Meet Columbia Nursing’s 2026 Campbell Award Winner

Jocelyn Violetta, MS ’23, is a DNP-PNP candidate at Columbia University School of Nursing. She also earned her Master of Science in nursing at Columbia and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and education from UC Berkeley.

Her long path towards the nursing profession has been filled with challenges, but she is grateful for every opportunity along the way. During her time at Columbia, she sought to give back to the Columbia Nursing community through collaboration and service. She co-founded and served on the executive board of Columbia Latinx Nurses, a student group at the nursing school for Latinx students to build community as well as to engage with all students who want to learn more about Latinx culture and its impact in health care. She was also a peer mentor and provided support to three students as they navigated their learning at Columbia Nursing.

Jocelyn is now practicing as a pediatric NP in Washington.