Nikki Houlden

Nikki Houlden is an Instructor at the UNMC College of Nursing's Northern Division in Norfolk, Nebraska. She holds a BSN (2016) and MSN (2018) from the UNMC College of Nursing. Her career spans over 15 years in nursing roles across Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Long-term Care, Short-term Rehabilitation, and Psychiatry, complemented by prior experience in addiction medicine counseling.

Her research focuses on community mental health care needs and service barriers, with grant support from the East Central Health Department for an Interprofessional Rural Rotation (2018). She has practiced as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in outpatient settings and served as Program Director for a geriatric Intensive Outpatient Program.

Teaching is central to her career, emphasizing mentorship of future nursing professionals. No specific labs/teams are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.