Brief Bio

Dr. Sean Convoy, DNP, PMHNP-BC, joined Duke University School of Nursing on July 1, 2018 as the Lead Faculty for the Psychiatric Mental Health Master's Major. He will be a member of the Adult Health Division. Dr. Convoy earned his DNP from Rush University, an MSN and Post Master’s Certificate from the University of Virginia and his BSN from Norfolk State University; he also holds a BA in Psychology from Elon College. His graduate research concentrated on an outcomes evaluation of a Nurse Led - Outpatient Cognitive Intervention Program. Dr. Convoy is considered an authority in operational psychiatry, mental illness prevention, cognitive therapy and caregiver stress, and has delivered podium presentations at numerous national, regional and virtual conferences and has published in peer reviewed journals in these fields. During his 22 years of service in the US Navy, Dr. Convoy functioned as an advanced practice psychiatric – mental health nurse in both traditional and austere environments around the world. He completed 3 deployments in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and distinguished himself and advanced APRN nursing scope of practice within the military. He served as both the Navy’s Interim Psychiatric – Mental Health Nursing Subspecialty Advisor to the Navy Surgeon General and Program Director and Chair at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing’s Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program. After retiring from the military, Dr. Convoy was appointed to the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University as lead faculty for its Psychiatric – Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program and was instrumental in its dramatic improvement in 1st time board certification pass rates and the transition to a hybrid delivered program. He also divides his time between private practice in southeastern North Carolina, writing and public speaking.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Awards and Honors

• 2015 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, Virginia Commonwealth University

• 2014 Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Uniformed Services University

• 2012 Meritorious Service Medal, Second Marine Division Psychiatry

• 2010 Navy Commendation Medal, Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan

• 2009 Advanced Practice Nurse Corps Officer of the Year, Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan

• 2009 Army Commendation Medal, Multinational Coalition North

• 2009 Army Commendation Medal, Third Armored Calvary Regiment

• 2009 Army Order of the Combat Spur, Third Armored Calvary Regiment

• 2004 Navy Commendation Medal, Naval Medical Center

• 2002 Joint Service Achievement Medal, Joint Task Force

• 2001 Navy Commendation Medal, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune

• 1998 Junior Nurse Corps Officer of the Year, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune

• 1995 Navy Commendation Medal, Naval Medical Center

• 1990 Outstanding Psychology Graduate, Elon College

Areas of Expertise

Areas of Interest

• Nurse-led Mental Health Intervention Programs
• Mental Illness Prevention
• Stress First Aid
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Patient Simulation in Graduate Education

Representative Publications

• 2016 -- Calohan, J., Pauli, E., Combs, T., Creel, A., Convoy, S.P., Owen, R. Using Simulation in a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Doctoral Program Journal of Professional Nursing. 2016;

• 2015 -- Elias, B., Polancich, S., Jones, C., & Convoy, S. Evolving PICOT for the Digital Age: PICOT-D Journal of Nursing Education. 2015; 54(19); 594-599

• 2015 -- Westphal, R. J., Convoy, S.P. Military Culture Implications for Mental Health and Nursing Care The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 2015;

• 2014 -- Convoy, S. P. The King of Nineveh Reflections Narrative of Professional Helping. 2014; 19(2); 55-56

• 2014 -- Gibbons, S., Migliore, L. Convoy, S.P., Greiner, S., DeLeon, P. Military Mental Health Stigma Challenges: Policy and Practice Considerations The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2014; 10(6); 365-372

• 2013 -- Convoy, S., & Westphal, R. J. The Importance of Developing Military Cultural Competence J Emerg Nurs. 2013;

• 2013 -- DeLeon, P. H., Convoy, S. P., & Rychnovsky, J. D. Unprecedented challenges Arch Psychiatr Nurs, 27(2), 63-64. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2013.01.002. 2013; 27(2); 63-64

• 2012 -- Fisak, J., Convoy, S.P. Blue - Green Efforts to Foster Individual Resiliency and Group Cohesion Scuttlebut. 2012;

Grant Funding (selected)