Professor Brandy joined the faculty at Valparaiso University in the fall of 2003. She teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, and serves as the Coordinator of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. Prior to coming to Valparaiso University, she taught at both Indiana University South Bend and Indiana University Northwest.

Professor Brandy holds a Masters degree as a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health nursing and a post-graduate certificate as a family nurse practitioner. She is certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and practices at the Valparaiso University Health Center. In addition to her practice, she is an active volunteer and a member of the Hospice Professional Advisory Committee at the Visiting Nurses Association of Porter County, and a member of the Board of Directors at Whispering Pines Healthcare Center.

Professor Brandy is a member of several professional nursing organizations including Sigma Theta Tau, Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, and National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Her research areas are spirituality and mental health. Professor Brandy is pursuing her Ph.D. in Nursing Science at Loyola University in Chicago.