Biography

Dr. Jeffrey Dobbins has been a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for 7 years. Dr. Dobbins has been on the medical staff at North Texas State Hospital – Maximum Security Unit since 2014 specializing in Forensic Psychiatry focusing on the intersection of mental health and the legal system. He also works one day a week at Helen Farabee Centers since 2015 providing outpatient mental health care to 19 rural Texas counties. Dr. Dobbins has a passion for teaching and has served as preceptor for students from Texas Tech University, University of Texas Arlington, Midwestern State University, Texas West A&M University, and Vanderbilt University. Dr. Dobbins has been married to his wife Erin for 17 years and they currently reside in Vernon, Texas. They have a 16-year-old daughter Madeline and an 11-year-old son Gavin. Education: Doctor of Nursing Practice, Frontier Nursing University, 2019, Master of Science in Nursing, Midwestern State University, 2014, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Oklahoma, 2011, Associates of Applied Science in Nursing, 2009, Western Oklahoma State College, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, 2006, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.