Dr. Jenny Jessen holds the Executive Director position for the Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CIPER). Dr. Jessen has served as a core faculty member in CIPER and director for assessment since 2019. She is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing (CON), serving previously as the Accelerated Faculty Chair on the Omaha campus. Her teaching background includes foundational nursing, advanced medical surgical nursing, and senior preceptorship and she will continue halftime teaching in CON. She is certified in her specialty area, perioperative nursing, with the majority of her nursing practice spent in intraoperative nursing. Dr. Jessen’s research and publications reflect her passion for building perioperative academic/clinical partnerships and developing interprofessional assessment and evaluation. Dr. Jessen is eager to engage in the growth and development of CIPER as interprofessional practice is needed now, more than ever, to meet the diverse needs of health care professionals and support positive patient outcomes.