Jenny Black

 

Director of Forensic Nursing

Jenny Black, BSN, RN, SANE-A. has been a forensic nurse since 2007. For the last decade, she directed Austin’s community based forensic nursing program at the SAFE Alliance, a program she cofounded in 2015. Black served the Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team for 15 years and is a founding member of the Texas Office of the Governor’s Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force. Her work focuses on simulation training for sexual assault responders, patient centered care and multidisciplinary leadership. She believes one of the most important functions of forensic nursing is to reduce suffering.