Jessica Coe Lockhart, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, FNP-C

Assistant Professor 
jlockhart@jsu.edu 

Jessica Coe Lockhart, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, NP-C is an Assistant Professor at Jacksonville State University. She currently teaches courses within the Doctor of Nursing Practice program as well as the Family Nurse Practitioner program. With ten years of professional nursing practice, she has extensive experience in primary care, urgent care, and emergency room settings. Currently, Dr. Lockhart maintains faculty practice within a rural urgent care setting. Dr. Lockhart is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama (NPAA), the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing. She maintains dual board certifications from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the AANP. She is a licensed Family Nurse Practitioner in Alabama and Tennessee.

Jessica Lockhart

Courses Taught

  • NU 707: Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice
  • NU 708: Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
  • FNP 669: Advanced Family NP Practicum I
  • FNP 671: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention & Issues for FNP
  • FNP 673: Advanced Family Practicum II
  • FNP 675: Advanced Family NP Practicum III
  • FNP 677: Advanced Family NP Practicum IV
  • ANP/FNP/DNP 796: DNP Project Planning & Development
  • ANP/FNP/DNP 797: DNP Residency I
  • ANP/FNP/DNP 798: DNP Residency II
  • ANP/FNP/DNP 799: DNP Residency III

Academic/Research Interests

  • Rural Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Self-Management of Chronic Conditions
  • Population Health
  • Novice Nurse Practitioner Transitions into Professional Practice
  • Health Promotion/Wellness Initiatives.

Education

  • DNP: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • BSN: The State University of New York at Delhi
  • AAS, Nursing: The State University of New York-Erie Community College
  • BS, Marketing: The Pennsylvania State University