MSN, RN , Doctoral (Alumni)
Marcus D. Henderson, MSN, RN is a PhD Candidate and Zamoiski Endowed Doctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. He is passionate about promoting the mental health of adolescents and families through suicide prevention research that aims to improve clinical practice and impact policy.
Mr. Henderson’s dissertation research seeks to understand the critical role of parents in adolescent suicide prevention with an emphasis on the experience of Black parents. He has professional experience working in community-based, acute psychiatric, and academic settings with expertise in clinical education, psychiatric-mental health nursing, and community health nursing.
He serves as Adjunct Clinical Faculty in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Mr. Henderson is a dynamic speaker and leader focusing on the future of nursing, health equity, mental health, and DEIB, holding various local, state, and national leadership roles. He served on the American Nurses Association Board of Directors, as an Inaugural Member of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. He is the National Chair of the HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors, the parent organization of HOSA-Future Health Professionals. Mr. Henderson previously served as a member of the consensus study committee that authored The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity report and the planning committee on Exploring a Culture of Fairness, Respect, and Anti-Racism Health Professions Education at the National Academy of Medicine.
He received a BSN and MSN in Health Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and holds a certificate in Health Care Innovation from the Perelman School of Medicine.