Alyssa J. O’Brien, PhD, RN is an Associate Clinical Professor at University of New Hampshire’s School of Nursing. A highly experienced clinician and educator, their expertise focuses on family nursing, with a commitment to improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, healthcare innovation, and interprofessional collaboration. She has received funding for interdisciplinary research, focusing on improving community based perinatal services for underserved families and has been recognized with the CHHS Teaching Excellence Award and the NH Nurses’ Association Nurse Researcher Award. She has been recognized by her peers as a skilled collaborator and mentor. In addition to teaching and mentoring future nurses, she maintains an active clinical practice and contributes professionally to STTI, AWHONN, and the International Family Nursing Association.
Courses Taught
- INCO 590: Student Research Experience
- NURS 450: Making Babies
- NURS 500: Intro to Professional Nursing
- NURS 506: Hum Dev Inter & Learn Lifespan
- NURS 621: Maternal and Newborn Nurs Lab
- NURS 621C: Maternal Newborn Nurs Clin
- NURS 648W: Honors Seminar I
- NURS 704P: Public Health Nursing Project
- NURS 721C: Integ Prof Nurs Prac Clin
- NURS 748W: Honors Thesis I
- NURS 749W: Honors Thesis II
- NURS 794: Special Topics
- WS 796: Adv Top/Capstone Experiences
Research Interests
- Family
- Nursing
- Stress processes and mental health
Selected Publications
Murray, S. B., Kanter, C., O'Brien, A., & Clark, K. D. (2025). Faculty Inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Populations in Health Curriculum. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(2), e395-e401. doi:10.1016/j.teln.2024.11.033
O'Brien, J. E., Trumbell, J. M., O'Brien, A. J., & Fischer, C. (2025). Pivots and Partnerships: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From Conducting Research During a Global Pandemic.. Violence Against Women, 31(5), 1365-1380. doi:10.1177/10778012231222490
Jones, L. M., Nolte, K., O'Brien, A. J., Trumbell, J. M., & Mitchell, K. J. (2021). Factors Related to Providers Screening Children for Behavioral Health Risks in Primary Care Settings. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, 59, 37-44. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2020.12.014
O'Brien, A. J., Chesla, C. A., & Humphreys, J. C. (2019). Couples' Experiences of Maternal Postpartum Depression. JOGNN-JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC AND NEONATAL NURSING, 48(3), 341-350. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2019.04.284
