Jami Beasley, NNP received her Neonatal Nurse Practitioner MSN from Vanderbilt University. She has been practicing as an NNP since 2007. She has previously worked in Joplin, MO, Denver, CO, and currently works in Springfield, MO. She is a member of National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Academy of Neonatal Nursing, and AAP. Her professional interests focus on the family-centered care approach in the NICU, educating on neonatal abstinence syndrome, and continually working on improving teamwork to improve the service and care to newborns. In her time off, she enjoys spending time with her family, her husband (Blake), two boys (Bowen and Kason), and three dogs (Athena, Dixie, and Hank).