LuAnn Etcher, Ph.D., GNP-BC, CPG
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Clinically, I am a Ph.D. prepared nurse, certified as a practitioner and credentialed as a professional gerontologist. My clinical work focuses on preventive health and wellness. I also specialize in behavioral sleep medicine, a clinical focus during my second postdoctoral fellowship. I was honored to be named a John A. Hartford Foundation & The Atlantic Philanthropies Claire M. Fagin Fellow in 2008, and a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar in 2012.
My background as a nurse is varied, having held positions ranging from staff nurse to administration to APRN within a private practice. I’ve also worked in varied settings: from hospital medical unit to ICU/trauma, to clinic, to sub-acute rehab, long-term care as well as home care. This wide range of experiences over my clinical career has provided me the opportunity to observe a variety of disease states and disorders at varying stages and levels of expression and management.
Academically, I have had the opportunity to work as a post-doctoral research scientist, a nurse practitioner program director, as well as faculty member. I have been historically involved with the education of nursing students and other health professionals at multiple levels, in developing, coordinating and teaching both clinical and didactic courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The majority of my teaching experience is in doctoral level education. I have taught in face to face, hybrid and online classrooms, but consider online education to be one of my academic specialty areas.
Degrees & Certifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Post-Graduate Certificate - Sleep Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
- Master of Science Nursing, University of Michigan - Rackham, Ann Arbor, MI
- Post-Graduate Certificate Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, University of Michigan - Rackham, Ann Arbor, MI
- Bachelor of Science Nursing, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Interests
My research interests have always stemmed from clinical and academic practice as a nurse practitioner and faculty member. Areas of interest include:
- Educational research to enhance knowledge, skills, and competencies
- Biobehavioral self-management, Intervention, & translation science research that aims to improve the diagnosis, management, treatment, and care for various health conditions and diseases, including use of innovative evidence-based approaches and technology
- Systems solutions research to improve quality, accessibility, feasibility, and affordability of care services for all people
Awards & Fellowships
Research Fellowships, Augmented Research Training & Research Training Certificates
- Early Career Reviewer (ECR), Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health, Behavioral Medicine Interventions and Outcomes (BMIO) Study section.
- 2012- 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar Program Wayne State University & Yale University.
- 2008-2010 John A. Hartford Foundation & Atlantic Philanthropies Claire M. Fagin Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan & Wayne State University.
- 2013 BIO-TRAC FAES/NIH & NINR Summer Fatigue and Sleep Methodologies Boot Camp. Certificate of Completion
- 2010 Summer Institute on Transdisciplinary Research Integrating Genetic & Social Work Research. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Certificate of Institute Completion.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar Program Wayne State University & Yale University, 2012-15
- John A. Hartford Foundation & Atlantic Philanthropies Claire M. Fagin Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan & Wayne State University, 2020-2012