Two CU Nursing Faculty Members Named Fellows by the American Academy of Nursing

AURORA, Colo. (June 19, 2025) – The University of Colorado College of Nursing at Anschutz Medical Campus is proud to announce Senior Assistant Dean of Academic Operations Laura Rosenthal, DNP, ACNP, FAANP, and Assistant Professor Sean Reed, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ACHNP, AHN-BC, FCNS, SGAHN, are recognized as the American Academy of Nursing’s Class of 2025 Fellows.

The American Academy of Nursing Fellows represents accomplished nursing leaders who are honored for their contributions to health and healthcare. Drs. Rosenthal and Reed will bring their nursing expertise to a group of more than 3,200 Fellows with the goal of advancing the Academy’s mission of improving healthcare through policy, leadership, innovation, and science.

“It’s wonderful to hear Drs. Rosenthal and Reed were named to the American Academy of Nursing Fellows.  It’s a prestigious honor, showing their commitment to improving healthcare and the nursing profession,” CU Nursing Dean Elias Provencio-Vasquez, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, says. “We are proud they are a part of CU Nursing, and their nursing expertise will play a significant role in creating better patient outcomes and creating positive change within our healthcare system.”    

This year’s cohort includes representatives from 42 states. In 2025, Rosenthal and Reed are the only two Fellows recognized from Colorado. The 2025 Class of Fellows will be recognized at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, October 16-18, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Read the American Academy of Nursing’s press release.

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The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado , which see more than two million adult and pediatric patient visits yearly. Innovative, interconnected, and highly collaborative, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care, and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by $910 million in annual research funding, including $757 million in sponsored awards and $153 million in philanthropic gifts.