College of Nursing Faculty and Staff
Fostering Academic Excellence
Nursing education is continually changing as health care technologies advance. Our faculty and staff are attentive to these changes and work to prepare student nurses to meet the demands of a more globally aware and diverse society. Our faculty stay up-to-date on teaching methodologies and skills as well as laboratory equipment to be current with contemporary nursing practice and to prepare our students for the future of health care.
To provide our students with an engaging and innovative learning environment, we cultivate partnerships within higher education, regional and national health care organizations and state agencies to assure quality education and to develop curriculum that improves health and health care.
5 Roosevelt Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Dr. Abbott-Anderson earned her Ph.D. in Nursing in 2015 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Abbott-Anderson has been an active member of the International Family Nursing Association, with current service as a Director on the Board of Directors since 2021.
Dr. Abbott-Anderson’s passion is for building relationships, professionally, and with clients experiencing chronic health conditions and at the end of life. As an RN for many years, Dr. Abbott-Anderson has extensive clinical practice and research experience in Alzheimer’s disease and associated dementias, and women’s health across the lifespan. Her research focuses on enhancing quality of life for people living with dementia through facilitating meaning-making programs designed to enhance connectedness between the PWD and their care partner. She also has a passion for care at end-of-life. Dr. Abbott-Anderson holds a certification as a nurse educator and is an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) educator in core and geriatric curricula.
Dr. Abbott-Anderson has authored/co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to more than 50 national and international scholarly presentations. In addition to these, Dr. Abbott-Anderson has mentored 19 successful student research projects presented locally, nationally, and internationally.
5 Roosevelt Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
