Directory
Faculty
Associate Professor
Lauren Mays
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 996-0852
Assistant Professor
Ashley McMath
DNP, RN, CNE
(205) 934-5428
Assistant Professor
Gary Milligan
DNP, MHSA, RN, CNE
(205) 975-8484
Assistant Professor; Interim Assistant Dean, Undergraduate and Prelicensure Education
Dana Mitchell
DNP, CRNP, ACNP‐BC, CHFN
(205) 975-2824
University Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Linda Moneyham
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 934-0610
Assistant Professor; Applied Quantitative Methodologist
Aoyjai Montgomery
PhD
(205) 934-5428
Assistant Professor
Randy Moore
DNP, RN, CCRN
(205) 934-4425
Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Nurse Management in Care Transitions Specialty
Michael Mosley
DNP, RN, ANP‐BC
(205) 975-3465
Assistant Professor; Interim Director, MSN Nurse-Midwifery Pathway Clinical Education; Co-Director, Women and Children Health Initiative (WACHI)
Elizabeth Muñoz
DNP, CNM, FACNM
(205) 934-5428
Associate Professor; Director, DNP Nurse Executive Pathway; Director, MSN Nursing Health Systems Leadership Pathway
Heather Nelson-Brantley
PhD, RN, NEA‐BC, CNE, FAAN
(205) 934-6835
Assistant Professor
Erica Newfield
DNP, RN, PHNA‐BC
(205) 975-7776
Assistant Professor; Academic Integrity Officer - MSN
Somali Nguyen
DNP, CRNP, AGACNP‐BC
(205) 975-0650
Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Cori O'Neal
DNP, CRNP, NP‐C
(205) 996-2363
Associate Professor; Doreen C. Harper, PhD, RN, FAAN Endowed Professorship in Nursing
James Odom
PhD, MSN, MA, RN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN
(205) 934-7597
Assistant Professor
Lisa Pair
DNP, CRNP, WHNP‐BC
(205) 996-0096
Associate Professor; Associate Dean, Undergraduate & Prelicensure Education
Katie Parris
DNP, RN, CNE
(205) 934-4397
Assistant Professor
Bela Patel
DNP, CRNP, NP‐C
(205) 996-0151
Instructor
Heather Patterson
PharmD, BSN, RN
(205) 934-2198
Assistant Professor
Emily Patton
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐C
(205) 996-4058
Instructor
Elisabeth Pelt
DNP, CRNP‐Faculty, WHNP‐BC
(205) 996-4115
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean, Nursing Clinical Practice and Partnerships
Terri Poe
DNP, RN, NE-BC
(205) 975-7593
Professor; Assistant Dean, Clinical Innovation
Shea Polancich
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 996-9825
Associate Professor; Coordinator, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Frank Puga
PhD
(205) 934-6487
Associate Professor
Erica Ramey
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 996-1505
Clinical Assistant Professor
Stephanie Reed
DNP, RN
(205) 934-4403
Assistant Professor; Director, Nursing Informatics
Kelly Resco-Summers
DNP, MADM, RN
(205) 934-5428
Assistant Professor; Interim Assistant Director, Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Education
Ryan Richey
DNP, MNA, CRNA, CHSE
(205) 934-6728
Instructor
Lindsey Robbins
DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
(205) 934-5428
Assistant Professor
LaQuadria Robinson
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 934-5111
Instructor
Chris Roden
DNP, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, RNFA
(205) 934-9832
Instructor
Amanda Safford
DNP, RN
(205) 934-5428
Instructor; Director, Administrative and Strategic Projects
Nevette Sample
MSHA, BA
(205) 975-9412
Instructor; Nursing Student Competency Educator
Allyson Sanders
PhD, RN, CNEcl
(205) 934-4441
Instructor
Rachel Sasser
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC, CNE
(205) 975-2493
Assistant Professor
Julie Schexnayder
PhD, DNP, MPH, RN, ACNP‐BC
(205) 975-3421
Dean; Professor; Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair; Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for International Nursing
Maria Shirey
PhD, MBA, 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; Executive Director, Women and Children Health Initiative (WACHI)
Allison Shorten
PhD, RN, FACM, FNAP, FAAN
(205) 996-6110
Instructor
Jessica Skarda
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE
