School of Nursing

Faculty & Staff Directory

Questions regarding degree programs and/or the application process should be directed to the degree program coordinator or the Student Success Center at chhs@uncw.edu.

Faculty and Staff directory
Leadership
Matthew J. Gallek, PhD, RN Interim Director and Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3082 910.962.7647 gallekm@uncw.edu
Elizabeth (Beth) A. Gazza, PhD, RN, LCCE, FACCE, ANEF Associate Director for Faculty and Staff Development and Professor McNeill Hall 3078A 910.962.7097 gazzae@uncw.edu
Carolyn W. Jones, PhD, RN, NNP-BC Interim Associate Director for Academic Programs and Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3078 910.962.3207 jonescw@uncw.edu
Stephanie Turrise, PhD, RN-BC, APRN, CNE, CHFN, FAHA Associate Director for Administration and Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3083 910.962.3210 turrises@uncw.edu
Daphne Foushee, MPA Administrative Supervisor McNeill Hall 3081 910.962.7410 fousheed@uncw.edu
Jane Anderson, DNP, RN, G-CNS-BC, CNE Program Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3094 910.962.7608 andersonj@uncw.edu
Sara L. Hubbell, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C DNP Program Coordinator and Clinical Associate Professor McNeill Hall 2029 910.962.0561 hubbells@uncw.edu
Jared G. Kerr, JD, MPH Clinical Research Graduate Program Coordinator and Clinical Associate Professor Veterans Hall 2029C 910.962.7404 kerrj@uncw.edu
April Matthias, PhD, RN, CNE Nurse Educator Program Coordinator and Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3069 910.962.3481 matthiasa@uncw.edu
Diane L. Parker, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN Graduate Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3045 910.962.7148 parkerdl@uncw.edu
Annemarie K. Petroff, MS Clinical Research Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Lecturer McNeill Hall 2029A 910.962.3981 petroffa@uncw.edu
Melissa D. Scott, PhD, RN, CNEcl Prelicensure Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3092 910.962.7693 scottmd@uncw.edu
C. Elise Thompson, PhD, MSN, RN RN-BSN Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3039 910.962.7428 thompsonce@uncw.edu
Colette B. Waddill, DNP, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE, CHSE Simulation Learning Center Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3057 910.962.2860 waddillc@uncw.edu
Nina Williams, DNP, MSN-NE, RN Prelicensure Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3052 910.962.2298 williamsnd@uncw.edu
Full-Time Faculty
Questions regarding degree programs and/or the application process should be directed to the degree program coordinator (above) or the Student Success Center at chhs@uncw.edu.
Nancy Ahern, PhD, RN Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3041 910.962.2627 ahernn@uncw.edu
Omar Alzaghari, PhD, MSN, RN Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2035 910.962.7982 alzaghario@uncw.edu
Tamatha Arms, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C Associate Professor McNeill Hall 2034A 910.962.7192 armst@uncw.edu
Paula Baisden, EdD, MSN, PMHRN-BC Lecturer McNeill Hall 3049 910.962.2225 baisdenp@uncw.edu
Pamela Balogh, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, FNP-C Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3051 910.962.0583 baloghp@uncw.edu
Lisa Anne Bove, DNP, RN-BC Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3088 910.962.7981 bovel@uncw.edu
April A. Braswell, PhD, APRN, CPNP, CNE Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3043 910.962.2594 braswella@uncw.edu
Yea-Jyh Chen, PhD, RN, MSN Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3072 910.962.0584 chenyj@uncw.edu
Jeeyae Choi, PhD, RN Professor McNeill Hall 2049 910.962.2487 choij@uncw.edu
Renata Conde-Zuege, DNP, APRN,FNP-C Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3028 910.962.3392 conder@uncw.edu
Clydie Coward-Murrell, MSN, BSN, RN Clinical Instructor McNeill Hall 3077A 910.962.2250 cowardmc@uncw.edu
Amanda Culp-Roche, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3091 910.962.3983 culprochea@uncw.edu
Marie W. Dawkins, DNP, MHA, MSN, RN Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2025 910.962.2906 dawkinsm@uncw.edu
B. Suzy Diggle, PhD, GNP, ANP, BC Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2028 910.962.3559 digglefoxb@uncw.edu
Emily DiGiuseppe, MSN, RN Lecturer McNeill Hall 2060D 910.962.0515 digiuseppee@uncw.edu
Crystal Heath Dodson, PhD, RN, MSN, BC-ADM, CDE Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3038 910.962.7877 dodsonc@uncw.edu
Stephanie R. Duea, PhD, RN Associate Professor McNeill Hall 2048 910.962.4222 dueas@uncw.edu
Crystal Earp, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-C Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3064 910.962.2835 earpc@uncw.edu
Dana El Hajj, PhD, RN Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3098 910.962.7534 hajjd@uncw.edu
Hayley Henrikson Estrem, PhD, MSN, RN Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2034 910.962.7581 estremh@uncw.edu
Anastasiya (Ana) Ferrell, PhD, RN, TTS Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2052 910.962.7720 ferrella@uncw.edu
Shannon H. Ford, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, CNE Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2051 910.962.2827 fords@uncw.edu
