Carlton Abner, DNP

Associate Provost, Campus Health and Wellness

Carlton Abner, DNP, serves Kansas City University as associate provost of Campus Health and Wellness. In this role, he works to elevate and strengthen the overall culture of health and wellness at KCU. He oversees the development and execution of wellness strategies throughout the University, including those impacting emotional, mental, physical, financial, spiritual and social health.

Dr. Abner comes to KCU with more than 25 years of health care and leadership experience. Previously, he served as dean and lead faculty for the Veterans Affairs Innovative Technology Advancement Lab at Cerner in Kansas City, Missouri. His experience also includes more than 20 years of military experience having recently retired from the Kansas Air National Guard where he served as a lieutenant colonel and chief nursing executive.

He earned a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from San Francisco University, a Master of Health Administration from Trident University International and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.