Joanne Keefe, DNP, MPH, FNP-C, CNE

Dr. Joanne Keefe is a two-time graduate of Frontier Nursing University, earning her FNP and DNP in 2013 and 2014, respectively. She obtained her BSN from the University of Phoenix (1999) and Master’s in Public Health from the University of New Mexico (2005).  

Dr. Keefe has been a faculty member at Frontier since 2015 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the DNP program. She is a recipient of the Frontier Student Choice Award for Teaching Excellence (2018) and was presented with a DAISY Award in 2020. 

Dr. Keefe holds memberships in numerous nursing and health associations, including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council, the American Nurses Association, the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculty, and the American Rural Health Association. She has also been an Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing peer evaluator since September 2024.  

Active in her community, Dr. Keefe is the director of Catron County Cares, a non-profit organization intent on obtaining grant funding to improve healthcare in Catron County in New Mexico.