(205) 934-5428
Professor; Interim Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship; Marie O’Koren Endowed Chair in Nursing; Co-Director, Faculty Scholarship
Ellen Smith
PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN
(205) 996-1812
Professor; Interim Assistant Dean, Graduate Clinical Education - DNP
Tedra Smith
DNP, CRNP, CPNP‐PC, CNE, CHSE
(205) 996-4193
Instructor
Tina Smith
MSN, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 934-0965
Associate Professor; Co-Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
D'Ann Somerall
DNP, MAEd, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
(205) 975-4124
Associate Professor; MSN Support Coordinator
William Somerall
MD, Med
(205) 934-6583
Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Nurse Educator Subspecialty; Recruitment Coordinator, RN to BSN Pathway
Laura Steadman
EdD, MSN, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 996-7670
Assistant Professor
Macy Stockdill
PhD, RN
(205) 934-5428
Assistant Professor; Director, Nurse Practitioner Pathway - MSN & DNP
Rebecca Suttle
DNP, CRNP, AGACNP‐BC
(205) 996-1606
Professor; Associate Dean, Clinical & Global Partnerships; Director, PATH Clinic
Michele Talley
PhD, CRNP, ACNP‐BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
(205) 934-6569
Instructor; Director, Research Operations
Cathy Tarver
MBA, BS
(205) 934-3485
Assistant Professor
Richard Taylor
PhD, DNP, CRNP, ANP‐BC
(205) 934-5196
Instructor; Coordinator, MSN Nurse Educator Specialty Track
Taryn Temples
MSN, RN, RNC‐NIC, CNE
(205) 975-6888
Instructor; Director, Care Delivery
Anne Thompson
MHA
(205) 975-9074
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kesha Thurston
DNP, CRNA
(205) 996-0360
Instructor; Assistant Dean, Student Success
Peter Tofani
EdD, LTC(R)
(205) 975-1964
University Professor; Director, Grant Regulatory and Review Processes
David Vance
PhD, MGS, FAAN
(205) 934-7589
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kerry Varner
DNP, CRNA
(205) 934-2198
Instructor
Amanda Waguespack
DNP, MNA, CRNA
(205) 930-7246
Professor
Hsiao-Lan Wang
PhD, RN, CMSRN, ACSM EP‐C, FAAN
(205) 996-7813
Instructor
Jennifer Ware
DNP, FNP‐C
(205) 996-0371
Instructor
Jolisa Watson
MSN, CRNP, AGNP‐C
(205) 975-0380
Professor; Associate Dean, Technology & Innovation; Assistant Director for Program Implementation, Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation
Penni Watts
PhD, RN, CHSE-A, FNAP, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN
(205) 934-6560
Instructor
Jennifer Weldon
DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
(205) 934-2198
Assistant Professor; Mixed Methods Consultant
Rachel Wells
PhD, RN
(205) 934-0962
Instructor; Co-Coordinator, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Leigh Wenzel
DNP, CRNP, WHNP-BC
(205) 934-9832
Assistant Professor; Director, DNP Population Health Pathway
Jennifer Werthman
PhD, MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC
(205) 934-6790
Professor; Interim Director, PhD Program
Pariya Wheeler
PhD
(205) 996-0330
Associate Professor
Yolanda Wheeler
PHD, CRNP, CPNP‐AC, MSCN
(205) 934-0639
Associate Professor
Connie White-Williams
PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
(205) 975-8611
Assistant Professor; Coordinator, RN First Assist Subspecialty
Tracie White
DNP, CRNP, ACNP‐BC, CNOR, CRNFA
(205) 996-7439
Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care
Bryan Wilbanks
PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
(205) 934-5977
Instructor
Jolie Wilson
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
(205) 934-4403
Associate Professor
Jenni Wise
PhD, RN
(205) 996-9459
Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Tara Wood
DNP, CRNP, NNP‐BC
(205) 996-1607
Assistant Professor; Interim Assistant Director, Nurse Anesthesia Didactic Education
Kaitlen Woodfin
DNP, CRNA, CHSE
(205) 996-0159
Instructor
Laura Woodward
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 975-6887
Assistant Professor; Interim Director, Nurse Anesthesia Pathway
Amy Yerdon
DNP, CRNA, CNE
(205) 996-0360