Alyssa King has always been passionate about caring for children. With extensive experience in babysitting, nannying, tutoring, teaching dance, and functioning as a camp counselor for numerous age groups, Alyssa King always knew that her work with kids would pave its' natural path into pediatric health care.Alyssa King attended the University of South Florida (USF) and graduated in 2014 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Following graduation, Alyssa worked at the bedside as a Neonatal Intensive Care nurse (NICU) at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, for over 7 years. With a desire to manage the health of pediatric patients, Alyssa King returned to USF for graduate nursing education. In 2019, Dr. King graduated with her Post-Masters Nursing Education Certificate, her Master of Science in Pediatric Primary Care, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice.Within her time at USF and throughout her education, Dr. King has held several leadership positions, been awarded multiple honors and awards, and has presented both poster and podium presentations. She has served as the Doctoral Nursing Student Organization (DNSO) president, served on the Bull Nurses Admissions Team, volunteered as a member of both the USF Health Service Corps and the USF Health Mentoring Group, and was instrumental in initiating USF's first White Coat Ceremony for graduate nursing students.Currently, Dr. King works as a DNP/Nurse Planner for CEUFast, Inc. She enjoys her role in CEU-course authoring, editing, evaluation, and research on the leadership team. Dr. King also joined the University of South Florida College of Nursing (USF CON) as adjunct faculty for the Undergraduate Program in Summer 2020. At the USF CON, Dr. King teaches pediatric clinical as well as pediatric preceptorship practicum rotations for BSN students at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.Dr. King also found her passion for psychiatry/mental health while working bedside during the pandemic. Dr. King completed the post-masters PMHNP graduate certificate program at the University of Miami in December 2022. Dr. King is now dual-certified as both a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) and a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). Dr. King is also a certified nurse educator (CNE) and a certified lactation counselor (CLC).Dr. King also enjoys teaching ballet, lyrical, and contemporary subjects of dance at DanceStarz Performance Company. She also loves all things Disney, Universal, Harry Potter, and The Office.