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.
