CCN Leadership

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

jtsanford1@ua.edu
(205) 348-1040

Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CNE, alumnus CCRN
Vice Dean, Associate Professor

srwelch@ua.edu
205-348-3812

T. Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research, Professor

trbartlett@ua.edu
(205) 348-8452

Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, CMSRN
Associate Dean of Global Initiatives & Community Partnerships, Director - CSURRC, Associate Professor

mnmumba@ua.edu
(205) 348-6317

Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

adlee5@ua.edu
(205) 348-6798

Michelle Cheshire, EdD, RN
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, RN Mobility Coordinator

mcheshire@ua.edu
(205) 348-1022

Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Accreditation & Evaluation, Associate Professor

skkaylor@ua.edu
(205) 348-2713

CCN Faculty

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

kaacker@ua.edu
(205) 348-1036

Amber H. Akers, MSN, BSN
Instructor

ahakers@ua.edu
(205) 348-3980

Roohi Andrabi, PhD
Assistant Professor

mandrabi@ua.edu
(205) 348-9875

Susan J. Appel, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, FAHA, FAANP
Professor

sjappel@ua.edu
(205) 348-1026

Makeya S. Bailey, MSN, FNP-BC
Instructor

meskanes@ua.edu
(205) 348-5729

Keri A. Barron, PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor

kabarron@ua.edu
(205) 348-9846

Mahalia G. Barrow, EdD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

magray@ua.edu
(205) 348-9871

T. Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research, Professor

trbartlett@ua.edu
(205) 348-8452

Casey Bass, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Instructor

ccprater@ua.edu
(205) 348-4237

Maggie Benfield, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP- BC
Instructor

pearc002@ua.edu
(205) 348-2707

Amy Bigham, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, COI, FNP- BC
MEPN Coordinator, Clinical Associate Professor

abigham@ua.edu
(205) 348-3416

Lee Bratcher, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

tlbratcher@ua.edu
(205) 348-6640

Janet Brown, PhD, MSN, RN, CPN
Assistant Professor

jlbrown28@ua.edu
(205) 348-1032

Wanda Martin Burton, PhD, CHES®
Assistant Professor

wmburton@ua.edu
(205) 348-7486

Michelle Cheshire, EdD, RN
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, RN Mobility Coordinator

mcheshire@ua.edu
(205) 348-1022

Shameka L. Cody, PhD, AGNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Associate Professor

slcody@ua.edu
(205) 348-3374

Heather S. Cole, Phd, RN, CHSE, CNEn
Director of Clinical Simulation

hscole@ua.edu
(205) 348-1491

Ann Couch, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHNP-C, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

oacouch@ua.edu
(205) 348-2094

Michalle Cox, MSN, RN, CNL
Instructor
Lesley Davis, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor

lpterry@ua.edu
(205) 348-6076

Leigh Ann Bray Dayton, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE
Assistant Professor

labray@ua.edu
(205) 348-2436

Anna Drury, MSN, RN, FNP
Instructor

prate009@ua.edu
(205) 348-4153

Katherine Dudding PhD, RN, RNC-NIC, CNE
Assistant Professor

kmdudding@ua.edu
(205) 348-0253

Kacie W. Duncan, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor

kwduncan@ua.edu
(205) 348-6578

Caitlin Foley, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor

cemiller2@ua.edu
(205) 348-8368

Cassandra Ford, PhD, MBA, RN, FAHA, FGSA
Associate Professor

ford039@ua.edu
(205) 348-8250

Krista K. Fowler, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor

ksklemm@ua.edu
(205) 348-0650

Daniel J. Gibson, PhD
Assistant Professor

dgibson1@ua.edu
(205) 348-6443

Hannah Giles, MSN, RN
Instructor

hmtownsend@ua.edu
(205) 348-6648

Courtney Gladwell, MSN, CPNP-PC
Instructor

cgladwell@ua.edu
(205) 348-2725

Josh Gunter, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN
Clinical Assistant Professor

jgunter1@ua.edu
(205) 348-3140

Kathleen Graves Gunter, MSN, RN
Instructor

kmgraves@ua.edu
(205) 348-1027

Asha Parr Hall, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor

aparr@ua.edu
(205) 348-

Nikki Hall, MSN, RN
Instructor
Carrie Henry, PhD, CNM, RN
Assistant Professor

cjhenry3@ua.edu
(205) 348-2392

Nikki Herndon, MSN, RN, FNP
Instructor
Jill R. Hobbs, EdD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, CNE
FNP Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor

jrhobbs@ua.edu
(205) 348-0423

Amber Hobson, MSN, BSN, RN
Instructor

anwilliams7@ua.edu
205-348-7107

Lindsey Hocutt, MSN, RN
Instructor
Abby G. Horton, EdD, RN, CHC, CLC
Assistant Professor

