Anne Taunton has built her career by challenging disciplinary boundaries to address complex human health issues. As a geochemist and scientist, her work explored the relationship between earth materials and human health through the integration of chemistry, mineralogy, and physiology. As an educator, she has emphasized interdisciplinary approaches that foster critical thinking. Today, as a nurse and nurse educator, her scholarship and teaching focus on how authentic community experiences cultivate 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