Faculty Biographies UTMB School of Nursing Kimberly Abraham RN, DNP Biography Assistant Professor kiabraha@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-1237 Safa A Al-Arabi RN, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNL Biography Associate ProfessorCNL Track Administrator saalarab@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8304 Suzanne Alton RN, DNP, FNP-BC Biography Associate ProfessorCore Track Administrator sealton@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 ProfessorAGACNP Track Administrator jsaoughs@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4826 Debra Armentrout RN, PhD, MSN, NNP-BC Biography Associate ProfessorNNP Track AdministratorWill 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 Maureen Biggs APRN, DNP, FNP-BC Biography Adjunct Associate ProfessorClinical Director of the Nurse Managed Clinic at St. Vincent'sDoctor of Nursing PracticeFamily Practice Nurse Practitioner mmbiggs@utmb.edu (409) 765-2219 Sheryl Bishop PhD Biography ProfessorSenior Biostatiscian sbishop@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8116 Ellen Boyd RN, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant ProfessorNE Track Administrator ellboyd@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4878 Gloria Brandburg RN, PhD, GNP-BC Biography Associate ProfessorAGPCNP Track AdministratorEdgar and Grace Gnitzinger Chair in Geriatric Nursing glbrandb@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8236 Carol Bruno RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor cabruno@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8214 Morgan Cangelosi RN, MSN, FNP-C, CCRN Biography Assistant Professor mmcangel@utmb.edu (409) 772-3772 Yolanda Davila RN, PhD Biography ProfessorOdelia Brown McCarley Professor of Nursing yrdavila@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8237 Cheryl Day RN, MSN, CNS Biography Assistant Professor ccday@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8306 Betty Douzar RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor bjdouzar@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8357 Vicky Ebone RN, DNP, GNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor vaebone@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8325 Christopher Edwards RN, PhD Biography Assistant Professor credward@utmb.edu (409) 772-8216 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 RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor meford@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-9289 Sharron Forest APRN, DNP, 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 APRN, DNP, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor coheard@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-5029 Alice Hill RN, PhD, FAAN Biography Director of Nursing PhD ProgramProfessor and Associate Dean for Graduate ProgramsThe John P. McGovern Chair in the Healing Practices of Nursing ahill@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8251 LaVelle Isreal-Brown RN, MSN, CPN Biography Assistant Professor laisreal@utmb.edu (409) 772-8288 Jeri Jaquis RN, MSN, ANP-BC Biography Assistant Professor jljaquis@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8218 Susan Johnson RN, DNP, ACNP-C Biography Assistant Professor sujohnso@utmb.edu (409) 772-4804 Dean Deborah Jones RN, PhD Biography Senior Vice President and Dean, School of NursingRebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair debjjone@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-1510 Mini Jose RN, PhD, FNP-C Biography Associate Professor mmjose@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8247 Cheryl Juneau RN, DrPH, FNP-BC Biography Associate ProfessorFNP Track AdministratorJesse and Alicia Dunn Endowed Professorship in Nursing cajuneau@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4802 Rachel Kilgore RN, PhD Biography Associate Professor rvkilgor@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4919 Laura King RN, DNP, MSN, CNE Biography Assistant ProfessorBaccalaureate Program Director - Junior Level laking@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8288 Patricia Lea RN, DNP, MSEd, CCRN Biography Associate ProfessorBaccalaureate Program & RN-BSN Program Director - Senior Level palea@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8249 J. (John) Michael Leger RN, PhD, MBA, CNL Biography Associate Professor jmleger@utmb.edu (409) 772-0134 Bruce Leonard APRN, PhD, FNP-BC, NP-C Biography Professor brleonar@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-6570 Ann Lovric RN, MS Biography Assistant Professor aslovric@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8355 Sheba Luke RN, DNP, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor saluke@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8358 Bushra Manakatt RN, DNP, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor bmmanaka@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8207 Dora Martin RN, DNP, WHCNP, RNC Biography Assistant Professor emartin@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4801 Darlene Martin RN, PhD Biography ProfessorRebecca and Edwin Gale Professorship damartin@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8327 Tina Mathers RN MSN, MBA Biography Assistant Professor tmmather@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8354 Thomas Mendez RN-BC, PhD, CNS Biography Associate Professor tbmendez@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8265 Dwayne More RN, DNP, CNE Biography Assistant Professor dfmore@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8217 M Kathleen Murphy RN, DNP, NEA-BC, FAAN Biography ProfessorENL Track AdministratorAlice O. Stubblefield, RN Term Professorship in Nursing kamurphy@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8305 Mary O'keefe RN, PhD, JD Biography Professor meokeefe@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8260 Rebekah Penton DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor rlpenton@utmb.edu (409) 772-4801 Carolyn Phillips RN, PhD, RN Biography Associate ProfessorDibrell Family Professor in the Art of Medicine cphillip@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8234 Sandra Priest DNP, RN, NNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor sapriest@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4806 Miriam Ramos RN, DNP, MSN, FNP-C Biography Assistant Professor miramos@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8351 Patricia Richard RN, PhD, RN Biography Associate Dean for Undergraduate ProgramEducation TechnologyAssociate ProfessorThe Florence Thelma Hall Distinguished Professorship plrichar@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8221 Linda Rounds RN, PhD, FNP, FAANP, FAAN Biography ProfessorDNP Program DirectorBetty Lee Evans Distinguished Professor in Nursing lrounds@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8280 Kimberly Rumsey RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor kirumsey@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8261 Patricia Savard RN, DNP, 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) 772-8356 Shannon Stevenson RN, MSN, RNC-OB, CNM Biography Assistant Professor shmsteve@utmb.edu (409) 772-8308 Jacquelyn Svoboda RNC, MSN, WHNP Biography Assistant Professor jdnegrot@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8238 Josie Tombrella DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC Biography Assistant Professor jltombre@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-4810 Margaret Touw RN, DNP, MS Biography Assistant Professor matouw@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-9596 Roy Trahan RN, PhD Biography Assistant Professor rltrahan@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8324 Mary Verklan RNC, CCNS, PhD, FAAN Biography Professor mtverkla@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8373 Rebeka Watson Campbell RN, PhD, CNE Biography Assistant Professor rebwatso@UTMB.EDU (409) 774-5539 Bonnie Webster RN, MS, BC Biography Assistant Professor bkwebste@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-0909 Carol Wiggs RN, PhD, CNM, AHN-BC Biography Associate ProfessorRN-BSN Track Administrator cmwiggs@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8294 Maureen Wilder RN, DNP, ANP-BC Biography Associate ProfessorMaster's Program DirectorJoseph B. and Mary Alice Collerain Professorship in Nursing mwilder@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8241 Charlotte Wisnewski RN, PhD, CDE, CNE Biography Associate Professor cwisnews@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-8235 Kaci Woods-Chinn BS Psychology, BS Business, MA Behavioral Science/IOPsych Biography Assistant Professor/Academic Counselor kvwoods@UTMB.EDU (409) 772-1259 Tammy Young RN, MSN Biography Assistant Professor tayoung@utmb.edu (409) 772-8314