I completed my Bachelor of Nursing degree at Houston Baptist University in 1987. I worked at Texas Children’s Hospital for several years in general pediatrics and dialysis. I received my Master’s in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1992. After graduating I stayed in Galveston for 3 years where I started a school-based clinic in the middle school. After returning to Houston I worked for a busy pediatric practice where I saw a variety of patients for both sick & well visits as well as performed adolescent psychiatric history and physicals. I have been on faculty at Texas Woman’s University since 1999 where I teach pediatrics to undergraduate and graduate nursing students. During that time I have maintained a part-time clinical practice doing primarily well child exams and ADHD evaluations and management. I am certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner by the National Certifying Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses and licensed as a Registered Nurse and Advance Practice Nurse with the Texas Board of Nursing.

 

I am a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing.

 

I was born in and lived in Houston almost all my life. I moved to Conroe in 2002 when I married my husband David. I stay busy with my young son, Caleb. I enjoy spending time with my family doing outdoor activities and traveling.

 

Jackie Costello, MSN, RN, CPNP

I was born and raised in New Jersey where I met and married my husband of twenty years Joe.  During those years we moved several times. While living in Charleston, SC I attended the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where I earned my Bachelors in Nursing in 2001.  Continuing my education at MUSC I obtained a Master’s in Nursing Education in 2003, followed by my Post-Masters Certificate as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  During my time in South Carolina I worked in a rural clinic and taught nursing for a local community college. In 2005 my family moved to Jacksonville, Fl where I continued to practice for a large family practice clinic. In 2006 I followed my husband to Heidelberg, Germany where I was fortunate enough to work for the US Army in their Pediatric Clinic.  After three years overseas we decided to return stateside and settle in Magnolia, Texas.  Upon my return to Texas I was offered a position as an assistant professor at Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Nursing.  During my time at A & M I maintained my practice skills as a volunteer clinician at Tomagwa Healthcare Ministries in Tomball, where I continue to volunteer.

 I am a fellow member in the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing. I am certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB). I am licensed as a Registered Nurse and Advance Practice Nurse by both the Texas and Florida Boards of Nursing.

I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my family. In my spare time I can be found poolside watching my youngest son swim. In the Fall 2011 I will be continuing my education as I pursue my Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP).
 

Jennifer Martin, MSN, RN, CPNP

I began my academic path at Texas A&M University where I graduated in 2005 (whoop!) with a BA in English.  It was during my senior year there that I decided nursing was the career for me, so after graduation I went back to school and completed my Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Texas Health & Science Center.  I went to work at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in pediatric acute care.  I continued my education and completed my Master’s of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in 2011 from the same university.  During my master’s program, I did clinical rotations in pediatric primary care at various clinics around the Houston area and in newborn care at Ben Taub General Hospital.

I am a fellow member in the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP).  I am certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board and licensed as a registered nurse and advance practice nurse by the Texas Board of Nursing.

I am a native Texan and have lived in the Houston area for most of my life.  My husband and I have been married for six years and just recently welcomed a little boy into our family!  We love to run, cycle, spend time with our friends and family, and play fetch with our weimeraner, Daisy.