Contributing Authors

Beth M. Anderson (Chapter 8 and Appendices D & E), DNP, RN, PHN, FCN, is an Associate Professor in Nursing and the Community Health Program Director at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She teaches both undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students. Her areas of expertise include public health, community health, psychiatric/mental health, care coordination, community-based care, elder care, and simulation. Anderson has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years and has worked in academia for over five years. She enthusiastically teaches the next generation of nursing and community health leaders.

Linda J. W. Anderson (Chapters 8 & 9), DNP, MPH, RN, PHN, is a Professor of Nursing and the Director of the College of Arts and Sciences BSN Nursing Program at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She teaches public health nursing theory and clinical. Current research interests include investigation of the use of the Public Health Intervention Wheel in school nurse practice. Anderson has served as a Fulbright Specialist to Diakonova University College in Oslo, Norway.

Christine C. Andres (Chapters 10, 11, & 12), DNP, RN, PHN, CNE, CLC, is a nursing faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Cambridge, Minnesota. She teaches health promotion and leadership courses in a pre-licensure program. She has a passion for supporting the development of the rural nursing workforce. With experience in public health and maternal-child health nursing, she is an advocate for family home visiting and early intervention.

Ann M. L. Benson (Chapter 15), MSN, RN, PHN, CNE, is a Nursing Instructor at Ridgewater College in Hutchinson, Minnesota, as well as community faculty in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has spent 28 years serving the central Minnesota population as a home care nurse, a public health nurse for Wright County Public Health, a consultant for the adolescent mental health treatment population, and a medical-surgical nurse in a rural critical access hospital. Her career has centered around advocacy to meet the unique needs of rural Minnesotans and to prepare future nurses that have a heart for serving the underserved.

Bonnie L. Brueshoff (Chapters 7 & 14), DNP, MSN, RN, PHN, recently retired after being the Dakota County Public Health Director for 13 years. Brueshoff spent the majority of her 42 years in nursing in public health, with special interests in prevention, early-intervention programs, and the development of public health leaders. She is a graduate of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Survive and Thrive Fellowship Program. A national leader, Brueshoff held leadership roles with NACCHO and the Minnesota Local Public Health Association.

Erin Carder (Chapters 2 & 14), MSN, RN, PHN, is the Family Health Program Operations Manager for the Dakota County Public Health Department in West Saint Paul, Minnesota. She provides nursing direction and leadership to supervisors and staff in family health, using a collaborative leadership approach. Carder has dedicated her entire nursing career to public health and has a special interest in early intervention programs that serve families with a holistic approach.

Colleen B. Clark (Chapter 13), DNP, MSN, RN, PHN, is an adjunct/community faculty member at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota, and at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Clark has also taught in other nursing pre-licensure programs. She teaches public health theory and clinical. Clark has more than 35 years of practice experience in public health nursing, community health, and school health.

Shanda Demorest (Chapter 5), DNP, RN, PHN, is the Associate Director for Climate Education and Engagement at Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, where she leads decarbonization and climate-smart healthcare delivery throughout the sector. A cardiovascular nurse by background, Demorest supports health sector sustainability professionals in prioritizing the human health aspects of climate change in support of building a more environmentally sustainable health industry. She is also an affiliate faculty member of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing.

Debra Eardley (Chapters 5 & 15 and Appendix E), DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, is an Associate Professor at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She teaches public health nursing theory and ­community-based clinicals in the pre-licensure programs. Eardley's career has focused on health promotion and disease prevention, at-risk populations, and health disparities. She has worked as a case manager and care coordinator for the Wilder Foundation, Allina Hospice and Palliative Care, HealthPartners Minnesota Senior Health Options, and the Minnesota Waiver Grant. She is founder and chair of the Partnership for Informatics in Nursing Education and has expertise in nursing informatics and the Omaha System.

Nasra Giama (Chapters 11 & 12), DNP, RN, PHN, WHNP(c), is a Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. She is an advanced practice public health nurse and women's health nurse practitioner. Giama's scholarly work focuses on health disparities, creating systems for women's healthcare across the life span, and advocating for social justice and health equity. She teaches population-based public health nursing courses in the pre-licensure and graduate programs, including content in care coordination, program evaluation, and interprofessional nursing practice.

Melissa L. Horning (Chapters 8 & 13), PhD, RN, PHN, is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. She currently teaches public health nursing to pre-licensure nursing students. Grounded in her work in practice as a public health nurse in a wide variety of roles, her research is focused on promoting the health of individuals across the life span. Horning's collaborative, community-partnered research is concentrated on addressing social determinants of health, such as food access and food insecurity, to improve health equity.

Tammy John (Chapter 6), DNP, APRN, CNP, LSN, has 39 years of experience in nursing in suburban and rural areas of Minnesota. Most recently she served as the Lead Nurse for South Washington County Schools for 10 years. She is also a senior community faculty member at Metropolitan State University, and she has taught evidence-based nursing practice, epidemiology, and family health nursing. She is semi-retired from school nursing but continues to teach evidence-based nursing practice for Metropolitan State University.

Noreen Kleinfehn-Wald (Chapters 1 & 4), MA, RN, PHN, has 40 years of experience in public health nursing in suburban and rural areas of Minnesota and internationally in Eastern Africa. She retired in 2021 from a county-level supervisor position but has continued to teach population-based care for Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Kelly Krumwiede (Chapter 3), PhD, MA, RN, PHN, is a Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She teaches public health theory and clinical in the pre-licensure and RN baccalaureate completion programs. Krumwiede is co-chair of the Madelia Community Based Collaborative, which uses the Community-Based Collaborative Action Research Framework to address societal health issues.

