Jessica E. Gay, MSN, RNC-MNN, CNE
Professional Background
Jessica Everritt Gay, MSN, RNC-MNN, CNE is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Kansas Medical Center, joining the faculty in 2012. She teaches courses in both the traditional BSN program and Health Professions Educator Certificate graduate program. Professor Gay received her BSN from the University of Louisiana Monroe and her MSN in Nursing Education from the University of Texas. Her research interests include conceptual learning, mental wellness in nursing undergraduates, and brain-based strategies for nursing education. Gay’s prior work includes 20 years as a staff nurse in Labor andamp; Delivery, Newborn Nursery, Mother Baby, and Medical-Surgical units at hospitals in Louisiana, Arizona, Texas, and Kansas. In 2006, Gay and a colleague initiated a Perinatal Bereavement program and nurse training course at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. The program now serves more than 120 bereaved families each year, trains over 80 nurses per year, and works in partnership with six other Perinatal Bereavement programs across the Austin area. Currently, Professor Gay serves as faculty advisor for the KU chapter of NSNA (The National Student Nurses Association), also known as KUSNA. She also serves on the Concept Oversight Committee and as Undergraduate Council Past-Chair. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing Education at the University of Northern Colorado.
- MSN, Nursing Education, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX
- BSN, BSN, University of Louisiana Monroe , Monroe, LA
- Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing
- Registered Nurse, Kansas State Board of Nursing
- RN Certified - Maternal Newborn Nursing, National Certification Corporation
- National League for Nursing, Member, 2012 - Present
