Shelly Smith

Shelly Smith is a Clinical Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Nursing, where she directs the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. She is an Affiliate Scholar with the Langston Center for Innovation in Quality and Safety and a Distinguished Policy Fellow of the National Academies of Practice of Nursing.

Her research addresses nursing practice innovation, health policy analysis, healthcare quality improvement, and telehealth applications. She has published extensively on policy frameworks, health equity, and nursing scope of practice.

Notable honors include:

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners NP State Excellence Award (2021)
• Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners Distinguished Nurse Practitioner Award (2019)
• Distinguished Policy Fellowship from the National Academies of Practice of Nursing