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Desi Michele Newberry

Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
School of Nursing, Room 2039, Durham, NC 27710
School of Nursing, Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Desi Newberry is an associate professor and director of the neonatal nurse practitioner program at the Duke University School of Nursing. Dr. Newberry is a board-certified NNP with over 20 years of experience. She currently practices at the Duke Intensive Care Nursery and the University of North Carolina Newborn Critical Care Center.  
 
Dr. Newberry graduated from Duke University with her DNP in 2012, having previously earned her MSN from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her BSN from Michigan State University. She is also a Certified Health Simulation Educator (CHSE) and a certified nurse educator (CNE). 
 
Dr. Newberry is proud to have been selected for the 2023 NANN Leadership Award. She served on the NANN Committee for the 2023 Revision of Curriculum Guidelines and Education Competencies for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Programs to revise the Curriculum Guidelines and Education Competencies for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Programs and currently serves on the National Association of Neonatal Nurses- Advanced Practice (NANN-AP) Council. She also serves as a section editor for the neonatal nursing journal Advances in Neonatal Care. 
 
Dr. Newberry contributes to both nursing publications and nursing associations. She has authored and co-authored three book chapters and over 30 articles in peer-reviewed, national neonatal nursing journals.  Her research currently focuses on improving health equity for all neonates through the examination of diversity in NNP students and faculty, the use of simulation for implicit bias training, and working toward the elimination of inappropriate labeling in the NICU.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2022 - Present School of Nursing

Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2012 D.N.P.