Dr. Jessica Giddens
(she/they/xe) DNP, MSN, FPMHNP-BC

Saint Louis, MO

Specialties

Psychiatric / Mental Health, Family

Clinical Subspecialties

Complementary, Other, Pain Management

Details

Professional Achievements:

2019 Y98 Health Care Family Credit Union “Celebrating Nursing” Nomination

2019 Invitation to rejoin Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society through University of Missouri St. Louis

2017 University of Missouri St. Louis Preceptor Award

2103 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

2011 Ethel Christine Johnson Lemonds & Rhonda J. Lemonds Brown Master’s Scholarship

2008 - 2009 Barnes Institutional Scholarship

2009 Carol Stubblefield Clinical Excellence Award in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

2009 - present Sigma Theta Tau Iota Nursing Honors Society Member

2008 - 2009 BJC Institutional Scholarship

2002 - 2005 MU Excellence Award

2004 Curator’s Theatre Award

2004 Bess M. and George W. Corrigan Memorial Scholarship Fund

Favorite Thing About My Profession:

Improving patient health, education, and decreasing stigma regarding mental illness.

Virtues:

2019 Member of Neuroscience Education Institute

2019 Y98 Health Care Family Credit Union “Celebrating Nursing” Nomination

2018- present Member of the Mentorship Program the American Nurses Association

2018-present Member of the Distinguished School of Mental Health and Wellness Leadership

2018-present American Society of Addiction Medicine

2018-present Member of Association of Missouri Nurse Practitioners

2018-present Member of International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses

2018 ANA 2018 Publication American Nurses Association Year of Advocacy

2017-present Member of St. Louis Nurses in Advance Practice

2017 University of Missouri St. Louis Preceptor Award

2103 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

2013-present Member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

2013-present Member of American Nurses’ Association and Missouri Nurses’ Association

2011 Ethel Christine Johnson Lemonds & Rhonda J. Lemonds Brown Master’s Scholarship

2009 – 2010 Human Rights Committee Behavioral Intervention Services

2008 - 2009 Barnes Institutional Scholarship

2009 Carol Stubblefield Clinical Excellence Award in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

2009 - present Sigma Theta Tau Iota Nursing Honors Society Member

2008 - 2009 BJC Institutional Scholarship

2005 - present Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society Member

2005 - present Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society Member

2005 - present Golden Key Honors Society Member

2002 – 2005 MU Honors College

2002 - 2005 MU Excellence Award

2004 Curator’s Theatre Award

2004 Bess M. and George W. Corrigan Memorial Scholarship Fund

2002 National Honors Society Member

2002 Tri-M Music Honors Society Member

2006 - 2008 AMSA Member

2008 Multiple Sclerosis Society Member

2008 NSNA Member

American Nurse’s Credentialing Center (ANCC) Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner exam reviewer
Board member Distinguished School of Mental Health and Wellness (DSMHW 2018- current)
Speaker at the American Psychiatric Nurse’s Association presenting individual work (APNA) 2019
Speaker at the American Psychiatric Nurse’s Association presenting Vraylar at a product theatre 2019
Vice President of Nurse’s Against Violence

State Level

Missouri Nurse’s Association: Missouri Advanced Practice Councils (MO APC) Chair 2019-2021

Local / City Level

Louis Nurse’s in Advanced Practice (STLNAP) Co-Vice / Vice President (2021)
Board member / Production Manager for Slaying Dragons – a theatrical group dedicated to teaching the community about mental health through theatre.

Speaking Engagements:

2019 Department of Mental Health pharmacogenomics presentation for Genomind and yearly RN meeting
2019 Presentation for Otsuka sales force on pharmacogenomics
2019 MU yearly symposium on pharmacogenomics – original work
2019 STLNAP Symposium presenting original work
2019 APNA American Psychiatric Nurse’s Association Pharmacogenomics original work
2019 APNA American Psychiatric Nurse’s Association Allergan Product Theatre
2019 Arizona ANA Nurse Practitioner Conference Allergan Product theatre
2019 AMNP – Association of Missouri Nurse Practitioner Association speaker Ingrezza
2018 – Genomind University presentation at University of Missouri Columbia
2015-2020: Over 200 national speaker engagements for Allergan, Otsuka, Neurocrine, Genomind, and Avanir.