Susan Belport, DNP, APN, NE, ACNP, FNP-BC

My 34-year journey as a nurse began in 1987 upon my graduation from the University of Southern Colorado, now known as Colorado State University-Pueblo. My nursing experience in higher education as an Associate Nursing Professor, Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator, hospital administrator, and clinical practice positions provided a foundation of leadership skills to build on in my current role as the CSU-Pueblo Director of Graduate Studies in the Provost Office.

In 2015, I received my Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the University College Colorado Springs (UCCS) Beth-El College of Nursing. In 1998, I received my master’s degree in nursing (MSN) with a Family Nurse Practitioner emphasis and in 2011 and 2013, I completed my post master’s certificate for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) and Nurse Educator from CSU-Pueblo.

Over the last 11 years while maintaining a Nurse Practitioner clinical practice, I have developed and coordinated graduate nursing simulation and taught many hybrid (online and face-to-face) graduate and Doctor of Nursing Practice nursing courses including: Organizational and Systems Leadership, Healthcare Business and Finance, DNP Projects, Pharmacology, Evidence-Based Practice, Biostatistics, Acute Care Procedure Skills, Advanced Assessment/ Lab, Diagnostic Clinical Reasoning, and the role as the lead instructor for the FNP didactic and practicum courses. I have mentored faculty over the last 10 years to develop and seek accreditation for the first Doctorate degree at CSU-Pueblo that began in 2018 along with faculty development activities to teach online, face-to-face, and hybrid courses.