Directory
Administration
Executive Director, Administrative Operations
Craig Anderson
Office of the Dean
(205) 934-2397
Professor; Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship
Marie Bakitas
DNSc, CRNP, NP‐C, AOCN, FPCN, FAAN
(205) 934-5277
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean, Graduate Clinical Education - DNP
Curry Bordelon
DNP, MBA, CRNP, NNP‐BC, CPNP‐AC, CNE
(205) 934-0479
Professor; Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Felesia Bowen
PhD, DNP, RN, PPCNP‐BC, FAAN
(205) 996-4169
Associate Professor; Associate Dean, Undergraduate & Prelicensure Education
Gwendolyn Childs
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 996-4687
Professor; Associate Dean, Graduate Clinical Education
Aimee Holland
DNP, CRNP, WHNP‐BC, NP‐C, FAANP, FAAN
(205) 996-9824
Senior Director of Development
Jeannie Horton
Office of Development & Alumni Relations
(205) 975-2443
Instructor; Assistant Dean for Evaluation
Kevin Keane
PhD, MA, CHES
(205) 975-0485
Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems
Sigrid Ladores
PhD, RN, PNP, CNE, FAAN
(205) 934-6835
Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems
Loretta Lee
PhD, CRNP, FNP‐BC, CNE
(205) 996-5826
Executive Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications
Jennifer Lollar
Office of Strategic Marketing & Communications
(205) 934-3888
Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Linda Moneyham
PhD, MBA, RN, NEA‐BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN
(205) 934-0610
Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean, Undergraduate and Prelicensure Education
Katie Parris
DNP, RN, CNE
(205) 934-4397
Professor; Assistant Dean, Clinical Innovation
Shea Polancich
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 996-9825
Dean; Professor; Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair in Nursing; Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for International Nursing
Maria Shirey
PhD, MBA, MS, RN, NEA‐BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN
(205) 934-5360
Professor; Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care; Director, UAB Office of Interprofessional Curriculum
Allison Shorten
PhD, RN, RM, FACM, FAAN, FNAP
(205) 996-6110
Professor; Assistant Dean, Research & Scholarship; Marie O’Koren Endowed Chair in Nursing
Ellen Smith
PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN
(205) 996-1812
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean, Graduate Clinical Education – MSN; Director, Pediatric Partnerships
Tedra Smith
DNP, CRNP, CPNP‐PC, CNE, CHSE
(205) 996-4193
Professor; Associate Dean, Clinical & Global Partnerships; Director, PATH Clinic
Michele Talley
PhD, CRNP, ACNP‐BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
(205) 934-6569
Instructor; Assistant Dean, Student Success
Peter Tofani
EdD, LTC®
(205) 975-1964
Associate Professor; Interim Associate Dean, Technology & Innovation; Assistant Director for Program Implementation, Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation
Penni Watts
PhD, RN, CHSE‐A, FSSH, FAAN, ANEF
(205) 934-6560
Assistant Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care
Bryan Wilbanks
PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA
(205) 934-5977