Kayla Galetta

Background: Kayla received her undergraduate bachelor's degree from Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA, where she studied Nursing and Spanish. Her greatest professional accomplishment in nursing includes leading the school health office system within ASU Preparatory Academy out of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the next generation of school healthcare, specifically at the Downtown Phoenix campus. Kayla and her team brought equitable school healthcare to K12 students and families through strengthening local partnerships and building relationships with those in the ASU Prep community over the course of three years.

Kayla has since shifted her career into higher education academia and is now a nursing experiential and clinical professor at Arizona State University working with undergraduate and master's level nursing students. She began advancing her own education in the Pediatric Doctorate of Nursing Practice program at Arizona State University in fall 2021 and is on track to complete that by May 2026.

When she is not working, Kayla enjoys volunteering with the Maricopa County Public Health Department and picking up shifts at Phoenix Children's Hospital where she works per diem. She loves to paint, play music, spend time outside and play with her cat, Olive.

Kayla has worked for many years as a pediatric registered nurse. From her days as an Early Intervention nurse to her time as a women's health expert and an inpatient postpartum nurse, rest assured that Kayla is here to help her patients feel at ease knowing are truly in good hands. Kayla can help answer your questions about school health, nursing education, and help students of all ages reach his or her health, academic, athletic, and personal goals while at ASU.