Jodie C. Gary, PhD, RN

Education

• PhD in Nursing The University of Texas at Tyler, 2012
• MSN University of Phoenix, 2007
• BSN University of Phoenix, 2006
• ADN Blinn College, 2001
• BS, Psychology Texas A&M University, 1996

Research Interests

• Patient-centered care (PCC)
• Peer recovery support
• Intersection of substance use and intimate partner violence
• Rural community engagement
• Healthcare design
• Problematic substance use
• Positive deviance
• Complexity science
• Complex populations (critical care nurses; people with HIV/AIDS; groups affected by maternal mortality, those with multiple chronic conditions)
• Health professions education (nursing; interprofessional education; teamwork and communication; TeamSTEPPS®; equity and diversity)

Awards & Honors

• Association of Former Students College -Level Teaching Award Nominee, 2024
• Texas A&M University Wells Fargo Honors Faculty Mentor Nominee, 2024
• The Daisy Faculty Award Nominee, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2023
• Texas A&M College of Nursing Dean's Faculty Best Paper, 2022
• University of Texas at Tyler Honor a Nurse Project Recipient, 2020
• Texas A&M Health Interprofessional Education Excellence in Leadership Award, 2019
• Texas A&M Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence Award Nominee, 2017-2018
• IRB Member of the Month, December 2015, April 2017
• Texas A&M School of Nursing Gonfalonier for Undergraduate Convocation, August 2015
• Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award, University-Level Research Award, Nominee, 2014-2015
• Recipient of College-Level Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, August 2014
• Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award, Individual Student Relationships Award, Nominee, 2013-2014
• Texas A&M Health Science Center Appreciation of 5 Years of Service, 2013
• Texas A&M Health Science Center CON Legacy Award for Leadership Nominee, 2013
• Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy Fellow, 2012-2013
• Magna Cum Laude, University of Texas at Tyler, 2012
• Inducted to Sigma Theta Tau International –Phi Iota Chapter, 2011
• Saint Joseph Regional Health Center Team Member of the Quarter, Third Quarter 2007
• Saint Joseph Health System Values in Action Award, 2007

Websites

• Scholars@TAMU Profile

Teaching Interests

• Adult health/critical care nursing
• Scholarship of nursing
• Care of the adult patient
• Transition to professional practice
• Interprofessional teamwork and communication
• Evidence-based practice

Certifications & Training

• American Heart Association: Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Trauma Nurse Core Certification
• National Center for Emergency Medial Preparedness & Response- Emergency Preparedness Training
• Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas - Registered Nurse
• Texas Department of Health Licensed Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)/Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training Certification
• Opioid Overdose Education & Naloxone Administration Trainer
• Adult Mental Health First Aid

Memberships

• Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Southern Nursing Research Society
• American Nurses Association
• Texas Nurses Association
• National League for Nursing
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses