Brandy D. Burgess, DNP, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, AE-C, CCE
Clinical Assistant Professor
(405) 271-1491 ext. 33763
Brandy-Burgess@ouhsc.edu
Brandy D. Burgess is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. She earned an Associate in Applied Science from Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, a BSN and MSN from OU College of Nursing with a focus in Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the same institution.
Her primary areas of interest include critical care, pulmonary hypertension, asthma, and COPD, where much of her clinical work, research, and teaching are centered. Additional focus areas include simulation-based education, advanced practice development, and interprofessional collaboration, each emphasizing evidence-based care, patient advocacy, and student mentoring. She is nationally certified as a critical care, Adult/Gerontology CNS, Asthma Educator (AE-C), and COPD Educator (CCE), and brings more than 20 years of nursing experience to her academic and clinical roles.
Dr. Burgess is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, where she currently serves as President, and is also active in Sigma Theta Tau International and the Master's and Doctoral Student Nurses Association.
Education:
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - Doctor of Nursing Practice (2024)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - Master's of Science in Advanced Practice Adult/Gerontology (2016)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2013)
- Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma City - Associate of Applied Science (2009)
Board Certification(s):
- Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACCNS-AG), American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C)
- Certified COPD Educator (CCE)
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Pulmonary hypertension, asthma, COPD
- Cardiopulmonary support and critical care
- Clinical decision-making and advanced diagnostics
- Simulation-based education and interdisciplinary training
- Advanced practice nursing education and policy
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
- Health Occupations Students of America Class President – 1994 and 1995
- OUHCS Leadership Class of 2014 master’s program representative for the College of Nursing – 2014
- Liaison for OUHSC Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Interest Group – 2015
- Member of Empowering Patients through Interprofessional Collaboration (EPIC) – 2015
- Master’s and Doctoral Student Nurses Association (MDSNA) – 2021 to 2024
- Presenter, National and State Conferences – 2023 and 2024
- President, Oklahoma Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists – 2025
- University of Oklahoma Women in Leadership Advisor – 2025
- Great 100 Nurse of Oklahoma – 2025