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Mary Lou Clark Fornehed serves as an Assistant Professor at the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, Tennessee Technological University, where she has held full-time faculty status for four years while concurrently practicing as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University
- Master of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing with nursing education concentration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Fornehed's research specializes in end-of-life care decision-making among rural Appalachian families, informed by her clinical expertise in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Her dissertation investigated rural family dynamics in end-of-life scenarios, bridging nursing education with practical critical care applications. This dual focus shapes her contributions to nursing pedagogy and clinical practice within underserved communities.
Board-certified as an ACNP-BC, she integrates frontline critical care experience into academic instruction while maintaining active clinical responsibilities in pulmonary medicine.
