Accreditations and Honors

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing and doctor of nursing practice program at Michigan State University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The graduate-level Nurse Anesthesiology Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). 10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906, Rosemont, IL 60018-5603. (224) 275-9130.

The Granger Simulation Lab at the College of Nursing is accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) as a site under the Michigan State University Simulation Program.

Nancy Artinian, PhD, RN, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN — Senior Consultant

Susan Weber Buchholz, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN — Associate Dean for Research; Director, PhD Program; Professor

Barbara Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAPOS — Associate Dean Emerita; Senior Advisor to Dean; University Distinguished Professor

Rebecca Lehto, PhD, RN, FAAN — Associate Professor

Jiying Ling, PhD, RN, FAAN — MSU Foundation Research Professor; Professor

Mary Mundt, PhD, RN, FAAN — Dean Emerita

Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs ; Professor

Lorraine Robbins, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN — Professor

Marilyn Rothert, PhD, RN, FAAN — Dean Emerita

Leigh Small, PhD, RN, PNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN —Professor

Courtney Sullivan, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, CPHON — Assistant Professor

Linda Weglicki, PhD, RN, FAAN — Interim Dean and Professor

Gwen Wyatt, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAPOS — Professor Emerita

Susan Weber Buchholz, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN — Associate Dean for Research; Director, PhD Program; Professor

Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD, PMHNP-BC — Professor; McLaren Greater Lansing Endowed Chair for Behavioral Mental Health Nursing

Kathy Dontje, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP — Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Education

Denise Soltow Hershey, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP — Associate Professor

Annie Kao, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP — Associate Professor

Linda Keilman, DNP, GNP-BC, DEGN, FNAP, FAANP — Assistant Professor

Randolph Rasch, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN — Dean (2015–2021) and Professor

Ann Sheehan, DNP, RN, CPNP, FAANP — Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean of Practice, Innovation and Professional Education

Mary Smania, DNP, FNP-BC, AGN-BC, FAANP — Assistant Professor, Health Programs

Leigh Small, PhD, RN, PNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN — Professor

Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs; Professor

Teresa Wehrwein, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF — Associate Dean Emerita; Associate Professor Emerita

Barbara Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAPOS — Associate Dean Emerita; University Distinguished Professor

Charles W. Given, PhD — Professor Emeritus

Rebecca Lehto, PhD, RN, FAPOS, OCN — Associate Professor

Gwen Wyatt, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAPOS — Professor Emerita

Leigh Small, PhD, RN, PNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN — Professor

Randolph Rasch, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN — Professor

Linda Keilman, DNP, GNP-BC, DEGN, FNAP, FAANP — Assistant Professor

Mary Kay Smith, PhD, RN, CHSE, FSSH — Assistant Professor; Executive Director, Learning and Assessment Center