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UNC Wilmington's School of Nursing faculty and staff bring their healthcare expertise to life as educators. They are dedicated to teaching, learning and service, as well as maintaining active practices. Faculty and staff are committed to preparing the nurse leaders of tomorrow in an atmosphere of excellence.

Leadership

Patricia D Suplee

Director

McNeill Hall 3082

supleep@uncw.edu

Barbara Carlson

Associate Director for Faculty and Staff Development

McNeill Hall 3083

carlsonb@uncw.edu

Matthew J. Gallek

Assoc. Dir. of Academic Affairs,Nurse Educator & Clinical Research Programs

McNeill Hall 3078

gallekm@uncw.edu

Pamela G Balogh

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3064

baloghp@uncw.edu

Sara L. Hubbell

Clinical Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2048

hubbells@uncw.edu

Kerstin Gerda Hudgins

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3094

hudginsk@uncw.edu

Jared Kerr

Clinical Associate Professor

Veterans Hall 2029C

Diane L. Parker

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3045

parkerdl@uncw.edu

Annemarie K. Petroff

Lecturer

Veterans Hall 2029A

petroffa@uncw.edu

Gabriele V Pike

Temporary EHRA/Faculty

McNeill Hall 2011

Penny Sauer

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3096

sauerp@uncw.edu

Melissa D. Scott

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3092

scottmd@uncw.edu

Charlotte E. Thompson

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3039

thompsonce@uncw.edu

Nina D. Williams

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3052

williamsnd@uncw.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Nancy R. Ahern

