Instructor Education Biography Nikki Herndon is a full-time clinical instructor at CCN. She received her RN at Shelton State Community College in 2011 and her MSN from Samford University in 2015. She started her nursing career as an Acute Care- Medical Surgical nurse at DCH Regional Medical Center. After she received her MSN, she worked […]
Clinical Instructor Education Biography Laura is a full-time clinical instructor at the Capstone College of Nursing. She is a UA/CCN alumni. In 2011, she began working as a patient care assistant/unit secretary in the DCH Regional emergency room. She earned a BSN in 2015. Laura remained in the emergency room until 2017 then internally transferred […]
Instructor Education Biography Asha Hall is a full-time clinical nursing instructor at Capstone College of Nursing. With experience in medical-surgical nursing, she has been a nurse since 2010. Ms. Hall attended the University of Alabama graduating with her BSN in 2016 and with her MSN with a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner in 2019. She […]
Assistant Professor Education Biography Dr. Akca Sumengen is an Assistant Professor at the Capstone College of Nursing (CCN) at the University of Alabama (UA). She obtained her BSN in 2013, MSc in Psychiatric Nursing in 2016, and PhD in Pediatric Nursing in 2020 from Koc University in Turkey. She has extensive clinical experience in Turkey, […]
Assistant Professor (205) 348-6640 tlbratcher@ua.edu (205) 348-5559 Education DNP, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Bellarmine University, 2022 MSN, Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Bellarmine University, 2012 BS, Bachelor Science in Nursing, Bellarmine University, 2005 Biography Dr. Bratcher began his career as an EMT in 1990, completing his Paramedic training in 1993. In 1998 […]
Assistant Professor Education Biography Dr. Leigh Ann Bray Dayton received her BSN in 2012, and her MSN in 2014 both from The University of Alabama. She completed her PhD in Nursing in 2018 and her Mixed Methods Research Certificate in 2022 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Bray’s clinical background includes experience in […]
Instructor Education Biography Kate McConathy is a proud graduate of The University of Alabama -Tuscaloosa Capstone College of Nursing (CCN). She graduated with her BSN in 2011 and went to work for The University of Alabama (UAB) hospital, first as a floor nurse and then as an Assistant Nurse Manager on the Orthopedic/Trauma Unit. She […]
Assistant Professor Education Biography Mudasir(Roohi) Andrabi is an assistant professor at the Capstone College of Nursing. Dr. Andrabi received her Ph.D. in Health Promotion from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2016-2019). She holds a BSN from Hamdard University, Delhi, India, and an MSN from the University of Delhi, India. Dr. Andrabi has received post-doctoral […]
Assistant Professor Education Biography Dr. Owings graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1989, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1997, and a Master of Science in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in 2009 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her doctorate in Instructional […]
Professor & CCN Endowed Chair Education Biography Dr. Oliver began teaching at The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in January 2002. She is a tenured Full Professor and a proud graduate of the Capstone College of Nursing. She has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She earned a Masters of […]
Associate Professor Education Biography Dr. Montgomery earned her Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and joined the faculty at the Capstone College of Nursing in 2009. She has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate programs and has served on EdD dissertation committees. Dr. Montgomery’s research focuses on addressing health disparities […]
