Williams, Jeffrey, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, CNE

Contact

JWilliams57@twu.edu
214-689-6545

IHSD 7810

Biography

I have been a nurse for 31 years. I have worked mainly in the critical care setting (CCU, SICU, MICU, Cardiac Cath lab,PACU, and Telemetry). I returned to graduate school after five years of nursing experience and completed a MSN degree in 2000, with a Clinical Nurse Specialist track in Acute Care nursing. I continued working in critical care settings as a CNS and after 6 years I moved into an administrative role in the patient safety and quality improvement area. I returned to school in September of 2010 entering a doctoral program and graduated May 2013 with my Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. After graduating from the DNP program I decided to pursue a career in academia at Texas Woman's University. I really enjoy teaching and feel truly blessed to be at TWU with such a wonderful group of nursing faculty. On a professional service note, I was elected in the spring of 2022 to the board of directors for the American Association for Men in Nursing and started my 2 year term in October of 2022. In November of 2023, I was asked by the President of AAMN to step into the Secretary role on the board of directors for AAMN and accepted this role, starting a 2 year term as secretary thgough October 2025.

Education

D.N.P., Nursing, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
M.S.N., Nursing, UT Health Science Center- San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
B.S.N., Nursing, UT Health Science Center- Houston, Houston, Texas
B.S., Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas

Expertise

Extensive knowledge of Acute and Critical care nursing. Extensive knowledge of issues related to Patient safety/Quality management. Doctoral project, Fall prevention in the older adult. New topics of interest include health disparaties related to the LGBTQIA+ community and males entering the nursing profession.

Latest Articles

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Increasing Gender Equality in Nursing
Texas Nursing (2024)
Jeffrey Williams, Michael Ward

The Complexity of Trauma for LGBTQ+ People: Considerations for Acute and Critical Care
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America (2023)
Damon Cottrell, Lori Aaron-Brija, Emily Berkowitz, Jeffrey Williams

Eating Disorders in Men
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Healthcare (2016)
Damon Cottrell, Jeffrey Williams

Recent Presentations

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Increasing Gender Equality in Nursing
Texas Nurse Association (2024)
Poster | Jeffrey Williams

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Gender Inequality in Nursing
North Texas Organization of Nursing Leadership, Winter Seminar (2022)
Podium | Jeffrey Williams

The ABCs of LGBTQIA+ Healthcare
Transcultural Nursing Society Annual Conference (2020)
Poster | Jeffrey Williams

Cultural Diversity Fishbowl Panel
Teaching/Learning Panel (2018)
Round Table | Jeffrey Williams

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses - Dallas County Chapter
• American Association of Men In Nursing
• American Nurses Association
• National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
• North TX CNS group
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Beta Beta Chapter
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Delta Alpha Chapter
• Texas Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Texas Nurses Association
• Transcultural Nursing Society

Honors & Awards

• Pinning Ceremony History, Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, Dallas Campus (2025)
• Cass Award for Service, Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing (2024)
• Pinning Ceremony Pledge, Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, Dallas Campus (2024)
• Pinning Ceremony Speaker, Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, Dallas Campus (2023)
• DFW Great 100 Nurses, DFW Great 100 Nurses (2023)