Nursing Faculty
The College of Nursing provides an environment that truly fosters innovative teaching and research. We’re training the kinds of professionals and seeking the kinds of solutions that could change the face of healthcare.
— Meghan Potthoff, PhD, BSN’01, APRN-NP
College of Nursing Faculty

Amy A. Abbott, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2055
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Marilee Aufdenkamp, RN, MSN
- Assistant Professor
- 308.398.9353
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Sarah Jo Ball, PhD, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
- Faculty Chair, College of Nursing - Traditional BSN Program
- 402.280.2078
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Sara Elizabeth Banzhaf, DNP, APRN-NP, PMHNP-BC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2534
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Trisha Lynn Beiermann, MSN, RN, CVRN-BC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2924
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Allison R. Bethune, EdD, RN
- Assistant Professor
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Nancy D. Bredenkamp, PhD, APRN-NP
- Chair, College of Nursing Graduate Program
- 402.460.5826
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Aimee Lea Burch, DNP, APRN-CNS, CMSRN, SCRN
- Assistant Professor
- 308.398.9355
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Catherine Ann Carrico, DNP, APRN-NP, FNP
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2035
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Susan C. Connelly, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP, PC/AC
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3712
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Rebecca Ann Davis, DNP, APHN-BC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2043
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Elizabeth A. Flott, EdD, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2007
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Patricia F. Gardner, DNP, APRN
- Assistant Professor
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Jo Anne Genua, PhD, RN, MN, BScN, CCHN-C
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.1226
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Joely Tara Goodman, PhD, RN
- Faculty Chair, ABSN, Grand Island Campus
- 308.398.9350
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Cynthia Jean Hadenfeldt, EdD, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2003
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Jacqueline R. Hanks, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3345
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Anne Harty, EdD, RN, FNP
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2019
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Helen Hurst, DNP, RNC-OB, APRN-CNM
- Co-Dean, College of Nursing
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Lindsay M. Iverson, DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2032
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Jennifer Lynn Jessen, EdD, RN, CNOR
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5667
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Theresa Jizba, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN
- Assistant Professor
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Lisa Ann Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, SANE
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3412
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Jocquelin Jones, DNP, PNP, NNP-BC
- Assistant Professor
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Amanda Jolene Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2033
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Echo Koehler Perlman, DNP, RN
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4713
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Dana Marie Koziol, MSN, RN, BA
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2000
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Mary Kunes-Connell, PhD, RN
- Co-Dean, College of Nursing
- 402.280.2024
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Joan Marie Lappe, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Associate Dean, College of Nursing Research
- 402.280.4646
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Shelly Luger, DNP, RN
- Board Membership, Graduate Board
- 402.280.4428
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Lucas Alan Manning, MSN, RN
- Coordinator, Simulation
- 402.280.3768
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Julie A. Manz, PhD, RN
- Chair, BSN Program Chair
- 402.280.2057
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Margo Jean Minnich, DNP, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3323
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Melissa Muddell, DNP, RN
- Assistant Professor
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Heather Naylor, MSN, FNP
- Faculty Chair, Serving as Faculty Chair for Phoenix ABSN program as of Jan 2022.
- 602.812.3118
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Tamara L. Oliver, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor
- 402.780.2072
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Meghan R. Potthoff, PhD, APRN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2660
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Lorraine M. Rusch, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2047
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Misty M. Schwartz, PhD, RN
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2141
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Whitney Van De Graaff, MSN, RN, CPN
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3761
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Trina K. Walker, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2049
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Jacqueline Rae Williams, MSN, RN
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2479
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