Who We Are

    Meet Our Leadership

    Jones, Deborah | SON Office of the Dean
    Jones, Deborah PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
    • Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing
      Chief Integration Officer
      Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair
    Patel, Darpan | SON Graduate Studies
    Patel, Darpan PhD
    • Vice Dean for Research and Scholarship
      Professor
      Lena Finke Distinguished Chair of Nursing Arts
    Starnes-Ott, Kristen | SON Office of the Vice Dean
    Starnes-Ott, Kristen PhD, BS, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP
    Cleveland, Lisa | SON Graduate Studies
    Cleveland, Lisa PhD, APRN, CPNP, FAAN
    Murphy, M. Kathleen | SON Graduate Studies, DNP Program
    Murphy, M. Kathleen DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
    • Associate Dean for Global Health and Community Engagement
      Professor
      Alice O. Stubblefield, Professorship in Nursing
    Pressley, Diana | SON Student Affairs & Admissions Office
    Pressley, Diana EdD
    • Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
    • SON Student Affairs & Admissions Office
    Rounds, Linda | SON Graduate Studies, DNP Program
    Rounds, Linda PhD, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
    • Associate Dean for Professional Development
      Professor
      Betty Lee Evans Nursing Professorship
    West, Cindy | SON Graduate Studies, DNP Program
    West, Cindy DNP, APRN, CRNA
    Nibert, Ainslie T. | SON Graduate Studies
    Nibert, Ainslie T. PhD, RN, FAAN
    • Department Chair for Graduate Studies
      Professor
      Edgar and Grace Gnitzinger Chair in Geriatric Nursing
    Richard, Patricia L. | SON Graduate Studies, PhD Program
    Richard, Patricia L. PhD, RN
    • Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies
      Professor
      The Florence Thelma Hall Distinguished Professorship
    Ferris, Cynde | SON Distance Education & Multimedia
    Ferris, Cynde MBA, MA, MS, PMP, CPTD
    • Director of Education Technology
    • SON Distance Education & Multimedia
    Hawkins, Bridget | SON RISE Center
    Hawkins, Bridget PhD, MBA, CRA
    • Director, Research Innovation and Scientific Excellence (RISE) Center
    • SON RISE Center
    Miro, Samantha | SON Office of the Dean
    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