Ann earned her Masters of Science in Nursing from VUSN.…
Shawn Jeune, , MSN APRN-ACNS, RN, CST, CNOR
The Sage Colleges
I am currently enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS) program at Sage Graduate School. I currently have an associate degree in nursing, a bachelors degree in nursing and a masters degree in nursing. I work as a clinical education specialist at Albany Medical Center as well as a nursing faculty member and program director of surgical technology at Hudson Valley Community College.…
Brandon Kyle Johnson, , PhD, RN, CHSE
Indiana University-Purdue University (Indianapolis)
Brandon Kyle Johnson received his BSN from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and his MSN from Lubbock Christian University and completed his PhD in 2018 at Indiana University at IUPUI.
Gabrielle Johnson
Azusa Pacific University
My name is Gabrielle Johnson, and a current student enrolled in the MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Azusa Pacific University (APU) as the first student to complete the degrees concurrently. I have achieved a Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) Degree in 2017 and Bachelor of Science, Public Health Degree (BSPH) in 2016, which both have aided in the development for my passion for community-based healthcare.…
Garlandria Johnson, , RN, BSN
Case Western Reserve University
Garlandria Johnson was born and raised in New York City, where she served the population of the South Bronx as a medical surgical nurse. She received her first Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science at Lincoln University, where by she learned the art of advocating for underserved populations. Interning for President William J. Clinton, her desire to serve minority communities peeked as healthcare disparities grew.…
Julie Johnson, ,RN
University of Illinois at Chicago
I am a research nurse at The University of Chicago and have worked on issues related to palliative care and decision making at the end of life for the past four years. I have most recently been working with Drs. Sulmasy (UChicago) and Nolan (Johns Hopkins) on an empirical study aimed at understanding and improving the ethical treatment of patients, especially at the end of life.…
Scott (James) Johnson, ,ACNP
Vanderbilt University
Since graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing 12 years ago, I have worked in private practice specializing in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. I work in both the outpatient and inpatient settings caring for patients across a wide spectrum of illnesses and diseases. I currently reside and practice in the Orlando, Florida, area. Through practice, my research interest has grown out of recognizing the progressive functional decline in the chronic lung disease population which leads to frequent hospital admissions, increased morbidity and mortality, and loss of quality of life.…
Shannon Johnson, , MS, APRN, CNP, ACNS-Rx
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Shannon Johnson is an advanced practice nurse (FNP and Adult CNS) with extensive expertise in caring for patients with severe chronic illness and their families. She has a broad base of knowledge and skills focused on cardiology (i.e., coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure, and end-stage cardiac disease), liver transplantation, and chronic renal failure requiring dialysis.…
Juston Johnston, , BSN, RN
University of Wyoming
Juston Johnston understands that healthcare in this country is at a crossroads and he is committed being a leader in shifting the focus from disease management to prevention. Juston is currently enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) DNP program at the University of Wyoming (UW). He is also an alumnus of UW, where he obtained his BSN with a minor in adolescent development and family studies in the spring of 2017.…
Heather Jones, ,BLS, ACLS, TNCC
University of Michigan-Flint
I am currently in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at University of Michigan Flint. My clinical practice interests include primary care of adults and elders. My main research interest involves obesity. I am involved in starting a student chapter of Michigan Counsel of Nurse Practitioners at University of Michigan Flint.
Kelly Jones, , RN
University of Illinois at Chicago
I am a PhD student at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing. As a public health nurse, my interests are focused on the ways that people and environments interact to produce health. In particular I am interested in ways that urban neighborhoods affect health behaviors and outcomes. I am committed to the belief that nurses are uniquely positioned to help communities build neighborhoods in which all residents can grow and thrive, and in which healthy choices are easy choices.
Rakiyah Jones, , MBA, MPH, RN-BSN
Columbia University
Rakiyah Jones is a MSN/DNP student at Columbia University specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner with a subspecialty in palliative and end-of-life care. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Biology at Montclair State University, Bachelor’s of Nursing at Rutgers School of Nursing (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry), and MPH in Nutrition and MBA in Healthcare Management at Liberty University.…
Tekia Jones, , Maj, USAF, NC, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Major Jones is an active duty Air Force Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, wife, and mother of three (2 daughters and a son). A graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS). Her research and clinical practice interests are focused on reducing mental health stigma through education and contact-based reduction programs through evaluating program efficacy and their impact across the spectrum of mental health illness.…
Mahendra Jorawar, ,RN
Touro University
I am a Doctor of Nursing Program candidate with Touro University, Nevada. I hold an Associate, Bachelors, Masters and Post masters in Nursing( FNP) Certificate (c), a Bachelors in English and a Masters in Human Resources/ Labor Relations. My credentials were attained from New York Institute of New York, City University of New York and Mercy College in New York.…
Becky Jordan
New York University
After completing my Master’s of Science in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in May 2015 at New York University (NYU), I enrolled in the DNP program at NYU. I am currently working in a Psychiatric Community Clinic serving patients across the life span, which I enjoy immensely. I have found what I consider to be my calling – the goal of becoming a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).…
Maya Joseph, MSN,RN,CCRN-K
Education Specialist
I currently work as an education specialist in critical care division holds current CCRN certification. I have many years of working experience in numerous critical care areas including CTICU. I design and conduct critical care courses and provide lectures in EKG, basic and advanced hemodynamic monitoring and more. With my current role in education, I apply the adult teaching and learning principles in lesson planning and educational events.…
Heather Judkins, , BSN
University of Wyoming
Postpartum depression is often overlooked and undertreated in rural healthcare areas primarily due to shortages of providers and access issues. Heather Judkins’ goal is to prevent, meet, identify, and treat postpartum depression by making mental health care a standard in discharge planning. Heather is a first year Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student at the University of Wyoming.…
Thomas Julian
University of Connecticut
Thomas Julian is a lifelong resident of New England, born in Springfield, Massachusetts in April 1985. After graduating from Wilbraham Monson Academy, Thomas enrolled as an undergraduate at Clark University. He later transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in May 2007. Thomas obtained employment in Circulation Services at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts, wherein he pursued graduate coursework in clinical psychology.…