Carol Hargate
Email: c-hargate@bethel.edu
Job Title
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Professor of Nursing
Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Interests include public health, academic and community collaboration/partnerships, intercultural learning, inter-professional education and practice, advance practice nursing,, health equity, and health policy.
Started at Bethel
2009
Education
- University of Minnesota - B.S., 1976
- University of Minnesota - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1981
- University of Minnesota - M.P.H., 1981
- Capella University - Ph.D., 2009
Biography
Carol Hargate is a Professor of Nursing at Bethel University. In addition to teaching Carol maintains an active pediatric nurse practitioner practice. Carol served as team leader on a number of international medical mission trips to Nigeria and India. In 2014, Carol served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist at Patan Academy of Health Sciences in Kathmandu, Nepal. Carol has presented at national and international conferences related to the topics of reconciliation, inter-professional education and practice, and addressing health equity.
Courses Taught
- NUR201 Foundations of Health Ministry
- NUR425GZ Population Focused Nursing Care
- NUR415 Nursing Practicum
- NURS650 Nursing and Health Care Policy
- NURS404 Public Health Nursing
- NURS 446 Practicum VI: Public Health Nursing
Awards
2014: Fulbright Senior Specialist, Patan Academy of Health Sciences in Kathmandu, Nepal
2011: Minnesota Campus Compact, President’s Civic Engagement Steward Award
Publications
Garcia, C. M., Schaffer, M. A., & Schoon, P. M. (2014). Population-based public health clinical manual: The Henry Street Model for nurses (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International. (Chapter Co-Contributor)
Hargate, C. (in press). Will the real nurse please stand up? Improving nursing's image through faith-learning integration. Journal of Christian Nursing.
Hargate, C. (2009). The next generation of nurses: Who will teach them? [Abstract]. Shanghai International Nursing Conference Proceedings
Schaffer, M. A. & Hargate, C. (in press). Moving toward reconciliation: Community engagement in nursing education. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship.
Presentations
August 2013: Galway, Ireland at Making the Difference: Third International Public Health Nursing Conference
"Educating for Change: The Role of Inter-professional Collaboration in Public Health Practice"
August 2013: Minneapolis, Minnesota at Nuts and Bolts for Nurse Educators Conference
"Service Learning: At Home and Abroad – A Panel Discussion"
Nursing Faculty Success from Fundamentals to NCLEX and Beyond, Panel Member
October, 2012: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama at 2012 National Outreach Scholarship Conference
"Moving Toward Reconciliation: A Model to Address Health Disparities"
February 2012: Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota at The Fourth Bethel University Conference on Sociological Perspectives on Reconciliation
"Modeling Reconciliation through Community Engagement in a Nursing Curriculum"
May 2011: Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Region, Canada at Campus University Expo 2011
"Community Engagement Curricular Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities"
February 2011: Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota at The Third Bethel University Conference on Sociological Perspectives on Reconciliation
"Modeling Reconciliation through Community Engagement in a Nursing Curriculum"
November 2010: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan at Conference on Christianity, Culture, and Diversity in America: Educating for Shalom
"Modeling Reconciliation through Community Engagement in a Nursing Curriculum"
Certificates and Licenses
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Board Certification in Primary Care Pediatrics, Certification 1983 to present; Fellow, 1983 to present
Registered Nurse License (MN), 1973 to present
Advance Practice License (APRN-MN), 2015 to present
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
Organizations
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1983 to present
- Member (Group) National League for Nursing, 2009 to present
Committees and Boards
Previous
- Co-chair of Partnership Advisory Committee, Frogtown Summit University Area, 2013 to 2918
- Academic Appeals Committee, 2013 to 2018
- Chair of Faculty Community Engagement Coordinating Committee, 2012 to 2018
- Member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2010 to 2013
- Board Member for Community Advisory Board for the National Children’s Study/Ramsey County Location, 2010 to 2012
- Co-founder/facilitator for Reconciliation Lunch Group, Frogtown area, 2010 to 2012
- Public Health Adviser, Nigerian Children’s Project, Atta Ikedura, Imo State, Nigeria, 1998 to 2018
Hobbies and Interests
Travel, reading, spending time with family, and enjoying life's moments.
Areas of expertise
Project management, community engagement, academic and community collaboration/partnerships, intercultural learning, inter-professional education and practice, advance practice nursing, population focused health care, health equity, and health policy.
Teaching specialty
Public Health Health Policy