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Emily Bemben - TT faculty
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Christopher Bouma headshot
M. Brouwer headshot
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Julie Bekius, RN, DNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Emily Bemben, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Rachel Bishop, RN, MSN, RNC-OB
Affiliate Faculty

Christopher Bouma
Assistant Professor

Maria Brouwer, RN, MSN, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

Beth Bufink, RN, PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor

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Heather Chappell
Kristin Cooper
Catherine D'Amour
Kelli Damstra

Natalie Busch
Affiliate Faculty

Michelle Byars
Assistant Professor

Heather Chappell, RN, DNP, FNP-BC
Affiliate Professor

Kristin Cooper, RN, DNP, MSN, MPH
Senior Affiliate Faculty

Catherine D'Amour, RN, MSN, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

Kelli Damstra, RN, DNP, MSN
Associate Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Davis
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Genevieve Elrod headshot
Chelsea Ericson headshot
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Elizabeth Davis, RN, DNP, CNL
Associate Professor

Leigh Anne DeNotto, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor

Andrew Deschaine, RN, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Professor

Genevieve Elrod, RN, PhD, CNE
Associate Professor

Chelsea Ericson DNP, MSN, RN
Affiliate Faculty

Leda Evans
Assistant Professor

Dr. Sherri Fannon
Shelby Fredricks
Angela Girard
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Hannah Gorden headshot
Dr. Nicole Harpold headshot

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

Shelby Fredricks, RN, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor

Angela Girard, RN, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Madison Goodyke, PhD, RN 
Assistant Professor
 

Hannah Gorden, RN, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Nicole Harpold, RN, DNP, AGPCN-BC
Assistant Professor

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Briana Hutchinson
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Jay Knight
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Susan Littler

Barbara Hooper, RN, DNP, MSN, CNSE, NE-BC
BSN Program Director, Associate Professor

Briana Hutchinson, RN, MSN, PCCN, DNP
Affiliate Faculty

Jackeline Iseler
Program Director, MSN and MSN to DNP, Associate Professor

Jay Knight, RN, DNP, MSN
Assistant Professor

Mary Kooyer, RN, DNP, CHSE, IBCLC
Assistant Professor

Susan Littler, RN, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC
Assistant Professor

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Wendy Marlowe headshot
Sarah Martin KCON Faculty
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Cindy Mendez headshot
Katherine Moran

Amy Manderscheid, RN, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AGNP-C, CMSRN
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor

Wendy Marlowe
Affiliate Faculty

Sarah Martin, RN, DNP
Assistant Professor

Joel McVeigh, RN, MSN, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

Cindy Mendez, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor

Katherine Moran, RN, DNP, CDCES, FADCES, FNAP
Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship and Lifelong Learning, Associate Professor

Sylivia Mupepi
Kimberly Oosterhouse
Lisa Pentinga-Brown
Christine Plummer
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Lora Rademacher

 Sylivia Mupepi, RN, PhD
Professor

Kimberly Oosterhouse
Associate Professor

Lisa Pentinga-Brown, RN, MSN, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

Christine Plummer, RN, MSN, BSN
Affiliate Faculty

Christina Quick, RN, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, CHSE
Director of KCON Undergraduate Simulation, Assistant Professor

Lora Rademacher, RN, MSN, CMSRN
Affiliate Faculty

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Dr. Kellie Riley headshot
Donna Rinker
Amy Rohn
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Clay Reeves, RN, DNP, NP-C
Affiliate Faculty

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

Donna Rinker, RN, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP
Affiliate Faculty

Amy Rohn, RN, DNP
Assistant Professor

Maria Roche-Dean
Associate Professor

Emily Schaechterle, RN
Professor

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Luanne Shaw
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Sally Stockdale
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Lauren Vachon

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

Luanne Shaw, RN, DNP, CEN, CHSE
Assistant Professor

Savanah Smith, RN, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Sally Stockdale, RN, MSN
Affiliate Faculty

Tricia Thomas, RN, PhD, MSN, FACHE, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC, CNL
Professor

Lauren Vachon, RN, DNP, AGNP-C
Affiliate Faculty

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

Jessie Vander Wall MSN, RN
Affiliate Faculty

Cheryl VerStrate, RN, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, OCN
Assistant Professor

Erika Wigent MSN, RN

Affiliate Faculty

Janet Winter, RN, DNP, FNAP
Professor

Bethany Zelski, RN, MSN, CPNP
Affiliate Faculty

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