MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC , Masters (Alumni) Doctoral (Current)
Jolie S. Jemmott, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, is a 3rd year PhD student at Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina. Before attending Duke University, Jemmott earned her BSN in 2019 from Hampton University in Hampton, VA, and her MSN in 2022 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia, PA.
Jemmott has worked as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner over the last three years, working specifically in community mental health adult outpatient services.
Jemmott is passionate about working with individuals from communities with unmet needs who are experiencing mental health challenges.. She decided to pursue a career as a nurse scientist to become an expert in the psychological underpinnings of African American men with opioid use disorder and develop the most successful treatment approaches for them and their families. Moreover, she wants to explore strategies to reduce opioid use behaviors among African American men.
Jemmot’s primary goal for doctoral-level studies is to become a professor at a research-intensive university and develop a program of research that makes a difference in improving mental health of opioid using populations. Through her research, she hopes to build a research program that continues to advance nursing knowledge, contributes to the health of communities with unmet needs around the globe, and shapes the future of nursing science and healthcare.