Kelly Lowery

Kelly Lowery serves as an Associate Professor and Interim Program Coordinator for the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (FPMHNP) program at Valdosta State University, where she provides leadership in graduate nursing education focused on psychiatric mental health specialization.

Her research and clinical expertise centers on family-centered psychiatric care delivery systems, with emphasis on nurse practitioner roles in community mental health settings. Dr. Lowery integrates evidence-based practice into curriculum development for advanced practice nursing, particularly addressing workforce development needs in underserved psychiatric care populations.

As a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), she maintains active clinical engagement alongside academic responsibilities, ensuring program relevance to current healthcare demands in mental health service provision.