Dr. Sally Humphrey joined the College of Nursing, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention as an Assistant Professor in August 2019. She received her BA in Biology from Rhodes College in 1998 and her MSN with a focus in Pediatric Primary Care from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) in 2001. Dr. Humphrey returned to complete her DNP from VUSN in 2019. She teaches in the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner concentration.
Dr. Humphrey has dedicated most of her clinical practice to the care of children and adolescents with diabetes and endocrine disorders. Her career in Pediatric Endocrinology began in 2002 and has included time in both academic and private practice. Her clinical practice includes experience at the University of South Carolina Medical Group, the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Florida and at BMG The Endocrine Clinic in east Memphis, where she has practiced since 2010. Dr. Humphrey has also worked in Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Neurosurgery. She has a keen interest in developing strategies to improve glycemic control and adherence in children and adolescents with diabetes. Dr. Humphrey is a certified insulin pump trainer and has served as medical staff for diabetes summer camps in both Florida and Memphis.