School of Nursing Faculty and Staff

Dr. Lori Jaggers Alexander, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
- Pedagogical Associate Professor
- Pedagogical Associate Professor
- lori.alexander@wku.edu
- Med Center/WKU Health Sciences Complex
- 270-745-4078
Biography
Bio
Dr. Alexander, Associate Professor of Nursing, joined Western Kentucky University School of Nursing in 2009. She currently teaches Nursing Leadership, Management and Professional Issues, Maternal Child Nursing, and Maternal Child Nursing clinical. Prior to teaching, Dr. Alexander worked as a registered nurse in ambulatory surgery, newborn nursery, emergency, and medical-surgical nursing. Dr. Alexander currently works as an FNP part-time in the community.
Education
- DNP, Western Kentucky University
- FNP, Western Kentucky University
- MSN, Western Kentucky University
- BSN, Western Kentucky University
- ASN, Western Kentucky University
Certifications
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board, Family Nurse Practitioner
Academic Interests
- Leadership and Management
- Professional Issues
- Community Health
- Women’s Health
- Pediatrics
Professional Organizations
- Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Midwifes
- Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Theta Chapter
- American Nurses Association, Kentucky Nurses Association
- National League for Nursing
- Kentucky League for Nursing
- Medical Reserve Corps
Research
- · She has published in the following peer reviewed journals: the Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, International Journal of Faith Community Nursing, Journal of Nursing Education, International Journal of Nursing and Health Care, and the Madridge Journal of Nursing
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