People

Noriko Abe

Noriko Abe, MSN

Title/Position
Program Coordinator, Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness (CNC)
Andrea Achenbach

Andrea Achenbach, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C

Title/Position
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Kyrsten Ahrens

Kyrsten Ahrens, MSN, BSN, RN

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Practice (Instructional)
Alaa AlBashayreh

Alaa AlBashayreh, PhD, MSHI, RN

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Rhonda-Anderson

Rhonda Anderson, DNSc(h), MPH, RN, FAAN, FACHE

Title/Position
Healthcare Consultant for RMA Consulting
Leslie Arends

Leslie Arends, DNP, ARNP, CPNP

Title/Position
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
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Hannah Armstrong, DNP, RN

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction
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Jessica Ashlock, MSN, RN, CHSE

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Practice (Instructional)
Heather Bair

Heather Bair, DNP, ARNP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

Title/Position
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Associate Director, Anesthesia Nursing Program
Dee Baker

Dee Baker

Title/Position
University Shared Services
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Brianne Bakken, PharmD, MHA

Title/Position
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Dayna Ballantyne

Dayna Ballantyne

Title/Position
Director of Development
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Theresa Bechtel, DNP, RN, PCCN, CNE

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction (Instructional)
Kim Bergen-Jackson

Kimberly Bergen-Jackson, PhD, RN-GERO, LNHA, FAAN

Title/Position
Associate Professor (Clinical)
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Monica Berning, BA, MAE

Title/Position
RN-BSN Advisor
Jennifer Birlson

Jennifer Birlson, MSN, RN

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Practice (Instructional)
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Stephanie Brigger, CFRE

Title/Position
Vice President of Development, Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Amanda Bruscher

Amanda Bruscher, MSN, RN

Title/Position
Program Coordinator, Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program (IONRP)
Katie Buchheit

Katie Buchheit, DNP, ARNP, AGACNP-BC

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Practice (Instructional)
Harleah Buck

Harleah Buck, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAHA, FGSA, FAAN

Title/Position
Sally Mathis Hartwig Professor in Gerontological Nursing
Director, Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence
Jacinda L. Bunch

Jacinda L. Bunch, PhD, RN, SANE-A, NREMT

Title/Position
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Senior Advisor, SIM-IA Program
Kelly Casler

Kelly Casler, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE, FAANP

Title/Position
Visiting Associate Professor
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Sena Chae, PhD, MSHI, RN

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
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Kerri Chapman, MSN, RN, RNC-OB

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Practice
Karla Christensen

Karla Christensen, BS

Title/Position
Program Coordinator