Sonya Grigsby, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, EMBA-HCM, CCRN, EBP-CH

Education and Training

• The University of Texas at Tyler, EMBA-HCM, 2022
• The University of Texas at Tyler, Post-MSN, 2022
• The University of Texas at Tyler, DNP, 2020
• Walden University , MSN, 2016

Professional Certifications

• Critical Care Registered Nurse, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
• The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified, The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• The Emergency Neurological Life Support®, Neurocritical Care Society

Awards, Recognition and Service

• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Item Writer for AGACNP Certification Exam, 2025-Present
• Texas Nurses Association, District 19, Notable Nurse of the Year, 2021
• Christus Trinity Clinic Education Award for Excellence, 2020
• East Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year, 2020
• Texas Nurses Association, DNP Fellow, 2019

Memberships

• North Texas Nurse Practitioner Association, Member
• Texas Nurse Practitioner Association, Member
• The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Member
• The American Nurses Association, Member
• Texas Nurses Association, Member
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Member
• Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member
• American College of Healthcare Executives, Member
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Member
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Member
• Christus APC Council Chair, 2021-Present
• TNA Expert Advisor, APRN/Policy Committee, 2019-Present
• Texas DNP, 2019-Present