Biography
Dr. Jaclyn Bandell joined Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµas an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing in
2021, currently serves the FNP program as the Assistant Director and previously served
as the Director for the DNP FNP Program. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice
degree from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ in May 2019. Her scholarly project focused
on program evaluation of a hepatitis C treatment program with socially complex populations.
She previously earned her BSN from Salisbury University in Maryland. Dr. Bandell served
as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana and worked as a public health nurse in
Baltimore, MD before pursuing her Masters of Nursing degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner
at Emory University. Additionally, she has completed a post-graduate certificate in
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner studies from East Carolina University
and carries certifications as both a Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
and is board-certified in Advanced-Practice Addiction Nursing.<br><br>Since becoming
a nurse practitioner, she has worked as a primary care provider and a member of the
leadership team at two healthcare organizations in Asheville, NC. Dr. Bandell currently
practices at JFK Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment hospital in Black Mountain, NC as
part of the Primary Care and Psychiatric teams. Her clinical practice embraces interprofessional
approaches to provide whole-person care and caring for a diverse population of individuals
suffering from complex mental, physical and social ailments. She is passionate about
creating health programs and systems that better serve these populations, and educating
future nurses on promoting disease prevention, management and overall wellness for
all patients.
Teaching Interests
primary care for special populations, women's health, mental health, public and global
health concepts, DNP projects
Research Interests
healthy equity, hepatitis C care, innovative health care delivery models, mental health
and how it intersects with primary care, substance use disorders