Sara Hubbell, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Hubbell is an experienced educator in graduate nursing education. She is passionate about leading change and driving process improvements in educational and healthcare settings that impact the health of individuals and communities.
Dr. Hubbell is currently the Program Coordinator for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at UNCW. She is actively engaged in spearheading initiatives that drive positive change and improve the health of individuals and communities. She excels in implementing evidence-based practices, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and advocating for integrating trauma-responsive approaches within systems.
With dual board certifications as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), her expertise extends to understanding whole-person care and its profound impact on overall health and well-being. Dr. Hubbell’s professional journey has centered on providing trauma-responsive care and promoting resilience in individuals facing adversity.
She is also the owner of Healing Tides Health and Wellness, PLLC, where she delivers personalized care through a client-centered, holistic lens. Her approach combines evidence-based treatments, including EMDR, lifestyle modifications, and nutritional assessment, to support individuals on their healing journeys.
2017 AANP State Advocate Award
2016 Joanne S. Stevens Political/Legislative Nurse of the Year, North Carolina Nurses Association
2013 Faculty Member of the Year, UNC Healthcare
2012 Graduate, North Carolina Nurses Association Leadership Academy
2007 Outstanding Research Poster, AANP
Culp-Roche, A. D., Arms, T. E., Hubbell, S. L., Roberto, A., & Link, T. L. (June 2021 – 2024). “FY 2021 Provider’s Clinical Support System – Universities (PCSS-Universities),” Sponsored by SAMHSA, Federal, $349,842.00.
Young, S. E. (Principal), Roberto, A. (Co-Investigator), & Hubbell, S. L. (Co-Investigator). (January 2022 – May 2022). “Funding Your (New) Passion: The Effects of Community Resilience Model Training (CRM ©️) on Burnout, Resiliency, and Related Symptoms in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Students at UNCW,” Sponsored by CHHS, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $5,000.00.
Hubbell, S. L. (Principal), Young, S. E. (Co-Investigator), & Brooks, L. M. (Co-Investigator). (March 2021 – May 2021). “Impact of COVID-19 on Nurses and Social Workers in North Carolina,” Sponsored by CHHS, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $2,555.00.
Publications:
Culp-Roche, A., Vaugh, J., Arms, T., Roberto, A., Hubbell, S., & Link, T. (Oct, 2023). Medications for opioid use disorder: An interactive educational program developed for the nurse practitioner curriculum. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 35(10), 638-641. https://doi.10.1097/JXX.0000000000000897
Link, T. L., Laham, K. G., Hubbell, S. L., & Baisden, P. A. (August 2021). Reflections of Family Nurse Practitioner Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Nursing Education, 60(8), 449-452. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20210722-06
Cockroft, M., Laboy, J., Mullen, L., & Hubbell, S. L. (September 2020). Nurse-led Mobile Health Clinics: An Opportunity for Student Scholarship and Faculty Practice. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(10), 594-596. 10.3928/01484834-20200921-11
Dsouza, R. (Graduate), Quinonez, R., Hubbell, S. L., & Brame, J. (November 2019). Promoting Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Oral Health in Nursing Education. Nurse Education Today, 82, 93-98. https://doi.org/10.17615/8zan-mr69
Hubbell, S. L., Kauschinger, E., & Oermann, M. (August 2017). Development and Implementation of an Educational Module to Increase Nurses’ Comfort With Spiritual Care in an Inpatient Setting. Journal of continuing education in nursing, 48(8), 358-364. 10.3928/00220124-20170712-07
Hubbell, S. L., Woodard, E. K., Barksdale-Brown, D. J., & Parker, J. S. (August 2006). Spiritual care practices of nurse practitioners in federally designated nonmetropolitan areas of North Carolina. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 18(8), 379-85. 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00151.x
Burnout, Trauma, Resilience and Moral Injury