Andrew Penn, MS, RN, NP

Professor

Biography

As a Professor in the Community Health Systems department in the UCSF School of Nursing, I am passionate about teaching trainees about the art and science of advanced practice psychiatric nursing. My contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the Teacher of the Year at the School of Nursing and the Distinction in Teaching Award from UC San Francisco Academic Senate. I hold a Certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies and earned an MS in Nursing from UC San Francisco, School of Nursing and am a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

In my research I have been involved in groundbreaking studies on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy including FDA registry trials of MDMA and psilocybin assisted therapies. I am a cofounder of the Organization of Psychedelic and Entheogenic Nurses, advocating for the perspective and contributions of nursing to psychedelic assisted therapies. I have published widely on this topic, including the first article on psychedelic therapies in the American Journal of Nursing in 57 years.

Certificate, 2017 - Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, California Institute of Integral Studies

MS, Nursing, 2005 - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric CNS/Adult NP), UC San Francisco

RN, 2003 - Masters Entry Program in Nursing, UC San Francisco

BS, 1994 - Psychology, UC Santa Cruz

NP Award for Excellence, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, CA Chapter, 2023

Teacher of the Year, School of Nursing, UC San Francisco, 2022

Distinction in Teaching Award (<5 years), UC San Francisco Academic Senate, 2021-2022

UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching, UC San Francisco, 2020

Ann M. Wilknson Memorial Nurse Psychotherapy Award, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, California Chapter, 2018

APNA-Janssen Scholar, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2005

The Promise of Nursing Scholar, National Student Nurses Association, 2003

Sigma Theta Tau, UC San Francisco, 2003