Lynette Cooper, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C

Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Biography

Lynette Cooper completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Iowa in 2003. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from Simmons College in Boston. She has been a family nurse practitioner since 2015 and has practiced primarily in Urgent Care/Quick Care settings. She also has experience teaching at the BSN level. Prior to earning her MSN, Lynette was a NICU nurse at UIHC for seven years and a mom-baby nurse in Des Moines for five years. She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in December, 2018. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society. 

Curriculum Vitae

Research areas
  • Social determinants of health
  • Implicit bias in health care
  • Health equity
Lynette Cooper
DNP - University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MSN - Simmons College
BSN - University of Iowa