2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
Department of Graduate Nursing
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Heidi Mennenga, Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Department of Graduate Nursing
Wagner Hall 255, Box 2275
605-688-6924
Graduate nursing education is crucial for role preparation in advanced practice, nursing education, nursing administration, nursing leadership, and research. Collectively, these roles meet the growing needs of the healthcare and academic settings. The Department of Graduate Nursing offers a variety of degrees, specializations, and curriculum plans.
Students can earn a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in two specializations: Nurse Educator and Nurse Administrator.
For students with a previous master’s degree, two post-graduate certificate options are available: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Graduate options continue in the doctoral programs. The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree will prepare nurses to bring a transformative level of care and leadership to primary care settings in rural and underserved communities. Students can earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) with the specialty area of a Clinical Nurse Leader, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Students may enter these programs with either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in nursing. Established in 2005, the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing prepares nurse scientists to assume roles as healthcare researchers, faculty, and healthcare administrators with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention in underserved and rural populations. The Ph.D. program educates nurse scientists in academic, research, practice, and policy roles to address healthcare issues in urban, rural, frontier, and reservation areas.
Graduate Faculty
Robin Arends, Clinical Associate Professor
Brittany Brennan, Assistant Professor
Robin Brown, Associate Professor
Dannica Callies, Assistant Professor
Nicole Carlson, Assistant Professor
Paula Carson, Associate Professor Emerita
Cynthia Elverson, Associate Professor Emerita
Karin Emery, Assistant Dean (Brookings) / Associate Professor
Samantha Fischbach, Assistant Professor
Theresa Garren-Grubbs, Clinical Assistant Professor
Kay Foland, Professor Emerita
Margaret Hegge, Distinguished Professor Emerita
Barbara Hobbs, Associate Professor Emerita
Mary Anne Krogh, Dean / Professor
Michelle Lichtenberg, Assistant Professor
Heidi Mennenga, Associate Dean / Professor
Sarah Mollman, Associate Dean / Associate Professor
Lea Niederbaumer, Clinical Assistant Professor
Adam Norenberg, Clinical Assistant Professor
Roberta Olson, Dean and Professor Emerita of Nursing
Christina Plemmons, Assistant Dean / Clinical Assistant Professor
Danielle Schievelbein, Assistant Professor
Nicole Selle, Clinical Assistant Professor
Abby Seydel, Assistant Professor
Tom Stenvig, Associate Professor Emeritus
Amy VahnDijk, Clinical Assistant Professor
Jo Voss, Associate Professor Emerita
Uzma Zaidi, Professor
Programs
Master’s Degrees
Doctoral Degrees
Professional Doctoral Degrees
Certificates
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