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Julie Tanner Sanford, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Angelyn Adams Giambalvo Dean, Professor

jtsanford1@ua.edu
(205) 348-1040
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Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CNE, alumnus CCRN
Vice Dean, Associate Professor

srwelch@ua.edu
205-348-3812
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T. Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research, Professor

trbartlett@ua.edu
(205) 348-8452
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Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, CMSRN
Associate Dean of Global Initiatives & Community Partnerships, Director - CSURRC, Associate Professor

mnmumba@ua.edu
(205) 348-6317
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Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

adlee5@ua.edu
(205) 348-6798
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Michelle Cheshire, EdD, RN
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, RN Mobility Coordinator

mcheshire@ua.edu
(205) 348-1022
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Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Accreditation & Evaluation, Associate Professor

skkaylor@ua.edu
(205) 348-2713
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CCN Faculty

Kristi A. Acker, DNP, PhD, FNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor

kaacker@ua.edu
(205) 348-1036
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Amber H. Akers, MSN, BSN
Instructor

ahakers@ua.edu
(205) 348-3980
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Roohi Andrabi, PhD
Assistant Professor

mandrabi@ua.edu
(205) 348-9875
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Susan J. Appel, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, FAHA, FAANP
Professor

sjappel@ua.edu
(205) 348-1026
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Makeya S. Bailey, MSN, FNP-BC
Instructor

meskanes@ua.edu
(205) 348-5729
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Keri A. Barron, PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

kabarron@ua.edu
(205) 348-9846
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Mahalia G. Barrow, EdD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

magray@ua.edu
(205) 348-9871
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T. Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research, Professor

trbartlett@ua.edu
(205) 348-8452
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Casey Bass, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Instructor

ccprater@ua.edu
(205) 348-4237
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Maggie Benfield, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP- BC
Instructor

pearc002@ua.edu
(205) 348-2707
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Lee Bratcher, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

tlbratcher@ua.edu
(205) 348-6640
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Leigh Ann Bray, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE
Assistant Professor

labray@ua.edu
(205) 348-2436
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Janet Brown, PhD, MSN, RN, CPN
Assistant Professor

jlbrown28@ua.edu
(205) 348-1032
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Debra Pettit Bruns, PhD, MSPH, PMHNP-BC
Associate Professor

dpbruns@ua.edu
(205) 348-8252
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Wanda Martin Burton, PhD, CHES®
Assistant Professor

wmburton@ua.edu
(205) 348-7486
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Michelle Cheshire, EdD, RN
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, RN Mobility Coordinator

mcheshire@ua.edu
(205) 348-1022
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Shameka L. Cody, PhD, AGNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Associate Professor

slcody@ua.edu
(205) 348-3374
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Heather S. Cole, Phd, RN, CHSE, CNEn
Director of Clinical Simulation

hscole@ua.edu
(205) 348-1491
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Ann Couch, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, PMHNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

oacouch@ua.edu
(205) 348-2094
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Lesley Davis, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor

lpterry@ua.edu
(205) 348-6076
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Anna Drury, MSN, RN, FNP
Instructor

prate009@ua.edu
(205) 348-4153
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Katherine Dudding PhD, RN, RNC-NIC, CNE
Assistant Professor

kmdudding@ua.edu
(205) 348-0253
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Kacie W. Duncan, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN
Instructor

kwduncan@ua.edu
(205) 348-6578
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Sandra M. Estes, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRC
Clinical Assistant Professor

sestes@ua.edu
(205) 348-1029
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Caitlin Foley, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor

cemiller2@ua.edu
(205) 348-8368
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Cassandra Ford, PhD, MBA, RN, FAHA, FGSA
Associate Professor

ford039@ua.edu
(205) 348-8250
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Krista K. Fowler, MSN, RN, NP-C, PMHNP-BC
Instructor

ksklemm@ua.edu
(205) 348-0650
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Daniel J. Gibson, PhD
Assistant Professor

dgibson1@ua.edu
(205) 348-6443
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Hannah Giles, MSN, RN
Instructor

hmtownsend@ua.edu
(205) 348-6648
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Courtney Gladwell, MSN, CPNP-PC
Instructor

cgladwell@ua.edu
(205) 348-2725
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Kayla Glass, DNP, FNP-C, CRRN
Clinical Assistant Professor

klglass@ua.edu
(205) 348-9498
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Josh Gunter, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN
Clinical Assistant Professor

jgunter1@ua.edu
(205) 348-3140
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Kathleen Graves Gunter, MSN, RN
Instructor

kmgraves@ua.edu
(205) 348-1027
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Asha Parr Hall, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor

aparr@ua.edu
(205) 348-
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Nikki Hall, MSN, RN
Instructor

nhall7@ua.edu

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Carrie Henry, PhD, CNM, RN
Assistant Professor

cjhenry3@ua.edu
(205) 348-2392
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Jill R. Hobbs, EdD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor

jrhobbs@ua.edu
(205) 348-0423
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Amber Hobson, MSN, BSN, RN
Instructor

