Natalie Meckel, MSN, PMHNP-BC, currently serves as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Mercy Community Healthcare and as a Registered Nurse in Emergency Psychiatric Services at Mental Health Cooperative. With experience in various clinical settings, Meckel has cared for patients facing acute mental health crises, managed medication protocols, and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams. Past roles include clinical experiences in outpatient, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and child and adolescent inpatient psychiatry. Meckel also held leadership positions as Chair and Vice Chair of the Graduate Student Council at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, where a Master of Science in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing was earned. Earlier education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Hillsdale College.