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Assistant Professor, Nursing

I earned my Masters in Nursing Leadership at St. ����ֱ�� University. This pilot program was a collaborative venture between the Masters of Organizational Leadership (MAOL) and the Nurse Educator departments. I was interested in learning from both of these educational departments in order to challenge myself as a leader and educator. I strive to align my professional beliefs with my personal MAOL Leadership Credo. These are based on my five core beliefs: 1. Listen with an open mind 2. Be Curious 3. Speak from your own voice 4. Be patient with your journey. I strive to treat people with dignity and respect, develop cooperative relationships, follow through on promises and commitments, praise people for a job well done and actively listen to diverse points of view.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Sara teaches nursing in the College for Women program and the Entry-Level Master's program at St. ����ֱ�� University. She works with ����ֱ��s in the classroom, lab, and simulation settings. Sara also takes ����ֱ��s into the acute care clinical setting on medical, surgical, and maternity units of the metro area hospitals.

Sara has been a registered nurse for more than 20 years and is still in practice at the bedside. Sara's expertise is in maternity nursing care. Sara is also an instructor for the neonatal resuscitation program (NRP).
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

My work as a nurse and educator is driven by a desire to create healthcare in which all individuals, families and communities are provided with equal and just care, not only while under the roof of a facility, but in the context of their environment.
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Assistant Professor, BSN Simulation Coordinator, Nursing

Lauren Guengerich is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the College for Adults, where she works as the College for Adults Simulation Coordinator. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, and former high school science teacher with an M.Ed. and 9 years of teaching experience. She is passionate about using nursing simulation to train the next generation of nursing professionals to provide high quality, cost-effective, culturally fluent, collaborative, holistic care to patients families, and communities.
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Megan Williams, MPH

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Amy M. Bowers MSN, RN is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Baccalaureate Day Program at St. ����ֱ��.  She obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a Master’s degree in Nursing Education from St. ����ֱ�� University.  Amy’s clinical background covers various areas of nursing including: Medical Surgical, Emergency Department, Post-Partum, Newborn Nursery, Birthing and Lactation Education, Long term care, and pharmacy medication audits.  Her teaching interests include Educating mothers and children to thrive in their situation in life, Cultural Humility, Global studies with an emphasis on interprofessional educational opportunities for health science majors, increasing critical thinking in Baccalaureate nursing ����ֱ��s, and finally improving health literacy in populations that are underserved within the healthcare system.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

I have been a nurse since 2016 and the majority of my career has been bedside at Abbott Northwestern until November 2022. My background is primarily in Cardiac ICU and acute care. I have been an educator at St. Kate's since 2020.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Ashley is passionate about the holistic delivery of nursing care that transfers into her guidance of ����ֱ�� nurses in the College for Adults. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Minneapolis Community and Technical College and her RN-BSN degree from Augsburg University. While attending Augsburg, she notes her public health coursework in Nicaragua was particularly impactful and strongly believes in the global impact of nursing on world healing. She received her Master in Nursing Education from St. ����ֱ�� University and is interested in how nurses can maintain caring amidst a highly-technical care environment.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Hilda Soko is an assistant professor of nursing at St. ����ֱ�� University in the Baccalaureate Degree Program - College for Adults. She holds an Associate of Nursing degree from St. ����ֱ�� University, BSN degree from Metrostate University, MSN-Nurse Educator degree from St. ����ֱ�� University, and a DNP in Transcultural Nursing Leadership from Augsburg University. Before coming to the US, Hilda was a Nurse/Midwife in her birth country Malawi. She has experience in mental health (geriatric psychiatry). Hilda also works as a Psych Nurse at Mercy hospital (Unity campus).
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Undergraduate degree in Nursing from the College of St. ����ֱ��.
Graduate degree from the University of Minnesota with a focus on nursing education.
Graduate degree from St. ����ֱ�� University in Organizational Leadership with certificates in Ethics, Leadership and Strategic Management.
Certificate in Dispute resolution from Hamline University.
Certificate in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing with a focus in clinical.
Current interest in medical-surgical nursing and clinical judgment.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Welcome! My goal is to assist motivated ����ֱ��s to become RN's that I would trust to care for a loved one, and in the process, I hope to make learning as interesting and as non-threatening as possible.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

