Joshua E. Palmer

Dr. Palmer teaches across undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. At the undergraduate level, he provides both didactic and clinical instruction for Nursing Care of Clients with Psychiatric Mental Health Problems. At the graduate level, he teaches Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders, Psychopharmacology, Psychiatric Diagnosis, and Management of Acute and Chronic Psychiatric Conditions, and serves as clinical faculty for multiple graduate-level psychiatric nursing courses. He also precepts PMHNP students at all of his clinical practice sites.

His teaching emphasizes recovery-oriented, person-centered care and is grounded in preparing students to manage clinical complexity through sound judgment, practical skill development, and evidence-based reasoning. Dr. Palmer regularly integrates current research into his courses, including advances in neuromodulation, emerging pharmacologic targets, and evolving neurobiological models of mental illness. He uses interactive tools like Top Hat and Kahoot to support active learning and is actively exploring the role of artificial intelligence in nursing education, including its applications for simulation, adaptive learning, and clinical decision support.