Anne Taunton has built her career by challenging traditional disciplinary boundaries to address complex human health issues. Beginning as a geologist, she explored the relationship between earth materials and human health, integrating chemistry, mineralogy, and physiology in her research.
As an educator, she has focused on using interdisciplinary approaches to foster critical thinking. Today, as a nurse and nurse educator, her work examines how authentic community based experiences can strengthen clinical judgment and prepare future nurses for professional practice.
Degrees
PhD, Physiological Geochemistry - University of Idaho; Moscow, ID
MSN, Nursing Education - Auburn University; Auburn, AL
MS, Geomicrobiology - University of Wisconsin; Madison, WI
BSN, Nursing - Lewis-Clark State College; Lewiston, ID
BS, Chemistry - University of Arkansas; Fayetteville, AR
Areas of Research
- High-risk Inpatient Obstetrics
- Compromised Human Lactation
- Community Experiential Learning
- Clinical Judgment