Rate My Professor Arin Van Wormer

Van Wormer obtained her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Minnesota in 2010, concurrently earning a Post-Master’s Certificate as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She completed an M.S. in Nursing Education, with a minor in Educational Psychology, at the University of Minnesota in 2007, and a B.S. in Nursing from Winona State University. Her research specializations include adult health, acute care, palliative and end-of-life care, alternative and complementary therapies, and nursing education. In 2022, she presented “COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Student Attitudes (COVaCSA)” at the Midwest Nursing Research Society conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. Her peer-reviewed publications feature “Determinants of Complementary Therapy Use among Hospitalized Adults with Cancer Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study” (2024, co-authored with Kelly Buchholtz and Jeffrey J. VanWormer); “A new academic-practice partnership in a rural healthcare setting” (2025, with Charlotte Sortedahl); “Oral hygiene, quality of life, and risk of heart failure” (2025); “Race, Rurality, and Suicidality in Children and Adolescents” (2023); “Using Lesson Study to Integrate Information Literacy Throughout the Nursing Curriculum” (2013); and “A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Health and Quality of Life Outcomes of Traditional vs. Home Telehealth Postdischarge Interventions” (2013). These works demonstrate her contributions to clinical research, educational partnerships, and interdisciplinary efforts advancing nursing practice and student preparation.