معرفی
Katie Clark is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Nursing at Augsburg University, where she has served since 2009. She is also Executive Director of the Augsburg Health Commons, a network of community-based drop-in centers that provide radical hospitality and health services to marginalized populations across Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Education
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) in Transcultural Leadership – Augsburg University, 2014
- Master of Arts in Nursing (M.A.N.) with Transcultural Nursing Emphasis – Augsburg University, 2010
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) – University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 2002
Research & Teaching Focus
Dr. Clark’s scholarship centers on transcultural nursing education, community-engaged pedagogy, and health equity. She designs immersion-based graduate courses that place students directly in underserved neighborhoods to learn alongside individuals experiencing homelessness, refugees, and other marginalized groups. Her pedagogical model emphasizes citizen nursing—preparing nurses to act as civic agents who address social determinants of health and structural inequities.
Her research and publications evaluate the impact of place-based learning on professional identity formation, curricular innovation for AACN Essentials (2021), and the role of mission-driven education in advancing social justice.
Scientific Awards & Honors
- 2025 Fellow – AACN Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN)
- 2025 Fellow – Minnesota Association of Registered Nurses to National American Nurses’ Advocacy Institute
- Distinguished Professor Award – Service, Augsburg University, 2020–2021
- President’s Civic Engagement Steward Award – Campus Compact (team award) 2013 & 2016
- Health Equity Innovation Fund Grant – AARP/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2022
- Father Greg Tolaas ’74 Distinguished Service Award, Hill Murray High School, 2025
Grants, Leadership & Community Engagement
Under her direction, the Augsburg Health Commons has expanded from one site in 1991 to five neighborhood locations, each sustained by university-community partnerships and external grants totalling more than $200,000. Dr. Clark chairs university-wide curriculum redesign efforts to align with new AACN Essentials and sits on the President’s Mission and Identity Division. She mentors Doctor of Nursing Practice students and leads interprofessional teams integrating public health nursing, physician assistant education, and community advocacy.
Labs & Teams
Dr. Clark leads the Augsburg Health Commons interdisciplinary team, which includes faculty, students, and community partners across five neighborhood sites, continuously developing new immersive learning modules and evaluation tools for community-engaged nursing education.
