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
Bruno, Carol DNP, MSN, RN
Bryant-Bova, Jill DNP, BS, RN, LNCC, CPHQ, NE-BC
Cangelosi, Morgan MSN, RN, FNP-C, CCRN
Carson, Zachary DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Carter, Patricia PhD, RN, CNS
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
Forest, Sharron DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Garey, Amanda Ph.D., RN, NPD-BC, NPDA-BC, EBP-C
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
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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Jones, Dorothy EdD, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
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
  • Interim Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies
    Associate Professor
    Baccalaureate and RN-BSN Program Director
  •   palea@utmb.edu
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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
Martin, Dora Elizabeth DNP, WHCNP, MSN, RNC
Mathers, Tina DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE
McDonald, Jo DNP, MSN, RN, CEN, CA/CP-SANE
Meyers, Stephanie PhD, MEd, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC
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
Oji, Obiamaka DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
O'Keefe, Mary PhD, JD, APRN, CNS P/MH, LPC, FAAN
Patel, Darpan PhD
Priest, Sandra DNP, RN, NNP-BC
Rabe, Cora DNP, CRNA, APRN, CHSE, CPHQ
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-C
  • Director of Educational 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 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, FAAN, CCNS
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