Academic Degrees:

• Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2003
• M.S., University of Minnesota, 1998
• B.S., College of Saint Benedict, 1992

Areas of Expertise:

• Care of children and families
• Chronic illness in children
• Family-centered care
• Adolescent healthcare
• Alternative and complementary therapies
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology
• Nursing Education
• Accreditation

Clinical Experience:

• St. Cloud Hospital, Float Pool
• St. Cloud Hospital, Children's Center
• Stearns County Public Health
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Teenage Medical Service/Children's Hospitals and Clinics

Research Interests

My research interests are in the area of evidence-based nursing care of children and families with a particular emphasis on the use of complementary and alternative healthcare strategies with children.

Recent Scholarship:

• Braun, C. (2022-in progress). Complementary therapies in education. In M.F. Tracy and R. Lindquist (eds.) Complementary Therapies in Nursing: Promoting Integrative Care. (9^th Edition). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
• Braun, C. (2017). Complementary therapies in education. In M. Snyder and R. Lindquist (eds.) Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8^th Edition). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
• Braun, C. & Anderson, C. (2016). Pathophysiology: a clinical approach (3^rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
• Braun, C. & Anderson, C. (2016). Study guide to accompany Pathophysiology: a clinical approach (3^rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.
• Laudenbach, N., Braun, C., Klaverkamp, L., Hedman-Dennis, S. (2014). Peripheral IV stabilization and the rate of complications in children: An exploratory study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, available online 2/12/2014 at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2014.02.002.