Assistant Professor Education Biography Dr. Katherine Dudding obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from East Carolina University in 1997. She later pursued her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing at the University of Arizona, graduating in 2018 with a specialization in Informatics. Additionally, she completed a minor in Cognitive Science, emphasizing Artificial Intelligence […]
Assistant Professor Education Biography Dr. Kerns received her EdD in Instructional Leadership, Nurse Education concentration, from The University of Alabama, and her MS as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Clemson University. She obtained her Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) from the National League for Nursing. Dr. Kerns taught undergraduate nursing for 20 years prior to joining […]
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, […]
Graduate Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor Education Biography Dr. Kayla Lucena-Glass is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Capstone College of Nursing (CCN). She earned her BSN from the University of Alabama in 2012, MSN from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2015, and DNP from the University of Alabama in 2017. Dr. Lucena-Glass is […]
Director of Simulation Instructor Education Biography Dr. Cole obtained her BSN from the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in December of 2013 and an MSN from the University of North Alabama in Nursing Education in 2019. She is also obtained her Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Alabama and the University […]
Clinical Assistant Professor (205) 348-3140 jgunter1@ua.edu (205) 348-5559 Education DNP, Nursing, The University of Alabama, 2020 MSN, Nursing Health Systems Administration, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2017 BSN, Bachelor Science in Nursing, Jacksonville State University, 2014 ADN, Nursing, Jefferson State Community College, 2009 Biography Dr. Josh Gunter is a clinical assistant professor at The […]
Associate Professor Traditional BSN Coordinator (205) 348-2705 hestrickland@ua.edu (205) 348-5559 Education EdD, Instructional Leadership, The University of Alabama, 2013 MSN, Masters of Science in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader, The University of Alabama, 2009 BSN, Bachelor Science in Nursing, The University of Alabama, 2004 Biography Dr. Haley Strickland has been teaching at the Capstone College of […]
