Assistant Professor

Sarah L. Livesay, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CNS-BC, is an Advanced Practice Nurse from Houston Texas. She began her nursing career 14 years ago after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Regis University in Denver Colorado. Her nursing practice began as a neuroscience nurse, a specialty she has maintained since. a master’s degree in nursing as a CNS from Texas Women’s University with a thesis project focusing on hypothermia in neurologically injured patients. She holds a post-master's as an ACNP, and her DNP, both from the University of Texas. She worked as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment between the School of Nursing and Medicine, in the Neurology Department.

Dr. Livesay has expertise in stroke and neurocritical care clinical care, as well as building and evaluating neuroscience service lines and clinical programs. Over the past 5 years, she has worked as a Field Reviewer for The Joint Commission, evaluating Primary and Comprehensive Stroke programs.

Dr. Livesay's DNP project focused on the regionalization of stroke systems of care and developing a telemedicine program for patients with stroke. Sarah speaks locally and nationally on a variety of topics including stroke and induced hypothermia. She has also published in several areas including DNP practice, stroke, and therapeutic temperature modulation.