Kirkhof College of Nursing Grant Personnel
HRSA Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant (ANEW):
In 2019, KCON was awarded a four-year HRSA ANEW grant to increase primary care services in Michigan's rural and/or underserved communities by educating and graduating 19 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Practitioners (NPs). In 2023, KCON received a continuation grant through the HRSA to continue the ANEW program. KCON partnered with McLaren Health Care and Trinity Health Muskegon to recruit and educate 37 DNP NPs, who are underrepresented minorities or from a disadvantaged background, to provide primary, mental, and substance use disorder health care, in rural and/or underserved communities in Michigan. The three program tracks supported through the grant include Adult/Older Adult Primary Care, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
HRSA Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant (NWD):
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) grant is a collaborative effort between GVSU, McLaren Health Care, and Corewell Health West to increase nursing education opportunities for nurses from disadvantaged backgrounds and to equip them to provide culturally aligned care and lead in healthcare systems that provide care for medically underserved areas in Michigan.
HRSA ANEW Project Director
Katherine Moran, DNP, RN, CDCES, FADCES, FNAP
Associate Professor
Dr. Katherine Moran has been an Associate Professor at Kirkhof College of Nursing since 2018. She has broad interprofessional experience caring for underserved populations with chronic disease as the co-owner of My Self-Management Team, Inc. Further, she is a national expert in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project and the co-author of an award-winning textbook, The DNP Project: A Framework for Success. She also has extensive experience providing consultation for graduate programs seeking to develop the DNP degree. Finally, she is the Principal Investigator for the HRSA ANEW grant and the Academic Program Director for the HRSA NWD grant.
HRSA NWD Project Director
Janet Winter DNP, MPA, RN, FNAP
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Associate Professor
Dr. Janet Winter has been associate dean for undergraduate programs with the Kirkhof College of Nursing since 2014 and faculty since 2012. Her areas of scholarship and interest are sustainability, interprofessional education and collaboration, and leadership. Her teaching includes independent studies and transformative nursing leadership. Dr. Winter is the Project Director for the HRSA NWD grant.
HRSA NWD Grant Project Manager
Leda Evans, DNP, NP-C
Dr. Leda Evans is the HRSA NWD grant project manager. She has extensive experience as a registered nurse in medical-surgical oncology and long-term acute care. She is also a certified adult-gerontological nurse practitioner with expertise in diabetes and endocrinology.
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HRSA ANEW Grant Project Manager
Michelle McElroy, MBA
Michelle McElroy is the Project Manager for the HRSA ANEW grant. She manages the implementation and evaluation of the grant and supports the practice partners, site staff, preceptors, and students. She oversees all grant activities, including budget oversight and data collection, and develops project reports, policies, procedures, and manuals. Michelle has her bachelor's degree in Health Care Systems Administration and her master's degree in Business Administration.
HRSA NWD Student Services Advisor
Kelli Bossick, M. Ed.
Kelli Bossick is the HRSA NWD Student Services Advisor. She has ample experience in higher education in both the areas of academic advising and career development and planning. Kelli works to support students as they integrate and navigate their academic and career demands.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,219,682 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit the Health Resources and Services Administration website..