Brittany Carney, DNP, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Brittany (Britt) is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance. After starting her professional career at Boston Medical Center, she is thrilled to return to her roots supporting patients with substance use and caring for adolescent patients. She is a doctorally prepared, board-certified family nurse practitioner. Her passion is caring for youth and families, especially those with substance use disorder. Her clinical interests include adolescents/young adults, co-occurring mental health disorders, optimizing safety/overdose prevention, and improving continuity of care among DCF/DYS-involved youth. She has over a decade of experience working in addiction medicine from clinical operations to education/training. She pursued her DNP degree to continue to work to bring best practices into clinical care.

Publications

  • Published 4/21/2026

    Renehan CM, Alim AM, Cogan A, Wiggins M, Weinberger E, Carney BL, Alves J, Ventura AS, Day Lopes M, Bagley SM. Overdose Prevention Education and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in School-Based Health Centers: A Qualitative Exploration. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Apr 21; 29767342261442454. PMID: 42015606.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/23/2025

    Carney BL, Loukas V, LaBelle CT. Harm Reduction Is Nursing Practice. Am J Nurs. 2025 Feb 01; 125(2):8. PMID: 39844212.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/26/2024

    Calihan JB, Carney BL, Schmill DM, Bagley SM. The Call for a School-Based Approach to Opioid Overdose Prevention. Am J Public Health. 2024 Dec; 114(12):1305-1308. PMID: 39326003.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/15/2022

    Gravlin G, Fortunato-Habib M, Gemme D, Carney B, Dick K. Diving in: Using a "Shark Tank" approach to teach business skills to future DNP leaders. J Prof Nurs. 2022; 40:66-72. PMID: 35568461.

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  • Published 4/5/2018

    Alford DP, Carney BL, Jackson AH, Brett B, Bridden C, Winter M, Samet JH. Promoting addiction medicine teaching through functional mentoring by co-training generalist chief residents with faculty mentors. Subst Abus. 2018; 39(3):377-383. PMID: 29452056.

    Read at: PubMed

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Education

  • University of Massachusetts Worcester, DNP
  • University of Massachusetts Worcester, MS
  • Boston University School of Medicine, MS
  • Assumption College, BA
  • University of Massachusetts Worcester, RN

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