Cheryl Thaxton DNP, MN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CHPPN, FPCN, FAANP, FAAN
Cheryl Ann Thaxton, DNP, MN, APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CHPPN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAANP, FAAN is certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. She is a tenured professor, and she is the Associate Dean and Chair of Graduate Studies at the University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Nursing, and she is a practicing APRN in adult and pediatric palliative care. She has over three decades of experience in nursing in the areas of palliative care, nursing leadership, and curriculum/program development. Dr. Thaxton is a past co-chair for the first-ever Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) Task Force for the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC). In 2021, she received the DFW Great 100 Nurses award and the Nessa Coyle Palliative Leadership Award. For the past 10 years, she has served as national End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Faculty. She is a Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN).