Jace Johnny, PhD, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCAPP

Jace Johnny is a Nurse practitioner caring for patients in the Medical ICU at University of Utah Health and the ICU at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital. He also serves as adjunct faculty for the College of Nursing. Jace initially moved from Elko, Nevada to Salt Lake City in 2014 to work as a nurse in the Huntsman Intensive Care Unit. He moved on to receive a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the University of Utah in 2019, earning board certifications in adult-gerontology acute care (AGACNP) and critical care (CCAPP). He then returned to the University to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in nursing science with an additional graduate certificate in Informatics, graduating in May of 2026.

Jace studies risk as it relates to the critically ill patient and leveraging data science to improve patient outcomes. His PhD focused on studying the risks of mortality and debility in patients receiving high-flow nasal cannula therapy. He also has research interest in interpretable machine learning, artificial intelligence, and health technology. His academic interests lie in pathophysiology and immunology of complex respiratory diseases, sepsis, and septic shock. Jace is a classically trained violinist and nature enthusiast.