Colleen M. Casey, Ph.D., ANP-BC, CNS
- Specialties:
- Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine
- Special Interest:
- Aging and Geriatrics
- Accepting Patients:
- Yes
- Languages:
- English, Spanish (some)
Biography
Dr. Casey enjoys helping older adults and their families optimize their health, function, and independence to most fully enjoy life. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, she volunteered for a year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Helena, MT. Prior to entering nursing, she did hospice and Red Cross work, as well as health policy work for the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Dr. Casey graduated with her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate in nursing from Oregon Health & Science University. She has worked as a cardiac-surgical ICU nurse for the past 7 years while completing her graduate studies. Recently, she completed postgraduate work at the University of Washington and plans to develop a general internal medicine practice with a focus in geriatrics. She is board certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and also licensed as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, specializing in Geriatrics. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children traveling, camping, and exploring places near and far, especially in Portland, greater Oregon, and Montana.
Education
- Degrees:
B.A., University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 1994
B.S., Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2003
M.S., Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2007
Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2009
PMC, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2010
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Fellowships:
John A. Hartford Foundation’s Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Predoctoral Fellowship, 2005-2007
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, 2007-2009 -
Certification:
Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
