Faculty

Kathy Chappell is the Senior Vice President of Accreditation, Certification, Measurement, and the Institute for Credentialing Research and Quality Management at the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is responsible for developing board certification examinations and certification of individual registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Kathy is responsible for the accreditation of organisations that provide continuing nursing education and interprofessional continuing education, and the accreditation of residency and fellowship programmes for RNs and APRNs. She directs the Institute for Credentialing Research, analysing outcomes related to credentialing and the quality management department. Kathy also leads the APRN Initiatives department. She holds a baccalaureate in nursing with distinction from the University of Virginia, US, a master of science in advanced clinical nursing and a doctorate in nursing from George Mason University, US. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and a Distinguished Scholar & Fellow in the National Academies of Practice.