Dr. Ashley Wiest (she/her/hers) is the Project Coordinator for Mason’s Learning Laboratory for Community Health, a Provider for ECOP JMAT and Bridge Program, and a professor for the School of Nursing (Mason Online Program) and College of Public Health. She is a leading expert on working with underserved populations, particularly the uninsured, homeless, and disabled. She specializes in developing relationships with partners, focusing on community engagement and relationship building.  

Before her career at Mason, she worked as a clinical specialist for Sentara Health System in the Emergency Department, developing a fellowship program focused on a new graduate retention model. Ashley is a three-time alumna of George Mason University (BSN, MSN, DNP). She has extensive experience in her career in project development, developing programs from the ground up and leading them towards successful sustainability. Ashley’s current project involvement includes workforce development for graduate research assistants in the Learning Lab, focusing on student education, experience, and rapid quality improvement.