Kelly Casler is a Visiting Associate Professor and teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. She has a particular passion for simulation in graduate nursing education and Evidence-Based Practice in primary care. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and is active in the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, serving on NONPFs simulation committee. 

Dr. Casler launched her nursing career 25 years ago as a surgical/burn/trauma critical care nurse and the last 20 years of her nursing career have been spent as a Family Nurse Practitioner working in both urban and rural family practice in Missouri, Kansas, and Ohio. Currently, she maintains a weekly clinical practice at a local public health department. Kelly obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and certificate in Health Professions Education in 2018 through the University of Kansas School of Nursing. Her DNP project focus was on a toolkit to support primary care providers with evidence-based practice of metabolic-dysfunction associated steototic liver disease (MASLD) and she served a 2-year term as the only nurse practitioner commissioner for The Lancet: Gastroenterology & Hepatology Liver Disease in Primary Care Commission. 

Dr. Casler is also a proud spouse to a U.S. Air Force veteran and mom to Caleb and Zach. Dr. Casler enjoys playing music and watching collegiate marching bands as well as vacationing by the beach!