Faculty
Esther Acree RN MSN Sp.Cl.Nsg. Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Department of
Baccalaureate Nursing Completion - Chairperson
Sycamore Nursing Center Director
Family Nurse Practitioner Track Program Coordinator
Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty
Office: NU 311
Phone: 812.237.2320
Office: LB 220
Phone: 812.237.8501
Email: Esther.Acree@indstate.edu
Esther Acree has been at ISU since 1980. A family nurse practitioner since 1979, she practices at the Greencastle Johnson-Nickels Clinic, providing children and women’s health services. One of the cofounders, Esther is Director of the Sycamore Nursing Center, which provides clinics and home health care for over 1000 clients in the Wabash Valley.
Involved in the Advanced Practice Traineeship for the Master's Degree Program, Esther is the Program Coordinator. Research interests are in primary care, domestic violence and childhood obesity. As a former President of the Indiana State Nurses Association, she is serving on the ANA Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics addressing Credentialing for APNs and Environmental issues that affect nursing. She is also on the Nursing Competence Task Force of the Congress, is a member of the National League for Nursing and of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty, which along with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, is focusing on the Doctorate of Nursing Practice and the Clinical Leader.