Faculty and Staff Profile

Lindsey Garrard

Educational Background

MS Nursing
Clemson University 2012

BSN Nursing
Clemson University 2009

ADN Nursing
Tri-County Technical College 2006

Courses Taught

NURS 4010 Mental Health Nursing
NURS 4011 Mental Health Nursing Clinical
NURS 8850 Mental Health of Adults
NURS 8840 Mental Health & Illness of Adults

Profile

I am a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with over 20 years of mental health nursing experience. In addition to being board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an FNP, I also hold a national certification through the Pediatric Nurse Credentialing Board (PNCB) as a Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist (PMHS). I am currently a Principal Lecturer and the lead teacher for Mental Health Nursing at Clemson University. I continue to work as a FNP for Lutheran Hospice.

Research Interests

I am interested in the management of depression in the primary care setting, and I have explored the clinical problem of the lack of training that primary care providers have received in depression management. I am also interested in end-of-life care.

Research Publications

PRESENTATIONS (Guest Lectures and poster presentation)

2015 Presented Psychopharmacology at Patrick B. Harris State Hospital

2013 Presented Changes to the DSM-V at Patrick B. Harris State Hospital at their yearly education day

2011 Poster presentation on Teen Suicide and Bullying for AnMed Health Women and Children's Health Fair

2011 Poster presentation on The Morse Fall Scale for AnMed Behavioral Health Competency Fair.

2010 Conducted and presented at AnMed Health's Grand Rounds on How to Conduct a Research Study

Honors and Awards

2020 Recipient of the South Carolina Palmetto Gold Award

2015 Recipient of Tri-County Technical College's Distinguished Alumna Award

2012 Recipient of Master's Excellence Award for MSN class of 2012 at Clemson University

2011 Inductee to the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing