Alyssa Hamel, DNP, PMHNP-BC, RN

• Eating disorder advocacy and intervention

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Provider’s Clinical Support System Universities, Role: Principal Investigator (FY2024)

DHHS, HRSA, Behavioral Health Workforce Employment Training Grant, Role: Coordinator for DNP/PMHNP (June 2022 – May 2025)

DHHS, HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration: Opioid Workforce Expansion Program, Role: Coordinator for DNP/PMHNP, June 2022 – May 2023)

Hamel, A. Addressing Stigma and Enhancing Competence: A Multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Workshop for Graduate Students at an R1 University.

Hamel, A.C.; Murphy, A. (2025). Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training HRSA Grant Presentation: "Healing Through Words: The Power of Therapeutic Dialogue in Eating Disorder Recovery"

Hamel, A. C., Burns, R., & Campbell, N. J. (2020). Evaluating Emergency Department Utilization for Mobile Mental Health Patients: A Correlational Retrospective Analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 1078390320916236. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390320916236

Hamel, A. C., Finnell, D., Spyralatos, Z., & Livingston, J. (2025). Enhancing Substance Use Disorder Education in Advanced Practice Nursing: Impact on Attitudes and Stigma- submitted to the Journal of Addictions Nursing

Hamel, A.C., Rodney, T., Slater, T.M., Mahmoud, K.F., & Finnell, D.S. (2024). Addressing substance use-related stigmatizing attitudes among prelicensure nursing students: A pilot study. AMERSA Conference. (Poster)

I chose UB for my PhD because of its rigorous research environment and strong connections with clinical stakeholders, which support meaningful translational research. The university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, along with its focus on research that directly benefits the community and the world, deeply aligns with my values.