Jennifer Ahlquist

Jennifer Ahlquist is an Assistant Professor at the McAuley School of Nursing, University of Detroit Mercy, where she began teaching in 2021. With over 10 years of advanced practice nursing experience in internal medicine and college health settings, she holds dual certifications as an Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner. Her educational credentials include: Doctor of Nursing Practice (Family Nurse Practitioner) and Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education from Wayne State University, M.S. in Nursing (Adult Nurse Practitioner) from Rush University, and B.S. in Nursing from University of Michigan.

Her research focuses on mindfulness and self-compassion interventions to promote wellbeing, particularly among LGBTQIA+ emerging adults and nursing students.