

Welcome, FNU President Dr. Brooke A. Flinders!
Frontier Nursing University’s Board of Directors announced in June 2024 that Dr. Brooke A. Flinders, DNP, RN, APRN-CNM, FACNM, is the University’s president. Dr. Flinders began her tenure on August 1, 2024.
Dr. Flinders, who holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Frontier, has extensive experience as a Registered Nurse, an advanced practice nurse, educator, and college administrator. She returned to Frontier from Miami University (Ohio), where she most recently served as a professor in the Department of Nursing and the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. Flinders was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives in 2021 in recognition of her demonstrated leadership, clinical excellence, scholarship, and professional achievement.
In addition to her broad experience, Dr. Flinders’ commitment to fostering an environment of inclusivity and growth aligns perfectly with the mission, values, and culture of caring at Frontier Nursing University.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Flinders back to Frontier! We look forward to the future and this next chapter under her leadership.
Dr. Brooke A. Flinders, DNP, RN, APRN-CNM, FACNM, Biography
Dr. Brooke A. Flinders’ academic professional experience began in 2006 as an adjunct professor within the Department of Nursing at Miami University. From 2007 to 2024, she served as a professor of nursing at Miami, rising from visiting assistant professor to assistant, then to associate professor and, ultimately, to full professor. While serving as a nurse educator, Dr. Flinders provided evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention education across four southwestern Ohio counties as Co-PI and consultant for the federally funded FOCUS Butler County program in partnership with the YWCA Serving Butler County and as part of a service-learning program for undergraduate students.
As an administrator, Flinders held the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in Miami’s College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science division at Miami Regionals from 2016-2017. Dr. Flinders served as the Chair of Miami’s Department of Nursing from 2017-2022 and then as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2022-2023. In 2023, she was named as Miami’s Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs.
Before her academic career, Dr. Flinders gained clinical experience, initially serving as an RN at Bethany Lutheran Village, a senior living facility in Centerville, Ohio. She next practiced in community-based nursing roles through Warren County Kids in Development Services, where she provided home visits to families with newborns and birth to three-year-olds. Flinders worked in Labor and Delivery at Mercy Franciscan Mt. Airy in Cincinnati and Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery, Ohio. She then practiced as a full-scope Certified Nurse-Midwife with Northern Kentucky OB/GYN with Infertility.
Leadership Development
ACE Women’s Leadership Program, American Council of Higher Education, 2022-2023
Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Fellow, MAC Academic Consortium, 2017-2018
Leadership Fellow, Middletown Chamber of Commerce, CLIMB, 2016-2017
Leadership Fellow, Southwestern Ohio Council for Education, 2019-2020
Service Recognition
Distinguished Alumni Award, Miami University, 2021
President's Service Medallion, Miami University, Service Efforts during COVID-19
On the Trail with Frontier Nursing University
We’re excited to introduce a new series called “On the Trail” with Frontier Nursing University. We plan to take you behind the scenes of Frontier, whether we are on campus in Versailles, Kentucky, or on the road meeting with graduates in their home communities.
This series is designed to foster connection and engage others, highlighting the impact that nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and all of our community members are having on health care across the country.
We’d love to hear your thoughts! After each episode, feel free to share your feedback, questions, and story ideas. Let’s make this series an interactive way to learn and grow together as a community. Email us at FNUNews@frontier.edu.
2025 Events
Dr. Flinders will be attending several events in 2025 in celebration of Frontier’s 100-year anniversary:
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Presidential Tour
We hope to see you on our Presidential Tour!
February 17-21: Southeast - Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina
April 14-17: South - Florida
June 23-27: Northwest - Northern California, Oregon & Washington
August 11-15: Northeast - New York and Pennsylvania
November 3-7: East - D.C., Virginia and Maryland
December 8-12: Midwest - Illinois and Indiana
Press Release
Click here to view the press release announcing Dr. Brooke A. Flinders as the new FNU president.
Media Contact
Brittney Kinison, MBA, PMP
Director of Marketing and Communications
Brittney.Kinison@frontier.edu
859-251-4576
A Message from Dr. Michael Carter, FNU Board Chair
