Catherine "Catie" Chung, PhD, RN, CNE, CCM, AHN-BC, PHN

Director / Professor
Catherine Chung
School of Nursing
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Dr. Chung studied nursing at the University of Iowa and earned her BSN and Master’s there. She has practiced in inpatient cardiac rehab, med/surg, labor & delivery, and home health case management and administration. Catie and her family have been Southern Nevada residents since 2004. Wanting to make an impact on the nursing profession and healthcare by educating others, Catie earned her PhD in Nursing from UNLV in 2011. She has been with Touro since 2015. Dr. Chung created and launched Touro’s MSN program, and now leads the MSN and DNP programs as the Director of Graduate Nursing Programs. Her research areas are nursing faculty mentoring, online nursing teaching & learning strategies, and chronic disease self-management.

Regarding the nursing profession, Catie believes that each nurse can truly change the world. On a personal note, Catie and her family got their first dog three years ago and love having a furry family member!