Renee S. Kumpula (Chapters 2, 11, 12 & 16), EdD, MA, RN, PHN, is an Associate Professor and graduate research faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato, School of Nursing. She has taught theory; evidence-based practice and research; public health nursing and policy; care across the life continuum, holistic, spiritual, and end-of-life care; and leadership for bachelor-to-doctoral programs. Kumpula serves on an HRSA SANE workforce grant, a collaboration of the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has leadership experience in healthcare systems, organizations, and continuing professional development.

Christine Lees (Chapter 4), MPH, BSN, PHN, is the Public Health Supervisor for Disease Prevention and Control and Environmental Health at Dakota County Public Health (DCPH) and previously worked with the Minnesota Department of Health Emerging Infection Programs. Lees also specializes in emergency preparedness and response and is the current chair of the Local Epidemiology Network of Minnesota. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served on the Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Advisory Committee. She received a 2022 National Association of Counties award for the DCPH mobile immunization clinic she helped design and launch, and received national recognition from Kaiser Health News for having the highest rates in the country of vaccination boosters in those 65+.

Ruth Ellen Luehr, (Appendix C), DNP, RN, PHN, LSN, NCSN, FNASN, is a Consultant—­Nursing Services in the School and Community. Dr. Luehr was inducted as a Fellow in the first class of the Academy of the National Association of School Nurses and is a Nationally Certified School Nurse. Dr. Luehr was the state school nurse consultant at the Minnesota Department of Education for thirty years. She taught public health nursing at Metropolitan State University College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is a child health advocate and supports school nurses and state consultants through involvement in state and national organizations.

Raney Linck (Chapters 7 & 9), DNP, RN, is inaugural nursing faculty and Assistant Professor at the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, teaching in prelicensure and graduate programs. He was named Nurse of the Year in Education by the Minnesota March of Dimes. Linck's scholarly work focuses on improving nursing education through innovative teaching techniques, including active learning practices, technology, and curriculum development. His teaching includes pathophysiology and pharmacology for nursing practice, whole person healing, informatics, and healthcare technologies.

Karen S. Martin (Chapter 3), MSN, RN, FHIMSS, FAAN, is based in Omaha, Nebraska, and has been a healthcare consultant in private practice since 1993. She works with diverse providers, educators, and computer software companies nationally and globally. While employed at the Visiting Nurse Association of Omaha (1978–1993), she was the Principal Investigator of Omaha System research. She has been a visiting scholar and speaker in 24 countries, has served as the chair of numerous conferences, and is the author of more than 150 articles, chapters, and books and 70 editorials.

Jennifer Odegard (Chapter 10), MAN, RN, PHN, is a Public Health Supervisor for the Dakota County Public Health Department in Apple Valley, Minnesota. She has 20 years of nursing experience with over 10 years working in public health. She leads a team of public health nurses and community health workers on the Family Health Child & Teen Checkups team. She received her master's degree in nursing with an emphasis in transcultural nursing; her passion is reducing disparities and increasing access to care to improve the health and well-being for individuals, families, and communities.

Michelle Palmborg (Chapters 1 & 13), DNP, RN, PHN, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Metropolitan State University, as well as a critical care nurse at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Palmborg's nursing journey started in public health working with children in their homes across the Twin Cities. This is where her love for public health nursing began. She has been a nurse educator since 2015. Palmborg's research focus has been on dismantling health disparities in historically marginalized communities, the effects toxic stress has on inner-city youth's health and education, and advancing health literacy.

Amalia Roberts (Chapter 7), DNP, PHN, RN, is a Public Health Supervisor at Dakota County Public Health Department in West St. Paul, Minnesota. She leads the Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Medical Services and Community Engagement programs. She has spent her entire nursing career in public health, with experience in emergency preparedness, disease prevention and control programs, and family health. Roberts is especially passionate about community engagement work to help promote health across all communities and eliminate disparities.

Carol J. Roth (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, & 12), DNP, MS, RN, PHN, CNE, is Associate Professor and co-chair of the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership at Minnesota State University Moorhead in Moorhead, Minnesota. She teaches public health nursing, evidence-based practice and nursing research, gerontology, and internship/capstone courses at the undergraduate baccalaureate level. Roth is a former public health nurse and school nurse with 29 years of practice experience. She is serving the Sigma Xi Kappa Chapter at-Large as President of the board.

Marjorie A. Schaffer (Chapter 14), PhD, MS, RN, PHN, is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. A founding member of the Henry Street Consortium, she has taught public health nursing for more than 31 years. Schaffer has consulted on nursing education in Norway as a Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist, and in New Zealand as a Fulbright Specialist. She served as President of Chi at-Large Chapter of Sigma and coauthored articles on the Public Health Intervention Wheel and Henry Street Consortium. Schaffer was a co-author of the first three editions of this textbook and has written more than 50 articles and book chapters, as well as coauthoring Being Present: A Nurse's Resource for End-of-Life Communication, also published by Sigma. She recently wrote and self-published Journey Through the Mental Illness Maze.

Tai L. Sims (Chapter 1), PhD, DNP, RN, PHN, is an Associate Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, within the School of Nursing. She teaches public health theory and clinical in the pre-licensure and RN baccalaureate completion programs. Sims served as a public health nurse for the Army Reserve for 10 years and has participated in both international and regional public health initiatives for various populations.

Maureen Wosepka (Chapter 5), DNP, RN, PHN, is an Assistant Professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Wosepka teaches community and public content and coordinates community and public health clinical experiences. She has worked in medical-surgical nursing, oncology, hospice, and school nursing. Wosepka is Climate Champion for the Nurse Climate Challenge and a Climate for Health Ambassador through ecoAmerica.