Dr. Denise Giannascoli Link
Clinical Professor Emerita of Nursing
Arizona State University College of Nursing & Heal
Dr. Denise Link is a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Educator, and Clinical Professor Emerita at Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation. She has been a practicing WHNP since 1979 and is on staff in a primary care clinic embedded in a residential treatment center for women in recovery from substance use disorder. Dr. Link is President of the Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council, Chapter 9, Arizona Nurses Association and Member at Large on the AANP Fellows Executive Committee. She serves on the AANP Public Policy Committee, has held elected positions in state and national nursing organizations, two state boards of nursing, and ran for the legislature in Arizona. Dr. Link was an inaugural member of the Duke/Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program Advisory Board and is a department editor for The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and text books, and presented at state, regional, national, and international conferences about nurse-led health care, the nurse practitioner role, interdisciplinary education, health policy, and women’s health topics. Dr. Link is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
