Katherine Shue-McGuffin, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Dr. Katherine Shue-McGuffin has been a faculty member in the School of Nursing since 2017 as the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Coordinator and a Clinical Associate Professor. Her scholarship is focused on primary prevention of disease. Dr. Shue-McGuffin has authored and co-authored publications in nursing and health-related journals based on her scholarship. She serves as an author and peer reviewer for the Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and Journal for Nurse Practitioners. She also serves as a peer reviewer and Editorial Board member for SAGE Open Access Nursing.

Dr. Shue-McGuffin is a member of local, regional, and national organizations. She serves on the Novant Health Regional Research Council evaluating quality improvement and evidence-based practice projects. She is also member of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association and serves on the board of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association Environmental Scanning Committee and Health Policy and Advocacy Committee. She is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and serves on the Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals Committee. Dr. Shue-McGuffin serves as Chair of Leadership Succession for the Gamma Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society. She is also a member of the Metrolina Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. As a nursing leader, she is an active member in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and regularly participate in advocacy initiatives. Her hope is to continue leading, organizing, and participating in policy and advocacy initiatives to enhance advanced nursing practice and improve patients’ access to medical care.

Dr. Shue-McGuffin has served in healthcare for over two decades beginning in college as a Certified Nursing Assistant. As a nursing professional, she has primarily practiced in family medicine. She has a BA in Political Science and a BA in English with a Minor in Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies. Afterward, she returned to school for nursing and obtained her BSN, MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner, and finally, the Doctor of Nursing Practice. She has worked in cardiac telemetry units and in the cardiovascular recovery unit as a registered nurse. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, she has worked in a retail health setting and occupational health settings, providing primary care for patients and families across the lifespan.

areas or research

Advanced Practice Nursing, Quality Improvement, Primary Prevention, Health Policy, and Best Practices for Graduate Education

Educational Background

DNP, 2017, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

MS, 2015, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

BS, 2012, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Nursing

BA, 2012, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, English with a minor Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies

BA, 2009, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Political Science with a minor in English

External Affiliations

Journal of Nurse Practitioners, Peer Reviewer

Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association, Peer Reviewer

SAGE Open Nursing Journal, Editorial Review Board

Sigma Theta Tau Intl Honor Society (Sigma), Chair of Leadership Succession

Novant Health Regional Research Council

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals Committee

North Carolina Nurses’ Association, Member and Awards Committee

Dermatology Nurses’ Association

Metrolina Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society