Stacy B. Buchanan, DNP, PPCNP‑BC, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and a nationally recognized leader in pediatric primary care and immunization advocacy. With more than twenty years of clinical experience across primary care, urgent care, and pediatric hospital settings, she brings deep practical expertise to graduate nursing education and advanced practice preparation. 

Dr. Buchanan teaches and coordinates multiple core courses in the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program, emphasizing clinical reasoning, culturally responsive communication, and evidence‑based strategies for counseling vaccine‑hesitant families. She also serves on the Nursing and Allied Health Evidence‑Based Research team at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she contributes to system‑wide quality improvement and research initiatives. 

Her scholarly work focuses on caregiver vaccine hesitancy and pediatric immunization policy. She serves as an ACIP Liaison and Chair of the Immunization Special Interest Group for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, informing national vaccine policy and provider education. Dr. Buchanan continues to practice clinically at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and is committed to developing confident, compassionate pediatric nurse practitioners equipped to meet the needs of diverse children and families.