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Emily Bemben - TT faculty
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M. Brouwer headshot
Beth Bufink headshot
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Dr. Julie Bekius, DNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Emily Bemben, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Christopher Bouma, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Maria Brouwer, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Beth Bufink, PhD
Assistant Professor

Natalie Busch, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

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Heather Chappell
Kristin Cooper
Kelli Damstra
Dr. Elizabeth Davis
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Dr. Michelle Byars, DNP, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Heather Chappell, DNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Kristi Cooper, DNP, CHFP
Professional and Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Kelli Damstra, DNP
Associate Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Davis, DNP, CNL
Associate Professor

Dr. Leigh Anne DeNotto, PhD
Assistant Professor

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Genevieve Elrod headshot
Chelsea Ericson headshot
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Dr. Sherri Fannon
Shelby Fredricks

Dr. Andrew Deschaine, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Professor

Dr. Genevieve Elrod, PhD, CNE
Associate Professor

Dr. Chelsea Ericson, DNP
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Leda Evans, DNP, NP-C
Assistant Professor

Dr. Sherri Fannon, DNP, CHSE
Associate Dean for Interprofessional Simulation and Innovation, Assistant Professor

Dr. Shelby Fredricks, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor

Angela Girard
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Hannah Gorden headshot
Dr. Nicole Harpold headshot
Barbara Hooper Associate Professor headshot
Briana Hutchinson

Angela Girard, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Madison Goodyke, PhD
Assistant Professor
 

Hannah Gorden, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Nicole Harpold, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Barbara Hooper, DNP, CNSE, NE-BC
Pre-Licensure Program Director, Associate Professor

Dr. Briana Hutchinson, DNP, PCCN
Affiliate Faculty

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Jay Knight
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Susan Littler
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Wendy Marlowe headshot

Dr. Jackeline Iseler, DNP, ACNS-BC, CNE, FCNS
Graduate Program Director, Assistant Professor

Dr. Jay Knight, DNP
Director of Cultre and Belonging, Assistant Professor

Dr. Mary Kooyer, DNP, CHSE, IBCLC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Susan Littler, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Amy Manderscheid, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AGNP-C, CMSRN
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Wendy Marlowe, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Sarah Martin KCON Faculty
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Cindy Mendez headshot
Katherine Moran
Sylivia Mupepi
Kimberly Oosterhouse

Dr. Sarah Martin, DNP
Assistant Professor

Joel McVeigh, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Cindy Mendez, PhD
Assistant Professor

Dr. Katherine Moran, DNP, CDCES, FADCES, FNAP
Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship and Lifelong Learning

Sylivia Mupepi, PhD
Honors Program Coordinator, Professor

Dr. Kimberly Oosterhouse, PhD, CNE
Associate Professor

Lisa Pentinga-Brown
Susan Piazza
Christine Plummer
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Lora Rademacher
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Lisa Pentinga-Brown, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Susan Piazza, Ed.D
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Teaching Excellence

Christine Plummer, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Christina Quick, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, CHSE
Director of Graduate Nursing Simulation, Associate Professor

Lora Rademacher, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Clay Reeves, DNP, NP-C
Assistant Professor

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Dr. Kellie Riley headshot
Maria Roche-Dean headshot
Amy Rohn
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Karli Reich
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Kellie Riley, DNP, NP, FNP-BC
Director of KCON Undergraduate Simulation, Assistant Professor

Dr. Maria Roche-Dean, PhD
Assistant Professor

Dr. Amy Rohn, DNP, RNC
Assistant Professor

Emily Schaechterle, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Alida Semrinec, DNP
RN to BSN Program Director, Assistant Professor

Luanne Shaw
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Sally Stockdale
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Lauren Vachon
Dr. David Vander Ark

Dr. Luanne Shaw, DNP, CEN, CHSE
Assistant Professor

Savanah Smith, MSN, CMSRN
Affiliate Faculty

Sally Stockdale, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Tricia Thomas, PhD, FACHE, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC, CNL
Professor

Dr. Lauren Vachon, DNP, AGNP-C
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. David Vander Ark, DNP, RN-BC
Assistant Professor

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Dr. Janet Winter
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Jessie Vander Wall, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Cheryl VerStrate, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, OCN
Assistant Professor

Michelle Weston, MSN, CCRN, AGPCNP-BC
Adjunct Faculty

Erika Wigent, MSN
Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Janet Winter, DNP, MPA, FNAP
Professor

Bethany Zelski, MSN, CPNP
Affiliate Faculty

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