Louise C. O’Keefe, PhD, CRNP, CNE

Dr. O’Keefe has been a practicing nurse for 39 years, with experience in Intensive Care as a Registered Nurse and as an Advanced Practice Nurse (NP) in primary and occupational health. In 2007, Dr. O’Keefe established the first employee health clinic on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). She has been an educator for the past 16 years while also maintaining her practice as a Nurse Practitioner. Dr. O’Keefe is currently the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the College of Nursing at UAH. Dr. O’Keefe has been serving on the Alabama Board of Nursing since 2020.