I started my teaching career at The College of St. ����ֱ�� Minneapolis in the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Since then I have been in nursing education for 29 years and completed a DNP degree from the University of Minnesota in May, 2020. I am Board Certified as an Advanced Practice Adult/Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, AGCNS-BC. I am a new Assistant Profession in the Department of Nursing in the College for Adults. I am happy to be back and feel like I have come back home!

Since beginning by position here in Aug 2020 I have implemented a DEU Clinical Partnership with Mayo Clinic Red Wing.

Associate Professor, Nursing Department

Rachel joined the faculty of St. ����ֱ�� University in Fall 2021 after relocating from the East Coast.  As an Associate Professor, she teaches psychiatric and public health nursing in the College for Adults.  She earned her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in nursing at Boston College and her M.S. in Forensic Nursing at Fitchburg State University.  Her passion and research interests center on mental health, substance abuse, forensic, and social justice issues evidenced by her extensive work with individuals seeking asylum in the United States after experiencing trauma, violence, and persecution in their home countries.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Kjersti is an Assistant Professor of nursing at St. ����ֱ�� University in the Baccalaureate Degree Program - College for Adults. She earned her BSN and MS degrees from the University of Minnesota. Her practical background includes experience in orthopedic and cardiovascular care. Kjersti has an interest in the development of critical thinking in ����ֱ��s and new nurses, specifically through the practices of curiosity and questioning. Additional areas of interest include caring science and holistic practice. Kjersti assisted in the development of a Unitary Human Caring Science BSN curriculum at St. ����ֱ�� University.

Rebecca Carlson, APRN, CPNP-PC

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Associate Professor, Nursing

Lori Winchell, DrPH, CNP-FNP, CWP has been a provider of health and wellness services for over 40 years. She is a wellness practitioner and a licensed Advanced Family Practice Registered Nurse in Minnesota. Lori has extensive background and experience in education, public health, preventative care, health promotion, and disease prevention. She has provided direct patient care to diverse populations in a variety of healthcare settings.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Julie joined St. ����ֱ�� University in 2022 as an Assistant Professor. She holds a Master of Nursing: Cardiovascular Critical Care from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing- Emory University in 1989 and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 2016. Dr. Sabo's clinical practice has been a bedside clinician, CNS, and Director of Nursing Practice, Research, and Education. She served as the APRN Specialist at the Minnesota Board of Nursing prior to joining St. ����ֱ��. She has expertise in healthcare policy, leadership, healthcare systems, nursing regulation, and has been active in APRN professional associations.

Assistant Professor, DNP

Teresa is an Assistant Professor in the NP-DNP program and has been teaching at St. ����ֱ�� since 2019. She earned her MSN from St. Joseph's College of Maine and DNP from St. ����ֱ�� University. She is a certified family nurse practitioner and has a private practice in geriatrics. She is passionate about the care of seniors and has a special interest in geriatric cognitive disorders and in bringing holistic care to underserved patients. Teresa is a proponent of meditation and mindfulness in healthcare and education and is a certified meditation instructor.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Josie Christian, DNP, RN, PHN, PHN joined St. ����ֱ�� University in 2022. She completed her Masters of Nursing Education at Walden University in 2008, and is a proud DNP “Katie” graduate from St. ����ֱ�� University in 2017. Her varied nursing experience includes roles with inpatient nursing disease management, medical device, quality improvement, employee health nurse leader, nursing education including training and professional development and nursing academia. Josie’s research passions include ethical nursing practice including moral courage, faculty caring behaviors and presence within the online learning context, and emotional intelligence.

