Kaija Freborg DNP, RN, AHN, HWNC

Dr. Kaija Freborg began her journey at SSU in 2022 and serves as the Chair of the Anti-Racism, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Nursing Committee. Previously, she received her DNP in Transcultural Nursing Leadership in 2011 and has 10 years of teaching exclusively in health equity nursing education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additionally, she has over 15 years of nursing experience working in the NICU and Pediatric units at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. She values community and public health and served as a COVID-19 vaccine nurse with Hennepin County during the pandemic.

Dr. Freborg has trained in the Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation (TRHT) process and is a Racial Healing Circle Facilitator with the American Holistic Nursing Association (AHNA). She was a Fellow for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Diversity Leadership Institute and serves on AACN’s DEI Leadership Steering Committee as secretary. Her scholarly interests include integrating health equity in nursing through health and wellness coaching, innovative curriculum design, and program development.