Esther Gravis, RN, DNP, CPN, CNE
Interim Dean, College of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing
Esther Gravis was appointed interim dean of the College of Nursing in 2026. She arrived at ÄÛ²ÝÊÓƵ Fox in 2024 as an associate professor of nursing, where she specializes in teaching in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She worked at the university on an adjunct basis the previous five years while also serving as an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Portland since 2021.
She also taught in an adjunct capacity for Concordia University in recent years and was a professor of nursing at Saddleback College from 2012 to 2019. Esther lives in Tualatin with her husband and two boys and attends Rolling Hills Community Church. She enjoys hiking with her family and spending time outside.
Education
- DNP, Case Western Reserve University
- MS, University of Phoenix
- BSN, University of Phoenix
- ADN, El Camino College