Dr. Allison Lesmann is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She worked as a registered nurse in a variety of specialties both in North Dakota and Texas before returning to school for her advanced practice degrees. Working as a nurse practitioner in primary care, she felt the impact of the shortage of mental health care providers and lack of access to psychiatric care and this prompted her to further her education. In her free time, she likes to run marathons and spend time with her family.