Faculty Biographies UTMB School of Nursing Kimberly Abraham MSN, RN, CPN Biography Assistant Professor kiabraha@utmb.edu (409) 772-1237 Safa'a Al-Arabi PhD, RN, MPH, MSN, CNL Biography Associate Professor saalarab@utmb.edu (409) 772-8304 Suzanne Alton DNP, RN, FNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor MSN Core Track Administrator Suzanne.Alton@utmb.edu (409) 772-8270 Irma Alvarado RN, PhD, HACP Biography Assistant Professor iralvara@utmb.edu (409) 772-4803 Jacqueline Aoughsten RN, DNP, ACNP-C Biography Assistant Professor jsaoughs@utmb.edu (409) 772-4826 Debra Armentrout PhD, RN, MSN, NNP-BC Biography Associate Professor NNP Track Administrator Will Dean Bivens Singleton Professorship in Pediatric Nursing dcarment@utmb.edu (409) 772-8226 Jennifer Barnett DNP, FNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor jebarnet@utmb.edu (409) 772-8223 Cherry Beckworth PhD, RN, CNE Biography Associate Professor Baccalaureate Program Director – Junior Level ckbeckwo@utmb.edu (409) 772-8322 Maureen Biggs DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Biography Adjunct Associate Professor Clinical Director of the Nurse Managed Clinic at St. Vincent’s Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Practice Nurse Practitioner mmbiggs@utmb.edu (409) 765-2219 Sheryl L. Bishop PhD Biography Professor Senior Biostatisician sbishop@utmb.edu (409) 772-8116 Ellen Boyd RN, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor ellboyd@utmb.edu (409) 772-4878 Gloria Brandburg PhD, RN, GNP-BC Edgar and Grace Gnitzinger Chair in Geriatric Nursing Biography Associate Professor glbrandb@utmb.edu (409) 772-8236 Carol Bruno RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor cabruno@utmb.edu (409) 772-8214 Yolanda R. Davila PhD, RN Biography Professor Odelia Brown McCarley Professor of Nursing yrdavila@utmb.edu (409) 772-8237 Cheryl Day MSN, RN, CNS Biography Assistant Professor ccday@utmb.edu (409) 772-8303 Betty Douzar RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor bjdouzar@utmb.edu (409) 772-8357 Vicky A. Ebone MSN, RN, GNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor vaebone@utmb.edu (409) 772-8325 Chris Edwards RN, PhD Biography Assistant Professor credward@utmb.edu (409) 772-4804 Rachel Ellis RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor rnellis@utmb.edu (409) 772-8318 Juan Feng RN, MA, MSN, CNE Biography Assistant Professor jufeng@utmb.edu (409) 772-8233 Meredith Ford MSN, RN Biography Assistant Professor meford@utmb.edu Sharron Forest DNP, APRN, NNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor shforest@utmb.edu (409) 772-8354 Carol Glaze RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor tcglaze@utmb.edu (409) 772-8349 Connie Heard DNP, RN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor coheard@utmb.edu (409) 772-3772 Alice S. Hill PhD, RN, FAAN Biography Director of Nursing PhD Program Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs The John P. McGovern Chair in the Healing Practices of Nursing ahill@utmb.edu (409) 772-8251 Jeri Jaquis RN, MSN, ANP-BC Biography Assistant Professor jljaquis@utmb.edu (409) 772-8218 Mini M. Jose PhD, RN, FNP-C Biography Associate Professor mmjose@utmb.edu (409) 772-8247 Cheryl Juneau DrPH, RN, FNP-BC Jesse and Alicia Dunn Endowed Professorship in Nursing Biography Associate Professor FNP Track Administrator cajuneau@utmb.edu (409) 772-4802 Rachel Vasquez Kilgore PhD, RN Biography Associate Professor rvkilgor@utmb.edu (409) 772-4919 Laura King RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor laking@utmb.edu (409) 772-8288 Patricia Lea DNP, MSEd, RN, CCRN Biography Associate Professor Baccalaureate Program & RN-BSN Program Director – Senior Level palea@utmb.edu (409) 772-8249 Bruce Leonard PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C Biography Professor brleonar@utmb.edu (409) 772-6570 Ann S. Lovric MS, RN Biography Assistant Professor aslovric@utmb.edu (409) 772-8355 Sheba Luke DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor sakuriak@utmb.edu (409) 772-8358 Bushra M Manakatt DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor bmmanaka@utmb.edu (409) 772-8354 Darlene "Cheyenne" Martin PhD, RN Biography Professor Rebecca and Edwin Gale Professorship damartin@utmb.edu (409) 772-8327 Elizabeth Martin DNP, WHCNP, RNC Biography Assistant Professor emartin@utmb.edu (409) 772-4801 Tina M. Mathers RN MSN, MBA Biography Assistant Professor tmmather@utmb.edu (409) 772-8308 Thomas (Thom) B. Mendez PhD, RN-BC, CNS Biography Associate Professor tbmendez@utmb.edu (409) 772-8265 Linda Moore Ed.D., MSN, RN Biography Assistant Professor lhmoore@utmb.edu (409) 772-4801 Dwayne F. More DNP, RN, CNE Biography Assistant Professor dfmore@utmb.edu (409) 772-8217 Shannon Morris MSN, RNC-OB, CNM Biography Assistant Professor shmorris@utmb.edu (409) 772-8308 M. Kathleen Murphy DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Alice O. Stubblefield, RN Term Professorship in Nursing Biography Professor ENL Track Administrator kamurphy@utmb.edu (409) 772-8305 Kathleen Nader RN, MSN, ANP-BC, GNP Biography Clinical Assistant Professor kmnader@utmb.edu (409) 772-4821 Mary O'Keefe PhD, JD, RN Biography Professor meokeefe@utmb.edu (409) 772-8260 Carolyn A. Phillips PhD, RN Biography Associate Professor Dibrell Family Professor in the Art of Medicine cphillip@utmb.edu (409) 772-8234 Miriam Ramos-Leon RN, MSN, FNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor miramos@utmb.edu (409) 772-8351 Elizabeth (Liz) Petitt RN, MSN, FNP-C, DCNP Biography Clinical Assistant Professor- GNE Program ekcarmic@utmb.edu (409) 772-4814 Sandra Priest RN, MSN, NNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor sapriest@utmb.edu (409) 772-4806 Trish Richard PhD, RN Biography Associate Dean for Undergraduate Program Education Technology Associate Professor The Florence Thelma Hall Distinguished Professorship plrichar@utmb.edu (409) 772-8221 Linda R. Rounds PhD, RN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN Betty Lee Evans Distinguished Professor in Nursing Biography Professor DNP Program Director lrounds@utmb.edu (409) 772-8280 Kimberly Rumsey RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor kirumsey@utmb.edu (409) 772-8261 Patricia Savard DNP, RN, ANP-C Biography Assistant Professor pasavard@utmb.edu (409) 772-8230 Gwenn Scott RN, DNP, CNS, FNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor gwscott@utmb.edu (409) 772-8352 Jacquelyn Svoboda RNC, MSN, WHNP Biography Assistant Professor jdnegrot@utmb.edu (409) 772-8238 Roy Trahan PhD, RN Biography Assistant Professor rltrahan@utmb.edu (409) 772-8324 Josie Tombrella RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor jltombre@utmb.edu (409) 772-4810 Margaret Touw DNP, MS, RN Biography Assistant Professor matouw@utmb.edu (409) 772-9596 M. Terese Verklan RNC, CCNS, PhD, FAAN Biography Professor mtverkla@utmb.edu (409) 772-8373 Dean Pamela Watson ScD, RN Biography School of Nursing Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair Senior Vice President for Interprofessional Education and Institutional Effectiveness pgwatson@utmb.edu (409) 772-1510 Rebeka Watson Campbell PhD, RN, CNE Biography Assistant Professor rebwatso@utmb.edu (409) 772-8238 Bonnie K. Webster MS, RN, BC Biography Assistant Professor bkwebste@utmb.edu (409) 772-0909 Carol M. Wiggs, PhD, RN, CNM, AHN-BC Biography Associate Professor RN-BSN Track Administrator cmwiggs@utmb.edu (409) 772-8294 Maureen Wilder, DNP, RN, ANP-BC Joseph B. and Mary Alice Collerain Professorship in Nursing Biography Associate Professor Master’s Program Director mwilder@utmb.edu (409) 772-8241 Charlotte A. Wisnewski, PhD, RN, CDE, CNE Biography Associate Professor cwisnews@utmb.edu (409) 772-8235 Kaci Woods-Chin, BS Psychology, BS Business, MA Behavioral Science/IO Psych Biography Assistant Professor /Academic Counselor kvwoods@utmb.edu (409) 772-1259 Tammy Young, MSN, RN Biography Assistant Professor tayoung@utmb.edu (409) 772-8314