Meet Our Faculty
Kimberly Abraham
DNP, RN, CPN
Assistant Professor
RN-BSN Track Coordinator
Safa A Al-Arabi
PhD, MPH, MSN, CNL, RN
Associate Professor
CNL Track Coordinator
Irma Alvarado
PhD, MSN, RN, HACP
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Barnett
DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Baumler
PhD
Professor
Director of Biostatistics, Center for Violence Prevention
Maureen Biggs
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Adjunct Associate Professor
Clinical Director of the Nurse Managed Clinic at St. Vincent's
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Patricia Blair
PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Ofonime Bleess
DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, ENP-C
Assistant Professor
Ellen Boyd
PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
NE Track Coordinator
Shelly Brody
DNP, MSN, NEA-BC
Assistant Professor
Carol Bruno
DNP, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Jill Bryant-Bova
DNP, BS, RN, LNCC, CPHQ, NE-BC
Assistant Professor
Morgan Cangelosi
MSN, RN, FNP-C, CCRN
Assistant Professor
Zachary Carson
DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Patricia Carter
Professor
Andrea Colburn
DNP, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Assistant Professor
AGACNP Track Coordinator
Lebanon David
DNP, NNP-BC, NPT-BC, VA-BC
Assistant Professor
Cheryl Day
MSN, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor
Annalyn DeMello
PhD, MPH, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Christopher Edwards
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Juan Feng
PhD, MA, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Meredith Ford
MSN, RN, CNE
Policy and Leadership Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program Coordinator and Faculty Advisor
Assistant Professor
Sharron Forest
DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Professor
DNP Program Director
Will Bivens Singleton Professorship in Pediatric Nursing
Vera Gibb
DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AQH, CCTP
Assistant Professor
Carol Glaze
EdD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE
Assistant Professor
John Gonzalez
DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, ANP-C
Associate Professor
Letitia Graves
PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Pamela Harris-Haman
DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Connie Heard
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Karmen Hice
MS, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Latia Hickerson
PhD, MPH, APRN, WHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
BAMBI Advocacy Student Scholars (BASS) Program Coordinator
Amber High
DNP, APRN, CRNA, NC-BC
Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program
Frances Hodgkins
EdD, MSN, CNE, NE-BC, PMH-BC, RN
Assistant Professor
Linda Johnson-Vaught
DNP, RN, ENP, ACNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Deborah Jones
PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing
Chief Integration Officer
Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair
Mini Jose
PhD, RN, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Shinu Joy
DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN
Assistant Professor
Adrian Juarez
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Cheryl Juneau
DrPH, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
FNP Track Coordinator
Jesse and Alicia Dunn Endowed Professorship in Nursing
DeMonica Junious
PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Shatoi King
PhD, MSN-Ed, RN-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor
Honors Program Coordinator
Patricia Lea
DNP, MSEd, RN, CCRN
Associate Professor
Baccalaureate Program Director
J. (John) Michael Leger
PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, CNL
Professor
Interim PhD Track Coordinator
Executive Nurse Leader Track Coordinator
John P. McGovern Chair in the Healing Practices of Nursing
Susan Lesser
PhD, MSN, RN-BC
Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Lorenzo
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Heidi Luft
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Sheba Luke
DNP, APRN, FNP-C, NEA-BC
Associate Professor
MSN Program Director
Bushra Manakatt
DNP, RN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor
Cheyenne (Darlene) Martin
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Rebecca and Edwin Gale Professorship
Dora Martin
DNP, RN, WHCNP, RNC
Assistant Professor
Tina Mathers
DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Dwayne More
DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
M. Kathleen Murphy
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Assoc. Dean for Inclusivity, Global Health and Community Engagement
Professor
Alice O. Stubblefield, Professorship in Nursing
Hoang Nguyen
PhD
Associate Professor
Biostatistician
Ainslie Nibert
PhD, RN, FAAN
Department Chair for Graduate Studies
Professor
Interim PhD Program Director
Edgar and Grace Gnitzinger Chair in Geriatric Nursing
Karen O'Brien
PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC
Associate Professor
Obiamaka Oji
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Mary O'Keefe
PhD, JD, APRN, CNS P/MH, LPC, FAAN
Professor
Constance Brewer Koomey Professorship in Nursing
Darpan Patel
PhD
Assistant Dean for Translational Science
Professor
Lena Finke Distinguished Chair of Nursing Arts
Sandra Priest
DNP, RN, NNP-BC
Assistant Professor
NNP Track Coordinator
Carmelita Prokopiou
DNP, MBA, APRN-CNS, AOCN, CPHQ, NE-BC, CPHON
Assistant Professor
Cora Rabe
DNP, CRNA, CHSE, CPHQ
Associate Professor
Nurse Anesthesia Program Director
Patricia Richard
PhD, RN
Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Professor
The Florence Thelma Hall Distinguished Professorship
Stephanie Rosser
DNP, APRN, ACNPC, CCRN-CMC, NEA-BC
Assistant Professor
BSN-DNP Track Coordinator
Linda Rounds
PhD, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
Assoc. Dean for Professional Development
Professor
Betty Lee Evans Nursing Professorship
Kimberly Rumsey
DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
BSN Junior Track Coordinator
Christen Sadler
MSN, CNM, CNE, LCCE, FACCE
Assistant Professor
Patricia Savard
DNP, MSN, RN, ANP-C
Assistant Professor
Y. Kristen Starnes-Ott
PhD, BS, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
Betty P. Akins Endowed Chair in Nursing
Jacquelyn Svoboda
DNP, APRN, WHNP-C
Director of Educational Innovations
BSN Scholar Program Director
Associate Professor
Josie Tombrella
DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor
AGPCNP Track Coordinator
Margaret Touw
DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Roy Trahan
PhD, RN, CCRN-K
Assistant Professor
BSN Senior Track Coordinator
Huey-Ming Tzeng
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Elizabeth Ulrich
EdD, RN, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN
Professor
M. Terese Verklan
PhD, RNC, FAAN, CCNS
Professor
Lisa Wagner
PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor
Rebeka Watson Campbell
PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Bonnie Webster
MS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor
Cindy West
DNP, APRN, CRNA
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Assistant Professor
Leila Wood
PhD
Professor
Director of Evaluation, Center for Violence Prevention
Kaci Woods-Chinn
MA Behavioral Science/IOPsych, BS Psychology, BS Business
Assistant Professor
Academic Counselor
Tammy Young
MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
