Lenzie New began her career as a registered nurse in 2015 after graduating from Jefferson State with an associate degree. She worked as a staff nurse in inpatient oncology and the SICU at Princeton Baptist before transitioning to University of Alabama at Birmingham’s outpatient infusion center, where New discovered a passion for caring for oncology patients and earned oncology certification in 2021.

New continued her education at UAB, earning a bachelor of science in nursing in 2020 and a doctor of nursing practice with a family nurse practitioner specialty in 2023. In 2025, New joined Samford University as an assistant professor and enjoys teaching future nurses in a faith-filled environment.

Degrees and Certifications

• DNP,  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• BSN, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• ADN, Jefferson State Community College
• FNP, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
• Oncology Certified Nurse, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

Involvement/Professional Societies

• Oncology Nursing Society
• Alabama League for Nursing

Expertise

• Oncology/Hematology Specialty
• Infusion Services
• Leadership and Management 

Recent Presentations

• New, L. & Harris, B. (2023, July 17) Programmatic Evaluation of a Real-Time Location System with Recommendations for Future Improvement [Poster Presentation]. UAB 2023 DNP Orientation, Birmingham, Alabama.

Research Areas

• Outpatient Cancer Center Patient Flow
• Systems Thinking