Dayle Sharp, PhD, DNP, McPH, APRN, FNP-BC, is a Full Clinical Professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Nursing. A highly experienced clinician and educator, her expertise focuses on primary care, rural health, and workforce development with a commitment to improve patient access to healthcare and outcomes through evidence-based practice and interprofessional collaboration. She has been recognized with the College of Health and Human Services Excellence in Collaboration Award and Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award as well as the inaugural University of New Hampshire Excellence in Clinical Scholarship Award. In addition to teaching and mentoring faculty and future family nurse practitioner students, she maintains an active clinical practice working with underserved populations, maintains scholarly activities and is on the board of directors for the International Rural Nursing Organization.
Courses Taught
- NURS 794: SpcTop/Health Sys Pol
- NURS 810: Families in Health & Illness
- NURS 911: Diagnosis & Management
- NURS 912: Avd Pharm & Thera
- NURS 914: Adv Health Assessment Lifespan
- NURS 915: Leadership Role Collaboration
- NURS 916: Hlth Promo Theory & Pop Hlth
- NURS 917: Biostats and Epidemiology
- NURS 918: Foundations of Evidence Based
- NURS 920: FNP Health Mgmt I - Didactic
- NURS 921: FNP Health Mgmt I - Clinical
- NURS 924: FNP Health Mgmt III - Didactic
- NURS 935: FNP Health Mgmt I - Didactic
- NURS 938: Prim Care of Families II Pract
- NURS 939: Sem & Prac Prim Care of Fam
- NURS 940: FNP Hlth Mgmt III - Clin
- NURS 944: Hlth Promo Theory & Pop Hlth
- NURS 969: Hlth Sys Pol, Eco & Fin Plan
Research Interests
- Nursing
- Rural Health
Selected Publications
Sharp, D., Pare, J., & Petersen, P. (2025). Rural Healthcare and the pandemic challenges solutions and future needs. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Pare, J., Petersen, P., & Sharp, D. (2022). Understanding the Lived Experiences of the Rural Bedside Nurse: A Global View. In C. Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6 ed.). New York, New York: Springer.
Petersen, P., Sharp, D., & Pare, J. (2022). Developing and Sustaining the Rural Nursing Workforce Through Collaborative Eductional Models. In C. Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6th ed.). New York, New York: Springer.
Sharp, D. B., Pare, J., & Peterson, P. (2018). Developing and Sustaining the Rural Nursing Workforce through Collaborative Educational Models. In C. Winters, & H. Lee (Eds.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (5th ed.). New York, New York: Springer Publishing.
Sharp, D. B., Pare, J., & Peterson, P. (2018). Understanding the Lived Experiences of the Rural Bedside Nurse. In C. Winters, & H. Lee (Eds.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (5th ed.). New York, New York: Springer Publishing.
Sharp, D. B., Pare, J., & Peterson, P. (2017). A story of emergent leadership: Lived experiences of nurses in a critical access hospital. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 17(2). Retrieved from http://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/454/409
Sharp, D. B., & Monsivais, D. (2014). Decreasing barriers for nurse practitioner social entrepreneurship.. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract, 26(10), 562-566. doi:10.1002/2327-6924.12126
Sharp, D. B., Santos, L. A., & Cruz, M. L. (2009). Fatty liver in adolescents on the U.S.-Mexico border.. J Am Acad Nurse Pract, 21(4), 225-230. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00397.x
Ainslie, M., Sharp, D., Harrison, E., & Robinson, S. (2024, April 3). Clinical Competency Assessment of Students: NTF and Faculty Supporting Preceptors. In Northern New England Nurse Practitioner Conference. Carrol, NH.
Pare, J., & Petersen, P. (n.d.). Developing and Sustaining the Rural Nursing Workforce Through Collaborative Eductional Models. In C. Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6 ed.).
