Allyssa L Harris, PhD, RN

Allyssa L. Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, is Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing at Prairie View A&M University, Houston, Texas. Formally Dr Harris was associate professor and program director for the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. Dr. Harris has been a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner since 1996 and has practiced clinically in a variety of settings, including federally qualified community...See more

Allyssa L. Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, is Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing at Prairie View A&M University, Houston, Texas. Formally Dr Harris was associate professor and program director for the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. Dr. Harris has been a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner since 1996 and has practiced clinically in a variety of settings, including federally qualified community health centers and family planning agencies. She has authored numerous data-based and clinical publications. Dr. Harris' program of research centers on reducing adolescent sexual risk behaviors. In particular, she is focused on understanding the role of parent-adolescent sexual communication on sexual risk behaviors. She has received awards for education from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association and the Inspiration in Women's Health award from the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health. She is a member of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and is a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow in the National Academics of Practice. Currently, Dr. Harris is a member of the board of directors and secretary for National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and a column editor for the journal Nursing for Women's Health . Dr. Harris received her associate degree in nursing from Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Boston College. See less