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Master of Science in Nursing at JMU

Welcome to the JMU Department of Nursing!

PHOTO: Emily Akerson

Emily Akerson, MN, RN, C-FNP

Associate Director, Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services

Office: BRH 141
Phone: 568-6120
Email: akersoek@jmu.edu

Education
MN University of Washington
BSN Cornell University – New York Hospital School of Nursing
BA Calvin College

Experience
Clinical Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner
Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon – Indian Health Service
Corrections Health – Multnomah County Health Department – Portland, Oregon
Family Practice Community Health – Multnomah County Health Department – Portland, Oregon
Rural Health – Family Practice – Page Rural Health Clinic, Stanley, Virginia
Coordinator of Clinical Services – Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services
Director, Healthy Families Page County, Page County, Virginia
Director, The Health Place, Page County, Virginia

Teaching - Current
Coordinator – Building Multicultural Competency Workshop and Poverty Simulation
Course Coordinator – Ethical Decision-making in Healthcare: An Inter-professional Approach
Huber Learning Community
Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator – Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services