Karin Ludi, DNP, RN, is a principal lecturer 1 at The University of New Mexico College of Nursing. She is currently entering her 17th year in nursing education. She has experience working in the areas of maternal child health, pediatrics and public health as it relates to school nursing. She has a special interest in working with populations in rural areas, especially in the area of adolescent pregnancy.

Ludi holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice, from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Master of Science in Nursing, with a concentration in Education, from The University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Science from New Mexico Highlands University.