Nursing faculty & staff

Northwestern’s nursing faculty have worked in clinics, hospitals, hospice, home health, public health and parish nurse ministries. In addition to teaching, consulting and conducting research, they also all maintain an active clinical practice.

Dr. Julie Dragstra
Assistant Professor of Nursing; Department Chair
jdragstr@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Tatum Geerdes
Instructor in Nursing
tatum.geerdes@nwciowa.edu

Carol Kleyer
Lecturer in Nursing
ckleyer@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Karie Stamer
Director of Online RN-BSN Program and Assistant Professor of Nursing
karie.stamer@nwciowa.edu

Tricia Steenbock
Instructor in Nursing
tricia.steenbock@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Michelle Van Wyhe
Associate Professor of Nursing
mvanwyhe@nwciowa.edu

Nicole Wede ’13
Instructor in Nursing, M.S.N. Candidate
nicole.wede@nwciowa.edu

Adjunct faculty

Karla Hall
Online Instructor in Nursing
karla.hall@nwciowa.edu

Loretta Myers
Online Instructor in Nursing
loretta.myers@nwciowa.edu

Staff

Pamela Reints ’93
Administrative Services Manager/Instructional Technology Specialist
preints@nwciowa.edu

Di Smith
Nursing Arts Laboratory Coordinator
dianne.smith@nwciowa.edu