Avery Schearer, Dnp, Pnp-Pc, Pmhs Email and Phone Number

Providing autism diagnosis and management for children seventeen years and under. Certified in the STAT and ADOS.

Providing pediatric primary care to pediatric patients in a rural clinical setting. Special interests: pediatric mental health diagnosis and management, autism diagnosis and management, adolescent health.

Experience working in a family medicine setting at a federally qualified health center. Provided in-person and phone triage of pediatric patients, complex wound care, education around medications and abnormal lab values, and health education and motivational interviewing for chronic disease management.

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors Society

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors SocietyMary Gates Research Scholarship Recipient

Experience caring for patients with eating disorders in a residential setting. Medication administration, meal coaching, and coordination of care with providers. Experience working with patients with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and Diabulimia.

Experience in coordination and implementation of investigational drug trials. Participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, and coordination of complex study visits. Data collection, source documentation, and insurance of protocol​ ​compliance.​ ​Experience​ ​in​ ​IRB​ ​submissions​ ​and​ ​compliance.

Evaluation of candidate genes involved in the development of​ ​High​ ​Endothelial​ ​Venules​ ​in​ ​peripheral​ ​lymph​ ​nodes.Technical experience: Molecular biology techniques (IHC, Flow Cytometry) and confocal​ ​microscopy.

Neuropharmacology​ ​and​ ​behavioral​ ​neuroscience research assistant. Designed and implemented experiments to assess the neurobiology of​ ​impulse​ ​control,​ ​decision-making​ ​and​ ​attention​ ​in​ ​rats.Presented​​ research​​ at​​ the​​ Society​​ for​​ Neuroscience​​ annual​​ conference​​ (2013)Selected​​ for​​ Sigma​​ Xi​​ Honors​​ Society​​ for​​ Excellence​​ in​​ Research​​ (2014)