Colleen Mann, MSN, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor
Native American Recruiter/Mentor

South Dakota State University
West River Nursing Department

1011 11th Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

Telephone: (605) 394-5390
Toll Free: (888) 819-1725
Home:  (605) 342-8530
E-mail:colleen.mann@sdstate.edu

Recruitment, retention, and advising/mentoring of Native Americans pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing at SDSU is my primary responsibility.  My efforts are made possible by a scholarship program named “Wokunze” which is funded by the Indian Health Service.  Serving as “unci” (grandmother) to the Native American students comes naturally to me because I am a Native American RN with many years of professional and lived experience.

As a HeartMath Healthcare Professional Trainer, I offer students and faculty an evidence-based method of stress management widely used to reduce anxiety and improve overall performance.  The heart is the primary organ of strength and survival, so learning to recognize and use its power is healthy and helpful.

Transcultural nursing is a post-graduate specialty that I am pursuing at the University of Northern Colorado/Greeley.  I will be conducting a study of Lakota women on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Mt. Marty College, 1985

                  Master of Science in Nursing, South Dakota State University, 1993

                  32 graduate credits at the Frontier School of Midwifery, 1997

Memberships:  Sigma Theta Tau International, Honorary Society in Nursing

                         American and South Dakota State Nursing Associations

                         National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association

Family:   Husband, Guy Mann

              3 Adult Children:  Tony, Brandy, and Josh

              3 Grandchildren:  Todd, Tristan, and Lilly