Nursing Faculty

Name &Title

Credentials

Focus

At NAU

Karine Crow, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor, Ganado Program Coordinator

 

karine.crow@nau.edu

(B.S., Texas Woman’s University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah 1988)

Transcultural nursing, American Indian health, public health nursing

 

NAU 2001

 

Ilene Decker, Ph.D., R.N., Professor

 

Ilene.Decker@nau.edu

(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

 

NAU 1992

 

Sally Doshier, Ed.D., R.N., Assistant Professor

 

Sally.Doshier@nau.edu

(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

 

Karen Plager, D.N.Sc., R.N.C., F.N.P. Professor

 

Karen.Plager@nau.edu

(University of California–San Francisco 1995)

 

Family health, family primary care, family health and promotion, wellness

 

NAU 1996

 

Susan Rieck, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor, Assistant Dean

 

 

Susan.Rieck@nau.edu

(B.S.N., Ohio State University; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona 2000)

Adult health, spirituality, nurse-patient relationship

 

NAU 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nursing Clinical Faculty

Jean Anderson, M.S., Assistant Clinical Professor

 

jean.anderson@nau.edu

(B.S., California State University - Sacramento; M.S. University of California - San Francisco 1989)

Adult health, leadership, physical assessment, occupational health

NAU 2005

Shannon Angersbach, R.N., M.S.N., Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Shannon.Angersbach@nau.edu

 

 

 

Cheryl Bader, M.S.N, Assistant Clinical Professor

 

cheryl.bader@nau.edu

(B.S.N., San Francisco STate University; M.S.N., California State University - Los Angeles 1992)

School nursing and child health

NAU 2005

Laura Blank, R.N., M.S.N., Perinatal CNS, Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Laura.Blank@nau.edu

(B.S.N., California State University; M.S. AZUSA Pacific University)

Family case management, public health nursing, leadership

NAU 2007

Canda Byrne, N.D., ARNP, CS, Associate Clinical Professor

 

Canda.Byrne@nau.edu

(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

 

NAU 2003

 

Laura Crouch, Ed.D., R.N.,  CPAN Associate Clinical Professor

 

Laura.Crouch@nau.edu

(B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Phoenix 2000)

 

Nursing education

 

NAU 2000

 

Regina Eddie, R.N., M.S.N., Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Regina.Eddie@nau.edu

 

 

 

Angela Golden, DNP, R.N., Associate Clinical Professor

 

angela.golden@nau.edu

(B.S., Ball State University; M.S., Northern Arizona University 1998)

Primary and urgent health care

NAU 2000

Rosalinda Haddon, M.A., R.N., Associate Clinical Professor

 

Rosalinda.Haddon@nau.edu

(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

Donna McQuain, R.N., F.N.P, M.C., M.S, Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Donna.McQuain@nau.edu

 

 

 

Linda Paul, M.S.N., RN, CDE, Assistant Clinical Professor

 

linda.paul@nau.edu

(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

Donna Price, R.N., C.N.M., M.S., Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Donna.Price@nau.edu

 

 

 

Shirley Rees-McGee, R.N., Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor

 

Shirley.Rees-McGee@nau.edu

(B.S.N., University of Arizona; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University)

Community public health, obesity prevention

NAU 2007

Enid Rossi, Ed.D.., R.N., Associate Clinical Professor

 

Enid.Rossi@nau.edu

(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

Ruth Sieperman, R.N., M.N., N.N.P, Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Ruth.Sieperman@nau.edu

(B.S., M.N., University of Phoenix; Postmaster's Neonatal Nursing, Grand Canyon University)

Neonatal nursing

NAU 2007

Donna Sutton, M.S., RN, Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Donna.Sutton@nau.edu

(B.S.N. St. John College of Cleveland,  M.S. Case Western Reserve, 1995)

Adult health, program evaluation

NAU 2005

Kathleen Timbers, M.S.N., C.N.S., F.N.P., Assistant Clinical Professor

 

Kathleen.Timbers@nau.edu

 

Family case management, psychiatric/mental health

NAU 2007

Faculty Emeriti

Margaret Conger, Ed.D., R.N., Professor

 

 

Margaret.Conger@nau.edu

(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)

Judith Sellers, APRN, BC, F.N.P., Professor

 

Judith.Sellers@nau.edu

(B.S., Skidmore College; M.S., D.N.Sc., Boston University 1986)

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

(retired 2008)