Faculty
Meet the Faculty
Jill Mulford
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Coe College
MSN, Purdue University Global
Kelly Siems
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, Mt. Mercy College
MSN, Regis University
MSN, Kaplan University
DNP, Clarke University
Kelly Siems teaches courses in the areas of Medical-Surgical, she teaches the first clinical course in the nursing program. Kelly’s clinical expertise extends from medical-surgical, dialysis, community health and home health nursing. She enjoyed serving as a preceptor on her unit at Mercy Medical Center as well as participating in the preceptorship program for students from Kirkwood, Mt. Mercy and Coe College. She is finishing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Clarke University. Her research interests are medication adherence in the community setting as well as nursing curriculum and new graduate nurse mentoring. She has taught pharmacology, pathophysiology, medical-surgical nursing as well as community health. Kelly received certification as a nurse educator by the National League of Nursing in 2011, she is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, American Association of Colleges of Nursing and American Nurses Association. Her graduate portfolio focused as nursing students beginning as novices and emerging into experts. Kelly enjoys serving as a merit badge counselor for the Boy Scouts of America and as a troop leader for the Girl Scouts, she serves on the board of her Community Recreation Department.
Katie Crockett
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Coe College
MSN, Mount Mercy University
Sharon Guthrie
Associate Professor of Nursing, Chair
Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Health & Society
BSN, University of Iowa
MSN, University of Iowa
PhD, University of Iowa
Dr. Sharon Guthrie teaches Community & Population Oriented Nursing, Nursing Research, Maternal Newborn Nursing and facilitates clinical experiences & discussions with junior & senior nursing students. Dr. Guthrie’s clinical expertise includes pediatrics, school health, school nursing, health policy, advocacy, nursing informatics and leadership. Her master's degree focused on becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner and her doctoral research area focused on “School Nursing Documentation: Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Using Standardized Nursing Languages and Current Practices”. Dr. Guthrie has taught in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and is passionate about nursing education, school health, school nursing, innovation, advocacy and continuous quality improvement.
Dr. Guthrie is a member of Iowa School Nurse Organization, National Association of School Nurses, Iowa Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International - Gamma Chapter, Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Iowa Public Health Association and Iowa League for Nursing. Dr. Guthrie is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner (CPNP), nationally certified school nurse (NCSN) and board certified in nursing informatics (RN-BC).