Audwin B. Fletcher, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Assistant Dean for Graduate and Post-Graduate Prog
Department:
SON-Instruction School Nursing
Email:
afletcher@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6210
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Doctor of Philosophy | 2003 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MSN, Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner | 1998 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, BS, Nursing | 1992 |
| Mississippi State University, BS, Psychology/Biology | 1990 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner | 08/1998 - 11/2028 |
Current Positions
| Assistant Dean, School of Nursing, Office Of The Dean Nursing School | 07/2021 - Present |
| Professor, School of Nursing | 07/2008 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing | 05/2014 - 04/2021 |
| Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing | 07/2010 - 05/2014 |
| Coordinator of Graduate Clinical Practice, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing | 07/2010 - 06/2019 |
| School of Nursing, Department of Instruction School Of Nursing | |
| School of Nursing |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Fletcher, A. B., Dickinson, S., Harrington, M., Holt, D., Lowrie, J., & Miller, J. (2025). The shifting gender landscape in nursing: Trends, challenges, and implications for healthcare. [submitted] | |
| Fletcher, A. B. (2003, Summer). “For Brothers [and those who love Brothers], only”. National Black Nurses Association Newsletter, 35-37. | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (1999). A concept analysis of motivation. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 6(4), 130-134. | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (1999, Spring). Thoughts for Nurse Practitioners 99. Nurse Talk, 1(2), 6. | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (2000). “African American Folk Medicine: A Form of Alternative Therapy. The Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 11(1), 18-20. | |
| Boss, B.J. & Fletcher, A.B. (2001). Severe Brain Injury Rehabilitation: What will happen after critical care? Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 13(3), 421-431. | |
| Fletcher, A. B., Williams, R., Beachum, T., Elliott, R., Northington, L., Calvin, R., Hill, M., Haynes, A., Winters, K., & Davis, S. (2002). Recruitment, retention, and matriculation of ethnic minority nursing students: A University of Mississippi school of nursing approach. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 10(4), 128-133. | |
| Fletcher, A. B., Benghuzzi, H., & Tucci, M. (2003). Cytopathological changes associated with continuous and intermittent glucocorticoid exposure using RAW cells as a model. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, 437(39), 477-486. | |
| Menifield, C. & Fletcher, A. B. 2004). The State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Has it reduced the percentage of uninsured children? Journal of Health & Administration Services Administration, 27(1), 194-209. | |
| Wyatt, S. B. & Fletcher, A. B. (2004). A 30-year-old African-American man with untreated high blood pressure. In Jones, D. W., King, D. S., & Wofford, M. R. (Eds.), Hypertension Pearls. (pp. 163-65.) Hanley & Belfus, Inc. | |
| Plowden, K. O., Fletcher, A. B., & Miller, J. L. (2005). Factors influencing HIV-risk behaviors among HIV-positive urban African-Americans. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 16(1). | |
| Byrd, L. & Fletcher, A. B. (2007). Disparities in healthcare: Minority elders at risk. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 18, 51-55. | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (2007). Facing health care disparities head on: Is health care a right or a privilege? National Black Nurses Association Journal, 18(1), 22-26. | |
| Menifield, C., Doty, N., & Fletcher, A.B. 2008). Obesity in America. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 19(3). | |
| Fletcher, A.B., Cooper, J., Helms, P., Northington, L., and Winters, K. (2009). Stemming the tide of childhood obesity in an underserved urban African American population: A pilot study. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 20(2). | |
| Winters, K., Wyatt, S., Nick, T., Hewlett, P., Hyde, J., Johnson, W., & Fletcher, A.B. (2009). Race, stability of health insurance coverage, and prescription medication use. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 21(1). | |
| Northington, L. D., Graham, J., Winters, K., & Fletcher, A. B. (2011). Evaluating use of community health workers in two Mississippi pilot communities. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 18(3) | |
| Ross, L. E., Fletcher, A. B., Anderson, M. C., Meade, S. M., Powe, B. D., & Howard, D. L. (2012). Complementary and alternative medicine use among men with a history of prostate cancer. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 19(4) | |
| Harris, M. S. & Fletcher, A. B. (2012). Moving toward cultural competency: Dreamwork online summer program. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, 21(2) | |
| Fletcher, A. B. (2013, Fall). Pilot results: National Black Nurses Association national obesity initiative. National Black Nurses Association Newsletter, 51-54. | |
| Fletcher, A. B. (2014, Summer). Where are we in our fight against obesity? National Black Nurses Association Newsletter, 60-62. | |
| Long, M., Menifield, C.E., & Fletcher, A.B. (2015). Assessing health issues in states with large minority populations. Nursing Clinics of North America, 50(3). | |
| Menifield, C.E., Bian, M., & Fletcher, A.B. (2021). Reducing the number of uninsured children: An examination of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 28(3). | |
| Harrington, M., Holt, D.L., & Fletcher, A.B. 2022). Creating a diversity, equity and inclusion program: Using the nursing process to develop your school’s diversity plan. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(1). | |
| Harrington, M., Holt, D.L., & Fletcher, A.B. (2022). Mentoring: Planning and implementing a program in nursing education. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(1). | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (2022). Tribute to Alcorn State University [Editorial]. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(2). | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (2022). Americans will experience increased exposure to illnesses this holiday season [Editorial]. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(3). | |
| Holt, D.L., Harrington, M., & Fletcher, A.B. (2022). Recruitment, retention, and matriculation of underrepresented nursing students: Update. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(3). | |