Associate Professor, Nursing

Rebeca is an Associate Professor of Nursing at St. ����ֱ�� University in Saint Paul, MN. She is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota, Case Western Reserve University, and Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. Rebeca teaches in both the nurse practitioner and master's entry-level prelicensure programs. She has extensive clinical experience as a nurse-midwife. She has educated and precepted several generations of nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners throughout the course of a four-decade clinical career. As part of a multidisciplinary team, Rebeca served at-risk populations at Seton Catholic Charities Clinic until the closing of the clinic in 2016.

Associate Professor, Nursing

Gay M. Varecka, PhD, APRN, CNP is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the DNP program. She obtained a BS in Nursing from D'Youville College, an MS in Nursing from the State University of New York, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota. Gay also completed a post-doctoral certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. She has more than 25 years of experience in both Family Practice and Internal Medicine managing the care of underserved patients with complex, chronic health problems from ages 16 to the elderly in Hennepin Health System.

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Nursing

Kara teaches in the BSN-DNP: Nurse Practitioner and DNP - post master's (DNP-PM) programs. She is also the program director for the AGNP, PNP, PMHNP, and DNP-PM programs. She is certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner. Kara earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Valparaiso University in Indiana and her master's of science in nursing of children from Saint Louis University, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her PhD in Nursing is from the University of Minnesota. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar. Her dissertation research study was titled, "Urban, low-income, African American Well-Child Care: Parent and Provider Experiences and Expectations.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Jo Treat-Haug has been teaching at St. ����ֱ�� University since 2019. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing Education in 2019 from Western Governors University and received her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing from St. Olaf College in 2015. Her professional clinical experience has focused on adult acute care in the medical-surgical setting. She has experience in the Oncology and Orthopedics specialties. At St. ����ֱ�� University, she teaches in 2900 Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice, 2910 Nursing Care of Individuals and Families, 2920 Foundations of Pharmacology and 3281/3282 Pathophysiology.

Associate Professor, Department of Nursing

Grace Gao earned her DNP degree in Nursing Informatics and Integrative Health, and PhD in Nursing from University of Minnesota. In addition, Grace is a public health nurse and ANCC certified Informatics Nurse. Grace has worked in a variety of roles in both public and private sectors across extensive health care settings, including case manager in home care, care plan coordinator in long-term care, staff nurse in hospital, nurse educator in the academic setting, and clinical informatics specialist and consultant.

Grace’s nursing experiences showcase expertise in public health, nursing informatics, and integrative health.

Associate Professor, Nursing

Renee Colsch has a passion and specialty in the area of neuroscience nursing. Her professional experience includes acute care nursing in the intensive care unit, emergency room, and the United States Air Force deployment in Balad Iraq, 2007. She teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate pathophysiology, leadership and serves as a DNP ����ֱ�� mentor. She views the teacher as the facilitator of learning. Her teaching focuses on cultural awareness and sensitivity, holistic nursing, bringing technology into the classroom and practice, evidence-based practice, research, learning, and retention.

Associate Professor, Nursing

Maria Tice, PhD, RN, PHN, CNE is an Associate Professor at St. ����ֱ�� University in the MSNEL program. Dr. Tice earned her MSN in Nursing Education at St. ����ֱ�� University and her PhD in Nursing Education at the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Tice has over 20 years of combined clinical practice in mental health, pediatrics, geriatrics, and as a licensed school nurse; and 9 years as a nurse educator and community/mental health clinical instructor. Dr. Tice’s research interests are in competency development in nursing education, specifically how to develop foundational mental health nursing and intercultural competency for all nurses; and intentionality in nursing as a spiritual practice.

