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
    •   debjjone@utmb.edu
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    Patel, Darpan PhD
    Starnes-Ott, Kristen PhD, BS, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP
    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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    Pressley, Diana EdD
    • Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
    • SON Student Affairs & Admissions Office
    •   dipressl@utmb.edu
    Rounds, Linda PhD, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
    West, Cindy DNP, APRN, CRNA
    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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    Nibert, Ainslie T. PhD, RN, FAAN
    Ferris, Cynde MBA, MA, MS, PMP, CPTD
    • Director of Education Technology
    • SON Distance Education & Multimedia
    •   ciferris@utmb.edu
    Hawkins, Bridget PhD, MBA, CRA
    Miro, Samantha EdD
    • Manager, Communications and Strategic Initiatives
    • SON Office of the Dean
    •   saseale@utmb.edu
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    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

    See Our Strategic Plan