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Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA

Program Director Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
Lincoln Memorial University
BIG STONE GAP, Virginia, United States

Dr. Crystal Hunnicutt is a native of Southwest Virginia and resides in Big Stone Gap. Dr. Hunnicutt received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2002 from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. She received her Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia and Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007 and 2010, respectively. After graduating from VCU’s nurse anesthesia program in 2007, Dr. Hunnicutt began her practice as a CRNA at Lonesome Pine in rural Southwest Virginia and continues to function as a staff CRNA for the Hazard ARH.
In 2013, she joined the faculty of Lincoln Memorial University and became the Assistant Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program. In 2016, she was promoted to the Director of this program. In addition to administrative responsibilities and didactic and clinical teaching, Dr. Hunnicutt serves as the vice-chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Lincoln Memorial University. Dr. Hunnicutt is active in many regional, state, and national professional organizations. She is currently the Chair of the Wellness Committee for the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA) and a State Peer Advisor for Tennessee. She is on the editorial board of the International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia and the newly formed Journal of Nurse Anesthesia Education. On the national level, she has served as a Scholarship Reviewer for the AANA Foundation and a Health and Wellness committee member. She is an on-site reviewer for the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. She is appointed to the board and serves as Vice President of the Tennessee Professional Assistance Program.
She has an interest in wellness topics related to nurse anesthesia. She has presented wellness topics such as domestic violence, perioperative loss, and suicide prevention in CRNAs.

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