Ms. Rieger is a nationally board-certified Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist who has practiced in public health and community settings. Ms. Rieger’s focus is on assuring undergraduate students encounter quality public/community health experiences. Her areas of expertise and interest include Community Assessment, Maternal/Child Wellness, Immunizations, Home Health, Case Management, School Nursing, Parish Nursing, and Population Focused Care. Ms. Rieger joined the OU College of Nursing faculty in 1993-96 and again in 2008.
Education:
- MS, University of Oklahoma, College of Nursing
- BSN, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Board Certification(s):
- Public Health Nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Public Health Nursing curricula in BSN programs;
- General Public Health and Population Focused issues;
- School Health, Communicable Disease, and Immunizations;
- Disaster Preparedness and Response;
- Program Planning and Evaluation.
Select Honors and Accomplishments:
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Student Evaluator, National Council of State Boards of
Nursing; Assessing the Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Nursing Education: A National
Study of Prelicensure RN Programs, Chicago, IL. (October 21, 2020 - April 30, 2023).
Reopening Schools Grant (2023). Collaborative Team Member, OU College of Nursing,
Oklahoma State Department of Education and Oklahoma State Department of Health School
Nurse Unit. Oklahoma City, OU Health Sciences Center.
School Nurse Corp Initiative, strategies for Oklahoma. Included Pilot Traditional Track
Undergraduate Clinical 4 experiences with School Nurse BSN Preceptors, and
implementation/evaluation of the initiative; authored initial report for the OSDE/OSDH
regarding the OUCON outcomes of the CDC "2023 Reopening Schools Grant."
Committee Member, Oklahoma Public Health Association, Legislative Policy and Advocacy
Committee, Monitor. (2021 - Present).
Rieger, C. (2015). ParentPRO Pilot Program, Oklahoma State Department of Health Nursing
Services; Contributor to health education and wellness curricula for prenatal, postpartum, and
infant populations.
Stein, L. and Rieger, C. (2012). “Designing and Implementing a Preparedness and Response
Curriculum in a BSN Program;” Oklahoma Public Health Association Convention, and
Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit, Nashville,
TN; poster presentation.