Deidre Harp, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

Health Sciences, 265, Gainesville

Overview

Deidre began her nursing career on a medical-surgical unit at Piedmont Hospital then shifted to a mental health focus. She spent ten years in various roles at psychiatric facilities, with an emphasis on the inpatient care of adult and older adult psychiatric and substance use disorders. Deidre was co-founder of a K-8 charter school in Georgia, where she also worked as a school nurse. She has taught for the University System of Georgia since 2012.

Professional Organizations

American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Georgia Association for Nursing Education
National League for Nursing
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental Health First Aid/National Council for Wellbeing
Sigma Theta Tau International, Tau Psi at-Large Chapter

Education

PhD Nursing, Augusta University
MSN, Nursing Education, Western Governor’s University
BSN, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing

Research/Special Interests

Mental Health Nursing
Substance Use and Addiction
Integrative Care
Care of Older Adults
Undergraduate Nursing Education

Curriculum Vitae

Deidre Harp's CV (PDF)

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