Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
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Name &Title |
Credentials |
Focus |
At NAU |
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Karine Crow, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor, Ganado Program Coordinator
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(B.S., Texas Woman’s University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah 1988) |
Transcultural nursing, American Indian health, public health nursing
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NAU 2001
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Ilene Decker, Ph.D., R.N., Professor, Executive Director of School of Nursing
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(B.S.N., Mercy College of Detroit; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona 1998) |
Adult health, critical care and nursing ethics, and palliative care
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NAU 1992
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Sally Doshier, Ed.D., R.N., Assistant Professor
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(B.S.N., University of Tulsa; M.S., University of New Mexico; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University 2003) |
Distance-education curriculum issues related to nursing education, evidence-based practice |
NAU 1997
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Caroline Ellermann, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor
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(B.S.N., M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2001) |
Community Health |
NAU 2005 |
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Cheryl Glennon, D.N.Sc., Assistant Professor
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(B.S.N., Worcester State College; M.S., Arizona State University; D.N.Sc., University of San Diego 1999) |
Community health, public health, web development, assessment, evaluation
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NAU 2003
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Gina Long, R.N., D.N.Sc., Associate Professor, Associate Director
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(B.S.N., University of Texas; M.S., D.N.Sc., University of California–San Francisco 1997) |
Health promotion, prevention of cardiac illness
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NAU 1997
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Karen Plager, D.N.Sc., R.N.C., F.N.P. Associate Professor
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(University of California–San Francisco 1995)
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Family health, family primary care, family health and promotion, wellness
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NAU 1996
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Susan Rieck, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor
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(B.S.N., Ohio State University; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona 2000) |
Adult health, spirituality, nurse-patient relationship
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NAU 1991
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Judith Sellers, APRN, BC, F.N.P., Professor
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(B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., D.N.Sc., Boston University 1986)
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Nursing and gerontology; rehabilitation and chronic illness among the elderly; friendships, confidant relationships, and mental health of the elderly; women and aging; women and depression; attitudes toward old people |
NAU 1994
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Nursing Clinical Faculty |
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Jean Anderson, M.S., Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S., California State University - Sacramento; M.S. University of California - San Francisco 1989) |
Adult health, leadership, physical assessment, occupational health |
NAU 2005 |
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Cindy Backer, R.N., MAT; Assistant Clinical Professor |
(B.S.N., St. Olaf College; M.A. Lewis & Clark College) |
Fundamentals of nursing, holistic nursing, community nursing/hospice |
NAU 2007 |
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Cheryl Bader, M.S.N, Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N., San Francisco STate University; M.S.N., California State University - Los Angeles 1992) |
School nursing and child health |
NAU 2005 |
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Jacqueline Baer, Assistant Clinical Professor |
(B.S.N. University of Phoenix; M.S. Northern Arizona University) |
Adult health, case management, leadership, palliative care |
NAU 2007 |
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Laura Blank, R.N., M.S.N., Perinatal CNS, Assistant Clinical Professor |
(B.S.N., California State University; M.S. AZUSA Pacific University) |
Family case management, public health nursing, leadership |
NAU 2007 |
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Canda Byrne, N.D., ARNP, CS, Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N., Pittsburg State University; M.S.N., Wichita State University, N.D., Rush University 2002) |
Adult psychiatric mental health nursing, child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nursing
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NAU 2003
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Laura Crouch, M.S.N., R.N., CPAN Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Phoenix 2000)
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Nursing education
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NAU 2000
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Ruth DeBoard, M.S., R.N., Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University 2000) |
Family health, women’s health services
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NAU 2000
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Maria Denny, R.N., M.S., Assistant Clinical Professor |
(B.S.N., Marquette University; M.S. University of Wisconsin; Post Master's - University of Arizona) |
Psychiatric/mental health, nursing |
NAU 2007 |
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Angela Golden, M.S., R.N., Associate Clinical Professor
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(B.S., Ball State University; M.S., Northern Arizona University 1998) |
Primary and urgent health care |
NAU 2000 |
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Rosalinda Haddon, M.A., R.N., Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N., Seton Hall University; M.A., New York University 1979) |
Leadership, quality management, ethics, advocacy, cultural aspects of death and dying, American Indian health-care practices, therapeutic touch |
NAU 1998 |
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Pat McGeorge, M.S.N., R.N., FNPC, Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N, Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.S.N., University of Arizona 1979)
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Family primary care
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NAU 2003
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Katherine Nicolet, M.S.N., R.N., Assistant Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N., Arizona State University; M.S.N., Northern Arizona University 1998) |
Adult health |
NAU 2004
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Linda Paul, M.S.N., RN, CDE, Assistant Clinical Professor
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(A.D., Florida Keys Community College; B.A., University of Southern California; M.S.N. Northern Arizona University 2004) |
Adult health: diabetes and oncology |
NAU 2005 |
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Shirley Rees-McGee, R.N., Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor |
(B.S.N., University of Arizona; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University) |
Community public health, obesity prevention |
NAU 2007 |
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Enid Rossi, Ed.D.., R.N., Associate Clinical Professor
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(B.S.N., M.S.N., California State University; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University 2002) |
Teaching and nursing, teacher as researcher, health professionals’ cultural awareness, sensitivity and competence |
NAU 1994 |
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Ruth Sieperman, R.N., M.N., N.N.P, Assistant Clinical Professor |
(B.S., M.N., University of Phoenix; Postmaster's Neonatal Nursing, Grand Canyon University) |
Neonatal nursing |
NAU 2007 |
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Eva Stone, Instructor |
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Pediatrics |
NAU 2007 |
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Donna Sutton, M.S., RN
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(B.S.N. St. John College of Cleveland, M.S. Case Western Reserve, 1995) |
Adult health, program evaluation |
NAU 2005 |
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Kathleen Timbers, M.S.N., C.N.S., F.N.P., Assistant Clinical Professor |
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Family case management, psychiatric/mental health |
NAU 2007 |
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Faculty Emeriti |
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Margaret Conger, Ed.D., R.N., Professor
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(B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., California State University; M.A., Webster College; M.S.N., Azusa Pacific University; Ed.D., Nova University 1986) |
Critical thinking, delegation decision-making, managed care strategies, case-management strategies |
NAU 1991 (retired 2006) |
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Mary B. Walsh, M.S.N., Assistant Professor |
(B.S.N., Adelphi College; M.S.N., Arizona State University) |
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NAU 1977 (retired 1994)
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