Professor

McNeill Hall 3041

ahernn@uncw.edu

Hannah Michelle Altergott

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3091

altergotth@uncw.edu

Mudassar I Arain

Clinical Assistant Professor

Veterans Hall 2029D

arainm@uncw.edu

Tamatha E. Arms

Professor

McNeill Hall 2034A

Angela E Azzolina

Clinical Instructor

azzolinaa@uncw.edu

Paula A. Baisden

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3049

baisdenp@uncw.edu

Sara A Bennett

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 2060A

bennettsa@uncw.edu

April A. Braswell

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3043

braswella@uncw.edu

Yea-Jyh Chen

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3072

chenyj@uncw.edu

Jeeyae Choi

Professor

McNeill Hall 2049

Renata Anne Conde

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3028

conder@uncw.edu

Donald Russel Crawford

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3030

crawfordd@uncw.edu

Allison Danielle Stancill Cray

Clinical Assistant Professor

Marie E. Dawkins

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2029

dawkinsm@uncw.edu

Barbara S. Diggle-Fox

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2028

digglefoxb@uncw.edu

Emily B. Digiuseppe

Lecturer

McNeill Hall 2060D

digiuseppee@uncw.edu

Crystal Dodson

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3038

dodsonc@uncw.edu

Stephanie R. Duea

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2048

Kellie M Duval

Clinical Instructor

duvalk@uncw.edu

Crystal R Earp

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3064

Hayley H. Estrem

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2034

estremh@uncw.edu

Anastasiya V. Ferrell

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2052

ferrella@uncw.edu

Shannon H Ford

Assistant Professor

McNeil Hall 2051

Jason J Gatt

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 2029B

Elizabeth A. Gazza

Professor

McNeill Hall 3070

gazzae@uncw.edu

Susan Glose

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2059B

gloses@uncw.edu

Meki Graham

Clinical Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3088

grahamma@uncw.edu

Darlene Hicks

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3101

hicksd@uncw.edu

Carol Highsmith

Lecturer

McNeill Hall 3035

highsmithc@uncw.edu

Debra A. Hrelic

Clinical Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2053

hrelicd@uncw.edu

Denise B. Isibel

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3014

isibeld@uncw.edu

Amanda Jeffries

Lecturer

McNeill Hall 3095

jeffriesa@uncw.edu

Lindsey P. Jones

Lecturer

McNeill Hall 3050

joneslp@uncw.edu

Yeounsoo Godwin Kim

Professor

McNeill Hall 3067

Melissa K Kovich

Assistant Professor

kovichm@uncw.edu

Mary Kathryn Kruszewski

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 3077A

kruszewskim@uncw.edu

Tamara Link

Clinical Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2042

Barbara J. Lutz

McNeill Distinguished Professor

McNeill Hall 2031

April D. Matthias

Professor

McNeill Hall 3069

matthiasa@uncw.edu

Jennifer R. McCall

Associate Professor

MARBIONC Laboratory 1015A

mccalljr@uncw.edu

Michelle McEwen-Campbell

Clinical Assistant Professor

mcewenm@uncw.edu

Brandy Mechling

Professor

McNeill Hall 3013

mechlingb@uncw.edu

Laurie A Minns

Assistant Professor

Biotechnology 1015E

minnsl@uncw.edu

Brianna L Moore

Clinical Instructor

moorebl@uncw.edu

Nancy Murdock

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3013

murdockn@uncw.edu

Mary P. Murray

Lecturer

McNeill Hall 3053

murraymp@uncw.edu

Sharon M Norris

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2035

norrissm@uncw.edu

Coleen E O'Brien

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3093

obrienc@uncw.edu

Ruthanne L. Palumbo

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2037

palumbor@uncw.edu

Jason E Payne

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3055

payneje@uncw.edu

Matthew J. Peterson

Associate Professor

Veterans Hall 2029E

petersonmj@uncw.edu

Jodi M. Protokowicz

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2039

protokowiczj@uncw.edu

Lecia W. Reardon

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3065

reardonl@uncw.edu

Paula Reid

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3040

Anka Roberto

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3065A

robertoa@uncw.edu

Riki R. Seigler

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 3077 A

seiglerr@uncw.edu

Shamatree Shakya

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2060E

shakyas@uncw.edu

Lorie L. Sigmon

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2040

sigmonl@uncw.edu

Christy A. Simmerman

Lecturer

McNeill Hall 2060C

simmermanc@uncw.edu

Stephanie J. Sims

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 2047

Kassandra J. Stoffer

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 2025

stofferk@uncw.edu

Valerie P. Tarte

Clinical Assistant Professor

tartev@uncw.edu

Stephanie Turrise

Professor

McNeill Hall 3098

turrises@uncw.edu

Deborah E Tyndall

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 3037

tyndalld@uncw.edu

Jacqueline T Vaughn

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2044

vaughnj@uncw.edu

Rhonda Y. Vega

Clinical Associate Professor

Veterans Hall 2029C

Colette B. Waddill

Simulation Learning Center Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3057

waddillc@uncw.edu

Kathryn Keyes Watson

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall

watsonk@uncw.edu

Erin M. Wax

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3093

Charlotte A Weiss

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2041

weissc@uncw.edu

Seoyoon Woo

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3089

Susan E. Young

Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 3090

youngs@uncw.edu

Carolyn C. Kleman, PhD, MHA, BSN, RN

Associate Professor

McNeill Hall 2054
910.962.7278
klemanc@uncw.edu

Andrea Yeager Smith, MSN, RN

Clinical Instructor

McNeill Hall 2036
910.962.0512
smithay@uncw.edu

Takia Starkes-Perry, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor

McNeill Hall 2060D
910.962.0513
starkesperryt@uncw.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Peri Bomar, PhD, RN, Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Jane Fox: PhD, RN, Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Bettie J. Glenn, EdD, RN, Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Dr. Carol Heinrich, RN, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Jeanne K. Kemppainen, PhD, RN Professor Emeritus of Nursing
RuthAnne Kuiper: PhD, RN, CNE, Professor Emeritus of Nursing

Staff

Diane M. Bomba

Administrative Associate

McNeill Hall 3083A

bombad@uncw.edu

Brenda F Bowden

Administrative Specialist

McNeill Hall 3075

bowdenb@uncw.edu

Jeffrey T Griffin

University Program Associate

McNeill Hall 3077B

griffinjt@uncw.edu

Tiffany M Pettigrew

Administrative Supervisor

McNeill Hall 3081

pettigrewt@uncw.edu

Annette Richards

Temporary SHRA Employee

McNeill Hall 3075

richardsa@uncw.edu

Kathryn Sausman

Research Specialist

Bio Tech Crest Campus 1015

sausmank@uncw.edu

Debra Simpson

Temporary SHRA Employee

McNeill Hall 3079

simpsond@uncw.edu