Lovey Reynolds, MSN, RN, CPN, CNE

Lovey Reynolds, MSN, RN, CPN, CNE has been an RN for almost 20 years. She is a tenure-track nursing faculty member and an Adult/Adolescence Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Lovey has a BSN from Saint Xavier University and an MSN in Nursing Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is concurrently working on her PhD in Education, Curriculum Studies, and Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certification, both from DePaul University. Lovey has Pediatric Nursing (CPN) and Nurse Education (CNE) certifications. She belongs to many professional organizations and has served in nursing professional committees statewide and nationally. As a nursing faculty, she strives to foster growth and mentor nursing students throughout their education. As a SANE, Lovey focuses on forensic evidence, trauma-informed care, and supporting and advocating for survivors who have been sexually and physically assaulted. Both roles enable Lovey to engage her teaching and practice in providing care and support to many experiencing education and health inequities in the marginalized communities in Chicago. Her research interests include nursing program development, workforce transition, academic-clinical partnerships, nursing education equity and access. As a future FNP, she will focus her practice on maternal-pediatric health, health promotion and literacy, and trauma-informed care.