• Ph D, Nursing, Walden University, 2019
• MS, Walden University, 2011
• BS, Nursing, University of Iowa, 2005
• Associate in Nursing of Science (ASN), Nursing, Western Iowa Technical Community College, 1999

• Registered Nurse, South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse, Iowa Board of Nursing
• Basic Life Support

• Retention of the Nursing Workforce, School of Health Sciences, (2022 - 2023)

• Registered Nurse Training Program (RNTP), Health Resource & Services Administration, (2022 - 2025)
• Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) education for pre-licensure nursing students at the University of South Dakota, South Dakota Department of Social Services Division of Behavioral Health, (2022 - 2022)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Kleinhesselink, Anne A.. Nurse Faculty Perceptions of Role Stress and Faculty-to-Faculty Incivility.

• Graduate Faculty Status, USD, 2020

• Kleinhesselink, Anne, Hegge, Helene, Warren, Dawn, Cima, Victor , Finnigan, Sadie, and Viercek, Dan, Expanding the Nursing Workforce in South Dakota, US Through a HRSA Grant. Presented at the Global Rural Nursing Exchange Network Webinar Series, Virtual. (November 01, 2023)
• Kleinhesselink, Anne, and Fransen, Katie, Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) education for pre-licensure nursing students at the University of South Dakota. Presented at the Avera Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Sioux Falls. (October 28, 2022)
• Ihnen, Natalie, Yockey, Jean, Casper-McLay, Heather, Lichtenberg, Michelle, Hunsley-McTighe, Amy, Barnable, Traci, Waters, Heidi, and Kleinhesselink, Anne, Using Implementation Science To Bring Order to Curricular Revision. Presented at the AACN Transform 2021 Conference, Dallas, TX. (December 2021)
• Yockey, Jean, Kleinhesselink, Anne, Pithan, Anne, Varenhorst, Lisa, and Hunsley, Amy, Pandemic Leadership: System-Level Success. Presented at the Avera EBP Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (October 22, 2021)
• Yockey, Jean, Kleinhesselink, Anne, Pithan, Anne, Varenhorst, Lisa, Smith, Emily, Luken, Regan, and Hunsley, Amy, Living Catastrophe Theory Leads to Future Improvements. Presented at the Nuts&Bolts for Nurse Educators Conference, Minineapolis, MN. (August 2020)
• Ray, Annette L., and Kleinhesselink, Anne K., Threading Conceptual Learning Throughout the Curriculum. Presented at the Nurse Tim Concept-Based Learning Institute, Orlando, Florida. (February 07, 2015)
• JohnsonAnderson, Heidi, Warren, Dawn, Ray, Annette, and Kleinhesselink, Anne, Simulation Development Utilizing a User-Friendly Template. Presented at the CAE Healthcare's Simulation in Rural America, Sioux Falls, SD. (October 10, 2012)