Dean of Nursing
Mount Saint Mary's University
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Leah FitzGerald, RN, FNP-C, PhD, is Dean of Nursing and Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Community Partnerships at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles. Dr. FitzGerald is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Dr. FitzGerald has over 35 years of clinical experience. She completed post-doctoral training at the UCLA Norman Cousins Center in psychoneuro-immunology, providing a strong foundation for Biobehavioral Nursing, recognizing the benefits and risks of preventive health services/behaviors and the complexity and importance of nursing in primary care. As an educator, clinician and scientist, she has the tools to make observations about the nature and progression of health/disease in both clinical and community settings. Dr. FitzGerald recently completed curriculum development and subsequent research study translating undeserved community health assessment and patient activation and engagement into clinical practice with pre-licensure level nursing students.