UAA Alert! Anchorage Campus Inclement Weather Notice for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

Due to unsafe road conditions for Anchorage and surrounding areas, UAA’s Anchorage campus will be on a delayed start today, Thursday, Dec. 4. Campus will open at 10 a.m. to allow for safer travel.

Carla HagenPhD, MPH, RN

Carla Hagen
Director, School of Nursing
907-786-0763
cmhagen@alaska.edu

Education

  • 2003-2006: PhD School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Gerontological Nursing
  • 2002-2004: MPH School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Public Health Nursing
  • 1991-1993: BS School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, La Grande Campus, Eastern Oregon University, Graduation with Highest Honors
  • 1991-1993: BS Eastern Oregon University, Liberal Studies, Communications, Graduation with High Honors
  • 1985-1988: Portland State University, Pre-Nursing
  • 1979-1981: American Alumni University, Bangkok, Thailand, Language & Cultural Studies

Biography

Dr. Carla Hagen has been the Director of the UAA School of Nursing since October 2020. Dr. Hagen has practiced as a nurse for over 25 years, having completed her undergraduate and graduate nursing education at Oregon Health & Science University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies and a Master’s degree in Public Health. Prior to her nursing career, Dr. Hagen spent five years involved in cultural and linguistic work in Southeast Asia. Dr. Hagen’s practice background has included home health nursing, maternal child nursing, mental health nursing, gerontologic nursing research, global health, and nursing administration. The last 16 years of her career have been in nursing education. Dr. Hagen served as a faculty member and the Director of the School of Nursing at George Fox University for seven years, and then returned to her alma mater from 2013 to 2020 as an Associate Dean at Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing. Her greatest passion in nursing education and nursing administration has been to build strong teams which in turn can provide a positive learning environment for nursing students, allowing them to gain the knowledge, skills, and attributes to be competent and caring nurses wherever they may choose to serve. Dr. Hagen was drawn to the UAA School of Nursing because of the great need for nursing across the State of Alaska, and the opportunity to provide nursing education to diverse populations and communities.
School of Nursing Faculty and Staff