Megan Walsh Ossont is an assistant clinical professor in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. She is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She received her BSN from the University of Scranton and Master of Science in Nursing with specialization in Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her PhD from Villanova University.
She has over a decade of experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and has practiced in a variety of settings including outpatient, inpatient, emergency/consultation and corrections. She specializes in providing psychiatric care to adult females, including peripartum psychiatry. She maintains a clinical practice in correctional psychiatry.
Academic Distinctions
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association Janssen Scholar
- Sigma Theta Tau Iota Omega Chapter Academic Excellence in Nursing Award
Professional Society
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Sigma Theta Tau (President of Theta Zeta Chapter)
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Selected Publications
Walsh, M.M. (2021). The emotional experience of women with multiple sclerosis in the postpartum period. [Doctoral dissertation, Villanova University]. Proquest Dissertation and Theses Global.
Kear, T., Bhattacharya, A., & Walsh, M. (2016). Patient handoffs in nephrology
nursing practice: A safety study. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 43(5), 379-400.
Natal, S., Pittman, T., Richmond, S., Spital, L., & Walsh, M. (2012). Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders in Leahy, L.G. & Kohler, C. (eds). Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Nurses. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Research Interests
Dissertation research: the emotional experience of women with MS in the postpartum period. Specializes in adult psychiatry with special interest in women’s psychiatric health.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA