CCN Leadership

Julie Tanner Sanford, DNS, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Angelyn Adams Giambalvo Dean, Professor
Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CNE, alumnus CCRN
Vice Dean, Professor
Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor

adlee5@ua.edu
(205) 348-6798
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T. Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research, Professor
Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean of Global Initiatives & Community Partnerships, Director - CSURRC, Professor
Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Accreditation & Evaluation, Associate Professor
Paige Turner Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
Haley Strickland, EdD, MSN, RN
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs
Amy Bigham, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, COI, FNP- BC
Chair, Division of Nursing Practice, Clinical Associate Professor
JoAnn S. Oliver, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Chair, Division of Nursing & Health Advancement, Endowed Chair, Professor
Todd Smith, PhD, MSHA, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Chair, Division of Nursing Leadership, Associate Professor

CCN Faculty

Kristi A. Acker, DNP, PhD, FNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor
Amber H. Akers, MSN, BSN
Instructor
Mudasir (Roohi) Andrabi, PhD
Associate Professor
Susan J. Appel, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, FAHA, FAANP
Professor
Makeya S. Bailey, MSN, FNP-BC
Instructor
Keri A. Barron, PhD, RN, CNE, FPCNA
Assistant Professor
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
Casey Bass, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Instructor
Maggie Benfield, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Instructor

pearc002@ua.edu
(205) 348-2707

Amy Bigham, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, COI, FNP- BC
Chair, Division of Nursing Practice, Clinical Associate Professor
Lee Bratcher, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Summer Brister, MSN, RN
Instructor
Janet Brown, PhD, MSN, RN, CPN
Assistant Professor
Wanda Martin Burton, PhD, CHES®
Assistant Professor
Michelle Cheshire, EdD, RN
RN-BSN Program Coordinator, Professor
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, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHNP-C, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michalle Cox, MSN, RN, CNL
Instructor
Shjuan D. Crockett, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, CDP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Lesley Davis, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor
Leigh Ann Bray Dayton, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE
Associate Professor

labray@ua.edu
(205) 348-2436
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Anna Drury, MSN, RN, FNP
Instructor
Katherine Dudding PhD, RN, RNC-NIC, CNE
Assistant Professor
Kacie W. Duncan, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor
Caitlin Foley, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor
Cassandra Ford, PhD, MBA, RN, FAHA, FGSA
Associate Professor
Krista K. Fowler, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor
Daniel J. Gibson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hannah Giles, MSN, RN
Instructor
Courtney Gladwell, MSN, CPNP-PC
Instructor

cgladwell@ua.edu
(205) 348-2725

Josh Gunter, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kathleen Graves Gunter, Phd, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Asha Parr Hall, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor
Carrie Henry, PhD, CNM, RN
Assistant Professor
Nikki Herndon, MSN, RN, FNP
Instructor
Jill R. Hobbs, EdD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, CNE
FNP Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor
Amber Hobson, MSN, BSN, RN
Instructor
Lindsey Hocutt, MSN, RN
Instructor
Abby G. Horton, EdD, RN, CHC, CLC
Assistant Professor
Mary Leci Hull, MSN, RN
Instructor

msmorris1@ua.edu
(205) 348-4614

Jessica Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN, PNP-PC
Instructor
Paige Turner Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
Alyssa Jones, DNP, AGACNP-BC, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Accreditation & Evaluation, Associate Professor
Carolyn Kerns, EdD, RN, FNP, CNE
Assistant Professor
Evans Kyei, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

efkyei@ua.edu
(205) 348-8250
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Lauren Kyzar, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, BSN
Assistant Professor
Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor

adlee5@ua.edu
(205) 348-6798
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Brandi Lester, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor
Kayla Lucena-Glass, DNP, FNP-C, CRRN
Graduate Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor
Rebecca A. Martin, DNP, MSN (E), RN, APRN, CRNP, FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kate McConathy, MSN, BSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor
Thomas P. McCoy, PhD, PStat
Biostatistician
Virginia McNeill, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor
Mark Merrill, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michele Montgomery, PhD, MPH, RN
Associate Professor
Ashleigh Morris, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Instructor
Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean of Global Initiatives & Community Partnerships, Director - CSURRC, Professor
Amanda S. Nance, MSN, RN
Instructor

amshaw@ua.edu
(205) 348-2043
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JoAnn S. Oliver, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Chair, Division of Nursing & Health Advancement, Endowed Chair, Professor
Kerri L. Outlaw, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNS, RN
PMHNP Coordinator, Clinical Associate Professor
Rebecca Owings, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Linda Paradise, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kimberly Parker, DNP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Mark Parker, MBA, BSN, RN
Instructor
Congraleatha VaGayle Payne, DNP, MSN, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

cvpayne@ua.edu
(205) 348-1033

Suzanne S. Prevost, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Katelyn Repke, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor
Meridith N. Rice, MSN, RN, CNL
Instructor

mnrice2@ua.edu
205-348-6441

Sarah Robinson, EdD, RN, BA
Instructor

robin047@ua.edu
205-348-7092

Karlie Ryan, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor
Julie Tanner Sanford, DNS, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Angelyn Adams Giambalvo Dean, Professor


205-348-1040
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Andrea Sartain, EdD, MSN, RN, CNL
BSN Traditional Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
Kunwal (Kay) M. Scott, DNP, BSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Letisha S. Scott, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Tonya Shanahan, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
Staci A. Simmons, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CNE
DNP Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor
Nachasity Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor
Todd Smith, PhD, MSHA, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Chair, Division of Nursing Leadership, Associate Professor
Cameron Stephenson, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Instructor

caray@ua.edu

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Holly Stokley, MSN, BSN
Instructor

hastokley@ua.edu
205-348-3320

Haley Strickland, EdD, MSN, RN
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs
Kelly P. Strickland, MSN, RN
Instructor
Aylin Akca Sumengen, PhD, MSc, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Dimple Thakor, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Instructor
Haley Townsend, EdD, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor

hmfranklin@ua.edu
205-348-2218

Devon Tubbs, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor
Alison Turner, MSN, RN
Instructor
Jayne Graben Turner, DNP, RN, CRNP
Assistant Professor
Monika Wedgeworth, EdD, RN, CNE
Nursing Education Coordinator, Associate Professor
Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CNE, alumnus CCRN
Vice Dean, Professor
Teresa D. Welch, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Nurse Executive Coordinator, Associate Professor
Kimberly Wilson, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Brittany Woods, PhD, RN, CNOR
Assistant Professor