Kristin Ahrens

Kristin Ahrens, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, Purdue Global University, is an Adjunct Instructor at Purdue Global School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan and her MSN and DNP from Case Western Reserve University. She has worked as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in a school-based health clinic for over 22 years. In addition, she has taught Master’s level nursing courses for 10 years and continues pursuing her own learning. Her doctoral focus was on cardiac risk factors in children and she has special interest in adolescent health. She served as the Nurse Practitioner representative on the State of Michigan Board of Nursing from 2017-2021.