Leigh Ann Breckenridge, D.N.P., RN, FNP-BC
Pronouns: she/her
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Health Nursing
Education
- D.N.P., University of Alabama
- F.N.P. Certificate, University of Memphis
- M.S. (Nursing), University of Kentucky
- B.S. (Nursing), Mississippi College
Research/Scholarship Interests
Breckenridge has a passion for understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences on an individuals' health throughout their life. Implementing motivational interviewing in several areas of work such as vaccine hesitancy and breastfeeding are other areas she has explored. She also has an interest in utilizing different models of precepting nurse practitioner students.
Teaching
In addition to an extensive career in clinical practice, Breckenridge also has more than 30 years of teaching. She has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses which include pediatric and women's health didactice, complex care of the adult, health assessment, population health and more. She has also advised multiple D.N.P. students during her tenure.
Select Publications
- Burns, D., Breckenridge, L.A., Gregory, A., Nye, C. [submitted for publication 2023]. Redesigning nurse practitioner clinical education with a Dyad/POD approach. Journal of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
- Breckenridge, L. A., Burns, D., & Nye, C. (2021). The use of motivational interviewing to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in primary care settings. Journal of Public Health Nursing: 1–6.
- Gill ME, Zhan L, Rosenberg J, Breckenridge L.A.(2019). Integration of Adverse Childhood Experiences Across Nursing Curriculum. Journal of Professional Nursing, 35(2), 105–111. doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.07.003
- Gill, M. E., Zhan, L., Rosenberg, J., & Breckenridge, L. A. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Concept Mapping in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum. The Journal of Nursing education, 58(4), 193–200. doi:10.3928/01484834-20190321-02
Professional Service
Breckenridge enjoys serving at clinics which provide free health care. She has also participated in multiple medical mission trips around the world. She is active on multiple committees in the VCU School of Nursing. Some of those committees include graduate curriculum committee and the admissions committee. She has also served on the global advisory committee for VCU.