Sub Investigator
Mary Hess, FNP joined the field of clinical research in 2022 as a full-time sub investigator for Velocity Clinical Research, Slidell. She initially became interested in research in the late 90’s while working for an endocrinologist from 1999-2007. Aside from research, Mary is no novice to the medical field with over 30 years of experience as a nurse. She earned undergraduate nursing degrees from Elizabethtown Community College and Bellarmine University and her Master of Science in Nursing from Loma Linda University. She then graduated with a Master of Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Emory and obtained her Doctor of Health Administration from University of Phoenix. In the public sector, Mary also served in the U.S. Army Reserves for five years, U.S. Army Nurse Corps Active Duty for five years, and the U.S. Air Force Reserves for three years. In the private sector, Mary has held numerous nursing roles across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, and Montana.
