School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Faculty & Staff

Candace L. Haugtvedt is an Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration at MSUM and te...

Candace L. Haugtvedt is an Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration at MSUM and teaches in the online Master's in Healthcare Administration program. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Administration and Preventive Medicine from the Ohio State University. Her dissertation was, “Enhancing Adherence to Antibiotic Regimens: A Test of Protection Motivation Theory and Persuasive Communications.” Her thesis was, “Economic and Quality Assessment of Pharmaceutical Services for a Home Care Hospice” Candace received her B.S. in Pharmacy from North Dakota State University. She has published four peer-reviewed journal articles and is on the Editorial Board of the Ohio Public Health Journal. Candace is a Councilor for the Pharmacy Section of the American Public Health Association and serves on the ISC Opioid Work Group. She is also an active member of the Health Administration Section of APHA and is on the Engagement and Programming Committees.

Professor, Nursing| EdD, MSN, RN, COS, CNE-cl

Adjunct Faculty, MHA | AJD, MHSA, BBA, FACHE | Online

Assistant Professor / BSN Program

I graduated with a BSN RN in 1986 from South Dakota State University. I home schooled our ...

I graduated with a BSN RN in 1986 from South Dakota State University. I home schooled our children and worked primarily part time, with some occasional fulltime hours, for LTC/SNFs, small and large hospitals, Home Health, and as an EMT. Then when the children were grown, I worked fulltime in administration in a LTC/SNF facility a few years. Then, I worked fulltime in IP Dialysis in Fargo. I also worked as adjunct nursing faculty for NDSCS to create dialysis curriculum and teach a nurse aide course. Then I completed a MSN RN in 2015 from Minnesota State University Moorhead: the New Educator Track with the 3 Ps: Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment. I was then hired to be a Dialysis RN Clinical Educator for a large healthcare organization. I was the Dialysis Educator for 5 years fulltime. During the COVID pandemic, the educators were considered nonessential. Therefore, I worked instead for 11 months fulltime on hospital units in Fargo. Currently I am an adjunct MSUM Nursing faculty part-time and an online Winona State University graduate student to complete a DNP-PLI degree by Spring 2024. My hobbies are volunteering for a local church, spending time with our grand children and our grown children, taking walks with my husband of 36 years, and providing care for my elderly mother.

Co-Chair, School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership | Associate Professor, Nursing | DNP, MS, RN, PHN, CNE | Online & On Campus

Program Coordinator, Master of Healthcare Administration | Professor | DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-B...

Program Coordinator, Master of Healthcare Administration | Professor | DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC | Online Innovative, tenured professor bringing over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience to help develop future healthcare leaders and graduate nursing professionals. Adept in graduate course delivery and healthcare leadership curriculum development, along with accreditation activities to support programs. Expertise in healthcare policy, strategy, operations management, leadership, informatics, and helping students develop their final, scholarly capstone projects. Executive healthcare leadership experience that is translated into the the online classroom. Research interests include interprofessional collaboration, graduate curriculum development, competency-based learning/outcomes in healthcare leaders, and burnout in healthcare professionals.

Co-Chair, School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership | Program Coordinator, Health Services...

Co-Chair, School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership | Program Coordinator, Health Services Administration & Leadership & Innovation in Aging Studies | Certified in Lean Process Improvement Methodology & Online Teaching Certified in Bioinformatics

Associate Professor | DNP, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-BC | Online

Program Coordinator, MANE BSN Program l Associate Professor, Nursing | MSN, RN, PHN | Online & On Campus

Program Coordinator, Graduate Nursing | Professor | PhD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE | Online