Vincent Pair DNP, MPH, MS, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, RDN, CNE

School of Nursing - Department of Nursing

EDUCATION:

University of Alabama DNP

University of Kansas DCN(c) Nutrition

Duke University MSN

University of Mississippi MPH

University of Florida MS Pharmacy

University of Kansas MS Nutrition

Georgia State University BSN

University of Alabama BS Nutrition

BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Vincent Pair is the track coordinator for the PMHNP Program at Hawai’i Pacific University. He has been a registered nurse for more than 20 years and an APRN (dual certified in family practice and psychiatric mental health) for more than 15 years. He retired from the military in 2024 as an Army Nurse Corps Officer and was previously an enlisted Marine. As a multidisciplinary health care professional, he is licensed and registered as a dietitian and also has graduate preparation in clinical toxicology. He completed fellowships in quality medicine at Dartmouth and in Nursing Leadership at Duke University.

TEACHING INTERESTS:

· Psychiatric Mental Health

· Translational Research

· Global and Public Health

· Military and Veterans Health

RESEARCH / SCHOLARSHIP INTERESTS:

● Chronic Disease Management

● Long Term Use of Psychiatric Medications on Chronic Disease Burden

● Veteran Health Outcomes

● Obesity

AREAS OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE:

· Mental Health – PTSD/Trauma

· Chronic Disease Management

· Emergency Care