Faculty Directory

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Abraham, Kimberly DNP, RN, CPN
Al-Arabi, Safa A PhD, MPH, MSN, CNL, RN
Alvarado, Irma PhD, MSN, RN, HACP
Barnett, Jennifer DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Blair, Patricia PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, RN, AAL, CNE, CCHP-RN/A
Bleess, Ofonime A. DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, ENP-C
Brady, Cindy DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Brody, Shelly DNP, MSN, NEA-BC, CNE
Broussard, Theresa DNAP, CRNA, APRN
Brown, Yashayla DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Bruno, Carol DNP, MSN, RN
Bryant-Bova, Jill DNP, BS, RN, LNCC, CPHQ, NE-BC
Cangelosi, Morgan DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CCRN
Carson, Zachary DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Carter, Patricia PhD, RN, CNS
Chambliss, DeAndra DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Cromeens, Martha JD, PhD, RN
David, Lebanon DNP, NNP-BC, NPT-BC, VA-BC, NNIC, NE
Day, Cheryl MSN, RN, CNS
Feng, Juan PhD, MA, RN, CNE
Ferguson, Laurie Anne DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-C, CPNP, FNAP, FAANP
Ford, Meredith PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
  • Assistant Professor
    Honors Program Policy and Leadership Track Coordinator and Advisor
    NE Track Coordinator
  •   meford@utmb.edu
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Forest, Sharron DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Gaines, Jessica DNP, CRNA, CHSE
Gallagher, Martina PhD, MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN
  • Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies
    Professor
    Florence Thelma Hall Distinguished Professor in Nursing
  •   magallag@utmb.edu
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Garey - Glover, Amanda Ph.D., RN, NPD-BC, NPDA-BC, EBP-CH
Gibb, Vera DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH, CCTP
Glaze, Carol EdD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE
Graves, Letitia Y. PhD, RN
Hawkins, Bridget PhD, MBA, CRA
Hibbs, Sarah DNP, RN, NE-BC, CNE
Hice, Karmen A. MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl
Hickerson, Latia PhD, MPH, APRN, WHNP-BC, CNE
High, Amber DNP, APRN, CRNA, CNE, NC-BC
Hodgkins, Frances EdD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, PMH-BC, CNE
Johnson-Vaught, Linda (Denise) DNP, APRN, ENP, ACNP-BC
Jones, Deborah PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
  • Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing
    Chief Integration Officer
    Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair
  •   debjjone@utmb.edu
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Jose, Mini PhD, RN, FNP-C
Joy, Shinu DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN
Juarez, Adrian PhD, RN
Juneau, Cheryl DrPH, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Junious, DeMonica PhD, RN, CNE
King, Shatoi PhD, MSN-Ed, RN-BC, CNE
Klesel, Deborah PhD, MSN, RN
Lea, Patricia DNP, MSEd, RN, CCRN
Lesser, Susan R. PhD, MSN, RN-BC
Lorenzo, Elizabeth PhD, RN
Luke, Sheba DNP, APRN, FNP-C, NEA-BC
Manakatt, Bushra DNP, APRN, MSN, FNP-C
Marsh, Kristi DNP, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Martin, Dora Elizabeth DNP, WHCNP, MSN, RNC
Mathers, Tina DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE
Mathew, Sonia DNP, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, FNP-C
McDonald, Jo DNP, MSN, RN, CEN, CA/CP-SANE
Meyers, Stephanie PhD, MEd, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC, CNE
Murphy, M. Kathleen DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CGNC, FAAN
  • Associate Dean for Global Health and Community Engagement
    Professor
    Alice O. Stubblefield, Professorship in Nursing
  •   kamurphy@utmb.edu
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Nibert, Ainslie T. PhD, RN, FAAN
O'Brien, Karen PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, CNE
Oji, Obiamaka DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Patel, Darpan PhD
Priest, Sandra DNP, RN, NNP-BC
Rabe, Cora DNP, CRNA, APRN, CHSE, CPHQ, CNE
Rosser, Stephanie DNP, APRN, ACNPC, CCRN-CMC, CNE, NEA-BC
Rounds, Linda PhD, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
Rumsey, Kimberly Anne DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Sadler, Christen MSN, CNM, CNE, LCCE, FACCE
Savard, Patricia DNP, MSN, RN, ANP-C
Starnes-Ott, Kristen PhD, BS, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP
Svoboda, Jacquelyn DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC
  • Assistant Dean for Educational and Practice Innovations
    Associate Professor
    Joseph B. and Mary Alice Collerain Professorship of Nursing
  •   jdnegrot@utmb.edu
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Tombrella, Josie DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Touw, Margaret Mary DNP, MS, RN
Trahan, Roy PhD, RN, CCRN
Tzeng, Huey-Ming PhD, RN, FAAN
Ulrich, Beth EdD, RN, FACHE, FANNA, FAONL, FAAN
Verklan, M. Terese PhD, RNC, CCNS, FAAN
Wagner, Lisa PhD, MPH, BA, RNC, CNE
Watson Campbell, Rebeka PhD, RN, CNE
Webster, Bonnie K. MS, RN, BC
West, Cindy DNP, APRN, CRNA
Woods-Chinn, Kaci MA Behavioral Science/IOPsych, BS Psychology, BS Business