Meet Our Faculty

Kimberly Abraham
DNP, RN, CPN
Assistant Professor
RN-BSN Track Coordinator

Safa A Al-Arabi
PhD, MPH, MSN, CNL, RN
Associate Professor
CNL Track Coordinator

Jennifer Barnett
DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Maureen Biggs
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Adjunct Associate Professor
Clinical Director of the Nurse Managed Clinic at St. Vincent's
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Patricia Blair
PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Professor

Ofonime Bleess
DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, ENP-C
Assistant Professor

Ellen Boyd
PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
NE Track Coordinator

Carol Bruno
DNP, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Morgan Cangelosi
MSN, RN, FNP-C, CCRN
Assistant Professor

Andrea Colburn
DNP, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Assistant Professor

Kimberly Curtin
DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CEN, CNL
Assistant Professor

Cheryl Day
MSN, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor

Annalyn DeMello
PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor

Christopher Edwards
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Juan Feng
PhD, MA, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

Meredith Ford
MSN, RN, CNE
Policy and Leadership Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program Coordinator and Faculty Advisor
Assistant Professor

Sharron Forest
DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Associate Professor
DNP Program Director

Carol Glaze
MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE
Assistant Professor

Letitia Graves
PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Pamela Harris-Haman
DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Connie Heard
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Karmen Hice
MS, RN
Assistant Professor

Latia Hickerson
PhD, MPH, APRN, WHNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Frances Hodgkins
EdD, MSN, NE-BC, PMH-BC, RN
Assistant Professor

LaVelle Isreal-Brown
MSN, RN, CPN
Assistant Professor

Linda Johnson-Vaught
DNP, RN, ENP, ACNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Deborah Jones
PhD, RN
Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Nursing
Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Centennial Chair

Mini Jose
PhD, RN, FNP-C
Associate Professor

Shinu Joy
DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN
Assistant Professor

Adrian Juarez
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Cheryl Juneau
DrPH, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
FNP Track Coordinator
Jesse and Alicia Dunn Endowed Professorship in Nursing

DeMonica Junious
PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

Laura King
DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

Shatoi King
PhD, MSN-Ed, RN-BC
Assistant Professor

Patricia Lea
DNP, MSEd, RN, CCRN
Associate Professor
Baccalaureate Program Director

J. (John) Michael Leger
PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, CNL
Associate Professor
Executive Nurse Leader Track Coordinator
John P. McGovern Chair in the Healing Practices of Nursing

Susan Lesser
PhD, MSN, RN-BC
Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Lorenzo
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Heidi Luft
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Sheba Luke
DNP, RN, FNP-C, NEA-BC
Assistant Professor

Bushra Manakatt
DNP, RN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor

Cheyenne (Darlene) Martin
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Rebecca and Edwin Gale Professorship

Dora Martin
DNP, RN, WHCNP, RNC
Assistant Professor

Tina Mathers
MSN, MBA, RN
Assistant Professor

Dwayne More
DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

M. Kathleen Murphy
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Professor
Assoc. Dean for Inclusivity, Global Health and Community Engagement
Alice O. Stubblefield, Professorship in Nursing

Hoang Nguyen
PhD
Associate Professor
Biostatistician

Ainslie Nibert
PhD, RN, FAAN
Department Chair for Graduate Studies
Professor

Obiamaka Oji
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Mary O'Keefe
PhD, JD, APRN, CNS P/MH, LPC, FAAN
Professor
PhD Program Director
Constance Brewer Koomey Professorship in Nursing

Elizabeth Petitt
DNP, RN, FNP-C, DCNP
Assistant Professor
MSN Program Director

Carolyn Phillips
PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Dibrell Family Professor in the Art of Medicine

Sandra Priest
DNP, RN, NNP-BC
Assistant Professor
NNP Track Coordinator

Carmelita Prokopiou
DNP, MBA, APRN-CNS, AOCN, CPHQ, NE-BC, CPHON
Assistant Professor

Miriam Ramos
DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor

Patricia Richard
PhD, RN
Department Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
The Florence Thelma Hall Distinguished Professorship

Stephanie Rosser
DNP, APRN, ACNPC, CCRN-CMC, NEA-BC
Assistant Professor
BSN-DNP Track Coordinator
AGACNP Track Coordinator

Linda Rounds
PhD, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
Professor
Assoc. Dean for Professional Development
Betty Lee Evans Nursing Professorship

Kimberly Rumsey
DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
BSN Junior Track Coordinator

Christen Sadler
MSN, CNM, CNE, LCCE, FACCE
Assistant Professor

Patricia Savard
DNP, MSN, RN, ANP-C
Assistant Professor

E'Loria Simon-Campbell
PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

Y. Kristen Starnes-Ott
PhD, BS, CRNA, FNAP
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
Betty P. Akins Endowed Chair in Nursing

Jacquelyn Svoboda
DNP, MSN, RNC, WHNP
Director of Educational Innovations
Assistant Professor

Josie Tombrella
DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor
AGPCNP Track Coordinator

Margaret Touw
DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

Roy Trahan
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
BSN Senior Track Coordinator

Huey-Ming Tzeng
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor

M. Terese Verklan
PhD, RNC, FAAN, CCNS
Professor

Lisa Wagner
PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor

Rebeka Watson Campbell
PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Honors Program Coordinator

Bonnie Webster
MS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor

Cindy West
DNP, APRN, CRNA
Assistant Professor
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Carol Wiggs
PhD, RN, CNM, AHN-BC
Associate Professor

Kaci Woods-Chinn
MA Behavioral Science/IOPsych, BS Psychology, BS Business
Assistant Professor/Academic Counselor

Tammy Young
MSN, RN
Assistant Professor