Nancy Russell: Faculty Directory

Overview

Nancy Gentry Russell has 13 years of nursing experience, including nine as a family nurse practitioner (FNP). She earned her BSN and MSN degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her DNP degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Russell is passionate about improving the health of individuals and populations in the primary care setting, and has particular interest in the care of and issues affecting adolescents and young adults. As an FNP, Dr. Russell has provided comprehensive, primary health care for families across the lifespan in rural North Carolina, and for college and university students in Washington, DC and Baltimore. She also served as director of outreach and engagement at the Georgetown University Student Health Center. In addition to her faculty role at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Dr. Russell practices as an FNP at the University Student Health and Wellness Center on the Homewood campus. Dr. Russell currently serves as the Region IV representative to the board of directors for the American College Health Association as well as the District of Columbia State Representative for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the Nurse Practitioner Association of the District of Columbia.