Kathleen T. McCoy, DNSc, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP

Associate Professor

Community Mental Health

Education

DNSc: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN ((Family Psychiatric Nursing), 2006
Post Masters Certificate: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN (FNP), 2004
MS: Stonybrook University, Stonybrook NY (Psychiatric Nursing: NP/CNS), 1993
BS: State University of New York at Albany (Nursing), 1992
ASN: Suffolk County Community College (Nursing), 1977

Current ANCC certifications

Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: PMHNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner: FNP-BC
Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist: PMHCNS-BC

Specialized Training

Current: Center for Clinical and Translational Research Trainee (CCTS): University of Alabama (01/2 to 01/2018)
Quality Matters: Certified Online Instructor, Complete 12/2017
Cognitive Processing Therapy Trained: 12/2016-10/2017
Cognitive Processing Therapy Psychotherapist, Researcher, Trainee with STRONGSTAR Collaboration/ Military Health Institute Intradisciplinary Collaborative Practice to provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Military and civilian victims of trauma suffering from trauma induced experiences and their sequelae.
2012: Harvard-Macy Intradisciplinary System Approach for Healthcare Professional Workshop Scholar

Research Interests

PTSD and Trauma related prevention/treatment
Education of PMH APNs in full scope of practice
Reflective Practice
Global health through community engagement

Selected Publications

Costa, CB., McCoy, KT., Tran, J. (2018). Case Challenge: A 22-Year-Old Woman with Chronic Daily Headaches. JNP (14)1:e21-e22, e27-e29. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.09.010
McCoy, KT. Achieving Full Scope of Practice Readiness Using Evidence for Psychotherapy Teaching in Web and Hybrid Approaches in Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Education Perspectives in Psychiatric Care 2016 Nov:1-10.
Giovannoni, J., McCoy KT, Mays, M., Watson, J. Probation Officers Reduce Their Stress by Cultivating the Practice of Loving Kindness with Self and Others. International Journal of Human Caring 2015 May;8(2):325-344.
Jenson, M., Pease, E., Lambert, K., Hickman, D., Robinson, 0., McCoy KT, Barut, J., Musker, K., Olive, D., Noll. C., Ramirez, J., Coglister, D, King, J. Championing Person-First Language: A Call to Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) 2013 May

Weber, M., Delaney, K., McCoy KT, Snow, D., Scharf, M., Brackley, M. Development of lifespan Psychiatric Mental Health NP competencies. Archives of Psychiatric Care 2012; 26(5):350-357.
McCoy KT, Story, E.E., Gaffney, K., Cunningham, P. Academic Toolbox for Primary Care for PMH presentations. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP) 2011 Feb.
McCoy KT, Carter, M., Cunningham, P., Speck, P., Rector, C. A case study of changes in an APN behavioral health practice following Medicare program changes. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Chrvala, C.A., Parsons, C.A., Garzon, D.L., McCoy KT. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan: A Resource Guide for Nurse Practitioners. Austin, TX: American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP); 2015.
Garzon, D., McCoy KT, Parsons, C. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Educational resource kit for nurse practitioners (NPs) in Primary Care Settings (In press) American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2014
Jenson, M., Pease, E., Lambert, K., Hickman, D., Robinson, 0., McCoy KT, Barut, J., Musker, K., Olive, D., Noll. C., Ramirez, J., Coglister, D, King, J. Championing Person-First Language: A Call to Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) 2013 May
Weber, M., Delaney, K., McCoy KT, Snow, D., Scharf, M., Brackley, M. Development of lifespan

Psychiatric Mental Health NP competencies. Archives of Psychiatric Care 2012;26(5):350-357.
McCoy KT, Story, E.E., Gaffney, K., Cunningham, P. Academic Toolbox for Primary Care for PMH presentations. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP) 2011 Feb.
McCoy KT, Carter, M., Cunningham, P., Speck, P., Rector, C. A case study of changes in an APN behavioral health practice following Medicare program changes. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP) 2009;9(6):707-714.
Phillips, C., McCoy KT. Finally: A seamless geriatric outreach program that works Long-Term Living 2008 Aug;57(8):36-37.
McCoy KT, Phillips, C. APRNs on the GO: An innovative community based integrated behavioral outreach program Behavioral Healthcare 2007 Dec;27(12):33

Research

Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Pfizer
01/2011 - 12/2011
Smoking Cessation Readiness to Quit Survey: An Employee Health Service Response to Apparent Community Need
Role: Co-Investigator
DSRIP Grant Project #: 121775403.1.6
06/2015 - 09/2016
Title: Expand Specialty Care Capacity-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Christus Spohn Hospital System
Role: Co-Investigator
ISPN Foundation
01/2013 - 08/2015
Title: Reflections upon Long Term Volunteer Commitment Experience to a Professional Organization during a Time of Rapid Change.
Role: Principal Investigator

Qualitative Study inquiring of Content Experts, their experiences through the experience of creating a new PMHNP examination over a 3 year time required creating a new ANCC PMHNP examination which was inclusive of new elements: Life span and body system elements.
01/2011 - 12/2011
Role: Principal Investigator
Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
07/2009 - 06/2012
Title: Enhancement of Mental Health/Substance Use (MH/SU) Education & Practice in an Advanced Education Doctor of Nursing Practice Program: A Continuation of the Comprehensive Advanced Education Psychiatric Nursing Program grant (D09HP07324) Division of Nursing
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Grant Detail: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN. Project #: D09HP07324
Funding Agency: Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Admin.
07/2006 - 06/2009
Title: The Comprehensive Advanced Education Psychiatric Nursing Program grant
Role: Consultant

Teaching

Dr. McCoy teaches Graduate Nursing students, both Masters and DNP program students in acquisition of skill and proficiency in PMH clinical practice. She also mentors DNP students through their projects. She has over a decade of experience in building, administrating and running online and F2F nursing graduate programs across specialty populations.

Honors and Awards

05/2017 Appointed as MACRA Subcommittee Member (Neuro-Psychiatric): Center for Medicare Services MACRA Episode-Based Cost Measures Neuropsychiatric Disease Management Clinical Subcommittee. Intradisciplinary Sub-committee member representing Nurse Practitioners as an AANP delegate.
10/2016 Class of Leadership Texas: Leadership Women Board of Directors
09/2016-current Appointed: Co-Chair, PMH AANP Special Practice Group: Lead discussion of specialty pertinent to promotion of the NP role in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

08/2015 Edmond J Safra Parkinson’s Foundation Visiting Nurse Faculty Program: Scholar 2015
01/2015-current Advisory Board member: Tennessee Technological University Hester School of Nursing, Cookeville TN
06/2013 Beck Institute Scholarship recipient: Teaching and Supervising CBT Workshop, Beck Institute, one of five Competitive Scholarship Recipients awarded by Beck Institute
06/2012-Current Inducted Fellow: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, (FAANP), Orlando, FL (Practice and Policy focus)
01/2009 Nomination as Chair of Scholarly Review Committee: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
01/2008 ANCC Content Expert Panel: Member and elected Chair: PMHNP certification exam
01/2007 Candidacy: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Nomination Committee
01/2006 Janssen Scholar: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
01/2006 Excellence in Advance Practice Leadership Award: American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Tennessee Chapter (KAPNA) l est.