Hope Haynes Bussenius DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, NAP is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia in 1990, her Masters in Nursing from Emory University in 1993, and completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Georgia Health Sciences University in 2012, specializing on the AACN essential IV development of smartphone applications and a technology model called the Transformative Technology Evaluation and Assessment Model (2TEAM2Go)®. As a pioneer in smartphone application development in 2012, she developed an award-winning smartphone application with a data aggregator, Pedia BP®, and a non-profit organization, Take2Heart Initiative, Inc.®, to advocate for pediatric hypertension. To date, there are more than 80,000 users in 45 countries. In 2016, she was awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Award for the wicked project Oral Health in Communities and Neighborhoods (OH-I-CAN, LLC ®). She developed a second smartphone application with an aggregator, OH-I-CAN, with over 30,000 users in all 50 states. The 2TEAM2Go model has been adopted in the curriculum at Emory University and the Lillian Carter Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility. She was selected as a 2021 American Academy of Nursing Fellow (FAAN), a 2019 American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow (FAANP), and a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Fellow. She was inducted as a 2025 Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP). She received the E. Louise Grant Distinguished Alumni Award from Augusta University. Recently, she was appointed as the President/co-founder of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Alumni Network (CSAN). In 2024, the development of three new applications, Materna BP, HINTS Exam, and NTD-X / LFCare The Carter Center, will launch to advocate for maternal health, focusing on preeclampsia and assessing posterior strokes and Neglected Tropical Diseases, respectively.

Bussenius, H., Green, C., Pope, J., Waller, B.  (2024). Developing Technology to Transform Healthcare Outcomes. Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications, Inc.  https://www.destechpub.com/ebooks/developing-technology-to-transform-community-healthcare-outcomes_16811/ 

https://www.destechpub.com/ebooks/developing-technology-to-transform-community-healthcare-outcomes_16811/

*+ Bussenius, H., Hayes, R.  (2024). A Community-First Technology Model to Help Ameliorate Social Determinants of Health.  In J. B. Hamilton and C. E. Moore (Eds.), Transforming Social Determinants to Promote Global Health: Achieving Health Equity through Lived Experience. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://www.amazon.com/Transforming-Social-Determinants-Promote-Global/dp/3031611594 

*Bussenius, H. (2021).  Best Practices for Emory Student-Athletes in the Classroom. Emory University, Department of Undergraduate Studies Handbook, Atlanta, GA.

*+Bussenius, H. (2020). Parenteral nutrition. In Perry, A. G., Potter, P. A., & Ostendorf, W. (Eds.), Clinical Nursing skills and techniques (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. 

*+Bussenius, H. (2017). Oral nutrition. In Perry, A. G., Potter, P. A., & Ostendorf, W. (Eds.), Clinical Nursing skills and techniques (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

*+Bussenius, H., Demers, Z., Demers, DJ.  (2024).  The development and feasibility of a smartphone  app to enhance the HINTS exam and effectively integrate AI.  Journal of Nurse Practitioner (JNP).

*+Bussenius, H., Moore C., Kombara, G., Endeshaw, Y., Hendler, K., Yang, I.  (2024). Medical-Dental Integration:  Oral Health (OH-I-CAN®) Program. The Journal of Nurse Practitioner (JNP).  

*+ Bussenius, H. (2024) 2TEAM®: Transformative Technology Evaluation Assessment Model: Using Technology to bridge clinical practice, education and training, research, and health policy. Journal for Nurse Practitioner (JNP). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1555415524002393 

*+ Bussenius, H., Batisky, D., Ghosh, S., Hayes, R., Marin, T. (2023) Pedia BP®:  Leveraging Technology for Early Screening of Pediatric Blood Pressure Measurements.  Journal for Nurse Practitioner (JNP).  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1555415523004026 

*+ Bussenius, H., Moore, C., & Reznik, D. (2021). Oral health toolkit. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Website.  

+Charles E. Moore, Hope Bussenius and David Reznik (September 8th, 2021). Oral Health in Communities and Neighborhoods (OHICAN) Pilot Project: The Burden of Poor Oral Health.  In C.S.P. Fernandez & G. Corbie-Smith (Eds.), Leading Community Based Changes in the Culture of Health in the US - Experiences in Developing the Team and Impacting the Community, In Tech Open, DOI: https://www.intechopen.com/books/8794 https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/77173

*+Bussenius, H., Hayes, R. (2021). Innovation is more than just a Fad. Nurse. Org. https://nurse.org/articles/nursing-innovation/ 

*+Bussenius, H., Zauche, L. (2020). BMI and Pediatric Hypertension Categories. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.10.014   

*+ Bussenius, H., Zeck, A., Williams, B., & Haynes, A. (2018). Surveillance of pediatric hypertension using smartphone technology. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 32(5): e98–e104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.04.003

+  Bussenius, H., Reznik, D., & Moore, C.E. (2017). Building a culture of oral health care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 13(9): 623–627. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.07.019

+  Moore, C. E., Reznik, D., Conboy, L., Giwa, J., Aslam, F., Bussenius, H., & Warren R. C. (2017). Achieving equity in oral health: A data-driven approach for informing policy changes. The Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education, 7(2): 511. DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000511  

*+ Bussenius, H., Batisky, D. L., Wold, J. L., Calmers, S., & Williams, B. L. (2015). Pedia BP® Program: Addressing pediatric blood pressure readings using a smartphone application. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 11(7), 726–729. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2015.04.011

*+ Bussenius, H., Wold, J. L. & Williams, B. L. (2013). Synergy of technology and healthcare: The development of a smartphone application to detect hypertension in children and adolescents. Translational Medicine, 3(116): 1–6. DOI: 10.4172/2161-1025.1000116 

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Developing Technology to bridge the classroom to clinical practice, research, health policy, and teaching and education.

Developing Technology to Transform Community Healthcare Outcomes

Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP)

Clinical Scholars Alumni Network (CSAN)

Robert Woodruff Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Alumni Organization

Whole Community Connection (WCC), Community Advisor

Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP)

Clinical Scholars Alumni Network (CSAN)

Robert Woodruff Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Alumni Organization

Whole Community Connection (WCC), Community Advisor

Learning and Reflection Work Group Lead, Leadership Learning Community A project of Community Initiatives (CCLN)

American Academy of Nursing Fellow

Healthcare Heroes Community Outreach Finalist

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Fellow

American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow

E. Louise Grant Distinguished Alumna Award

BAYADA Award for Technological Innovation in Health Care Education and Practice

Urban Health Initiative Fellow

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Alumni

Elsevier Review Project Recognition: Animation Consultation 

2015 Health Care Innovation Finalist Atlanta Business Chronicle

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