Title
Dean of the College of NursingOffice Building
Wagner HallOffice
255Mailing Address
Wagner Hall 255College of Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
Dr. Krogh has an extensive background in teaching and program administration. Her clinical area of expertise is nurse anesthesia. Her research focuses on the psychometric behavior of examination items on high stakes testing, in particular the certifying examination for certified registered nurse anesthetists. She has served on the board of directors for the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, and led teams charged with creating certification for non-surgical pain management and revamping the recertification process for nurse anesthetists. Her administration experience includes program direction and dean of nursing and health science.Education
- B.S. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 1985
- M.S. in nurse anesthesia | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota/Minneapolis School of Anesthesia | 1995
- Ph.D. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 2011
Academic Interests
- Nurse anesthesia
- Tertiary care
- Psychometrics of testing
Academic Responsibilities
- Dean of the College of Nursing
Committees and Professional Memberships
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- South Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American Nurses’ Association
- South Dakota Nurses' Association
- American Academy of Nursing
- Sigma Theta Tau
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Achievement Award, Mount Marty College, 2016
- Inducted as Fellow in American Academy of Nursing, 2015
- Inducted Phi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau, South Dakota State University, 2010
- Outstanding Clinical Coordinator, Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, 1997
- Academic Achievement Award, Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, 1995
- Inducted Phi Kappa Phi, South Dakota State University, 1985
Grants
- 1999 | HRSA A22NU21057-05 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $31,481
- 2000 | HRSA A22HP00034-01 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $26,285
- 2001 | HRSA A22HP00034-02 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $22,878
- 2002 | HRSA A22HP00034-03 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $97,180
- 2003 | HRSA A22HP00034-04 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $15,936
- 2004 | HRSA A22HP00034-05 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $20,235
- 2005 | HRSA A22HP00034-06 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $19,381
- 2006 | HRSA A22HP07399-01 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $14,653
- 2007 | HRSA A22HP08255-01 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $12,882
- 2008 | HRSA A22HP08255-02 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $13,103
- 2009 | HRSA A22HP08255-03 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $9,631
- 2010 | HRSA A22HP08255-04 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $8,842
- 2011 | HRSA A22HP21697-01 | Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship | Award Amount $10,231
- 2015 | Benedictine Service Grant | Award Amount $16,417
- 2013 | HRSA 13-188 | Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grant Reviewer
Work Experience
South Dakota State University, Brookings
- Tenured professor - July 2019
- Dean, College of Nursing - July 2019-present
- Provide effective transformational leadership to the College of Nursing, including accreditation, evaluation, vision, planning, faculty needs and advancement.
- Collaborate with the Provost to set targeted goals for the College of Nursing.
- Implement strategic vision that aligns with Imagine 2023 goals for the university.
- Oversee budget and planning for innovative strategies for ongoing quality improvement within the college.
Mount Marty College, Yankton, South Dakota
- Tenure granted - June 2017
- Assistant professor - May 2011-June 2015
- Associate professor - June 2015-February 2019
- Professor - Granted February 2019
- Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences - June 2018-June 2019
- Provide effective transformational leadership to the nursing and nurse anesthesia programs at Mount Marty College, including accreditation, evaluation, vision, planning and faculty needs.
- Collaborate with the college president and vice president for academic affairs in setting targeted goals for the nursing and nurse anesthesia programs.
- Provide important nursing perspectives to the executive team at the college.
- Collaborate effectively with the Advancement Office in seeking targeted giving to the programs and to the college.
- Program director, Nurse Anesthesia Program - January 2015-June 2018
- Assumed leadership for the accreditation, evaluation, vision, planning, faculty and student needs for the nurse anesthesia program.
- Successfully moved the program from a Master of Science framework to the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program in 2016.
- Received Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs approval for both B.S. to DNAP and M.S. to DNAP tracks. Also achieved approval for online education in the M.S. to DNAP track.
- Received Higher Learning Commission (HLC) approval for doctoral education for the nurse anesthesia program at Mount Marty College.
- Clinical director, Nurse Anesthesia Program - May 2011-January 2015
- Took charge of the administration, evaluation, procurement and oversight of all clinical experiences for the nurse anesthesia program.
Minneapolis School of Anesthesia - February 1999-May 2011
- Associate director, Nurse Anesthesia Program
- Assumed leadership for the administration, evaluation, procurement and oversight of all clinical experiences for the nurse anesthesia program.
- Collaborated effectively with the program director in accreditation, evaluation, planning and student and faculty needs for the program.
- Planned clinical faculty development activities to improve evaluation and precepting of students in clinical.
- Achieved Assistant Professor rank through affiliation with Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, which served as the degree-granting institution for the program.
Areas of Research
- Psychometrics of Certification Examination Items
Publications
Books
- Krogh, M. A. (2018). Obesity and anesthesia practice. In J. J. Nagelhout and S. Elisha (Eds.), Nurse anesthesia (pp. 998-1014). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Journal Publications
- Krogh, M. A. (2012). Effect on pass rate when innovative items added to the National Certification Examination for Nurse Anesthetists. Clear Exam Review, 23(1), 25-29.
- Krogh, M. A. and Muckle, T. (2016). Assessing the psychometric properties of alternative items for certification. Journal of Applied Measurement, 17(4), 489-501.
- Wooden, S., Krogh, M. A., Waters, E. and Plaus, K. (2017). Developing the Continued Professional Certification program for nurse anesthetists. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 8(1), 31-37.
- Ward, R. C., Muckle, T. J., Kremer, M. J. and Krogh, M. A. (2017). Computer-based simulations for assessment in health care: A literature review of validity evidence. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1-21.
- Ward, R. C., Krogh, M. A., Kremer, M. J., Muckle, T. J. and Schoeny, M. E. (2019). Perceived value of certification in nonsurgical pain management. AANA Journal, 87(1), 29-36.
Journal Papers in Review
- Ward, R. C., Krogh, M. A., Kremer, M. J., Muckle, T. J. and Schoeny, M. E. Assessing the validity and reliability of computer-based case simulations in a nurse anesthesia specialty. Submitted to Journal of Nursing Regulation. 2018
Conference Papers
- White Paper. Krogh, M. K. and Muckle, T. (2011). Strategies for planning and implementing an innovative item initiative.
Department(s)
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College of Nursing
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Department of Undergraduate Nursing
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Department of Graduate Nursing