• Associate Professor

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• PHONE: (337)-482-5637
• EMAIL: jeanne.cartier@louisiana.edu

 

Education

• • PhD (Nursing) University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA.
  • M.S. (Nursing) Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth           University, Richmond, VA.
  • B.S. Boston State College, Boston, MA.

 

Post-Graduate/Specialty Training

• • Post-Graduate Certificate as Psychiatric-Mental Health NP, MGH    Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

 

Licensure and Board Certifications

• • RN and Psychiatric Mental Health NP—Louisiana (active)
  • RN and Psychiatric Mental Health NP—Georgia (active)
  • RN and Psychiatric Mental Health CNS—Massachusetts (active)
  • RN-Virginia (Inactive)
  • Board Certified--ANCC 

Academic Positions

• • Associate Professor, University of Louisiana, Lafayette 

 

Honors & Awards

• • Acadiana Celebrates Nursing honoree, May 2019
  • 2012  Visiting Clinical Scholar.  Georgia Health Sciences University; School of Nursing. Augusta, GA. February 9-10, 2012
  • 2011 Faculty Teaching Fellowship. MGH Institue of Health Professions. Utilizing Team Based Learning in a Hybrid DNP Course.

 

Professional Affiliations

• • Sigma Theta Tau International
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
  • Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health 
  • American Association of Nurse Practioners 
  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
  • International Society of Psychiatric Nurses
  • Team-Based Learning Collaborative

 

Areas of Research Interest

• Underserved Populations
• Juvenile Justice
• Mental Health
• Adverse Childhood Experiences 
• STD's

 

Selected Publications & Presentations

• • Publications
  • Zeanah, P., Cartier, J., Chen, J., Dick, S., Dickson, A., Larrieu, J.,
    Osofsky, J. & Zeanah, C. (in progress). Awareness, activities, and approaches for addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Louisiana: Statewide survey, 2018.
    
    
  • Jeffries, P.R., Bigley, M.B., McNelis, A.M., Cartier, J.M., Pintz, C.,
    Slaven-Lee, P.W. & Zychowicz, M. E. (2019). Use of Simulation in Nurse Practitioner Education. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practioner. (Accepted with revision, Publication expected October Special Issue).
    
    
  • Cartier, J. (2019). Assessing health risks in children and adolescents in pediatric care: Let’s not forget social determinant of health. Progressing Aspects in Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2(2).
    doi:10.32474/PAPN.2019.02.000131
    http://dx.doi.org/10.32474/PAPN.2019.02.000131
    
    
  •  Zeanah, P., Burstein, K., & Cartier, J. (2018). Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences:It’s all about relationships. Societies, 8 (115). doi:10.3390/soc8040115.
    
    
  • Integrated Curriculum Work Group—NONPF. (2016). Background
    Paper: Transitioning to a Seamless, Integrated DNP NP Curriculum.
    Available @   http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/Docs/DNPSeam lessTransitionNONPFFi.pdf 
    
    
  • Gates, ML, Staples-Horne, M., Cartier, J., Best, B., Walker, V., Schwart, D.  Yoo, W.  A call to develop evidence-based interventions to reduce sexually transmitted infections in juvenile justice populations. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 27(2), 34-44. DOI:10.1353/HPU.2016.0057
    
    
  • Gates, ML, Staples-Horne, M., Cartier, J., Best, C., Walker, V., Schwartz, D. & Yoo, W. (2015) Understanding psychosocial and high risk sexual behaviors among detained juveniles. JMIR Res Protoc , 4 (4),  e144. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5153.
    
    
  • Cartier, J. (2013).  A Team-Based Approach to the Care of Depression in Later Life:  Where are we now? Psychiatric Clinics of North America,36,651-660.
    
    
  • Postmontier, B., Breiter, D., Cartier, J., Dilks, S.S., Esposito, N., Handrup, C.,       Kane, C., McCormish, J.F., McCrone, S., & Newton, M. (2013). ISPN DNP Task Force Statement on the DNP.  Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 27(1), 56-60.
    
    
  • Goodman, J., Reidy, P., & Cartier J. (2012). Role preparation for advanced practice nursing: Practicing consultation and collaboration skills.  Journal of Nursing Education, 51 (1), 59-60. 
    
    
  • Podium Presentations
  • Cartier, J., Ellis, K. & Pintz (2019). Applying educational standards and best practices to evaluate online course quality. Podium presentation. 2019 NONPF Special Topic Conference: What you need to know to deliver a quality NP program, Bethesda, MD. December 5-6.
    
