Whitney Fear is an ANCC board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner currently working at Family HealthCare in Fargo, North Dakota. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she worked primarily in the fields of emergency medicine, substance use, community health, and mental health. Her clinical specialties are trauma-related disorders, substance use disorders, medication-assisted treatment, perinatal psychiatry, harm reduction, and LGBTQ2S emotional health.

She feels that an integral part of fulfilling the responsibilities of a nurse should include advocacy for issues such as health equity and social justice. Fear serves as a board member for Indigenous Association. She is the current chairwoman for the Fargo Native American Commission. In her free time, Whitney enjoys spending time with her partner, children—twins Isabella and Remy—and bonus sons Brian and Oliver, painting, creating traditional beadwork/quillwork, and being outdoors.