Associate Professor, Nursing

Jocelyn is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Nursing. She obtained a BSN from Villanova University, MSN from Yale University, and PhD from the University of Minnesota. She has been a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in hematology for over 25 years, first at Boston Children’s Hospital then at Children’s Minnesota (CM). She was one of the first nurse practitioners at Boston Children’s Hospital and on the forefront of the pediatric AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, caring for children with hemophilia and AIDS.  Research interests involve quality of life in families raising a child with severe chronic illness.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Dr. Beckmann is the track coordinator of the pediatric nurse practitioner program. She is a nurse scientist and practicing PNP with clinical expertise in pediatric hospital medicine and stem cell transplant. She is passionate about supporting parent family caregivers of children with life threatening and life limiting conditions. Her expertise and research interest focus on resilience, post-traumatic growth, and meaning making for patients, families, and healthcare providers. Dr. Beckmann earned her Master of Science in nursing from Duke University and a PhD in nursing from Vanderbilt University.

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Jill began her nursing career as a registered nurse on a cardiac care unit at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. In addition to providing patient care, she participated in preceptorship and mentorship roles. After several years of providing adult nursing care, Jill transitioned to a clinical research role at Children's Minnesota, where she developed skills in grant and proposal writing along with subject recruitment, screening, and data collection for several diabetes and endocrine research studies. In 2011, Jill graduated from St. ����ֱ�� University with her master's degree in nursing education.

Janelle Jones, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Associate Professor, Nursing

Stacey joined the nursing faculty at St. Kate's in August of 2019. She has worked in a variety of settings during her nursing career, including acute care (GI surgical, neuro -trauma, collaborative practice), home care, hospice, as a family nurse practitioner and most recently as a school nurse. Nursing interests include: health care literacy and navigation, adolescent health, school-based health centers to increase primary care access, the role of the school nurse as a front-line provider in community health, diabetes care, preventive and maintenance care for the elderly, and the impact of emotional intelligence on teaching effectiveness and nursing ����ֱ�� success.

Assistant Professor

Lori Ranney, DNP, APRN, C-PNP, CPHON joined St. ����ֱ�� University in 2023 in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. She completed her Masters of Science of Nursing from University of Minnesota in 2007 and obtained her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2019 from Winona State University. She has been a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Children's Minnesota in the Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic since 2008. Special interest include leukemia, lymphoma, fertility preservation, adolescent/young adult (AYA) population, and patient and family education.

Dean, School of Nursing, Associate Professor, Nursing

Dr. Suzanne Lehman, DNP, RN, PHN is an Associate Professor and Director of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program in the College for Women Nursing Program at St. ����ֱ�� University.  Dr. Lehman has provided healthcare leadership and service in a variety of community, education, and practice settings over her career. She is an appointed member of the Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Community Advisory Council and co-founder of the Nursing Diversity Collaborative, a nursing education/practice partnership to increase registered nurse and nursing faculty workforce diversity at St. ����ֱ�� University and Minnesota Children’s Hospitals and Clinics.

Sarah White

MSN: Nurse Educator Option Coordinator - Assistant Professor

Sarah White is the Assistant Professor and the MSN: Nurse Educator Option Coordinator who has been teaching at St. ����ֱ��’s School of Nursing since 2019. Sarah is an alumnus of St. ����ֱ�� University’s MSN: Nurse Educator and received her bachelor of arts in nursing from Luther College (Decorah, Iowa). Sarah is a current PhD in Nursing Education ����ֱ�� at Villanova. Her research program focuses on barriers and facilitators to ����ֱ�� success, faculty development, and nursing education. 

Professor of Nursing

Cynthia is faculty in the College for Adults Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN CFA) and the Doctor of Nursing Program (DNP).  She is an Associate Professor at St. ����ֱ�� University and has been on the nursing faculty since fall 1999. She assisted in the development of a Unitary Human Caring Science BSN curriculum, which includes integrative and cultural healthcare curricular components. She is currently involved in the redesign of the holistic curriculum for the Baccalaureate Program. She is active in promoting healthy learning environments built upon safe interpersonal behaviors.

