Lynnette Peoples, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, APN has been named Administrative Director for Hospital Psychiatry and Director, Center for Eating Disorders Care at University Medical Center of Princeton. In this role, Peoples will provide oversight to the Behavioral Health Emergency Department, the Department of Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry, and the Center for Eating Disorders Care.
Board certified in Adult Mental Health Nursing and fellowship trained in Child/Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Peoples has been with Princeton HealthCare System since 2015, serving as an Advanced Practice Nurse/LIP for the Department of Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry and Attending APN for the Center for Eating Disorders Care.
In the role of Director, Center for Eating Disorders Care, Peoples succeeds Melinda Parisi Cummings, PhD. Under Dr. Parisi Cummings’ leadership, the Center for Eating Disorders Care has grown to a robust, 22-bed acute psychiatric program able to treat patients with complex medical comorbidities. We wish Dr. Parisi Cummings all the best in her new position, shepherding future therapists as Assistant Professor in the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology at Holy Family University.