Nursing Faculty
Full- and Part-time Faculty
Suzanne Bellinger
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2043
E-mail: Suzanne.Bellinger@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon 4:20 - 5:20 p.m. or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Grand Canyon University
Certification: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Instructor; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Association of Women's Health Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Advanced and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring; Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB); Certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Gabrielle Boysen
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2046
E-mail: Gabrielle.Boysen@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: A.D.N., Riverland Community College; B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Allen College; Post-Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Acute Care, Creighton University
Certification: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center; ACLS; BLS; PALS; TNCC
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Peggy Broadie
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2029
E-mail: Peggy.Broadie@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 10:30 - noon & 2 - 3 p.m.
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., Allen College
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Lisa Brodersen 
Professor and Coordinator of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Phone: (319) 226-2034
E-mail: Lisa.Brodersen@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon, Tue, & Thu 2-5 p.m. by appointment; Wed 2 - 5p.m.
Education: Diploma, Mercy School of Nursing in Des Moines; B.S.N., Grand View College in Des Moines; M.A. in Nursing, University of Iowa; M.A. in English, University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D. candidate, Saint Louis University
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Dana Clasen
Professor and Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Phone: (319) 226-2042
E-mail: Dana.Clasen@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Clarke University; D.N.P., Clarke University
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Jennifer Coleman
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2038
E-mail: Jennifer.Coleman@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon & Tue noon - 2 p.m.; Thu 9 - 11 a.m. or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., University of Iowa
Certification: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Jennifer Edeker
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2079
E-mail: Jennifer.Edeker@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Tue 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Education: B.S.N., St. Paul College of Iloilo; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., University of Iowa
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Alisha Engel
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2083
E-mail: Alisha.Engel@unitypoint.org
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Graceland University
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Michele Friedman 
Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2067
E-mail: Michele.Friedman@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 8 - 9 a.m. by appointment virtually
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Allen College
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center; Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (ACHPN), National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses; Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Kay Froehner 
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2036
E-mail: Kay.Froehner@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Tue 8:30 - 11 a.m.; Fri 8 - noon by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Winona State University; M.A.E., University of Northern Iowa; M.S.N., University of Iowa
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Suzanne Gettman
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2033
E-mail: Suzanne.Gettman@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Thu 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Mount Mercy College; M.S.N., University of Iowa; FNP Post-Graduate Certificate, Allen College
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Association of Nurse Practitioners; Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Christa Glaser
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2069
E-mail: Christa.Glaser@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 9 - 10 a.m.; Thu 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., Allen College
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Kristen Grapp
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2096
E-mail: Kristen.Grapp@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Thu 9 - 11 a.m.
Education: A.D.N., Hawkeye Community College; B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Kristen Jasper
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2095
E-mail: Kristen.Jasper2@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Tue11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Education: B.S.N., Mount Mercy University; M.S.N., Allen College
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Jennifer Jass
R.J. McElroy Professorship & Associate Professor; Nurse Practitioner Clinical Director
Phone: (319) 226-2079
E-mail: Jennifer.Jass@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon 9 - 11 a.m.
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Oregon Health & Science University; Post-Graduate Psychiatric Nursing Capstone Certificate, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center; Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Lisa Jurgensen
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2142
E-mail: Lisa.Jurgensen2@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon noon - 2 p.m. or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College
Certification: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Tara Kaiser
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2061
E-mail: Tara.Kaiser@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: B.A., Wartburg College; B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Holly McClintock
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2039
E-mail: Holly.McClintock@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: B.S.N., Allen Collge; M.S.N., Allen College
Certification: Certified Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Maria Metcalf
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2064
E-mail: Maria.Metcalf@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: Diploma, Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing; B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N. with an Education Focus, Allen College; Post-Master's Certificate in Adult Nurse Practitioner, Saint Louis University; D.N.P., Allen College
Certification: Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Academy
of Nurse Practitioners; Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioner
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced
Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Abigail Nieman
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2045
E-mail: Abigail.Nieman@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon noon - 1 p.m.; Tue 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Education: A.D.N., Hawkeye Community College; B.S.N., Kaplan University; M.S.N., Walden University; D.N.P., Allen College
Certification: ACLS. PALS
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Ashley Ollendieck
Associate Professor and Clinical and Simulation Lab Coordinator
Phone: (319) 226-2041
E-mail: Ashley.Ollendieck@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Tue 10 - noon
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Clarke University
Certification: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE); Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Cristina Ortiz 
Associate Professor and Director, Master of Science in Nursing Program
Phone: (319) 226-2093
E-mail: Cristina.Ortiz@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 10 - noon or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; Ed.D., Allen College
Certification: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Erin Peters 
Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2094
E-mail: Erin.Peters@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Education: A.D.N., Indian Hills College; B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., Allen College; Post-Graduate Certificate in Simulation Education, Bryan College of Health Sciences; Ed.D., Allen College
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Shawn Plunkett
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2026
E-mail: Shawn.Plunkett@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon noon - 2 p.m. or by appointment
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Julie Ritland
Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2092
E-mail: Julie.Ritland@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., University of Iowa; D.N.P., University of Iowa
Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Zoe Schaefer 
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2030
E-mail: Zoe.Schaefer@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Wed 8 - 9 a.m. & 4 - 5 p.m.
Education: Diploma, Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing; B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S.N., Allen College; FNP Post-Master's Certificate, Allen College
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
April Schmitz
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2088
E-mail: April.Schmitz@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., Rush University; D.N.P., University of Iowa
Certification: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Sarah Steele
Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2084
E-mail: Sarah.Steele@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon noon - 1:30 p.m.; Tue 2 - 3 p.m.; Thu 11 - noon; Fri by appointment only
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., University of Iowa; D.N.P., Rush University
Certification: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE); Certified Online Instructor
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Allison Stone
Associate Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2531
E-mail: Allison.Stone@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon 2 - 4 p.m.; Tue 11 - noon
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College; D.N.P., Clarke University
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Gina Tenge 
Assistant Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2530
E-mail: Gina.Tenge@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon noon - 2 p.m.; Wed 2 - 4 p.m.
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., Allen College
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Anna Wehling Weepie 
Professor and Assistant Dean, Nursing
Phone: (319) 226-2037
E-mail: Anna.Weepie@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Education: B.S.N., Allen College; M.S.N., University of Iowa; D.N.P., Rush University
Certification: Certified Nurse Educator (CNE); Certified Online Instructor
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Diane Young 
Professor
Phone: (319) 226-2047
E-mail: Diane.Young@allencollege.edu
Office Hours: Mon 1 - 2 p.m. via Teams or by appointment only
Education: B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Iowa; Post-Master's Certificate in Gerontological Practitioner, Saint Louis University
Certification: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)