Jessica Peck DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN 

Clinical Professor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University  

Past President, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 

State Advocate Award for Excellence, American Association of Nurse Practitioners 

Outstanding Policy Advocate, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty 

Advocate of the Year, American Nurses Association 

Lillian Wald Humanitarian Award, National League for Nursing 

Dr. Jessica Peck provides innovative, visionary, and award-winning nursing leadership. She was Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year in 2019 and is Distinguished Alumni for both the University of Alabama and University of Texas Medical Branch. She holds the Lillian Wald Humanitarian Award from the National League for Nursing and is Advocate of the Year for the American Nurses Association. She is a two-time Hall of Fame Inductee for nursing journal article of the year. Dr. Peck holds elite honorary designation of Fellow from both the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Academy of Nursing. 

Dr. Peck is an internationally recognized anti-trafficking advocate. As President of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, she created the Alliance for Children in Trafficking and served as founding chair. Dr. Peck served as consultant to the US Congress and worked with the US Department of Health and Human Services and an interprofessional team to create core competencies for health professionals caring for individuals exploited and abused through trafficking. She serves as Lead Medical Consultant for Unbound Houston and was instrumental in passage of House Bill 2059, mandating continuing education for all care providers in Texas. She is lead medical consultant for Unbound Houston and has helped educate more than 50,000 nurses through the CE she helped design with the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Peck has educated an additional 20,000 nurses through NAPNAP and has given more than 300 presentations to various audiences in addition to more than 50 publications. 

Dr. Peck is currently a Clinical Professor of Nursing at Baylor University in Dallas, Texas. She holds active credentials as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Educator, and Clinical Nurse Leader. Dr. Peck is a frequently requested national speaker on anti-trafficking and child health promotion. She is editing the first interprofessional pediatric Covid-19 textbook in the world. She has published more than 50 clinical articles for peer-reviewed journals, is a regular contributor for parenting magazines and a frequent guest on radio, television, and other media. She is the author of Behind Closed Doors: A Guide for Parents and Teens to Navigate Through Life’s Toughest Issues, released by W Publishing and ranked #1 new release on Amazon.  

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