Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Fellows

Esther Njambi Gatonye, RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC (2026-2027)

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: UT Health Science Center at Houston, 2026
Bachelor of Science, Nursing: University of Texas at Arlington, 2015

Jessie Graf, RN, BSN, MSN, PMHNP-BC (2026-2027)

Master of Science in Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, The Ohio State University, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Mount Carmel College of Nursing, 2023
Bachelor of Science: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Loyola University Chicago, 2019

Narissa Urciuoli, RN, PALS, PMHNP-BC (2026-2027)

Master of Science in Nursing; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, The Ohio State University, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience; Specialization in Behavioral Neuro, The Ohio State University, 2020

Academic Year: 2023-2024
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Behavioral Health Pavilion Outpatient

Jill Miller, RN, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Academic Year: 2023-2024
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Westerville Outpatient

Academic Year: 2022-2023
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children's with the critical assessment team and mobile crisis unit.
"The fellowship gave me more than I could have ever hoped for to help me develop as a new Nurse Practitioner. The experiences, resources, and faculty are unmatched for Psychiatry! Thanks to the fellowship I feel like a safer and more competent provider."

Academic Year: 2021-2022
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Westerville Close to Home location, Outpatient Psychiatry. I also work one weekend per month on the Inpatient Unit at the Behavioral Health Pavilion
"My time in the fellowship was invaluable. It helped me gain the confidence to feel much more comfortable being an independent provider as well as allowed me to connect with mentors and friends who have continued to support me and my goals even now that the fellowship has ended."

Academic Year: 2021-2022
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Partial Hospitalization Program
“The opportunity to hone my clinical skills in various levels of care throughout the hospital and under the tutelage of various APP and MD preceptors was invaluable. However, what I learned most from my fellowship year went far beyond didactics, rotations, or papers. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the world came to a screeching halt and was slowly recovering, I realized the true meaning of resiliency and growth reflected in the stories of my patients and families alike.”

Academic Year: 2019-2020
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Outpatient General Psychiatry Department.
“A year of opportunity for continued growth; diverse experiences; professional and personal development.”

Academic Year: 2018-2019
Current Place of Employment: Nationwide Children's Hospital Consult Liaison Service