Emma Hurley

Compassionate and patient-centered PMHNP candidate with a strong belief in collaborative mental health care that honors each individual’s voice, value, and story. Passionate about equitable access, trauma-informed practice, and creating spaces where patients feel seen, heard, and safe. Grounded in a holistic understanding of health and dedicated to helping individuals find meaning, purpose, and connection.

BHWET Scholar

• Participation in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals during VUSN’s PMHNP program.
• BHWET is a competitive HRSA funded program with the purpose of increasing the APRN behavioral health workforce in rural and underserved communities. Completed a longitudinal clinical experience in a rural or underserved area.

Graduated with Honors, University of Michigan

Crisis Text Line Volunteer, 08/2021, Ongoing

• This platform is a 24/7 service for people who are in a crisis.
• Assisted in answering texts and helping to problem solve and safety plan with individuals who are going through a crisis.

Oasis Youth Center, 01/2024 - 06/2024

• Collaborated with a team of nursing students to develop and deliver a health education campaign for LGBTQ+ youth focused on hygiene, self-care, and mental wellness.
• Facilitated group discussions on identifying supportive healthcare providers and accessing affirming health resources in the local area. Created inclusive, age-appropriate educational materials and resource guides tailored to the unique needs of LGBTQ+ adolescents.
• Provided emotional support and a safe space for youth to share experiences, ask questions, and build trust in healthcare systems.

• BLS/CPR for Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association, 06/2027
• RN License, Tennessee Board of Nursing, 10/2026
• Trauma Resiliency Level 1 and 2 Training, 04/2025 & 06/2025

Research Assistant, 08/2020 - 05/2023

Youth in Real Time, University of Michigan

• This project worked to study and learn how social media use, behaviors, and experiences effect American teens aged 13-17 years old.
• Assisted in creating the surveys for recruitment of participants as well as outgoing thoughts when the project has concluded
• Aided in checking for any errors or mistakes in the parental and participant consent and assent forms

Research Assistant, 09/2019 - 10/2020

My Voice, University of Michigan

• This project worked to study the effects that harassment and cyberbullying have on young people and what would make them feel better if/when they were harassed online o Assisted in creating a codebook to organize the collected data
• Helped to code all the responses in each question to better assess and analyze the final data from the respondents
• Worked on literature review in searching for articles related to finding identifiers for people who may experience higher levels of cyberbullying

Schoenebeck S., Scott C. F., Hurley, E. G., Chang, T., & Selkie, E. (2021). Youth Trust in social media companies’ responses to online harassment. Proceedings of the ACM Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), Article 2, 5(1), 1-18., https://doi.org/10.1145/3449076