Dr. Megan Jester is a Clinical Assistant Professor with primary teaching responsibilities in the undergraduate traditional and accelerated nursing programs. She also serves as a mentor for senior capstone projects at the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering on the OU Norman campus. Dr. Jester’s clinical practice is in the areas of medical-surgical nursing, post-operative care, and mental health across the lifespan. Her research focuses on implementing integrative health interventions that examine autonomic influence through wearable devices. She is passionate about addressing health disparities and health inequities for children and adolescents in Oklahoma. Dr. Jester promotes a healthy mind-body connection by implementing mindfulness-based techniques with students as they prepare for the transition to new graduate practice. She maintains involvement with the Oklahoma Nurses Association and is a board-certified advanced holistic nurse with the American Holistic Nurses Association.
Education:
- Bachelors of Education (Oklahoma State University)
- Associates in Nurse Science (Oklahoma State University- Oklahoma City)
- Masters of Science in Nursing Education (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Biobehavioral Sciences (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Board Certification(s):
Advanced Holistic Nurse Board Certified (AHN-BC)- American Holistic Nurses Association
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Heart rate variability
- Mindfulness
- Addressing health disparities and health inequities for children and adolescents through complementary and integrative health interventions
- Health policy development
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
- Service Award- Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2020)
- Pediatric Research Day Award for Excellence- College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2018)
- Teaching Fellowship- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2016-1018)