Stephanie Bennett

Dr. Stephanie Bennett serves as Clinical Assistant Professor and Graduate Clinical Coordinator at Mercer University's College of Nursing, leveraging over 35 years of clinical expertise in acute care (ICU, supervision, and management) alongside dual certification as Family and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She maintains active clinical practice in mental health settings and volunteer primary care at free clinics.

Her educational background:

• DNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mercer University, 2018
• MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mercer University, 2012
• BSN, Nursing, Mercer University, 2011

Research interests span Nursing Education, Mental Health, Primary Care, Global Health Ethics, and Diabetes Management in underserved populations. Her work emphasizes innovative clinical reasoning pedagogy and sustainable global service learning models, reflected in conference presentations on HIV curriculum integration and ethical frameworks for international health initiatives.

Scholarly output centers on her 2018 publication regarding differential diagnosis teaching methods, demonstrating her commitment to advancing nurse practitioner education through structured clinical reasoning frameworks.

As Graduate Clinical Coordinator, Dr. Bennett oversees clinical training for graduate nursing students while contributing to academic discourse through guest lectures and conference engagements. Her professional identity integrates academic leadership with frontline clinical service across mental health and primary care domains.