Leigh Small, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN

Leigh Small, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, is the dean of the Michigan State University College of Nursing, assuming the role in 2022, after serving as interim dean for nearly a year. She earned her master’s degree as a pediatric nurse practitioner and PhD in New York. Since that time, her practice and academic positions have focused on providing, studying and/or improving the health care of children and families. She has a passion for high quality healthcare, evidence-based practice, and implementation of thought-provoking educational strategies to challenge learners to always seek and provide best practices. For over two decades she has integrated and applied these passions with the goals of impacting healthcare practices.