Florida Atlantic University has named Cameron G. Duncan, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, as the new Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

Prior to joining FAU, Dr. Duncan served as the interim dean of the Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he previously served as the director of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program since 2017. In his new role at FAU, Dr. Duncan will work closely with faculty, staff, and local community partners to further enhance the college’s clinical, educational, and research initiatives. His extensive background in academic achievement, clinical practice, and scholarship, complement the college’s strengths in research and caring science.

Beyond his administrative achievements, Dr. Duncan brings a distinguished record of teaching excellence at both public and private institutions across Nevada, Arizona, and California. He has been a pioneer in implementing innovative policies and programs that enhance the quality of education, including the redevelopment of Nevada’s largest Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. His work modernized the curriculum, introduced year-round admissions, and provided flexible learning pathways to support the success of working students.

In 2016, he opened the Duncan Family Healthcare facility in Reno, which was the first Advanced Practice Registered Nurse clinic in northern Nevada. The facility focuses on mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, substance use disorders, and personality disorders.

Duncan earned his BSN at the University of Nevada in 2010. He then earned his first MSN, specializing in organizational leadership in health care organizations in 2012 at Grand Canyon University. In 2014, he completed his second MSN to become a family nurse practitioner and earned his DNP degree, both at the University of Arizona. He later specialized in mental health, completing a post-master’s certificate in 2015, becoming a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, also at the University of Arizona. Duncan was awarded a Ph.D. in 2022 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He also is dually board certified as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and a family nurse practitioner and is a certified nurse educator.