Stephanie Delkoski, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, PNAP

Dr. Delkoski is a clinical associate professor & the Assistant Dean of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program in the School of Nursing. In 2025, she assumed overall leadership for the DNP program, the largest hybrid - DNP program in the nation with over 300 full time students in eleven specialties. She has worked as a registered nurse in various units, including labor and delivery, postpartum, trauma, and life support. Additionally, she has served as a patient care coordinator at the U of M Maternal Fetal Medicine Center. Dr. Delkoski's teaching responsibilities include the WHNP DNP program, where she has been involved in increasing experience in didactic courses and implementing innovative teaching methods like the flipped classroom approach. She actively collaborates with colleagues to implement evidence-based care and share their findings with the healthcare community. Furthermore, Dr. Delkoski has been involved in advising DNP projects, publishing manuscripts, co-authoring presentations, and serving on committees focused on improving healthcare outcomes and reducing disparities for women and infants.

Dr. Delkoski  has served as a preceptor for WHGRNP students in class and in clinical training while standardizing the onboarding process. She has also mentored students and participated in committees aimed at improving perinatal care quality. Dr. Delkoski's commitment to communication and inclusivity is evident in her role as a communication liaison for the Minnesota Nurse Practitioners Association, where she launched a Twitter account and increased engagement with the membership. She has actively incorporated inclusive language, social determinants of health considerations, trauma-informed care, and awareness of healthcare disparities into her teaching and clinical practice. Dr. Delkoski has made substantial contributions across teaching, research, and service, demonstrating her impact as an educator and healthcare professional.

Teaching Areas

• Maternal-Child Nursing

• Women's Health Specialists Clinic

• National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health:
  Inspiration in Education Award, 2024
• Outstanding Graduate Advisor, School of Nursing, May 2021
• Diversity & Inclusivity Award for Faculty, School of Nursing, May 2018

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2021 - present
• Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, 2020 - present
• National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH), 2014 - present
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Zeta Chapter, 2015 - 2019

DNP, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Major: WHNP Program

BSN, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing

Petersen, L. A., Delkoski, S., & McCarthy, S. (2025). Diagnostic reasoning for APRN learners: Overview of teaching strategies. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 36(2), 131–142. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2025341

Neerland, C. E., Delkoski, S. L., Skalisky, A. E., & Avery, M. D. (2023). Prenatal care in US birth centers: Midwives' perceptions of contributors to birthing People's confidence in physiologic birth. Birth, 50(3), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12676

Terrell, C. A., Martins, S. L., Delkoski, S. L., & Torkelson, C .J. (2022). What do women want? Identifying life goals in a community-based sample of women aged ≥60 years. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(12), 25–33. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20221108-03

Drake, D., Hayden, A., & Delkoski, S. (2021). Love the food that loves you back: A planetary health and women’s heart health partnership. Creative Nursing, 27(4), 262-266.  

Delkoski, S., (2019). Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Provider Toolkit: A Quality Improvement Project to Standardized PCOS Patient Care. [Abstract]. Women’s Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for Nurse Practitioners.

Sommerness, S. A., Bangdiwala, A., Hirt, C., Gams, R., Rauk, P. N., Avery, M. D., Delkoski, S. L., Miller, K., & Landers, D. V. (2018). Birth Outcomes After Implementing an Evidence-Based Guideline for Managing Delayed Pushing in Second Stage Labor in Women with Epidural Anesthesia. Research on Women's Health, 1(1), 1.  https://doi.org/10.24983/scitemed.rwh.2018.00059

Pott, S. L. & Drake, D. M. (2016). Developing partnerships to expand interprofessional practice-focused educational experiences in high-risk obstetric care. Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 3(3).  https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v3i3.140

2016. Position Statement: Human Sex Trafficking. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health.

Pott, S, L., Diana, D., Ruud, M. Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Students: Staying Nimble to Meet the Challenges of an Evolving Practice Environment. [Abstract]. (Doctoral Education Conference: Reimagining the Future of Doctoral Education in Nursing).
 

Delkoski, S. L. "Beyond the Pill: A Contraceptive Update", January 01, 2020.

Delkoski, S. L. "Growing Our Own: Cultivating Student-Faculty Partnerships For Program Sustainability", October 16, 2019.

Delkoski, S. L. "Developing an Ethical Short-Term Women’s Health Study Abroad Program for Nurse – Midwife and Nurse Practitioner Students in Uganda", October 01, 2019.

Delkoski, S. L. "Contraceptive Update: From Pills to LARCS", September 21, 2019.

Delkoski, S. L. "Expanding Interprofessional Practice Solutions Through Student-Faculty Partnerships", August 19, 2019.

Delkoski, S. L. "Enhancing APRN Student Learning of Interprofessional Practice Competencies through an Interprofessional Immersion Experience", April 05, 2019.