Jerry Cervantes

Jerry Cervantes serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing at Kettering College since 2022, maintaining active clinical roles as Resource Supervisor for Kettering Health Washington Twp and Dayton hospitals. His career bridges military service, disaster leadership, and frontline nursing across diverse healthcare settings.

His academic credentials include:

• Master of Science in Nursing (Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner), Northern Kentucky University (2020)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Ohio University (2014)
• Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, Sinclair Community College (2012)

Cervantes' expertise spans psychiatric nursing, emergency care, and disaster response systems, informed by 12 years as American Red Cross Director of Preparedness and Response overseeing 136 offices across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan. His U.S. Army medic service (1991-1995) and deployments to national disasters provide critical real-world context for healthcare leadership training.

No scientific awards are documented in available sources.

As full-time faculty, he teaches across Kettering College's nursing programs while applying current clinical insights from his hospital supervision role. His mentorship emphasizes crisis management skills developed through Red Cross disaster deployments and military healthcare operations, though specific grant funding details remain undisclosed. The integration of psychiatric nursing theory with emergency response practice defines his educational approach.