Director, RN-BSN

I am a two-time graduate of St. Kate's and have been teaching in the RN to BSN section of the Department of Nursing since 2013. The focus of my teaching is community health nursing and nursing leadership.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Ashley has worked as a bone marrow transplant nurse at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, since 2010. In 2014, Ashley completed her Master’s Degree in Nursing Education through Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Nursing at Washington State University, Spokane, Washington. She began teaching at St. ����ֱ�� University in the fall of 2014 in the College for Women Baccalaureate Degree Program. At St. ����ֱ�� University, she has taught acute care across all levels in the classroom, lab, and simulation settings.
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Emily W. Nowak PhD, RN, CNE

Assistant Dean of Graduate Online Programs, Professor

Professor Nowak is the Interim Assistant Dean for Online Nursing in the School of Nursing as well as the Program Director for the MSN: Nurse Educator program of study. She is a full Professor serving the St. ����ֱ�� community since 2009. Dr. Nowak completed a PhD at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and her BAN from the College of St. ����ֱ�� (now St. ����ֱ�� University). As an undergraduate alum of the baccalaureate nursing program, Professor Nowak fully embraces the St. ����ֱ�� mission and values. Her work at St. ����ֱ�� has largely focused on developing and implementing nursing curriculum to reflect the rapidly changing landscapes of healthcare and education.

Coordinator DNP Post-Masters Program

Katrice Ziefle is a Professor of nursing at St. ����ֱ�� University. She completed her Masters of Nursing Education at Bethel University and PhD in Nursing Education at Capella University. Dr. Ziefle’s research interests include generational theory and the impact of the environment on learning, specifically civility in nursing. Her teaching experience includes associate degree nursing, entry-level master’s degree nursing and doctor of nursing practice. Dr. Ziefle has a passion for teaching and learning strategies in nursing education and works to engage ����ֱ��s at every level.
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Clinical Experience Liaison, Assistant Professor

I am a St. Kate's graduate from 2011. I have a husband whom I garden with. I have a son attending the University of Madison, WI and I have a daughter in elementary school who keeps me on my toes! It's a busy life. I love teaching and am so happy to be here at St. Kates.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

My nursing career began in 1994 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing (BAN) from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. My husband’s career with the Army relocated our several times across the nation over the next twenty years. Each move provided me with unique opportunities to advance my training, enrich my experience, and heighten my versatility within multiple specialties of nursing. I have worked in a variety of areas of Nursing all over the US prior to finding my home at St. Kates including; Med/Surg in Texas and Kansas, Pediatric Rehab in Kentucky, OB in Kansas, Telephone Triage in California, College Health in Colorado, Community Health, Urgent Care, and currently I work as a perioperative nurse in MN.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Krista Ollom-Klein MA, RN, CNE joined St. ����ֱ�� University in 2006 after completing both her Baccalaureate and Master's degrees at the University. She completed her Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) in 2012. She specializes in medical-surgical acute care settings (focusing on neurological, post surgical, and gastroenterology), high fidelity simulations (both at the junior and senior level), and educating in the skill's lab.

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Director, MSN-Entry Level, Professor

I am a second generation nurse educator, and can't remember ever wanting to be anything else. I have spent most of my career working with pre-licensure ����ֱ��s, and considering how to best prepare them for the important work of nursing. I am always looking for better ways to nurse, and to educate. I don't think we have designed the perfect nursing education system yet, and I am very interested in exploring innovative models that help ����ֱ��s find their passion in nursing, and develop the skills needed to pursue it.

My clinical background is in community health and gerontologic nursing, and I am a certified gerontologic nurse practitioner.

Professor, Nursing

Dr. Perkins is an Associate Professor at St. ����ֱ�� University Department of Nursing in St. Paul, MN, facilitating curriculum development for the American Holistic Nursing Association endorsed BSN program in the College for Adults. Dr. Perkins trained in Psych/Mental Health nursing at the University of Minnesota and worked for 14 years as a psych/mental health nurse at the bedside of patients at Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN. She completed her PhD in Nursing at the University of Colorado. She is an Advanced Practice Board Certified Holistic Nurse (AHN-BC) with certifications in Healing Touch (CHTP), Reiki (RMT-P) Therapeutic Touch, and Qigong.