Jason Gatt, MBA Clinical Instructor Veterans Hall 2029B 910.962.2843 gattj@uncw.edu
Susan Gell, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3101A 910.962.0513 gells@uncw.edu
Carol Highsmith, EdD, RN, NE Lecturer McNeill Hall 3035 910.962.2039 highsmithc@uncw.edu
Julie F. Hinkle, PhD, RN, CNE Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2041 910.962.7254 hinklej@uncw.edu
Debra A. Hrelic, PhD, RNC Clinical Associate Professor McNeill Hall 2053 910.962.7325 hrelicd@uncw.edu
Denise Isibel, DNP, RN, CNE Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3014 910.962.7215 isibeld@uncw.edu
Amanda Jeffries, MSN, RN Lecturer McNeill Hall 3095 910.962.7793 jeffriesa@uncw.edu
Lindsey Paige Jones, MSN-Ed, RN Lecturer McNeill Hall 3050 910.962.2891 joneslp@uncw.edu
Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin, PhD, MPH, CNE, RN Professor McNeill Hall 3067 910.962.3926 kimy@uncw.edu
Carolyn C. Kleman, PhD, MHA, RN, BCPA, CNE Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2054 910.962.7278 klemanc@uncw.edu
Kelly B. Laham: DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CNE Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2050 910.962.2386 lahamk@uncw.edu
Lawone J. Lane, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3054 910.962.2321 lanelj@uncw.edu
Tamara Link, DNP, FNP-BC BSN-DNP FNP Concentration Lead and Clinical Associate Professor McNeill Hall 2042 910.962.7942 linkt@uncw.edu
Barbara J. Lutz, PhD, RN, CRRN, PHNA-BC, FAHA, FAAN McNeill Distinguished Professor McNeill Hall 2031 910.962.2921 lutzb@uncw.edu
Jennifer R. McCall, PhD, MBA Assistant Professor Veterans Hall 2029F 910.962.3171 mcalljr@uncw.edu
Michelle McEwen-Campbell, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB-FNP, LNC, CNE Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3030 910.962.2038 mcewenm@uncw.edu
Brandy Mechling, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3013 910.962.7292 mechlingb@uncw.edu
Laurie A. Minns, PhD Assistant Professor Veterans Hall 2029D 910.962.3824 minnsl@uncw.edu
Mary Murray, MSN, RN Lecturer McNeill Hall 3053 910.9622772 murraymp@uncw.edu
Coleen O’Brien, DNP, CPNP – AC/PC Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3093 910.962.7553 obrienc@uncw.edu
Ruthanne Palumbo, DNP, RN, CNE Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2037 910.962.7969 palumbor@uncw.edu
Jason Payne, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3055 910.962.4200 payneje@uncw.edu
Barbara Pennington, MS, RN Lecturer Veterans Hall 2029E 910.962.3640 penningtonb@uncw.edu
Matthew Peterson, PhD, FGSA Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3096 910.962.0516 petersonmj@uncw.edu
Jodi M. Protokowicz, PhD, RN Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2039 910.962.3298 protokowiczj@uncw.edu
Lecia Reardon DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNE Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3065 910.962.4121 reardonl@uncw.edu
Paula Reid, PhD, RNC, WHNP-BC Associate Professor McNeill Hall 3040 910.962.2340 reidp@uncw.edu
Anka Roberto, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MPH BSN-DNP PMHNP Concentration Lead and Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3065A 910.962.7755 robertoa@uncw.edu
Penny Sauer, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, CNE Associate Professor McNeill Hall 2047 910.962.2768 sauerp@uncw.edu
Cynthia K. Schweizer, DNP, MSN-NE, RN Lecturer McNeill Hall 2060A 910.962.2512 schweizerc@uncw.edu
Lorie Sigmon, PhD, DNP, APRN, RN Masters-DNP Nurse Executive Leadership Concentration Lead and Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2040 910.962.2598 sigmonl@uncw.edu
Christy Simmerman, MSN, RN Lecturer McNeill Hall 2060C 910.962.7588 simmermanc@uncw.edu
Stephanie Sims, MSN, RN, CHSE Clinical Instructor McNeill Hall 2060B 910.962.3458 simss@uncw.edu
Andrea Yeager Smith, MSN, RN Clinical Instructor McNeill Hall 2059B 910.962.0512 smithay@uncw.edu
Kassandra Stoffer, MSN, FNP-C Clinical Instructor McNeill Hall 3101 910.962.2836 stofferk@uncw.edu
Valerie Tarte, DNP, MSN, RN Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2038 910.962.3267 tartev@uncw.edu
Jacqueline Vaughn, PhD, RN, CHSE Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2044 910.962.0528 vaughnj@uncw.edu
Erin McKenna Wax, DNP, RN, FNP-BC Clinical Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 2060E 910.962.3702 waxe@uncw.edu
Anita Williams, PharmD, BCPS Lecturer McNeill Hall 3056 910.962.3392 williamsa@uncw.edu
Seoyoon Woo, PhD, RN Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3089 910.962.3843 woos@uncw.edu
Susan Young, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC Assistant Professor McNeill Hall 3090 910.962.0597 youngs@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

Faculty and Staff directory
Diane Bomba, Administrative Associate 910.962.7844 McNeill Hall 3083A bombad@uncw.edu
Brenda Bowden, Office Assistant McNeill Hall 3075 bowdenb@uncw.edu
Jeff Griffin, MLIS, Data Support Technician 910.962.2569 McNeill Hall 3077B griffinjt@uncw.edu
Kate Sausman, Research Specialist 910.962.3916 MARBIONC 1015 sausmank@uncw.edu
Barbara Snyder, Simulation Operations Specialist 910.962.2924 McNeill Hall 2006 snyderb@uncw.edu