Trae Stewart
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| Born | Memphis, TN, USA |
| 💼 Occupation | Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, nursing professor, author, poet |
Trae Stewart is an American board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC), nursing professor, researcher, and poet. He is Professor of Nursing and Director of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) track at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the founder of PsychMatters, a telepsychiatry practice serving patients in Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.[1][2]
Stewart is known in psychiatric nursing for his work on psychiatric advance directives and mental health equity,[3] and for authoring the 2024 textbook Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook published by Springer.[4] He is also a poet whose work has appeared in San Antonio Review and Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine among others.[5][6]
In 2025 he received a Fulbright Specialist Award to design a Public Health English curriculum for the Centre d’Excellence Africain pour la Prévention et le Contrôle des Maladies Transmissibles (CEA-PCMT), Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry (UGANC), Guinée, West Africa.[7][8]
Early life and education
Stewart grew up outside of Memphis, Tennessee, and developed an early interest in languages and international education.[7] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish from the University of Mary Washington.[1]
He went on to complete multiple graduate degrees in education, public health, forensic psychology, and nursing. At the University of Southern California he obtained a Master of Science in Education (Educational Policy, Planning, and Administration), a Master of Science in Teaching English as a Second Language, and a PhD in International Development and Intercultural Education.[1] He later earned a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health from Texas A&M University, a Master of Science in Forensic Psychology from Arizona State University, and two nursing master’s degrees—an MSN in Family Systems Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and an MN in Advanced Nursing—from Case Western Reserve University.[2][4]
Academic and professional career
Before transitioning into nursing, Stewart was a tenured professor of education and program director at Texas State University and the University of Central Florida, focusing on service-learning, youth leadership, and global citizenship education.[2][4] His work in these roles included community-based projects in Palestine, Afghanistan, and East Africa.[4]
After completing his nursing education, he practiced as a behavioral health registered nurse on acute psychiatric units at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.[4] He subsequently joined the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus as nursing faculty, where he taught mental health and community health–focused courses, as well as evidence-based research courses.[4]
Stewart later joined Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where he is Professor of Nursing and Director of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner track in the School of Nursing.[1] At MCPHS he teaches courses in psychiatric-mental health nursing, psychopharmacology, research methods, nursing theory, public health, and advanced practice clinical practicum.[1]
In addition to his academic appointment, Stewart is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with full prescriptive authority and is licensed in Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.[2] He is the founder and clinical director of PsychMatters, a private telepsychiatry practice that provides assessment, psychopharmacology, and limited psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment services to adolescents and adults.[2]
Stewart has also served as a question writer and reviewer for the NCLEX and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner board examinations, and provides continuing education courses through Fitzgerald Health Education Associates.[1][4]
Research and scholarship
Stewart’s early scholarly work focused on community-based service-learning, youth empowerment, and civic engagement in both U.S. and international contexts. His publications include a systematic review of service-learning in medical education and empirical studies on social dominance orientation and youth leadership.[9][10]
As a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and nursing scholar, Stewart’s research has increasingly focused on mental health services, psychiatric nursing education, and mental health policy. His 2025 article in General Psychiatry argues that psychiatric advance directives can reproduce inequities in access and privilege unless they are implemented with attention to structural injustice and minoritized populations.[3] His work has also appeared in journals such as American Nurse Journal, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Nursing Science Quarterly, Adult Learning, and Development in Practice.[1]
Stewart maintains an ORCID researcher profile that aggregates many of his published articles, book chapters, and books.[11]
Books and textbooks
Stewart is the sole author of the 700-page textbook Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook (Springer, 2024), which is structured as a comprehensive workbook for PMHNP students and clinicians preparing for the ANCC board examination.[4] The book covers foundational advanced practice topics, major psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, psychotherapies, cultural competence, and public health and biostatistics, while integrating interactive exercises and access to a digital flashcard app containing approximately 2,000 practice questions.[4]
He has also contributed book chapters and monographs in nursing theory, mental health, and service-learning, and is under contract with Taylor & Francis (Routledge) for a book on uncommon psychiatric disorders (to be published in 2026).[1]
Poetry and creative writing
Alongside his academic work, Stewart writes poetry that often explores mental health, embodiment, queerness, and care. San Antonio Review describes him as “an emerging poet and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner” whose poetry serves as a grounding practice alongside his clinical work.[5]
His poem "Cosmic Trip" appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of San Antonio Review and imagines a surreal, interstellar journey blending cosmic imagery with reflections on marginalization and homecoming.[12] In the same venue he published short-form poems "Warming", "Fallen", and "Monsoon".[5]
