Christine Cogil, DNP, MPS, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, is a clinician educator - associate professor and the Family Nurse Practitioner program director at The University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Nursing. She also has a dual appointment with the UNM Department of Dental Medicine. Her practice as a nurse and advanced practice nurse has been dedicated to rural, underserved and border populations. Cogil joined the College of Nursing faculty in 2010, where she continues to focus on rural School-Based Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Her teaching has been primarily involved with the preparation of advanced practice registered nurses.

Cogil's doctoral scholarship and clinical practice have focused on the integration of oral health into primary care. In addition, she has incorporated oral health assessment and management into the advanced practice nursing curriculum at UNM. She has been involved in four HRSA grants to train students and providers in the assessment and management of oral health issues that can be managed in primary care. She is currently the project director of a HRSA-funded initiative that promotes clinical experiences for advanced practice students in rural and underserved areas, with the goal of encouraging them to pursue employment in these communities. Along with an interprofessional team of dentists, medical doctors, physician assistants, nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners, she developed the Primary Care Oral Assessment Tool (PCOAT). She has presented her work on the PCOAT and integration of oral health at local, regional, national, and international conferences.

Cogil earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from New Mexico State University; a Master of Science in Nursing, with a family nurse practitioner program, from UNM; a Master of Pastoral Studies from Loyola University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marymount College of Kansas.