Faculty Member
Allison Ensign is a dedicated family nurse practitioner and nurse educator with a passion for shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals. Originally from northern Michigan, she now resides in Utah, where she balances her roles as a family nurse practitioner at Brigham Young University's student health center and as a nursing assistant professor at Utah Valley University.
With a doctoral degree in nursing practice, Allison brings a wealth of experience to her work, specializing in acute care, health maintenance, women's health, and the management of complex chronic healthcare conditions. Her commitment to providing quality healthcare is matched only by her enthusiasm for nursing education. Allison is known for her engaging, interactive, and fun teaching style, often incorporating her love for 80s music into her lessons to create a memorable learning experience.
As a flexible and quick learner, Allison adapts easily to new situations and embraces challenges. Her strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills make her an asset in both clinical and educational settings. She is dedicated to helping her students become compassionate, skilled nurses equipped to make a difference in the world.
Outside of her professional life, Allison is an avid runner who recently achieved a significant personal milestone by qualifying for the prestigious Boston Marathon. She is set to participate in this world-renowned event in 2025, showcasing her dedication to personal fitness and goal achievement. When not training, Allison enjoys reading, traveling with her husband and six children, and indulging in online shopping.
Allison Ensign embodies the qualities of a self-motivated healthcare professional, combining her expertise in nursing practice with a true passion for education. Whether in the clinic, the classroom, or on the marathon course, she strives to make a positive impact on her patients, students, and the broader healthcare community, all while setting an inspiring example of work-life balance and personal accomplishment.
Major: Family Nurse Practitioner
Major: Family Nurse Practitioner
Major: Nursing
Major: Nursing
Major: Communications
Genomics in Nursing and Health, Spring 2025
Nursing Practice Simulation and Skills Lab I, Spring 2025
Patient Care Coordination and Management Preceptorship, Spring 2025
Pharmacology for the Practicing Nurse, Spring 2025
This honor celebrates faculty who have made significant contributions to scholarship and creative works in their role at UVU in the Academic Year 2022-23. This was extended to those faculty who are deemed by their department chair to represent the top 10% of faculty in scholarship and creative works in the previous academic year.
This award recognizes full and part-time faculty and staff who exemplify UVU’s core values and have demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to their department, school and the University.
The Flexible Teaching Awards for Best Design and Best Delivery are meant to recognize the exemplary work of online and hybrid faculty at UVU. Awards are selected by peer review within the College Flexible Learning Councils.
The Flexible Teaching Awards for Best Design and Best Delivery are meant to recognize the exemplary work of online and hybrid faculty at UVU. Awards are selected by peer review within the College Flexible Learning Councils.
Winning the Unsung Hero award at Brigham Young University (BYU) for my healthcare service as a Nurse Practitioner at the BYU Student Health Center during the COVID-19 pandemic is an incredible honor. I am deeply grateful for this recognition.
During the pandemic, I dedicated myself to ensuring the health and well-being of students, staff, and faculty members. It was a challenging time, but knowing that my colleagues saw and appreciated my efforts means the world to me. Being nominated as an Unsung Hero by my peers is a testament to the hard work and commitment I put into my role.
Overall, this recognition reinforces my passion and dedication to healthcare. It’s a reminder of the difference we can make, even in the most challenging times. I feel honored and motivated to continue my work with the same level of dedication and care.
