Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Organizational Leadership and dual board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner with over 16 years of advanced clinical experience in primary care, hematology, oncology, and women’s health. Assistant Professor of Nursing and Program Coordinator of the DNP/FNP Program at the University of Mary, providing strategic academic leadership, faculty supervision, curriculum oversight, and student progression management within a competency-based graduate nursing program.
Recipient of the 2025 American Association of Nurse Practitioners North Dakota State Award for Outstanding Contributions to advanced practice nursing, education, and professional leadership. Dedicated to advancing nurse practitioner education through ethical formation, systems leadership, and evidence-based innovation.
University of Mary – Bismarck, ND
Assistant Professor of Nursing | August 2023 – Present
DNP/FNP Program Coordinator | May 2025 – Present
Teach 16.5 graduate credit hours annually across fall, spring, and summer semesters.
Deliver graduate-level instruction to FNP students, emphasizing advanced clinical reasoning, competency-based assessment, and leadership development.
Implement competency- and case-based learning strategies to promote clinical synthesis and diagnostic reasoning.
Develop and refine assessments aligned with national advanced nursing standards.
Serve as an academic advisor for approximately 65 FNP students annually.
Provide individualized academic progression planning and professional mentorship.
Design and implement individualized remediation plans when indicated to promote student success.
Facilitate professional identity formation and transition into advanced practice roles.
Provide strategic leadership and direct operational oversight of the DNP/FNP program.
Supervise and mentor:
1 Part-Time FNP Faculty
1 Part-Time FNP Clinical Competency Coordinator
1 Full-Time Graduate Clinical Operations Specialist
3 Adjunct Faculty
Lead faculty collaboration, workload distribution, and instructional consistency.
Oversee curriculum alignment with AACN Essentials and NONPF Core Competencies.
Guide program-level quality improvement and continuous curriculum evaluation.
Contribute to enrollment planning and workforce development strategies.
Serve as Project Champion for DNP project (anticipated January 2026 – April 2027).
Designed and implemented a competency-based telehealth education framework aligned with national advanced nursing standards.
Developed faculty training initiatives to enhance interrater reliability and evaluation rigor.
Established measurable outcome metrics to evaluate faculty satisfaction and student competency.
Advanced ethical and equitable virtual care delivery within graduate nursing education.
Dissemination of project outcomes planned following completion.
Provided supervised clinical instruction and mentorship to graduate nurse practitioner students across multiple accredited institutions, contributing more than 1,600 cumulative hours of graduate clinical education.
University of Cincinnati: 626 hours
University of North Dakota: 100 hours
South University: 180 hours
Indiana State University: 125.4 hours
Spring Arbor University: 140.2 hours
University of Mary: 520 hours
University of Mary Graduate Council
Graduate Nursing Committee
Graduate Curriculum and Assessment Committee
Nursing Enrollment Taskforce
Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences Clinical Education Committee
Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences Standardized Patient Taskforce
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Prescriptive Authority
Minnesota: October 2024 – Present
North Dakota: May 11, 2011 – Present
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: June 21, 2013 – Present
Board Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
National Certification Corporation: December 3, 2010 – Present
Basic Life Support
American Heart Association: March 24, 2025
DNP/FNP Program Coordinator | University of Mary | Bismarck, North Dakota