| Tacy, J., McElwain, S., & Fletcher, A.B. (2023). Strategies for success that led to 99.98% school of nursing retention. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 13(5). | |
| Johnson, V., Ramdin, V., Webb-Richey, K., Iheduru-Anderson, K., Ford, C., Alexander, K., White-Evans, S., Okoro, F., Whitaker-Brown, C., Broome, B., & Fletcher, A.B. (2023). Mentoring black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) nursing faculty toward leadership excellence: A concept analysis with historical research. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 2(1). | |
| Ursin, R., & Fletcher, A.B. (2023). Credentialing Standards. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 2(2). | |
| Holt, D., Harrington, M., Laub, J., Evans, F., Griffin, T., Lee, K., Fletcher, A.B., & Blake, A. (2023). Diversity, equity, and inclusion: A team approach. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 2(2). | |
| Tacy, J. W., Harrington, M., McElwain, S., & Fletcher, A.B. (2023). Diversifying a school of nursing in Mississippi to represent the communities served. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 2(2). | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (2023). The time is now [Editorial]. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 2(3). | |
| Fletcher, A.B. (2024). You must know your past and understand the history to build the future [Editorial]. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(1). | |
| White, M., Duck, A., & Fletcher, A.B. (2025). The relationship between health care access, health care utilization, and type 2 diabetes control in African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal, 1(2). | |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, AACN Transform 2023, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Diversifying a School of Nursing in MS to Represent the Communities Served. November 2023 [Poster] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for Healthy Eating and Exercise Club, Southern Nursing Research Society, February 2008, [Poster] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. 9th Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi Obesity, Hilton Jackson Convention Center, Jackson, MS, October 2009, [Poster] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. Nursing Alumni Chapter Oglevee papers day and Sigma Theta Tau Research Symposium, Jackson, Mississippi, April 2010, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. 25th Annual Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi conference, Natchez, Mississippi, May 2010, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Obesity – Can we help our children? 4th Annual Church conference, True Light Missionary Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi, August 2010, [Podium, Keynote speaker] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. Global Obesity Summit, Jackson, Mississippi, November 2010, [Poster] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tougaloo College Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Men’s Awareness Symposium, November 2012, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Are you man enough to discuss your health? Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi City-Wide Health Symposium, Jackson, Mississippi, March 2018, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Why it’s important to give blood. 100 Black Men of Jackson City-Wide Health Symposium, Jackson, Mississippi, March 2018, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What does it mean to be a nurse? Blackburn Middle School, Jackson, Mississippi, April 2018, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Are you man enough to discuss your health? Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity District Conference, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 2019, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What does it mean to be a nurse? Blackburn Middle School, Jackson, Mississippi, April 2019, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Connect, Collaborate & Catalyze. University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Beta Chapter Keynote Speaker. Jackson, Mississippi, April 2019, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Treating, Managing and Living with Diabetes: The Lived Experience, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi 34th Annual Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, May 2019, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. 18th Annual International Society for Anthrozoology and Human-Animal Interaction: Impacting Multiple Species Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, October 2009, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. Faces for a Healthy Future National Conference to End Health Disparities II, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2009, [Poster] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. National Association of African American Studies Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 2010, [Poster] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. 11th Annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2010, [Poster] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Kids for healthy eating and exercise club: A pilot study. 38th National Black Nurses Association Annual Institute and Conference, San Diego, California, August 2010, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, National Black Nurses Association National Obesity Initiative. National Black Nurses Association 39th Institute and Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 2011, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, National Black Nurses Association National Obesity Initiative. National Black Nurses Association 40th Institute and Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 2012, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, National Black Nurses Association Youth Leadership Institute Keynote Speaker – Healthy Eating Lifestyles. National Black Nurses Association 40th Institute and Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 2012, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Florida Atlantic University Professional Bachelor of Science in Nursing White Coat Ceremony Induction Keynote Speaker, Virtual via Zoom, March 2021, [Podium] | |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, National Black Nurses Association National Obesity Initiative. National Black Nurses Association 40th Institute and Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 2013, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Men in Nursing: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Conference. