MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC , Doctoral (Current)
Jessica N. McCullough, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, is a PhD student at Case Western Reserve University, at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, in Cleveland, OH. Her research focuses on co-occurring substance abuse and mental health factors that impact treatment outcomes in underserved populations.
Her other research interests are mental health stigma in the African American community, mental health disparities in minority communities, and barriers to mental health and medication-assisted treatment in underserved populations. Ms. McCullough graduated with a BSN from the University of Akron and an MSN from the University of Cincinnati to become a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
In 2014 during the opioid epidemic, she developed an outpatient substance abuse program which sparked a passion for mental health and substance abuse treatment, therefore, she returned to the University of Cincinnati to obtain her PMHNP certification. After graduating, she was accepted into a 1-year Addiction Medicine Fellowship at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Ms. McCullough provides mental health and substance abuse treatment in a county inpatient mental health hospital and outpatient treatment services for the Bureau of Prisons. She is a member of several organizations including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.