Who We Are

    Meet Our Leadership

    Jones, Deborah PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
    • Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing
      Chief Integration Officer
      Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair
    Patel, Darpan PhD
    Starnes-Ott, Kristen PhD, BS, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP
    Cleveland, Lisa PhD, APRN, CPNP, FAAN
    Murphy, M. Kathleen DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CGNC, FAAN
    • Associate Dean for Global Health and Community Engagement
      Professor
      Alice O. Stubblefield, Professorship in Nursing
    Pressley, Diana EdD
    • Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
    • SON Student Affairs & Admissions Office
    Rounds, Linda PhD, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
    West, Cindy DNP, APRN, CRNA
    Nibert, Ainslie T. PhD, RN, FAAN
    Richard, Patricia L. PhD, RN
    Ferris, Cynde MBA, MA, MS, PMP, CPTD
    • Director of Education Technology
    • SON Distance Education & Multimedia
    Hawkins, Bridget PhD, MBA, CRA
    • Director, Research Innovation and Scientific Excellence (RISE) Center
    • SON RISE Center
    Miro, Samantha EdD
    • Manager, Communications and Strategic Initiatives
    • SON Office of the Dean

    Our Mission

    We improve the health of diverse populations in Texas and around the world by advancing nursing excellence through leadership, clinical practice, education, research and service.

    Our Vision

    To create the future as leaders in innovative nursing education, promoters of high-impact research and as transformers of health and health care.

    Strategic Goals

    We, at the UTMB School of Nursing, will achieve excellence and professionalism through:

    Compassion Integrity Respect Diversity Lifelong Learning Accountability