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 2025, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Combating Respiratory Illnesses. 100 Black Men of Jackson Annual Health Fair. Jackson, Mississippi, January 2025, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Are you man enough to talk about your health? Wings of Hope Outreach's 2nd Annual Conference, 2024. Jackson, Mississippi, January 2024, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What is it like to receive a lifesaving organ donation with so much more to achieve in life? The 10th Annual SPERO Awards Luncheon, Jackson, Mississippi, July 2023, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, What you need to know about your sexual health, Alcorn State University Sexually Transmitted Disease Week Symposium. Lorman, Mississippi, April 2023, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Men’s Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, Mississippi Nurses Association 2022 Annual Convention, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 2022, [Podium] | |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, COVID-19 Issues Webinar Series: Mental Agility for Extreme Times, Wellness in the Era of COVID-19, Jackson, Mississippi, June 2020, [Moderator] |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Living Legend Award, June 2025, Association of Black Nursing Faculty | |
| Presidential Trailblazer Award, May 2025, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi | |
| Community Service Award in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, February 2024, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity | |
| Presidential Award for Service, October 2023, 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. | |
| Sallie Tucker Allen Outstanding Member of the Year Award, June 2022, Association of Black Nursing Faculty | |
| Order Excellence in Teaching, April 2022, Regions Bank TEACH Prize Finalist | |
| Order of Excellence in Teaching award, February 2022 | |
| Margaret R Johnson Presidential Award, May 2022, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi 37th Annual Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| Outstanding Member Award, May 2021, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi | |
| Presidential Award for Healthcare, September 2020, 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award, June 2019, Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 33rd Annual Institute & Conference, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Presidential Pearl of the Year, May 2019, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi, 34th Annual Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| Presidential Award for Mentoring, October 2017, 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. | |
| We Are Mad About You Award, May 2017, The Making a Difference: Doing Respectable and Meaningful Art Performance Troupe | |
| Alumnus of the Year, May 2015, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing | |
| Trailblazer Award, August 2014, National Black Nurses Association | |
| Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year Nominee, February 2012, Mississippi Nursing Association Nightingale | |
| MR. RN - December 2011, 2009, 2003, 2002, 2000, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurse of Mississippi | |
| Fellow, October 2011, American Academy of Nursing | |
| Johnella Banks Member Achievement Award, June 2011, Association of Black Nursing Faculty | |
| Outstanding and Dedicated Service Award, February 2011, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi | |
| Young Researcher Award, May 2008, Association of Black Nursing Faculty | |
| Nurse Educator of the Year Nominee, October 2005, Mississippi Nightingale | |
| Presidential Service Award, October 2005, 100 Black Men of Jackson | |
| Order of Excellence in Teaching Award, 2005 | |
| 1st and only African American student to receive “Student of the Year” for undergraduate [BSN, 1992] and graduate [MSN, 1998] degrees at the UMMC SON | |
| 1st African-American Male to receive a Master’s of Science in Nursing from UMMC School of Nursing, 1998 | |
| 1st African-American Male to be hired in a “full-time” faculty position by the UMMC School of Nursing, 1998 | |
| 1st African-American to receive a PhD from UMMC School of Health-Related Professions, 2003 | |
| 1st African-American Male Faculty Tenured at his rank in the UMMC School of Nursing, 2004 | |
| Youngest President of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 2005 – 2007 | |
| 1st African-American Male President of UMMC Nursing Alumni Association, 2005 – 2007 | |
| 1st Male President, Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi, 2005 – 2007 | |
| 1st African-American Male and the 3rd African-American from Mississippi to be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing, 2011 | |
| 1st African-American to be appointed Graduate Clinical Coordinator at UMC School of Nursing, 2012 | |
| 1st African-American to be appointed Director of FNP/AGACNP at UMC School of Nursing, 2014 | |
| 1st Male President of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty, Inc., 2018 – 2020 | |
| 1st African-American to be appointed Director [Interim] AGPCNP at UMC School of Nursing, 2021 | |
| 1st African-American to be appointed Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs at UMC School of Nursing, 2021 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Association of Nurse Practitioners | 2019 - Present |
| National League for Nurses | 2007 - Present |
| The American Assembly for Men in Nursing | 2001 - Present |
| Association of Black Nursing Faculty | 1998 - Present |
| National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties | 1998 - Present |
| National Black Nurses Association | 1998 - Present |
| American Nurses Association | 1996 - Present |
| Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses Association | 1996 - Present |
| Mississippi Nurses Association | 1996 - Present |
Community Service
| NONPF Inclusive Excellence Committee | 02/2025 - 02/2027 |
| Advanced Practice Provider Conference, Mississippi, Chair | 2022 - Present |
| National Advisory Council for Nursing Research, National Institute of Health | 2017 - 12/2021 |
| American Academy of Nurses Selection Committee | 2017 - 12/2019 |
| International, Interdisciplinary Medical Mission Trip, Quit, Ecuador, August 2023 | |
| International, Interdisciplinary Medical Mission Trip, Quit, Ecuador, August 2024 | |
| International, Interdisciplinary Medical Mission Trip, Quito, Ecuador, August 2025 |
Other Service
| Association of Black Nursing Faculty Journal, Editor Emeritus | |
| Association of Black Nursing Faculty Newsletter, Editor Emeritus | |
| Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal |