Jennifer McIntosh, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, NEA-BC

About

Jennifer McIntosh, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, NEA-BC is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Clinical Education for the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) Program.

Dr. McIntosh earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the New York Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Healthcare Systems Management from Loyola University, and both a Master of Science as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from Adelphi University. She is board-certified as a PMHNP by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.

Prior to joining Yale School of Nursing, Dr. McIntosh taught at several universities, and held progressive leadership positions in the emergency department and behavioral health settings, with the most recent position as the Director of Patient Care Services within a large health system in New York.

Dr. McIntosh serves on the Delta Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She is a member of several professional nursing organizations, including the Eastern Nursing Research Society, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Emergency Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, and New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders.

Dr. McIntosh is actively engaged in global health education and research. Through the Yale School of Nursing Office of Planetary Health and Global Engagement, she serves as faculty lead and co-facilitates graduate and doctoral student participation in the University of Tokyo, Japan Spring International Program. She also holds an affiliation as an Associate Professor Volunteer in the Master’s in Nursing program at the Université d’État d’Haïti (State University of Haiti). In addition, she maintains ongoing research collaborations with faculty at the Xiangya School of Nursing at Central South University, China.

Clinical Practice

As a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, Dr. McIntosh has practiced in both community outpatient and private practice settings, providing care to individuals across the lifespan, including experience with ketamine-assisted treatment.

Selected Publications/Presentations

Publications

Poghosyan, H., McIntosh, J., Sarkar, S., Ramos, S. R., Empleo-Frazier, O., Colline, N., & Feder, S. L. (2026). Understanding the association between substance use and loneliness in midlife and older adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(2), 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020151

McIntosh J.T. (2025). Visitation restrictions in inpatient psychiatric settings: A call for connected healing. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 46(1), 108–112. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2362823

McIntosh, J.T. & Shattell, M. (2024). How should suicide prevention and healing be expressed as goals of inpatient psychiatric unit design? American Medical Association Journal of Ethics 26(3), E199-204. https://doi.org10.1001/amajethics.2024.199

McIntosh, J.T. & Jacobowitz, W. (2024) Attitudes of emergency nurses toward clients with mental illness: A descriptive correlational study in a nationwide U.S. sample. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 45(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2023.2278773

McIntosh, J.T. (2023). Through the lens of individualized care: Illuminating the relationships between emergency nurses’ perceptions of stigma, attribution, and caring behaviors towards people with mental illness. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49(1), 109-123e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2022.09.008

McIntosh J.T. (2023). Emergency department nurses’ perceptions of caring behaviors toward individuals with mental illness: A secondary analysis. International Emergency Nursing, 68, 101271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101271

James-Conterelli, S., Dunkley, D., McIntosh, J.T., Julien, T., Nelson, M., & Richard-Eaglin, A. (2023). The impact of systemic racism on health outcomes among Black women: Recommendations for change. The Nurse Practitioner, 48(2), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000001

Osakwe, Z. T., Calixte, R., Peterson, M. L., Young, S. G., Ikhapoh, I., Pierre, K., McIntosh, J.T., Senteio, C., & Girardin, J. L. (2024). Association of hospice agency location and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage in the U.S. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, 41(3), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091231195319

Perrone McIntosh, J. (2021). Emergency department nurses’ care of psychiatric patients: A scoping review. International Emergency Nursing, 54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100929

McIntosh, J.T. (2020). V.I.P. care: Ethical dilemmas and recommendations for nurses. Nursing Ethics, 27(3), 809-820. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019878833

Presentations

Iennaco, J., McIntosh, J., Nguyen, E., Mole, E., & Kichefski, K. (October 2025). Breaking the silence after workplace violence: Balancing justice vs. compassion. Podium presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 39th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.

McIntosh, J., Sarkar, S., Ramos, S.R., Empleo-Frazier, O., Colline, N., & Poghosyan, H. (April 2025). Substance use and loneliness among adults ages 50 and older: US population-based study. Podium presentation at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 37th Annual Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA.

McIntosh, J. (July 2023). Emergency nurses’ perceptions of attribution and individualized care toward people with mental illness. Podium presentation at Sigma’s 34th International Nursing Research Congress. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

McIntosh, J. (July 2023). V.I.P. care: Clinical and ethical considerations for nurses and care recipients. Podium presentation at Sigma’s 34th International Nursing Research Congress. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

McIntosh, J. (November 2022). Through the lens of individualized care: Illuminating the relationships between emergency nurses’ perceptions of stigma, attribution, and caring behaviors towards people with mental illness. Podium Presentation at Northwell Health 28th Annual Nursing Research and EBP Conference. New York, NY.  

McIntosh, J. (April 2022). Emergency Department (ED) Nurses’ perceptions of caring, individualized care, stigma, and attribution towards persons with mental illness. Podium presentation at the Eastern Nursing Research Society 34th Annual Scientific Sessions. Providence, RI.

McIntosh, J. (April 2022). Emergency Nurses’ perceptions of caring, individualized care, stigma, and attribution towards persons with mental illness. Poster presentation at the New York Academy of Medicine’s Forum on Inter-Collegiate Regional Events for Nursing Doctoral Students and Faculty. Poster Presentation. New York, NY.