Judith Ochieng

Judith M. Ochieng is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. Judith is a PI on the Nurse practitioner residency program at El Rio in Tucson through the ASU partnership. She is also a Family Nurse Practitioner at Community Bridges Inc.(CBI) providing primary care and health promotion to vulnerable populations dealing with addiction. Judith is also Certified in Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, providing care to individuals with Opioid addiction. Prior to working with CBI, Judith worked with a federal contactor here in Arizona as a Family Nurse Practitioner providing care to detainees as a primary care provider. She also worked at the University of Arizona as a clinical assistant professor.  Judith was born and raised in Kenya in East Africa. She went to school in Kenya and earned her Diploma in Education. She was a high school teacher in Kenya for 12 years before migrating to the United States of America in the year 2000 with her family. In 2001, Judith made the difficult decision of going back to school and changing her career. Being a mother of four, she had to take a few classes and continue working to support her family. In 2005, she earned her Associate degree in nursing at Central Arizona College. Judith obtained her BSN and MSN-Ed from Grand Canyon University in 2007 and 2009 respectively. In 2015, Judith earned her Ph.D. and DNP degrees from The University of Arizona with a focus on both research and practice. While pursuing her doctoral degrees, Judith was a faculty member at The University of Arizona in the Master's Entry Program in Nursing. Prior to going back to school for her doctoral degree, Judith was a nursing faculty member at Central Arizona College from 2008-2010 and an online adjunct faculty member at Grand Canyon University from 2010-2012.  As a staff nurse, Judith has experience in behavioral health, palliative care, and acute care nursing. Judith's extensive experience in the nursing field has shaped and equipped her to be a great professor. In her free time, Judith enjoys writing reading, listening to music, gardening, and traveling.