Sarah Campbell, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Associate Clinical Professor
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, FNP Concentration
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Holistic & Integrative Approaches to Patient Care, Motivational Interviewing, Wellness, Geriatric Care, Shared Decision-Making, Interprofessional and APRN Education

2021- HRSA GWEP Grant: Covid Recovery, Resources and Resilience for Direct Healthcare Workers (in Partnership with UCI Geriatric Department)
2011- Nursing Scholarship- MSN, FNP Program at UC Irvine
2010- HRSA Traineeship Award- MSN, FNP Program at UC Irvine
2009- Awarded the Helen Russell Scholarship- MSN, FNP Program at UC Irvine
1998- Certificate of Achievement in Physiology, Modesto Junior College

• Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice (December 2025): "Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Nursing Students With a Cognitive3Behavioral Skills-Building Intervention." Campbell, Sarah DNP, APRN, FNP-C & Mazurek Melnyk, Bernadette, PhD, APRN, CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN; DOI: 10.1891/JDNP-2023-0004

• Critical Care Nurse (2025): "The Impact of Mindful Clinical Aromatherapy on Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Stress Experience: A Quality Improvement Project." Tran, Kimberly, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, Campbell, Sarah, DNP, APRN, FNP-C; Whealon, Candice, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

• The Nurse Practitioner (February 2025): "Proactive identification of systemic lupus erythematosus: detailed examination of early signs and symptoms for timely diagnosis" DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000276. Campbell, Sarah L. DNP, APRN, FNP-C; Patel, Nisa K. MSN, PHN, APRN, FNP-C

2025- The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educator University of California Irvine, 2025
2025- COHS Team Award: Pathbreaking Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Solve the Crisis in Older Adult Healthcare Participant Schools: Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing and School of Medicine Leads: Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, Julie Rousseau, PhD, APRN, HS Clinical Professor in Nursing and Research Scientist in Medicine, & Lisa Gibbs, MD, HS Clinical Professor, Chief of Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Medical Director of UCI Population Health Other contributing faculty members: Nursing: Michael Bueno, PhD, RN, HS Associate Clinical Professor, Sarah Campbell, DNP, FNP-C, HS Associate Clinical Professor. Medicine: Sonia Sehgal, MD, HS Clinical Professor and Medical Director of UCI Health SeniorHealth Center; Katherine De Azambuja, MD, HS Assistant Professor, Steven Tam, MD, HS Clinical Professor, Director of UCI Health Memory Care Clinic
2024- AAICNA (International) Poster Award, 2024 "Implementation of Art-based Pedagogy in NP Education." Tiffany Nielsen, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C, Susanne Phillips, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Sarah Campbell, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAANP, Candice, DNP, APRN, FNP-C & Angela Jun, DNP, FNP-BC, ACHPN
2021- Dean's Honoree Teaching Excellence Award
2020- "Faculty of The Year," awarded by the MEPN Graduating Class of 2020
2015- Excellent Preceptor Award, MSN Program at UC Irvine
2007 Excellence in performance Improvement for CHF, St. Joseph Hospital
2006- Nominee for Values in Action for Excellence, St. Joseph Hospital

Dr. Sarah L. Campbell, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, is an accomplished nursing educator, scholar, and clinician who currently serves as Director of the DNP Program, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, and HS Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from The Ohio State University, her Master of Science in Nursing from UC Irvine, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Fullerton, bringing a strong academic foundation to her roles in program leadership, curriculum development, and accreditation compliance. With over two decades of clinical experience spanning telemetry nursing, heart failure coordination, house supervision, and advanced practice in internal medicine and university student health, Dr. Campbell maintains active faculty practice as a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, delivering patient-centered care with particular expertise in chronic disease management, geriatrics, and health promotion across the lifespan. Her scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed publications in The Nurse Practitioner, the Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, and Critical Care Nurse, as well as numerous podium and poster presentations at national and international conferences including NONPF, WIN, GSA, AAICNA, and APHA; she also co-authored an educational media video on Chlamydia in collaboration with Osmosis that has garnered over 61,000 views. As a funded investigator, Dr. Campbell has served as Co-Investigator on a $3.75M HRSA/GWEP TAG-TEAM grant focused on geriatric workforce enhancement and a $375,000 COVID-19 resilience grant, and was awarded a $182,000 Song Brown Grant to train DNP-FNP students for practice in underserved communities. She has chaired the DNP Programs Committee, co-chaired the Student Success Advisory Task Force, served as a UCI OEOD Sexual Harassment Advisor, and mentored over a dozen doctoral students as DNP project chair, reflecting a deep commitment to student success, interprofessional collaboration, and advancing health equity for diverse populations.

Recovery, Resources, and Resilience: The 3Rs of COIVD-19 Response to Build Age-Friendly Nursing Homes. Role: Co-Investigator Amount: $375, 000 Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) Dates: 07/2021 – 06/2022

TAG-TEAM, or Technology Advanced Geriatrics: Together Educating, Advocating and Mentoring Role: Co-Investigator Amount: $3.75M Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) Dates: 07/2019 – 06/2024

Song Brown Grant Fall 2025 Song Brown Grant Submission: Awarded $182,000 for the DNP-FNP program AY 2025-2026 To train DNP-FNP students to work in underserved areas

California Association of Nurse Practitioners (CANP)

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Healing Touch Professional Association (HTPA)

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

Family Nurse Practitioner
Comprehensive Care Center of Irvine 2012—2017

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Last updated
03/10/2026