Natalie Hart is a tenured faculty member at Coppin State University, College of Health Professions, Helene Fuld School of Nursing. She is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health nurse practitioner. Dr. Hart earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at Wilmington University. She earned Master of Science (MSN) and Bachelor of Science (BSN) degrees at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She has served in the nurse educator role for 12 years, with a primary focus in mental health, vulnerable populations.
Dr. Hart began her nursing career as a Psychiatric Mental Health nurse at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1988, where she was employed in inpatient and outpatient Psychiatry for 15 years. Prior to her tenure in academia, Dr. Hart was nurse manager of the inpatient behavioral health unit at Northwest Hospital Center in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Dr. Hart provides didactic and clinical nursing instruction on various topics, including mental health, leadership, public health, ethics, introduction to nursing as a profession, nutrition, and clinical practicum (evidence-based practice).
Dr. Hart is an invited guest speaker and mental health expert panelist, speaking on various mental health topics including psychopharmacology, depression, trauma-informed approaches, recovery, resiliency, anxiety, and general coping skills. She has provided COVID-19 mental health and wellness training designed for various audiences, including colleagues, students, staff, and patients with psychopathology.
Dr. Hart’s service focus includes service learning, community-based public health education, and leadership development. As a member of the Coppin State University nursing faculty, Dr. Hart has developed ongoing collaborative relationships with various community advocacy groups in west Baltimore and surrounding areas.
As an expert in the mental health field Dr. Hart provides consultation, including PMHNP course/curriculum development, advanced practice nurse education program development, community mental health education programs, and community outreach program development.
Dr. Hart serves on the Baltimore City Health Department Teen Dating Violence Community Advisory Board. Her research interests are psychiatric mental health faculty practice, telebehavioral health, telepsychiatry, public health education, student and faculty civility, and healthy adolescent relationships. Dr. Hart is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP).