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Trae Stewart | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Mary Washington (BA)
University of Southern California (MS, MSEd, PhD) Texas A&M University (MPH) Arizona State University (MS) Case Western Reserve University (MN, MSN) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Researcher |
| Known for | Work in service-learning, psychiatric nursing, and international curriculum development |
| Website | ORCID |
Trae Stewart is an American academic, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), and author. He is a Professor and the Program Director of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University). Stewart's interdisciplinary career spans education, public health, and nursing, marked by significant contributions to service-learning pedagogy, community engagement, and global health initiatives. He is a two-time Fulbright Specialist.
Education and Early Career Stewart's academic foundation is in languages and education. He earned a B.A. in French and Spanish from the University of Mary Washington in 1995, followed by three master's degrees and a Ph.D. in International Development & Intercultural Education from the University of Southern California by 2003. His early career focused on educational leadership, teaching high school languages, and adjunct instruction in higher education.
A significant shift began around 2015 when Stewart pursued public health and nursing. He earned an M.P.H. in Environmental Health from Texas A&M University (2015), an M.S. in Forensic Psychology from Arizona State University (2019), and dual nursing degrees (M.N. and M.S.N.) from Case Western Reserve University (2020, 2021). This unique trajectory positioned him to address health disparities through a lens that integrates education, psychology, and public health.
Academic Career Stewart's academic appointments reflect his evolving expertise:
University of Central Florida (2003–2011): He rose from Visiting Assistant Professor to tenured Associate Professor in the College of Education, focusing on service-learning, comparative education, and educational foundations. He co-directed the "Teachers in Action" grant, a federally funded project integrating service-learning with special populations.
Texas State University (2011–2015): As a tenured Associate Professor and later Professor, he served as Program Coordinator and was core doctoral faculty in the School Improvement program.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2022–2023): As Associate Professor in the College of Nursing, he taught mental health nursing and PMHNP courses, further bridging his clinical and academic roles.
MCPHS University (2025–present): He currently serves as Professor and Program Director for the PMHNP program, overseeing curriculum development, accreditation, and strategic planning.
Throughout his career, Stewart has held numerous adjunct and lecturer positions, teaching courses in organizational behavior, medical terminology, data management, and educational leadership at institutions including Cleveland State University, Kent State University, and Texas A&M University.
Clinical Practice Stewart is a board-certified PMHNP (ANCC) licensed in multiple states. He is the owner of PsychMatters, LLC, a telepsychiatry private practice where he provides care to adolescents and adults and precepts PMHNP students. His clinical background includes work in acute behavioral health units (Cleveland Clinic), outpatient psychiatry, and substance use recovery programs.
Research and Scholarship Stewart's scholarly work is extensive, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications, several edited books, and numerous book chapters. His research evolves through distinct phases:
Service-Learning and Community Engagement (2000s-2010s): This was his primary research focus early in his career. He authored seminal edited volumes such as Problematizing Service-Learning (2010) and Exploring Cultural Dynamics and Tensions within Service-Learning (2011). His work examined the impact of service-learning on teacher efficacy, civic engagement, and attitudes toward disability.
Interdisciplinary Health Research (2015-present): As he transitioned into health fields, his research broadened. He conducted systematic reviews on service-learning in medical education and published on leadership and measurement invariance in educational administration.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (2020-present): His current scholarship is prolific and critically engaged with contemporary issues in psychiatry and nursing. Forthcoming and recent works tackle topics such as:
Climate and Mental Health: "J'accuse! Psychiatric nursing and the failure to protect: A manifesto for climate mental health justice."
Social Justice in Psychiatry: "Psychiatric advance directives: Privilege, inequity, and the path toward justice" and "Dwelling in the wake: Anti-blackness, afropessimism, and the future of nursing thought."
Nursing Philosophy and Practice: "The nurse as stranger," "Shedding the white coat to reclaim nursing's identity beyond medical mimicry," and "The cost of conformity: Challenging outdated appearance standards in nursing."
Global Health: "Colonial legacies and power dynamics in African nursing" and "Addressing paraphilic disorders in Africa."
He is also the author of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook (Springer, 2024), a comprehensive resource for students.
Fulbright Specialist and International Work Stewart has a long history of international consultancy, with projects in Afghanistan, Palestine, Yemen, and Australia focused on monitoring & evaluation, youth development, and educational training.
He was first named to the Fulbright Specialist Roster from 2015 to 2020. In 2025, he undertook a Fulbright project at the African Center of Excellence for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases (CEA-PCMT) at Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry (UGANC) in Guinea. There, he led the design, piloting, and institutionalization of a "Public Health English" curriculum. This initiative aimed to address regional capacity gaps by enhancing English-language academic and professional communication for health professionals in Francophone Africa.
Awards and Honors Stewart has received numerous awards recognizing his teaching, research, and service:
Fulbright Specialist (2015-2020, 2025-2026)
Daisy Award Nominee for nursing (2021)
Distinguished Service Award, International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement (2011)
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society in Nursing, Alpha Mu Chapter (2020)
Delta Omega National Honor Society in Public Health, Alpha Tau Chapter (2015)
John Glenn Scholar in Service-Learning, The Ohio State University (2008)
Emerging Scholar in K-12 Service-Learning Research (2007)
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Central Florida (2007)
Selected Publications Books Stewart, T. (2026). Understanding Rare Psychiatric Conditions: Insights and Case Studies to Explore the Uncommon Mind. Routledge.
Stewart, T. (2024). Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook. Springer International.
Stewart, T. & Webster, N.S. (Eds.). (2011). Exploring Cultural Dynamics and Tensions within Service-Learning. Information Age Publishing.
Stewart, T. & Webster, N.S. (Eds.). (2010). Problematizing Service-Learning: Critical Reflections for Development and Action. Information Age Publishing.
Journal Articles Stewart, T. (2025). Beyond the scale: Integrating health at every size (HAES) for stigma-free psychiatric nursing. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 46(5), 504–507.
Stewart, T. (2025). Policy, profession, and gender: How Nightingale’s reforms elevated nursing and marginalized male nurses. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice.
Stewart, T., & Wubbena, Z. (2015). A systematic review of service-learning in medical education: 1998–2012. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 27(1), 115–122.
Stewart, T. (2011). Palestinian youth and non-formal service-learning: A model for personal development, long-term engagement & peace building. Development in Practice, 21(3), 304–316.
Personal Life Stewart is proficient in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Kiswahili. His creative work includes published poetry in literary journals such as San Antonio Review and orangepeel literary magazine.
References
External Links Official ORCID profile
Faculty profile at MCPHS University