Stewart’s poem "Boomerangs in the Psych Unit" was published in 2022 in Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine, a journal dedicated to narrative and reflective writing about illness and healthcare.[6] His poetry has also been featured in other literary outlets such as Aurum Journal and orangepeel.[5]
Global and public health work
Stewart has worked internationally on projects related to youth leadership, service-learning, mental health, and public health education. He has consulted on youth empowerment and health initiatives in Palestine and Afghanistan, and volunteered in psychiatric and methadone clinics in Tanzania.[7][4]
In 2025, he received a Fulbright Specialist Award from the U.S. Department of State to collaborate with the Africa Center of Excellence at the University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry in Guinea on the design and implementation of a Public Health English curriculum for Master of Public Health and PhD students.[7][8] The project focuses on building English-language capacity so that Guinean public health students can participate more fully in international research, conferences, and scholarly publishing.[7]
Stewart had previously been selected for a Fulbright Specialist project in Chile, but that project was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Outside of Fulbright programs, he has undertaken consulting work in Australia, New Zealand, East Africa, and other regions on service-learning and health professions education.[4]
Professional memberships and service
Stewart is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Nurses Association, and the American Association for Men in Nursing, among other professional organizations.[2][1]
He has served as an item writer and reviewer for the NCLEX-RN and PMHNP board certification examinations, and as a continuing education faculty member for Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, where he teaches review courses and advanced psychiatric nursing content for practicing nurses and nurse practitioners.[1][4]
Awards and recognition
- Fulbright Specialist Award, U.S. Department of State, for curriculum development in public health English in Guinea (2025).[7][8]
- Previous Fulbright Specialist selection for a project in Chile (project postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[7]
- Multiple teaching, research, and service awards across his academic career, including recognition for work in service-learning and global public health education.[4]
Selected works
Books
- Stewart, T. (to be released in 2026). Understanding Rare Psychiatric Conditions: Insights and Case Studies to Explore the Uncommon Mind. Taylor & Francis/Routledge.
- Stewart, Trae (2024). Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-60893-3 Amazon page
- Stewart, T., & Webster, N. S. (Eds.). (2011). Exploring Cultural Dynamics and Tensions Within Service-Learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61735-465-6. Amazon page
- Stewart, T., & Webster, N. S. (Eds.). (2010). Problematizing Service-Learning: Critical Reflections for Development and Action. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61735-210-2. Amazon page
Selected journal articles
- Stewart, T. (2025). "Psychiatric advance directives: privilege, inequity and the path toward justice in psychiatry." General Psychiatry, 38(5), e102054.[3]
- Stewart, T. (2015). "A systematic review of service-learning in medical education: 1998–2012." Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 27(2), 208–222.[13]
- Stewart, T. (2010). "Community service self-efficacy and summer service-learning: Comparative analyses among academically talented youth." Gifted Education International, 26(2–3), 240–252.[14]
Selected poems
- Stewart, Trae (2022). "Cosmic Trip." San Antonio Review, Volume 6 (Summer 2022).[15]
- Stewart, Trae (2022). "Boomerangs in the Psych Unit." Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine, 7(1).[6]
- Stewart, Trae (2022). "Warming." San Antonio Review (online).[5]
- Stewart, Trae (2022). "Fallen." San Antonio Review (online).[5]
- Stewart, Trae (2022). "Monsoon." San Antonio Review (online).[5]
External links
- Official website
- Faculty profile at MCPHS
- ORCID profile
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook on SpringerLink
- Poetry by Trae Stewart at San Antonio Review
- "Boomerangs in the Psych Unit" at Survive & Thrive
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Trae Stewart, PhD, MPH, MSN, MN, MS, PMHNP-BC". MCPHS. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "About Us — PsychMatters". PsychMatters. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Stewart, Trae (2025). "Psychiatric advance directives: privilege, inequity and the path toward justice in psychiatry". General Psychiatry. 38 (5): e102054. doi:10.1136/gpsych-2025-102054. PMC 12557721 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 41158697 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Stewart, Trae (2024). Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook. Cham: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-60894-0. ISBN 978-3-031-60893-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Author: Trae Stewart". San Antonio Review. November 6, 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Stewart, Trae (2022). "Boomerangs in the Psych Unit". Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine. 7 (1). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Barbuto, Dana (21 October 2025). "'This Project Has My Name Written All Over It': MCPHS Professor Earns Fulbright Specialist Award". MCPHS News. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Fulbright Specialist Dr. Trae Stewart supports public health education in Guinea". U.S. Embassy Conakry (Facebook). 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Stewart, Trae (2015). "A systematic review of service-learning in medical education: 1998–2012". Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 27 (2): 208–222. doi:10.1080/10401334.2015.1011647. PMID 25893932.
- ↑ Stewart, Trae (2010). "Community service self-efficacy and summer service-learning: Comparative analyses among academically talented youth". Gifted Education International. 26 (2–3): 240–252. doi:10.1177/026142941002600306.
- ↑ "Trae Stewart (0000-0003-0068-1523)". ORCID. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Stewart, Trae (6 November 2022). "Cosmic Trip". San Antonio Review. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ See above.
- ↑ See above.
- ↑ Stewart, Trae (6 November 2022). "Cosmic Trip". San Antonio Review. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
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