Stacy B. Buchanan, DNP, PPCNP‑BC, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and a nationally recognized leader in pediatric primary care and immunization advocacy. With more than twenty years of clinical experience across primary care, urgent care, and pediatric hospital settings, she brings deep practical expertise to graduate nursing education and advanced practice preparation.

Dr. Buchanan teaches and coordinates multiple core courses in the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program, emphasizing clinical reasoning, culturally responsive communication, and evidence‑based strategies for counseling vaccine‑hesitant families. She also serves on the Nursing and Allied Health Evidence‑Based Research team at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she contributes to system‑wide quality improvement and research initiatives.

Her scholarly work focuses on caregiver vaccine hesitancy and pediatric immunization policy. She serves as an ACIP Liaison and Chair of the Immunization Special Interest Group for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, informing national vaccine policy and provider education. Dr. Buchanan continues to practice clinically at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and is committed to developing confident, compassionate pediatric nurse practitioners equipped to meet the needs of diverse children and families.

Heuer, B. & Danford, C. (eds). The Nurse Preceptor Toolkit:Preparing Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses for Clinical Practice, 1e, chapter exemplar: Modeling teaching in difficult situations. -Anticipated October 2024 publication [Book Chapter Exemplar]

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Immunization Special Interest Group, Deshon, D., Cwynar, C., Buchanan, S.B., Koslap-Petraco, M., Cairns, C. (2022) NAPNAP Position Statement on Immunizations.

I am passionate about sharing my clinical experience as I help guide pediatric nurse practitioner students. I have experience using evidence to guide practice and want to teach our learners to care for patients well. We have a shared goal, a positive learning experience throughout the program so that they can enter practice as a novice ready to care for families!

Working on evidence-based practice initiatives, it is my goal to work toward decreasing caregiver vaccine hesitancy for all. I have cared for many children who experienced illness related to vaccine-preventable disease. It is my goal to deliver honest, science-based information regarding vaccines.

2024-25
WHEA Teaching Fellowship
Emory University

2023
NAPNAP 50 Forward Emerging Leader
Nat'l Assoc. of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners