Affiliate Community and Faculty
The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society is pleased to announce the launch of our Affiliate Faculty Program. Becoming an affiliated faculty member offers a unique opportunity to engage in and contribute to the advancement of family and societal health outcomes. Upon acceptance, faculty's affiliation will last for four years, after which they will have the opportunity to reapply and continue your involvement.
We seek Faculty valuable input and support in several key areas, including:
- Community and International Partnership Steering Committee
- Education and Constructs Steering Committee
- Atlantic or Pacific Writing Group
- International Visitors Work Group
- Selection Committee and/or Mentor for Becky Taylor Fellow
- Member of National or International Committee Promoting Family and/or Societal Health/Nursing (e.g. International Family Nursing Association)
The first Affiliated Faculty member is Dr. Stacey Van Gelderen.
Dr. Stacey Van Gelderen
Stacey Van Gelderen DNP, MS, RNC-MNN, PHN is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA who has focused her career on building family-focused caring practices and communication strategies in nurses. She has evaluated pedagogical approaches that link family nursing science and clinical practice. Over the last 25 years, Dr. Van Gelderen's clinical expertise has been in caring for childbearing and childrearing families.
Dr. Van Gelderen is the primary author of the Van Gelderen Family Care Rubric (VGFCR) (2019, 2016) which is an evidence-based validated tool that helps healthcare professionals develop family assessment and communication skills. This tool is recognized by the renowned International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning https://www.inacsl.org/resources/repository-of-instruments/#skillperformance and was awarded the 2018-2019 Articles of Influence by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare https://www.ssih.org/SSH-Resources/Articles-of-Influence. The VGFCR is currently being utilized by healthcare staff and educators in twelve countries across the globe.
Dr. Van Gelderen serves on the International Family Nursing Association education committee and Simulation, Technology & Informatics sub-committee https://internationalfamilynursing.org/. Dr. Van Gelderen offers workshops and consultations for maternal-newborn care, simulation, nursing education, and family practice.
Dr. Sabrina Dean Ehmke
Dr. Sabrina Dean Ehmke (she/her), DNP, RNC-OB, NPD-BC, PHN, is a distinguished nursing professional and Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Educational Leadership from American Sentinel University in 2019, graduating summa cum laude. Dr. Ehmke also holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University (2011) and a Bachelor of Science in Professional Nursing from Minnesota State University (2003).
Dr. Ehmke teaches a range of courses in nursing, including those focused on community health, global health, and clinical internships. Her professional interests include women’s healthcare, family-centered care, community and global health, and supporting student success. Dr. Ehmke has contributed to publications such as Clinical Simulation in Nursing, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, Nursing Management, and Creative Nursing. Her research interests focus on simulation techniques, community-based interventions, student globalization, and enhancing student experiences. In addition to her academic and professional work, Dr. Ehmke is dedicated to community health and service. She volunteers with Project Community Connect, the Alzheimer’s Action Committee, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Gardening EngAGEment, and the Living Earth Center's Community Farm.
Rachel Schickling
Welcome Rachel Schickling, MSN, RN, PHN to the Affiliated Faculty at Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society!
Rachel is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato and was born and raised in Southern, Minnesota and is an alumni of MNSU. She has nursing practice experience in the emergency department (ED), general medical surgical, and intensive care (ICU). Rachel is also a PhD student at South Dakota State University, working on a dissertation to understand the lived experience of foster families caring for children in foster care with behavioral health conditions. Her research interests include care coordination in foster care (from the nursing perspective), rural health, understanding and addressing causes of incivility in nursing students, and community-based collaborative action research (CBCAR). Fostering resiliency in children will lead to resilient adults. Her interests also include advancing competency-based nursing education, improving student-self efficacy and motivation, and NCLEX preparedness.
Alison Gulden
Welcome Alison Gulden, DNP, RN to the Affiliated Faculty at Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society!
Allison has spent the majority of her nursing career in maternal-child health. This has included roles as both staff nurse and charge nurse in OB, Level 2 Nursery, Pediatrics, and Surgical Services. She was one of the initial cohorts licensed by the International Association of Forensic Nurses in sexual assault nursing where she served for 4 years. Allison was project lead at St. Francis Regional Medical Center for all providers with the Epic EHR conversion. She has a passion for all things family and for holistic and integrative health initiatives.
As an Affiliate Faculty member Allison is interested in the International Visitors Group and the International Writing Group. We welcome Allison and her extensive experiences, skills and passion that she brings to the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society.
Shatelle Smith
Welcome Shatelle Smith to the Affiliate Faculty at the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society.
Shantelle is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato, with a passion for teaching students and the community with a holistic focus. She is a co-founder of a local chapter of the American Holistic Nurses Association. Her current research interests and topics include family-centered care perceptions in nursing education and preventing poor outcomes by promoting coping mechanisms in the adolescent population who have a chronic disease with a family-centered care approach.
Dr. Allyson Hopperstad
Welcome Dr. Allyson Hopperstad, DNP, MSN, RN, PHN to the Affiliate Faculty for the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society.
In reflecting on her nursing background, Dr. Hopperstad stated “I found several parallels that show my interest in family and societal health. As a leader of the American Holistic Nursing Association Red River Chapter I have been a part of leading and providing area nurses with continuing education and training around holistic approaches to family nursing.” Allyson’s background as an emergency and trauma nurse has allowed her to specialize in areas such as pediatric and adult specific care. She has also worked as a school nurse building a foundation on family nursing practices to ensure a child can safely learn and grow. In this role Allyson was able to educate families on health maintenance and disease prevention through several free screenings throughout the year that was not just aimed to children but the entire family. Lastly, Allyson states “I have had the opportunity to implement family care approaches into the bedside nursing care protocols at a large hospital institution. We implemented care strategies that identified the patient as a family unit and ensured support, education and healthcare was provided not just to the patient but the entire family structure. I am excited to be part of improving family nursing in partnership with the Taylor Nursing Institute.”
