Nicole Laing

Nicole Laing serves as an Assistant Professor in the Master's Programs at the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, Nova Southeastern University, where she has been faculty since 2014. Her clinical background spans over 14 years across diverse psychiatric settings including inpatient child/adolescent/adult care and substance abuse treatment.

Her academic credentials include:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Howard University
• Master of Science in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (with Child Psychiatry subspecialty), Yale University
• Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Florida Atlantic University

Dr. Laing's research centers on Trauma Informed Care implementation and developing staff competencies for mental health service delivery in clinical environments. Her work bridges clinical psychiatric expertise with educational strategies, particularly focusing on substance abuse diversion programs and state mental health systems. As a certified Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, she integrates frontline clinical experience into her academic practice.

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She teaches across undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula with emphasis on psychiatric-mental health applications. The source text contains no details regarding student advising relationships or research grant funding.