anwilliams7@ua.edu
205-348-7107
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Abby G. Horton, EdD, RN, CHC, CLC
Assistant Professor

abby.horton@ua.edu
(205) 348-7107
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Mary Leci Hull, MSN, RN
Instructor

msmorris1@ua.edu
(205) 348-4614
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Jessica Johnson, MSN, RN, PNP-PC
Instructor

jessica.johnson@ua.edu
(205) 348-5311
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Paige Turner Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN
Saxon Chair for Rural Nursing, Associate Professor

ptjohnso@ua.edu
(205) 348-2084
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Alyssa Jones, DNP, AGACNP-BC, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor

ajones192@ua.edu
(205) 348-2042
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Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Accreditation & Evaluation, Associate Professor

skkaylor@ua.edu
(205) 348-2713
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Carolyn Kerns, EdD, RN, FNP, CNE
Assistant Professor

ckerns2@ua.edu
(205) 348-5141
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Lauren Kyzar, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, BSN
Assistant Professor

ltousinau@ua.edu
(205) 348-0893
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Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Clinical Professor

adlee5@ua.edu
(205) 348-6798
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Brandi Lester, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor

bblester@ua.edu
(205) 348-2087
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Rebecca A. Martin, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor

ramartin7@ua.edu
(205) 348-9052
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Kate McConathy, MSN, BSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor

kgmcconathy@ua.edu
(205) 348-7430
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Mark Merrill, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC
Clinical Assistant Professor

rmerrill@ua.edu
(205) 348-2263
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Michele Montgomery, PhD, MPH, RN
Associate Professor

mmontgomery1@ua.edu
(205) 348-1045
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Ashleigh Morris, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor

amorris6@ua.edu
(205) 348-2604
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Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, CMSRN
Associate Dean of Global Initiatives & Community Partnerships, Director - CSURRC, Associate Professor

mnmumba@ua.edu
(205) 348-6317
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Amanda S. Nance, MSN, RN
Instructor

amshaw@ua.edu
(205) 348-2043
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JoAnn S. Oliver, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Professor & CCN Endowed Chair

joliver@ua.edu
(205) 348-2916
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Kerri L. Outlaw, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNS, RN
Clinical Associate Professor

kloutlaw@ua.edu
205-348-9847
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Rebecca Owings, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

cowings@ua.edu
(205) 348-0421
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Linda Paradise, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor

lmparadise@ua.edu
(205) 348-6620
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Kimberly Parker, DNP
Clinical Assistant Professor

kcparker4@ua.edu
(205) 348-9598
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Mark Parker, MBA, BSN, RN
Instructor

mparker@ua.edu
(205) 348-2040
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Congraleatha VaGayle Payne, DNP, MSN, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

cvpayne@ua.edu
(205) 348-1033
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Laura Powell, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-C
Instructor

leharris4@ua.edu

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Suzanne S. Prevost, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor

sprevost@ua.edu
(205) 348-1041
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Katelyn Repke, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor

klrepke@ua.edu
205-348-2203
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Meridith N. Rice, MSN, RN, CNL
Instructor

mnrice2@ua.edu
205-348-6441
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Sarah Robinson, EdD, RN, BA
Instructor

robin047@ua.edu
205-348-7092
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Julie Tanner Sanford, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Angelyn Adams Giambalvo Dean, Professor


205-348-1040
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Andrea Sartain, EdD, MSN, RN, CNL
Assistant Professor

afsartain@ua.edu
205-348-9845
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Kunwal M. Scott, DNP, BSN, RN, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

kmscott10@ua.edu
205-348-2311
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Letisha S. Scott, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

lsscott2@ua.edu
205-348-6665
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Staci A. Simmons, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC
Clinical Assistant Professor

sasimmons7@ua.edu
205-348-3074
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Nachasity Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor

nsmith72@ua.edu

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Todd Smith, PhD, MSHA, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Associate Professor

tbsmith3@ua.edu
205-348-4367
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Holly Stokley, MSN, BSN
Instructor

hastokley@ua.edu
205-348-3320
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Haley Strickland, EdD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor, Traditional BSN Coordinator

hestrickland@ua.edu
205-348-2705
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Aylin Akca Sumengen, PhD, MSc, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor

aakcasumengen@ua.edu
205-348-2841
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Haley Townsend, EdD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

hmfranklin@ua.edu
205-348-2218
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Alison Turner, MSN, BSN
Instructor

turne096@ua.edu
205-348-5451
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Jayne Graben Turner, DNP, RN, CRNP
Assistant Professor

jkgraben@ua.edu
205-348-0868
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Monika Wedgeworth, EdD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor

mwedgeworth@ua.edu
205-348-6643
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Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CNE, alumnus CCRN
Vice Dean, Associate Professor

srwelch@ua.edu
205-348-3812
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Teresa D. Welch, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Associate Professor

tdwelch@ua.edu
205-348-0422
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Kimberly Wilson, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

kewilson14@ua.edu
205-348-6024
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Brittany Woods, PhD, RN, CNOR
Assistant Professor

bmwoods6@ua.edu
(205) 348-6596
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