Emily Carder, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC

“A nursing educator and practitioner with a focus on women’s health, offering 20 years of experience in the field of nursing. Before becoming a Nurse Practitioner, a varied background of nursing experience was obtained by working in obstetrics, newborn nursery, trauma, and critical care. Other interests include research related to maternal health, opioid use disorder, and in the field of midwifery.” 

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2020 - Doctor of Nursing Practice - Women’s Health - The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
  • 2017 - Master of Science in Nursing - University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
  • 2000 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

  Highlights

  Certifications and Licensures

  • AANP WHNP Certificate
  • DEA License
  • RN (Texas)
  • MAT Waiver Training for NPs

  Professional Affiliations (memberships) 

  • 2016 – present NPWH, Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health 
  • 2018 – present Texas Nurses Association 
  • 2018 – present  American Nurses Association 
  • 2018 – present  Texas DNP 

  Appointments

  • 2020 - Present - Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2019 - Adjunct Clinical Instructor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2018 - Nursing faculty - Concordia School of Nursing, Austin, TX

• Instruction & Training

  • 2021, NURS3208 BSN Childbearing Families, 2, 15% Clinical, Clinical Instructor , UTHSCSA
  • 2020, NURS3208 BSN Childbearing Families, 2, 15% Clinical, Clinical Instructor, UTHSCSA
  • 2020, NURS3208 BSN Childbearing Families, 2, 15% Clinical, Adjunct Clinical Instructor , UTHSCSA
  • 2019, NURS3305 BSN Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice, 3, 10% Clinical, Adjunct Clinical Instructor , UTHSCSA
  • 2019, NUR 3226 ABSN Maternal Newborn Practicum, 2, 25% Clinical, Adjunct Clinical Instructor , UTHSCSA

• Service

  Service to the Profession

  • 2019 Women’s Health NP volunteer for Venezuelan refugees in Brazil Intervol 
  • 2016 RN volunteer in Haiti Every Mother Counts

  Community Service

  • 2019 - 2020, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Samaritan Health Ministries, Austin 
  • 2020, COVID 19 testing center volunteer, STRAC Call Center, San Antonio

• Clinical

  Consultations 

  2018-2019, ACOG, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Developing a Maternal Opioid Use Disorder learning module