Dr. Jessica Sullivan DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE
Associate Professor
Office
MNSC Mcn Simulation Center 119
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
NUR 405.001 Epidemiology And Aggregate Based Health Promotion
NUR 475.001 Family Nurse Practitioner III: Populations
NUR 511.001 Health Policy | Syllabus
Teaching Interests & Areas
Graduate nursing, family nurse practitioner, primary care, evidence-based practice, epidemiology, health policy
Research Interests & Areas
Graduate nursing education, nurse practitioner workforce, primary care, mental health, public health, trauma-informed care, social determinants of health
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
Normal, IL
MSN Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BSN Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, IN
People’s Choice Award- Best Poster Presentation
Memorial Hospital Sigma Theta Tau International
2026
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence Award nominee
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2025
Collaboratory Civic Engagement Champion
Center for Civic Engagement, Illinois State University
2024
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence Award nominee
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2024
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence Award nominee
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2023
Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement poster presentation award- Honorable Mention
AACN Doctoral Education Conference
2023
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence Award
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2022
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence Award
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2021
Million Dollar Club
Illinois State University
2021
RISE to the COVID Challenge
Illinois State University
2020
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence Award
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2020
Grants and Contracts
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Grant
Jessica Sullivan.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). July 1 2019 - June 30 2023
Journal Article
Quality trauma-informed care in nurse practitioner (NP) students working with standardized patients presenting with substance use disorder: A qualitative multiple-case study
Megan Rappleyea, John R Blakeman, Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan, Cherrill Stockmann.
International Journal of Addiction Nursing, (2026)
Improving equity and inclusion: One nursing school's journey to update the dress code
Sandy Nielsen, Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan, Elizabeth Kosuth, Shayla Dennis, Laura Killingsworth, Kileigh Guido.
Nurse Education Today, 152, (2025), 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106764
Incorporating Genetics and Genomics Content Into a Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Seon Yoon Chung.
Journal of Nursing Education, 64 (10), 678-680, (2025), 10.3928/01484834-20250129-02
Using a photovoice intervention to teach nursing students about living homeless.
Jessica Sullivan, Sheryl Henry, Wendy L. Woith.
Nursing Forum, 2025 (1), (2025), 10.1155/nuf/2134313
An academic-health department partnership to expand adolescent access to care and FNP student clinical experiences
Jessica M Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 53, 104-109, (2024), 10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.05.003
Technology use, barriers, and future needs for community-dwelling older adults
Jessica M Sullivan, Elizabeth Kosuth.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50 (2), 26-31, (2024), https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20240110-04
Improving Adolescent Depression in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Banesa Chavez, Jessica Sullivan, Paola Portela.
Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 19 (3), (2023), 10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.11.013
Flipping the classroom: An innovative approach to graduate nursing education
Jessica Sullivan.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 38, 40-44, (2022)
Book review: All this safety is killing us: Health justice beyond prisons, police, and borders
Jessica Sullivan.
Nursing Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330261478628
Internal factors and the transition to full-time nursing academic: An integrative review of literature
Carolina Ford, Michele Shropshire, Jessica Sullivan, Olcay Akman, Cherrill Stockmann.
Nursing Education Perspectives, 47 (2), 80-85, https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nep.0000000000001497
Presentations
An afternoon in a rural health clinic: Substance use disorder and telehealth simulation pilot
Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan, Anne Willemsen-Dunlap.
NONPF National Conference 2025, Denver, CO, April, 2025
Implementing a Collaborative Care Model in an intensive outpatient program to improve patient outcomes: A quality improvement project.
Daniel Chapters, Jessica Sullivan.
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses National Conference, New Orleans, LA, March, 2025
Objective Structured Clinical Examination pilot to assess NP students’ preclinical competence
Kirsten Clerkin, Jessica Sullivan.
NONPF National Conference 2024, Baltimore, MD, April, 2024
Utilization of an Evidence-Based SmartSet to Improve Helicobacter Pylori Eradication
Nastassja Williams, Jessica Sullivan.
Northwestern Medicine Academic Medical Center & Brinson Foundation Research Symposium, Chicago, IL, April, 2024
Living Homeless: A Photovoice Intervention for Nursing Students
Sheryl Henry, Jessica Sullivan, Wendy L. Woith.
Springfield Memorial Hospital Annual Nursing Research Conference, Springfield, IL, April, 2024
Using a photovoice intervention to teach nursing students about living homeless
Sheryl Henry, Jessica Sullivan.
Illinois State University Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2024
Utilization of an evidence-based SmartSet to improve Helicobacter pylori eradication
Nastassja Williams, Jessica Sullivan.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Advanced Practice Providers National Conference, Chicago, IL, September, 2023
Assessing and addressing genetics and genomics curricular gaps in a family nurse practitioner program
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Seon Yoon Chung.
NONPF National Conference 2023, Orlando, FL, April, 2023
Feeding two birds with one scone: Academic-health department partnership to expand adolescent access to care and FNP student clinical experiences
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Shelby Shiver.
Doctoral Education Conference 2023, Coronado, CA, January, 2023
Assessing and addressing genetics and genomics curricular gaps in a family nurse practitioner program
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Seon Yoon Chung.
TIGER National Conference, Coronado, CA, January, 2023
Improving treatment of adolescent depression in primary care: A quality improvement initiative
Banesa Chavez, Jessica Sullivan, Paola Portela.
National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Online, April, 2022
A stroke education program for middle school students
Connie Catron, Linda Irle, Sandra Scheidenhelm, Jessica Sullivan.
Annual Conference, Online, March, 2022
A stroke education program for middle school students
Connie Catron, Linda Irle, Sandra Scheidenhelm, Jessica Sullivan.
Annual Research Symposium, Online, March, 2022
Improving treatment of adolescent depression in primary care: A quality improvement project
Banesa Chavez, Jessica Sullivan, Paola Portela.
Annual Research Symposium, Online, March, 2022
A stroke education program for middle school students
Connie Catron, Sandra Scheidenhelm, Jessica Sullivan.
2021 Annual Institute, Online, June, 2021
Incorporating medication-assisted treatment training for family nurse practitioner students
Jessica Sullivan, Kirsten Clerkin, Elizabeth Kosuth.
2021 National Conference, Online, April, 2021
Stroke education in middle school
Connie Catron, Sandra Scheidenhelm, Jessica Sullivan.
Annual Scholarship Symposium, Online, March, 2021
Flipping the classroom: An innovative approach to graduate nursing education
Jessica Sullivan.
Doctoral Education Conference 2021, Online, January, 2021
Evaluating an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Application for Patients with Depression
Jessica Sullivan.
National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Coralville, IA, April, 2019