How to Turn Your Abstract into a Poster! Q&A session

Dr. Yvette Lowery is originally from San Diego, California! She has been a resident of
Jacksonville, Florida since 2008!
Yvette Lowery started her career as a licensed practical nurse after graduating from the Virginia
Beach School of Practical Nursing 2005. Once obtaining her LPN to BSN degree at Norfolk
State University in 2008, she worked in a community intensive care unit, medical surgical
nursing, a level one trauma ICU, and multiple emergency departments.  In 2012, she obtained
her Masters in Nursing Education at Jacksonville University and started teaching undergraduate
nursing students in 2013. In 2015, she obtained her Post Masters Certificate as a Family Nurse
Practitioner at Graceland University. She later obtained her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from
South University in 2017. Her DNP project titled “ The Misuse Of the Annual Pap Smear Alone
for Cervical Cancer Screening” was inspired by a women’s health clinic she worked in for three
years with a diverse and underserved population in Jacksonville, Florida from 2015 to 2018. She
currently works in the Gainesville, Florida surrounding areas as a emergency room nurse
practitioner.
Yvette works primarily with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) for community
service. She currently is a committee member for the State of Florida Coalition for NCNW
working with the Programs Committee since 11/2020 and on the COVID 19 CDC Grant
Taskforce Committee. She has been the Health Committee Chair and 3 rd Vice President for the
Jacksonville Section of NCNW.
Yvette is also a member of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated serving as the Vice President and
Historian of the Sigma Chapter and on the advisory board for their publication JOCEPS and co-
editor of the historical publication The Glowing Lamp.
Yvette is the owner and operator of Specialty Certifications By Yvette a nursing education
company specializing in certification preparation for nurses who work in specialty areas.
She has experience in curriculum development and program development. She has eight years of
teaching nursing at all levels. She also serves as a preceptor to students who wish to become
nurse practitioners. Yvette had 10 years of experience as a registered nurse before becoming a
nurse practitioner. She has worked in emergency medicine as a nurse practitioner for the last six
years part time. Yvette has had previous experience in a family medicine clinic and womens'
health clinic as a nurse practitioner in Jacksonville, Florida. Currently, she works in academia as
a full time Assistant Professor and adjunct faculty member for several universities.

Dr. Bimbola Akintade PhD, MBA, MHA, CCRN, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC is an Assistant Professor and Associate Dean of the Master’s Specialties at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. He currently practices as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Center in the Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit and in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center. A well rounded clinician with leadership experience in a variety of settings including universities and tertiary care hospitals. Strong management and business skills grounded in evidence-based practice, clinical outcomes and a service-oriented philosophy. The impact of his work as a leader, an expert clinician and outstanding educator is evident in his various peer reviewed publications, authored book chapters as well as invited and selected presentations. His contributions to the nursing profession have been recognized through several professional awards and acknowledgements.