Biography

Mary Lavery-Fisher, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, PMHNP-BC, is a clinical instructor.

Prior to her role at UVA, Lavery-Fisher was the advanced practice provider and a crisis care nurse practitioner at INOVA, and the leader nurse practitioner for its behavioral health units, a psychiatric NP at Culpeper Medical Clinic, Virginia Psychiatric Medicine, Culpeper Regional Hospital, and Lewis Gale Hospital, and a nurse manager at Radford Hospital. In her role at UVA, Lavery-Fisher will teach both undergraduate and graduate students psychiatric mental health nursing in the classroom and oversee pre-licensure students’ clinical rotations in the specialty.

Certifications

  • Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC)

Clinical Focus

Psychiatric-mental health nursing.

Teaching Focus

Psychiatric-mental health nursing.

Publications

Online Journals

LaFave, S.E., Suen, J.J., Seau, Q., Bergman, A., Fisher, M.C., Thorpe, R.J. Jr., & Szanton, S.L. (2022). Racism and older Black Americans’ health: A systematic review. Journal of Urban Health. LaFave, S.E., Suen, J.J., Seau, Q., Bergman, A., Fisher, M.C., Thorpe, R.J. Jr., & Szanton, S.L. (2022). Racism and older Black Americans’ health: A systematic review. Feb;99(1):28-54. doi: 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-021-00591-6