Jessy FryeDNP, PMHNP-BC
Education
- AA- College of Central Florida, 2011
- BSN- University of Florida, 2014, Summa cum laude
- DNP- University of Florida, 2018
Certifications:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certified, 2018- present
Training:
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Buprenorphine Practitioner, 2019
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy, 2020
Professional Associations:
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association 2018- Present
- National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Spring 2022- Present
Biography
Jessy Frye was born and raised in Florida. After graduating from the University of Florida School of Nursing BSN program in 2014, she worked as a registered nurse and charge nurse in medical-surgical and oncology inpatient units within the VA hospital network in Florida. Then, she worked in corrections and eventually become a nursing supervisor at an inpatient psychiatric hospital in Ocala, Florida. After graduating with her DNP and becoming certified as a PMHNP, she worked with high-risk offenders (both adult and adolescent) providing acute crisis stabilization, assessment/diagnosis, medication management, and psychotherapy. Then, she transitioned to working in an outpatient private practice for two years before relocating to 熊猫在线视频 to teach in the PMHNP program. Jessy has a passion for both the art and science of psychiatric nursing and is eager to share her knowledge with her students. In her spare time, Jessy enjoys spending time with her children and two dogs. Jessy鈥檚 hobbies also include acrylic painting and fishing.
Teaching Responsibilities
- Primarily teach within the graduate PMHNP program at UAA School of Nursing
- PMHNP clinical coordinator and program lead
Professional & Department Service
- Graduate Committee: Fall 2021- Present
- APRN DNP Program Committee: Fall 2022- Present
- Admissions Fall 2021-Present
- Interdisciplinary Professional Collaboration Committee- Fall 2022- Present
Research Interests
- BSN Honors Project focused on awareness of interventions to reduce the risk of incarceration for children with incarcerated parents
- DNP Project focused on creating continuing education tools for primary care providers encountering children with ADHD in rural communities and disseminated in the local community