Dr. Jennifer Shearer is Associate Professor in the Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing at Charleston Southern University . She received her bachelor of science in nursing from the University of South Carolina, Her master of science in nursing with focus in community health from the Medical University of South Carolina, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina. She is teaching undergraduate courses in community health and health education/health promotion.
Dr. Shearer is on the board of Sigma Theta Tau International Gamma Omicron at-Large Chapter and past board member of the South Carolina League for Nursing and presently serving as NLN Ambassador for the school of nursing. Her professional interests include parish nursing, rural nursing, and health education/disease prevention services with vulnerable groups in the community.