Profile

  • Title:
    Associate Professor of Practice, Coordinator of MSN: FNP Track, Medical Director of Health Services
  • Department:
    Nursing and Health Professions

Tracy Hardy, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

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Background

Dr. Tracy Hardy, APRN, brings over 30 years of nursing experience, with a background in internal medicine and college health as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Since 2009, she has served as an educator in the graduate nursing program at Rivier University, where she also acts as the Medical Director of Rivier University Student Health Services.

A dedicated member of the Rivier community, Hardy has supported long-term connections with nursing students and participated in faculty-led mission trips for students. In recent years, she has presented extensively at local, state, regional and national levels, sharing her expertise on topics such as firefighter occupational cancer risk and telehealth.

In 2022, Hardy’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) research was published in the Journal of Cancer Education. Her manuscript, titled “Firefighter Occupational Cancer Risk: Starting the Conversation,” addresses the critical health risks facing firefighters.

Degrees

  • DNP, Rivier University
  • M.S., Rivier University
  • BSN, University of New Brunswick-Canada

Specialties

  • Family Practice

Courses Taught

  • NSG 517 Advanced Role of the Nurse
  • NSG 516 Advanced Health Assessment
  • NSG 515 Family Nurse Practitioner III Seminar
  • NSG 515 Family Nurse Practitioner III Practicum