Cathrin Carithers, DNP, RN
Assistant Dean, UNMC College of Nursing, Kearney Division
Clinical Associate Professor
Cathrin Carithers, DNP, RN, is an assistant dean and clinical professor in the Kearney Division of the UNMC College of Nursing. Dr. Carithers joined the College in 2017. Prior to moving to Nebraska, she served as a nurse practitioner program director and doctor of nursing practice program director.
She has practiced in several clinical areas, including pediatric intensive care, acute care and primary care, as well as parenting skills coordinator and mother-baby home health. In addition to serving the pediatric population, she has practiced as an internationally board certified lactation consultant in the inpatient and outpatient settings and as a certified diabetes educator.
Dr. Carithers teaches in the graduate program and serves as a doctor of nursing practice project adviser for students in central Nebraska and surrounding communities. She is passionate about interprofessional education, collaborative practice and workforce development. She has been in academia since 2002 and enjoys teaching and mentoring students and facilitating faculty and staff development.
- 1981, BSN, University of Kansas
- 2002, MSN, University of Oklahoma
- 2011, DNP, University of Arizona
- Belongingness
- Health Promotion
- Interprofessional education
- Workforce development
- February 2021-March 2022 Title: Educating Nurses to Practice at their Scope in Telehealth Care Delivery, Source: USDA Grant; Award Amount: $350,000, Role: Carithers, C. (P.I.)
- January 2020-December 2020 Title: Building Capacity Towards a Culture of Inclusive Excellence. Source: UNMC Inclusive Excellence Development Grant. Award Amount: $3,000.00; PI: Role: Carithers, C. (P.I.)
- January 2019 Source: UNMC Faculty Grant. Award Amount: $100,000; Role: Carithers, C. (Co-PI)
- July 2019-June 2022 Title: Activating Veterans: The Call to Primary Care Nursing. Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Award Amount: $1,364,702; Role: Carithers, C. (Co-PI)
- January 2018–December 2020 Title: Global Grant GG1861258: Medical Equipment and Training Through a Vocational Training Team for Improved Maternal and Child Health Care in Kakamega County, Kenya. Source: Rotary International; Award Amount: $136,454.00; Role: Vocational Training Team Member
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Interprofessional Academy of Educators.
- Kearney Dawn Rotary Club Member Health Education Center of Nebraska Board Member.