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
Interim AGACNP Track Coordinator

Kimberly Curtin
DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, CEN, CNL
Assistant Professor

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

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
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

Laura King
DNP, MSN, 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
PhD Program Director
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

Jeff Temple
PhD
Vice Dean for Research and Scholarship
John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Community Health
Professor and Licensed Psychologist

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