Jackie Calhoun

Jackie Calhoun is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. She coordinates the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program and serves as Associate Director of the Nursing Health Services and Policy Research HUB. Her research focuses on healthcare workforce supply modeling with particular emphasis on Nurse Practitioner (NP) certification systems and policy implications.

• Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2005)
• Pre-licensure Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago (2010)
• MSN in Pediatric Acute/Chronic Care Nurse Practitioner, Rush University (2013)
• DNP in Health Systems Executive Leadership, University of Pittsburgh (2020)
• PhD Student in Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Dr. Calhoun's scholarly work examines how NP educational and employment systems impact workforce composition. Her published research includes studies on certification-based stratification of NP supply, program enrollment dynamics, and mathematical modeling of healthcare workforce policies. She teaches clinical and theoretical courses in pediatric acute care nursing, differential diagnosis, and NP role development.

As an active member of multiple professional organizations including National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and AcademyHealth, she contributes to curriculum development and policy formulation. Her clinical expertise lies in Pediatric Critical Care, where she maintains certification through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.