Academic Degrees:

• M.S.N., Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Walden University, 2015
• B.S., Nursing, College of Saint Benedict, 2002
• B.A., Biology, College of Saint Benedict, 1997

Areas of Expertise:

• Care of adult and geriatric population
• Health and wellness promotion
• Health and wellness coaching
• Chronic illness in adults
• Chronic kidney disease
• Resistive hypertension
• Electrophysiology
• Atrial fibrillation
• Palliative and End of Life care
• Grief and loss companioning
• Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
• Medical/Surgical acute care nursing
• Critical Care nursing

Clinical Experiences:

• Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, CentraCare/Carris Health, Nephrology
• Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, CentraCare Heart and Vascular Center, Electrophysiology
• St. Cloud Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
• St. Cloud Hospital, Surgical Progessive Care Unit
• St. Cloud Hospital, Surgical Care Unit

Research Interests:

My research interests are in the area of evidence-based nursing care and strategies for health promotion and disease prevention of the adult and geriatric populations.