I started my nursing career after graduating from Barnes Hospital School of Nursing in St.Louis, MO. I worked at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (1963-1966) and Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children (1966-1969) while pursuing my baccalaureate degree in nursing in night school.I received my degree as a member of the last class to graduate from the nursing program at Washington University (1969).I worked in the Staff Development department at Barnes Hospital after I earned my degree and began work on a master’s degree in medical–surgical nursing at St. Louis University.
After graduation with my master's degree (1971), I started my doctoral degree in education and began teaching at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville (SIUE).I married John Gresley, Jr. when I was about halfway through my doctoral course work. After graduating with my PhD in Education (1979), I had two children, John III and Jeffrey. I continued my career at SIUE, teaching medical surgical nursing, acquiring course work in community health nursing, moving from coordinator to Associate Dean of Academics and serving as interim Dean of the School of Nursing (1994-95).I came to Concordia University Wisconsin in 1996 as the Graduate Program Director to help launch the Master of Science in Nursing degree.It has been a very successful opportunity.There were twelve students enrolled in two courses when I came and now there are 280+ students in three career options. I was promoted to Dean of the School of Human Services in 1999. I developed the Nurse Educator option in 2004 and have had a wonderful experience practicing my craft of teaching for the past several years.
In 2005, I was one of the first nursing educators to take and pass the Certified Nurse Educator examination offered by the National League for Nursing.Currently, I am serving as the interim department chair for the Nursing Department during the search process for a new chair.
Dr. Teri Kaul
RN, MSN, Ph.D., APRN-BC, APNP
Adult Nurse Practitioner
NP Program Director
Dr. Teri Kaul earned her BSN in 1989 and her MSN degree cum laude from Marquette University in 1996. In 2007 she completed her doctorate in education from Marquette. She is certified by the ACCN as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and is licensed as an Advance Practice Nurse Prescriber. She is an active member of the American Nurses Association, the Wisconsin Nurse Association, the Milwaukee Metro Nurse Practitioner Organization and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty. In addition to being the graduate nursing program director here at CUW as well as her teaching responsibilities in the graduate nursing program, she is a part-time nurse practitioner in student health services at Concordia University and a part-time nurse practitioner with Aurora Quick Care in Milwaukee. Prior to this Teri was a nurse practitioner at the Medical College of Wisconsin in an internal medicine practice for 9 years. Her professional experience includes 19 years practicing as a nurse in various acute care and home care settings.
Diane Ames
RN MSN ANP-C APNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
APN II & III Course Coordinator
Clinical Faculty
Debra A. Bancroft RN MSN FNP-C APNP
Family Nurse Practitioner - specializing in Rheumatology
Clinical Faculty
Debra initially received a diploma of nursing from Columbia Hospital School of Nursing in 1981. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Carroll College in 1987, and her Master of Science in Nursing in 1996 from UW Oshkosh. She is certified through the ANCC as a Family Nurse Practitioner, and is licensed in the state of Wisconsin as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber.
Debra has worked in the field of rheumatology for 18 years as a staff nurse, specialty coordinator, program manager, and currently as a nurse practitioner in private practice with a group of seven rheumatologists. She has presented several special interest abstracts and has been invited to do "meet the expert" sessions for the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals at the national level. She has lectured for Marquette, MATC, UWM, UW Parkside, and Concordia on rheumatology topics. She has authored two chapters on rheumatic disease in Brunner and Suddarth's Medical/Surgical Nursing and Porth's Pathophysiology textbooks.
Candi Humphreys
RN MSN APNP
Adult Nurse Practioner
Clinical Faculty
Sharon Krukowski
RN MSN FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Faculty
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Nancy McClellan RN MSN APRN BC APNP Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Faculty
Nancy initially received an Associate Degree in Nursing from MATC in 1985. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1993 and her Master's of Science in Nursing in 1996 from Marquette University. She is certified through the ANCC as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner and by the state of Wisconsin as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber.
Nancy is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, currently practicing at Lakeshore Medical Clinic. She has more than 17 years experience as a staff nurse, supervisor and manager in long term care of the elderly. She also served briefly as interim Director of Nursing. She teaches the Gerontological Advance Practice Nursing III course at CUW, lectures, and supervises NP students during their clinicals. Nancy?s special interests include pain management, end of life issues, and women?s health problems.
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Kate Murphy
RN MSN FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Faculty
Kate Murphy obtained her Master's of Science in Nursing degree in 1985. After earning her MSN, Kate's next 14 years were spent in a full time family practice. Kate's role in the practice involved management, clinical preceptorship, and volunteer activities. Presently Kate juggles a busy family and works part-time with an emphasis in women's health. Kate also enjoys spending time with her family, biking, skiing, hiking, and volunteering at her children's school.
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Barbara Pavlovich
RN MSN FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Faculty
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Grace Peterson
RN MSN PhD
Chairperson of Nursing
Professor of Graduate Nursing
Dr. Grace Peterson, R.N. is a native of Chicago, Illinois where she attended Swedish Covenant Hospital School of Nursing and received her Diploma in Nursing.
In 1964, Dr. Peterson graduated from North Park College in Chicago, Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Dr. Peterson received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Primary Health Care with a nurse educator emphasis. Her Ph.D. was earned at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin with an emphasis on Nursing Education in Foundations of Education and a minor in Theology.
Grace is currently chair of the Nursing Division at Concordia University Wisconsin.
Judy Podoll
RN MSN BC-ANP BC-ACNP
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Faculty
Judy Podoll earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Alverno College and her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Marquette University. In 1996 she earned her certificate as a Nurse Practitioner from Marquette University. She is board certified by the ANCC as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She is currently employed by the Medical College of Wisconsin in the Endocrine Department where she is specializing in diabetes with a special interest in diabetes in pregnancy.
Lynne Spearbraker
Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Clinical Pharmacist
Adjunct Faculty
Lynne earned both her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a post-graduation Pharmacy Practice Residency with Aurora Heath Care in Milwaukee, WI, primarily practicing out of Aurora Sinai and St. Luke?s Medical Centers. Since completion of her residency, Lynne has continued as an inpatient clinical pharmacist at Aurora Sinai Medical Center. She has served as a consultant pharmacist for the Aurora Sinai Positive Health Clinic, a multidisciplinary site dedicated to the care of HIV positive patients. Lynne is a general medicine preceptor for Pharmacy Practice Residents as well as for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy students. In addition to precepting, Lynne has guest lectured for the UW-Doctor of Pharmacy program, UW-Extension Continuing Education, Marquette University, and Grand Rounds series at St. Luke?s Medical Center. Her areas of interest are internal medicine, infectious disease, and providing care to medically underserved patients.
Tim Wittwer
RN MSN APNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Tim Wittwer earned his Bachelor of Science degree in nursing with a certificate in public health nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1992. He earned his Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1998. He is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC and is an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber in the State of Wisconsin. He is presently employed at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in their primary care department. Previously he worked for the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department for 3? years as a nurse practitioner. Tim also practices on Tuesday and Thursday at the Albrecht Free Clinic in Hartford and West Bend providing free medical care to the uninsured and underinsured residents of Washington County.