abby.horton@ua.edu
(205) 348-7107

Mary Leci Hull, MSN, RN
Instructor

msmorris1@ua.edu
(205) 348-4614

Jessica Johnson, MSN, RN, PNP-PC
Instructor
Paige Turner Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN
Saxon Chair for Rural Nursing, Associate Professor

ptjohnso@ua.edu
(205) 348-2084

Alyssa Jones, DNP, AGACNP-BC, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor

ajones192@ua.edu
(205) 348-2042

Sara K. Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Accreditation & Evaluation, Associate Professor

skkaylor@ua.edu
(205) 348-2713

Carolyn Kerns, EdD, RN, FNP, CNE
Assistant Professor

ckerns2@ua.edu
(205) 348-5141

Lauren Kyzar, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, BSN
Assistant Professor

ltousinau@ua.edu
(205) 348-0893

Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Clinical Professor

adlee5@ua.edu
(205) 348-6798

Brandi Lester, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor

bblester@ua.edu
(205) 348-2087

Kayla Lucena-Glass, DNP, FNP-C, CRRN
Graduate Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor

klglass@ua.edu
(205) 348-9498

Rebecca A. Martin, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor

ramartin7@ua.edu
(205) 348-9052

Kate McConathy, MSN, BSN, RN, FNP-C
Instructor

kgmcconathy@ua.edu
(205) 348-7430

Thomas P. McCoy, PhD, PStat
Biostatistician
Virginia McNeill, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor
Mark Merrill, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC
Clinical Assistant Professor

rmerrill@ua.edu
(205) 348-2263

Michele Montgomery, PhD, MPH, RN
Associate Professor

mmontgomery1@ua.edu
(205) 348-1045

Ashleigh Morris, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor

amorris6@ua.edu
(205) 348-2604

Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, CMSRN
Associate Dean of Global Initiatives & Community Partnerships, Director - CSURRC, Associate Professor

mnmumba@ua.edu
(205) 348-6317

Amanda S. Nance, MSN, RN
Instructor

amshaw@ua.edu
(205) 348-2043

JoAnn S. Oliver, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Professor & CCN Endowed Chair

joliver@ua.edu
(205) 348-2916

Kerri L. Outlaw, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CNS, RN
PMHNP Coordinator, Clinical Associate Professor

kloutlaw@ua.edu
205-348-9847

Rebecca Owings, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

cowings@ua.edu
(205) 348-0421

Linda Paradise, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor

lmparadise@ua.edu
(205) 348-6620

Kimberly Parker, DNP
Clinical Assistant Professor

kcparker4@ua.edu
(205) 348-9598

Mark Parker, MBA, BSN, RN
Instructor

mparker@ua.edu
(205) 348-2040

Congraleatha VaGayle Payne, DNP, MSN, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

cvpayne@ua.edu
(205) 348-1033

Suzanne S. Prevost, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor

sprevost@ua.edu
(205) 348-1041

Katelyn Repke, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor

klrepke@ua.edu
205-348-2203

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

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


205-348-1040

Andrea Sartain, EdD, MSN, RN, CNL
Assistant Professor

afsartain@ua.edu
205-348-9845

Kunwal (Kay) M. Scott, DNP, BSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

kmscott10@ua.edu
205-348-2311

Letisha S. Scott, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

lsscott2@ua.edu
205-348-6665

Staci A. Simmons, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CNE
DNP Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor

sasimmons7@ua.edu
205-348-3074

Nachasity Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor
Todd Smith, PhD, MSHA, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Associate Professor

tbsmith3@ua.edu
205-348-4367

Holly Stokley, MSN, BSN
Instructor

hastokley@ua.edu
205-348-3320

Haley Strickland, EdD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor, Traditional BSN Coordinator
Aylin Akca Sumengen, PhD, MSc, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Haley Townsend, EdD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

hmfranklin@ua.edu
205-348-2218

Alison Turner, MSN, BSN
Instructor

turne096@ua.edu
205-348-5451

Devon Turner, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor
Jayne Graben Turner, DNP, RN, CRNP
Assistant Professor

jkgraben@ua.edu
205-348-0868

Monika Wedgeworth, EdD, RN, CNE
Nursing Education Coordinator, Associate Professor

mwedgeworth@ua.edu
205-348-6643

Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CNE, alumnus CCRN
Vice Dean, Associate Professor

srwelch@ua.edu
205-348-3812

Teresa D. Welch, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Nurse Executive Coordinator, Associate Professor

tdwelch@ua.edu
205-348-0422

Kimberly Wilson, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor

kewilson14@ua.edu
205-348-6024

Brittany Woods, PhD, RN, CNOR
Assistant Professor

bmwoods6@ua.edu
(205) 348-6596