    
  • Judge-Ellis,T., Cartier,J. & Conley V. (2014). Strategies for integration of Gerontological and Psychiatric Mental Health Content (Pre-conference 4: Panel 2—Psychiatric-Mental Health Content). 40th Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Denver, CO.  April 3.
    
    
  • Sorensen, L. & Cartier, J. (2012).  Getting to team science through team base learning: New Pedagogy for new providers.   Annual Science of Team Science Conference. Chicago, IL. April 15-19.
    
    
  • Cartier, J.  & Sorensen, L. (2012).  Creating collaborative models of practice through innovations in education. Symposium on Team science and Team Based Learning at 38th Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Charleston, S.C. April.
    
    
  • NONPF Faculty Development Committee (Cartier, J., member). (2011). Test item writing for APRN education. Workshop at 37th Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Albuquerque, NM. April 16.
    
    
  • Poster Presentations
  • Postmontier B. (chair), Breiter, D., Cartier, J., Dilks, T., Esposito, N., Handrup, C., Kane, C., Newton, M. & McComish, J. (2013). Findings of the ISPN DNP Task Force. Poster presentation at International Society of Psychiatric Nurses 15th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, April.
    
    
  • Postmontier B. (chair), Breiter, D., Cartier, J., Dilks, T., Esposito, N., Handrup, C., Kane, C., Newton, M. & McComish, J. (2012). Findings of the ISPN DNP Task Force. Poster presentation at the 5th National DNP Conference, St. Louis, MO. September.
    
    
  • Cartier, J. & Sorensen,L. (2012) Getting to team science through team based learning: New Pedagogy for new providers. Poster presentation at the Annual Science of Team Science Conference (poster was also 1 of 4 selected for oral presentation), Chicago, IL. April 15-19. 
    
    
  • Postmontier B. (chair), Breiter, D., Cartier, J., Dilks, T., Esposito, N., Handrup, C., Kane, C., Newton, M. & McComish, J. (2012). Charting future pathways to the Psychiatric Mental Health DNP in the United States.  International Conference on Professional Doctorates, Florence, Italy. April.
    
    
  • Cartier, J, Reidy, P., Ladd, E. & Goodman, J. (2011). Intra-disciplinary consultation:  Teaching collaborative practice with primary care and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner students. Poster Presentation, 37th Annual Meeting  of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Albuquerque, NM. April 16.
    
    

  Selected Funded Projects and Research

  • Institute of Public and Preventive Health. Georgia Regents University. Co-Investigator. Understanding Psychosocial and High Risk Sexual Behaviors among Detained Juveniles.($25,000).
    
    
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Utilizing Team Based Learning in a Hybrid DNP Course.  Changing Course: 2011 Faculty Teaching Fellowship, MGH Institute of Health Professions.
    
    
  • Principal Investigator, Depressive Symptoms, Stress and Quality of Life in Older Adults  with HIV/AIDS: Impact of Race, Gender and Length of Diagnosis. 2011 Geriatric  Research Faculty Fellowship, MGH Institute of Health Professions.
    
    
  • Principal Investigator, Degrief: Depression and Grief in People living with HIV/AIDS. International Society of Psychiatric Nurses (ISPN) Foundation Grant. (2007)
    
    
  • Co-investigator (I.B. Corless, PI). Depression and Grief in Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS. Academic Dean’s Research Support Award. (2006).
    
    
  • Co-investigator (N. Terres, PI), The Continuum of Support for Breastfeeding Mothers: Focus Group Research on Lactation Counselors' Scope of Practice.   MGH Institute of Health Professions Faculty Development Funds. (2006).
    
    

Selected Funded Projects & Research 

• ACE Summit: Promoting a Culture of CARE (Collaboration,
  Advocacy, Research, Education) for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Louisiana. Co-Investigator. Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund, $24,005
  
  
• Nursing students’ attitudes towards mental illness and offenders with mental illness. Investigator. Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant, UL, Lafayette. $2,000.
  
  
• Institute of Public and Preventive Health. Georgia Regents University. Co-Investigator. Understanding Psychosocial and High Risk Sexual Behaviors among Detained Juveniles. ($25,000).
  
  
• Co-Principal Investigator, Utilizing Team Based Learning in a Hybrid DNP Course.  Changing Course: 2011 Faculty Teaching Fellowship, MGH Institute of Health Professions.
  
  

Research Review

• • Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
  • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved