Allison Peltier

DNP-FNP Director/Associate Professor of Practice

Faculty

Nursing, Sanford Bismarck

Allison Peltier

Credentials

DNP, APRN, FNP-C, TTS

Responsibilities

Assessment Committee Member
Associate Professor of Practice
Clinical Coordinator
DNP/FNP Program Director
Family Nurse Practitioner
Graduate Council Member and Chair
Preceptor
Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation Committee
Student Advisor

Courses Taught

NURS 810 Health Promotion
NURS 812 Advanced Health Assessment
NURS 812P Assessment Practicum
NURS 833 Family Primary Care I: Assessment and Management
NURS 833P Family Primary Care: Residency I
NURS 834P Family Primary Care: Residency II
NURS 899-1 Clinical Dissertation

Professional Memberships

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
American Public Health Association
Sigma Theta Tau
Phi Kappa Phi
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Association (NDNPA) - President, Member of Pharmacology Planning Committee
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Certification/Licensure

AANP Certification Family Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support/CPR
Minnesota and North Dakota APRN License

Areas of Study & Research

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Healthcare Disparities
Immunizations
Nurse Practitioner Education
Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence
Women's Health

Awards & Honors

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty Annual Conference Faculty Posters Set Winner, Utilizing Neuromarketing to Guide Effective Vaccine Education, 2025

Outstanding Faculty Advisor Nominee, NDSU 2024

American Association of Nurse Practitioner Advocate State Award of Excellence, 2023

Fargo-Moorhead Area Woman Magazine 2017

NDSU Three Minute Thesis Competition, Grand Champion, 2015

Sanford Nursing Symposium, Blue Ribbon for Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice, 2015

Legislative Showcase NDSU Representative, 2015

Grants

2026: Rural Health Transformation Program, Rural Advanced Practice Provider Residency Program, Research Coordinator

2026: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Sciences, Collaborative Efforts for Actions in Stopping and Ending tobacco/nicotine use, Principal Investigator

2025: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Collaborative Efforts for Actions in Stopping and Ending tobacco/nicotine use, Principal Investigator

2025: NDSU Impact Fund Grant, Improving Women's and Maternal Health through Simulation Training, Co-Principal Investigator

2025: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Increasing Immunization Rates and Improving Confidence in Vaccines, Principal Investigator

2024: NDSU Impact Fund Grant, Improving Nurse Practitioner Skills and Competencies of Advanced Clinical Procedures, Principal Investigator

2024: USDA NIFA/CDC, Extension Collaboration on Immunization Teaching & Engagement: Bridge Access Program, Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination at a Tribal College and Increasing Awareness of Bridge Access Program, Principal Investigator

2024: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Boosting Immunization Rates in North Dakota through Increasing Access and Improving Confidence in Vaccines, Principal Investigator

2023: USDA NIFA/CDC, Extension Collaboration on Immunization Teaching & Engagement, Enhancing Vaccine Confidence at a Tribal College, Principal Investigator

2023: HRSA, ANE-Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship, Maternal Health Coordinator

2023: USDA NIFA, Stop the Bleed: Empowering North Dakota Rural Communities, STB Instructor

2023: HRSA, Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention-Clinical Faculty Preceptor/Academies (NEPQR-CFPA), Clinical Recruitment Specialist

2022: EXCITE, Adult Immunization Education & Vaccine Confidence, Principal Investigator

2019: HRSA, ANE Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, Evaluation Coordinator

2019: HPV Vaccine Clinician-to-Clinician Education, Clinician Educator

2017: Provider-Parent Communication Techniques, Clinician Educator

Education

  • North Dakota State University: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - May 2015
  • Minnesota State University Moorhead: Bachelor of Science in Nursing - May 2009

Publications

Peltier, A. Schmitz, K., Petry, N., Orr, M., Schaeffer, K., Wolf, K., Clouse, K., & Buettner-Schmidt, K. (2026). North Dakota Quits Youth Treatment (NDQYT): Adolescent Clinician Care and Engagement Studies (ACCESs): Aim One, Phase Two: Distribution and Analysis of NDQYT Adolescent Health Care Clinician Survey. School of Nursing, North Dakota State University.

Peltier, A. (2026). Utilizing Neuromarketing Testing to Guide Effective Vaccine Messaging at Tribal Colleges. Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 38(1), p. 40-45.

Peltier, A., Barnacle, M., Riasat, N., Orr, M., Bhattarai, K., Doan, J., & Buettner-Schmidt, K. (2025). Incorporating Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence Treatment Education into a Nurse Practitioner Curriculum. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(10). DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105524

Buettner-Schmidt, K., Fraase K.S., Barnacle, M., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Maack, B., Turrubiates, N. (2024) A Review of Vaping's Health Effects, Treatment, and Policy Implications: Nursing's Call to Action. Nurse Practitioner. 49(9):36-47. DOI: 10.1097.NPR.0000000000000221.

Barnacle, M., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Gross, D., Steen, D., Hohman, A., Bohnsack, D. (2021) Expanding a Transition to Practice Program into Rural Residency. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 17(8), p. 1010-1014. DOI:10.1016.j.nurpra.2021.04.005

Barnacle, M., Peltier, A., Saarinen, H., Olson, C., and Gross, D. (2021) Targeting the Nurse Practitioner Workforce: Influences and Barriers in Choosing Rural Practice. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 12(4). DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v12n4p51