Assistant Professor & Advising Liaison CfW Nursing

Beth serves as a content expert in Holistic Nursing and is a certified Holistic Nurse (HNB-BC) and Nurse Coach (NC-BC) through AHNCC. She was awarded the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty in 2020. As the Advising Liaison for the College for Women (CfW) BSN program, she plays a key role in early identification and intervention to support the retention and success of 169-259 in-program pre-licensure CfW BSN ����ֱ��s. Additionally, Beth provides mentorship to faculty advisors and collaborate with key university resources in addition to her teaching role within the CfW nursing program.

Clinical Experience Liaison, Assistant Professor

Katherine has worked as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit RN at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital since 2008. In 2012, Katherine completed her Master's Degree in Nursing Education through St. ����ֱ�� University. She began teaching at St. ����ֱ�� University the following fall in 2013 in the Baccalaureate Degree Program in the College for Women. During her time at St. ����ֱ�� University she has primarily taught in Pathophysiology, Pediatric, and Pharmacology courses.
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Director, College for Adults-BSN, Associate Professor

����ֱ�� Graeve is an Associate Professor in the College for Adults. She has taught global health, community health, mental health, and holistic care of the older adult. ����ֱ�� also works as a Hospice Nurse. She has nursing experience in public health, oncology, bone marrow transplant and hospice. She is currently a mentor for the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE). She is on the policy committee for the Minnesota Cancer Alliance. ����ֱ�� has also worked as a community liaison for a research effort to better understand how environmental factors affect health beginning before birth.

Director, College for Women-BSN, Associate Professor

Dr. Jessica Miehe's nursing career began in 2007 as a float pool nurse serving patients in many clinical areas with an expertise in critical care as emergency response nurse. During that time, she also was a member on the Nursing Practice Council with Allina Health, a nurse union steward, and clinical educator. She developed programs and education to improve potentially-preventable hospital readmissions. Jessica also has experience as a nurse consultant, clinic director, school nurse, and development and director of nursing of a new assisted living facility. Jessica transition into nursing education in 2013, developing clinical innovation and process quality improvement to strengthen education for nursing ����ֱ��s.

Assistant Professor of Nursing

I spent the first part of my nursing career working in acute care assuming both clinical and administrative roles. I have always been drawn to education and helping people reach their greatest potential: patients, families, nurses, and now nursing ����ֱ��s. I find the transformation rewarding.
I obtained my Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Augsburg University as well as my Master of Arts in Nursing with a focus on Transformational Leadership. I earned my Post-Masters in Nursing Education from Walden University with a focus on online education. The research I have conducted has focused on the role of the charge nurse as a leader, and ethical leadership practices.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Beth Cunniff is an assistant professor of nursing at St. ����ֱ�� University in the Baccalaureate Degree Program - College for Adults. She holds a BSN degree from Creighton University, an MSN-NP degree with a focus on Children with Special Healthcare Needs from the University of Minnesota, and an MSN-NE degree from St. ����ֱ�� University. Beth is currently a PhD candidate with a focus in Nursing Education at the University of Northern Colorado. Special areas of interest include pediatrics, curriculum design and evaluation, and holistic nursing practice.
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Assistant Professor, Nursing

Katie Molitor currently works at St. ����ֱ�� University as an Assistant Professor of Nursing. She completed her MA at St. ����ֱ�� University in 2010 and has been working in nursing education (much of it in simulation education) since that time. She has recently earned a graduate certificate in Healthcare Simulation from Boise State University in June 2019. Katie's specialty areas of practice include teaching and care of childbearing families and simulation learning.

Katie has facilitated simulation learning with multi-disciplinary teams in the acute care setting at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and has spent her most recent practice working with nursing ����ֱ��s in the University setting.