Biography
Christine Cogil, DNP, MPS, RN, FNP-BC, is a clinician educator - associate professor and the Interim Assistant Dean of Graduate Professional Programs at The University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Nursing. She also has a dual appointment with the UNM Department of Dental Medicine. Her practice as a nurse and family nurse practitioner has been dedicated to rural, underserved and border populations. Cogil joined the College of Nursing faculty in 2010, where she continued to focus on rural School-Based Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Her teaching has been primarily involved the preparation of advanced practiced registered nurses.
Cogil's doctoral research and clinical practice have focused on the integration of oral health into primary care. In addition, she has incorporated oral health assessment and management into the advanced practice nursing curriculum at UNM. She has been involved in two HRSA grants to train students and providers in the assessment and management of oral health issues that can be managed in primary care. Along with an interprofessional team of dentists, medical doctors, physician assistants, nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners, she developed the Primary Care Oral Assessment Tool (PCOAT). She has presented her work on the PCOAT and integration of oral health at local, regional and national conferences.
Cogil earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from New Mexico State University; a Master of Science in Nursing, with a family nurse practitioner concentration, from UNM; a Master of Pastoral Studies from Loyola University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marymount College of Kansas.
Areas of Specialty
Family-Centered Care | Oral Health | Primary Care
Education
DNP, New Mexico State University, 2015 (Nursing)
MSN, The University of New Mexico, 2000 (Family Nurse Practitioner)
MPS, Loyola University, 1995 (Pastoral Studies)
BSN, Marymount College, 1981 (Nursing)
Certifications
RN: Registered Nurse
FNP-BC: Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certified
Achievements & Awards
Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society Member
Gender
Female
Languages
- Spanish
Courses Taught
N526 Advanced Pathophysiology
N535 Adult Health I
N536 Adult Health II
N540 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
N542 Ambulatory Pediatrics I
N593 Advance Practice Topics - Diagnostic Reasoning
N594 Advance Practice Seminar
N429L Topics: Community MCH I-III: Models of Care
N441 Evidence-Based Application of Health Assessment Skills