MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC , Masters (Alumni) Doctoral (Current)
Jolie S. Jemmott MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC is currently pursuing a PhD at Duke University School of Nursing, in Durham, North Carolina.
She wants to explore strategies to reduce substance use behaviors among African American men. Her primary goal is to become a professor at a research-intensive university and develop a program of research that makes a difference in improving mental health and health equity of substance-abusing populations. Through her research, she hopes to build a research program that continues to advance nursing knowledge, contributes to the health of vulnerable, marginalized underrepresented communities around the globe, and shapes the future of nursing science and healthcare.
Ms. Jemmott earned her BSN in 2019 from Hampton University in Hampton, VA, and her MSN in 2022 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia, PA. She has been a nurse for the last 5 years working in both colorectal and psychiatry. Over the last year, she has worked as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, working specifically in community mental health adult outpatient services. She is passionate about working with those in marginalized and vulnerable populations experiencing mental health challenges.
She decided to pursue a career as a nurse scientist to become an expert in the psychological underpinnings of African American substance-abusing men with dual diagnoses and developing the most successful treatment approaches for them and their families.