Barriers to recruit, retain, and graduate diverse nursing students

Dr. Tricia Cowan is an assistant professor at Bemidji State University. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Winona State University and a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education from Western Governor’s University. Tricia has clinical experience in psychiatric, medical/surgical, informatics, occupational, and long-term care nursing. Internationally, Tricia developed nursing curricula for the Sino-American nursing program in collaboration with Chinese nursing faculty in Jinhua Polytechnic. Tricia taught nursing courses to Chinese students in Jinhua, Zhejiang in 2019. Tricia's areas of expertise include psychiatry and nursing education. She is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing.

Tricia Cowan
DNP, RN, PHN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Bemidji State University

Phone: (218)755-2148
Email: tricia.cowan@bemidjistate.edu