faculty profile

Kyli Whitehead DNP, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Instructor

Bio

Kyli Whitehead is an instructor in the Pre-Specialty and MN programs at VUSN. Prior to teaching at VUSN, she taught at another local School of Nursing. In addition, she has clinical experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in general pediatrics, pediatric neurology, and developmental-behavioral pediatrics.

Education

DNP, East Tennessee State University

MSN, Vanderbilt University

BSN, University of Tennessee

Current Research/Scholarly Interests

Developmental pediatrics

Academic Interests

Pediatric (didactic and clinical)

Fundamentals

Representative Publications

Journals

Whitehead, K. & Nyange, C. (2022). Updated Pediatric Developmental Milestones: Implications for Pediatric Providers. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18(10), 1057-1061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nupra.2022.08.030

Representative Presentations

Whitehead, K. Podium Presentation: ADHD and Beyond. TAIS Neurodiversity Conference. Brentwood, TN. February 23, 2024.

Whitehead, K. Podcast: Updated Pediatric Developmental Milestones. JNP Behind the Article. 2022.

Clinical Practice

Music City Peds- Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Medicine

Professional Organizations

Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Chapter - Director