Brandi Peachey
DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNE
Associate Teaching Professor
University Park
Phone: 814-863-3821
Email: bng110@psu.edu
Peachey is an Associate Teaching Professor at the College of Nursing at Penn State University. She received her BSN from West Virginia University, her MSN as family nurse practitioner from Bloomsburg University, and her DNP at The Pennsylvania State University, completed in 2022. She is a board certified as a nurse practitioner and has been working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit since 2009. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.
Education
- DNP, Penn State
- MSN, Bloomsburg
- BSN, West Virginia University
Awards and Honors
- 2022 Doctoral Nursing Student Academic Excellence Award. (April 9, 2022).
- Beta Sigma Honor a Nurse Award. (May 2020).
Teaching
- NURS251: Health Assessment
- NURS832: Leadership I
- NURS837: Evidence-Based Practice III
- NURS230: Fundamentals Clinical
- NURS845: Economics
Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization
CLINICAL FOCUS:
- Family practice
- Pediatrics
CERTIFICATIONS:
- FNP-BC (Family nurse practitioner – board certified)
- CNE (Certified Nurse Educator)
Mentorship
Approximately 4-6 UG advisees per semester and average 3-5 DNP committees per semester
Research
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise
- Pediatric population
- Adolescent substance use
Presentations and Conference Involvement
- Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioner Annual Conference speaker
TOPICS:
- Wellness
- Mentor program
- Pediatric traumatic brain injuries
Publications and Scholarly Work
- Peachey, B., Nelson, M. A., Lightner, C., Faybisovich, N., Detter, A., & Wolgast, K. A. (2025). Building a wellness culture at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing: A case study. [In Press for Publication March 2025]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.11.006
- Miner, M. B., Peachey, B. N. (30%), Evans, M. M., & Brown, R. A. (2024). The promotion of teaching and learning scholarship in undergraduate non-tenure line faculty: A success story. In Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions Published in New Directions for Teaching and Learning special edition. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tl.20589
Service
Professional Organization Involvement and Fellowships
- National League for Nursing (NLN). (Expiration 12/2025).
Membership number: 564656
- Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (PCNP). (Expiration 07/2025). Membership number: 26223220
- Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
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Last updated 8/5/2025
