Dr. Stella Obianuju Akpuaka

Dr. Stella Obianuju Akpuaka, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing at UDC-CC where she teaches courses in Mental Health and Foundations of Nursing Theory. Dr. Akpuaka, a Nurse Practitioner, earned her Doctorate at Carlow University and both her Masters of Science in Health Services Leadership & Management and Masters of Science in Health Care Administration from the University of Maryland. Before her numerous graduate degrees, however, Dr. Akpuaka started her academic journey by first earning an AAS from Cameron University, followed by a BS in Nursing from Bowie State University.

Dr. Akpuaka has published numerous articles, most recently three of which have appeared in The Journal of National Black Nurses Association and its NBNA Special Issue. Her research focuses on nurse education and the program accreditation process, as well as knowledge and perceptions of prostate cancer among Nigerian male immigrants. Professor Akpuaka is a native of Urumkpu Village, Umuoji in Idemmili Local Government Area of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. She has served multiple terms as the Vice President of Anambra State Association in the Americas Inc. Women’s Wing (ASAWW). She has also previously served as the association’s provost.