Brian Goodroad

Recent and upcoming courses

Spring 2024

• ANES 760: DNP Scholarship II

Biography

Brian Goodroad has a long history with Metro State University. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in nursing from Metro State in 1992. He has taught at Metro State as community faculty and resident faculty since 1996. He returned to community faculty status in the fall of 2023. Goodroad also practices at the Positive Care (HIV) Clinic at Hennepin Health. He has been providing care to people with HIV as a nurse since 1987 and as a nurse practitioner (NP) since 1995. Goodroad helped develop the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Metro State and served as its first director from 2010 to 2016. At Metro State, as community faculty, he teaches in the DNP-FNP and DNP-NA programs focusing on the Scholarship Course Series.

Goodroad is very active in NP and Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) professional organizations. He has served in multiple leadership roles and received the American Association of Nurse Practitioner, Minnesota Advocate award for his health policy work leading to better access to health care. Goodroad is a nationally recognized expert in the nursing care of people with HIV and frequently is invited to speak locally, regionally, and nationally.

Goodroad has an Associate Degree in nursing from North Dakota State University; a Bachelor of Arts degree in nursing from Metro State University; a Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco including NP preparation as an Adult Nurse Practitioner; and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Goodroad completed a post-master's Family Nurse Practitioner certificate at Metro State.