Clinical Assistant Professor
Education
Biography
Olivia (Ann) Couch is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing (CCN) and is a three-time graduate of The University of Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS) in 2014 in the RN to BSN Program, and later a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in the Nurse Practitioner Concentration for Primary Care and Psychiatric Mental Health. in 2016. Most recently, she completed her Doctorate in Nursing in December 2022.
Dr. Couch currently teaches in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at CCN with more than 3 years of higher education experience. Her experience in the mental health field includes nine years in private practice in both outpatient and inpatient care as well as those in Long Term Care facilities. Her interests include health and wellness care in relation to mental health. Additionally, Dr. Couch is active in the Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama (NPAA), the Central Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association (CANPA) and is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). She is dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). She is one of the few in the United States that has PMHNP certifications from both accrediting organizations.
Originally from various states including Kansas, Wyoming, Texas, and Alaska, Alabama has been home for the past 36 years. I enjoy spending time with my husband of 34 years, our daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons. She attends Tredegar Chapel in Jacksonville and is active in their Women’s Ministry Board as well as youth and Sunday school activities.