Cathy McAtee

Cathy McAtee is an Acute-Gero Nurse Practitioner Program Director at Loyola University New Orleans' School of Nursing. With a doctoral degree in nursing (DNP) and certifications in nursing education and simulation, her expertise spans Pulmonary & Critical Care, Nephrology, and Medical Education. She joined Loyola in Fall 2023, bringing extensive teaching and clinical experience from the University of South Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

• ADN, University of Mobile Alabama
• BSN, University of South Alabama
• Master's, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• DNP, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Her research and teaching interests focus on pharmacology education, clinical training in Pulmonary & Critical Care, and nephrology nursing. She actively contributes to academic leadership as the Educational Chair for the Louisiana Nurse Practitioners Association (LANP).