Scott Harpin PhD, MPH, RN, APHN-BC, FSAHM
Professor of Clinical Teaching
Specialty Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Public Health Duel Degree Program; Faculty Lead of Public Health Certificate
- College of Nursing
Primary Phone:303-724-6376
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Education II North
13120 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Dr. Scott Harpin's journey in healthcare began with a simple but powerful mission: to help young people who needed it most. As a public health nurse and researcher, he has dedicated his career to supporting homeless youth and children in the foster care system. His passion for this work took root in Minneapolis, where he worked at St. Joseph's Home for Children, helping kids entering the child protection system find safety and care.
Today, as a Professor at CU Anschutz College of Nursing, he continues to make a difference. He co-founded the CU Street Medicine program which takes health sciences students, faculty, and volunteers to encampments and human services centers, bringing healthcare and education to those most in-need. Beyond his research and community service, Dr. Harpin serves as a national leader in how community health nursing education is taught and is recognized for his work teaching nursing students alongside students from other healthcare disciplines. When he's not working to improve young lives, he enjoys time with his wife and two daughters in Denver and the mountains.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- 2010 - PhD in Nursing, University of Minnesota
- 2003 - Master's in Adolescent and Public Health Nursing, University of Minnesota
- 2003 - Master's in Public Health, Maternal-Child Health; University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- 1998 - Bachelor's in Nursing, Minor in Psychology; Edgewood College
Awards
- 2012-2014 - Fellow, Colorado Clinical Translational Sciences Institute, Clinical Faculty Scholars Program
- 2012 - Fellow, (R25) Building Careers for Research in Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence: Early Career Scholar Interdisciplinary Training Program. NICHD, Washington University, Brown School of Social Work
- 2010 - Adolescent Health Prevention and Research Trainee Award (T01), Center for Disease Control, Center for Adolescent Nursing, Post-doctoral Training Fellowship
- 2008 - University of Minnesota Presidential Student Leadership Award, University of Minnesota
- 2006 - Delta Sigma Honor Society Inductee, 2006 cohort, honoring community work of alumni; University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- 2005-2006 - Excellence in Nursing Education Award, Nominee; University of Minnesota School of Nursing Alumni Society
- 2004 - Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society Inductee, 2004 community member cohort; University of Minnesota School of Nursing
- 2003 - Betty Hallstrom Memorial Award, University of Minnesota School of Public Health