Directory
Faculty & Staff
Supervisor, Nurse Home Visitor - Wiregrass
Jayna Norwood
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(334) 661-9275
Dean and Professor Emerita
Marie O'Koren*
EdD, MSN, FAAN
*Deceased
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
Supervisor, Nurse Home Visitor - Gulf Coast
Jia Johnson Okeke
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(251) 252-5972
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
Professor Emerita
Patricia Patrician
PhD, RN, FAAN
Instructor
Heather Patterson
PharmD, BSN, RN
(205) 934-2198
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator II
Libby Leeann Patterson
Office of Research & Scholarship
Assistant Professor
Emily Patton
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐C
(205) 996-4058
Nurse Home Visitor - Gulf Coast
Courtney Peavy
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
Instructor
Elisabeth Pelt
DNP, CRNP‐Faculty, WHNP‐BC
(205) 996-4115
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Alfreda Peterson-West
Office of Academic Affairs
(205) 801-5829
Supervisor, Nurse Home Visitor - Jefferson County
Michelle Peterson
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 996-7625
Director, Clinical Placement
Matthew Phillips
Office of Academic Affairs
(205) 996-0885
Nurse Home Visitor - Central Alabama
Amy Piper
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 484-5845
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
Nurse Home Visitor - Central Alabama
Kristen Posey
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 934-4377
Associate Professor; Coordinator, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Frank Puga
PhD
(205) 934-6487
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Anusha Qamaruddin
Office of Research & Scholarship
(205) 934-7589
Marketing Specialist
Pareasa Rahimi
Office of Strategic Marketing & Communications
(205) 934-3717
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
Professor Emerita
Marti Rice
PhD, RN, FAAN
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
Program Manager - Gifts
Rebecca Rodamer
Office of Development & Alumni Relations
(205) 975-4709
Instructor
Chris Roden
DNP, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, RNFA
(205) 934-9832
Program Manager I
Amanda Rogers
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 934-4030
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
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator III
Mary Scott
Department of Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
(205) 996-1812
Nurse Home Visitor - Jefferson County
Allison Self
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
Professor Emerita
Cynthia Selleck
PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
Nurse Clinician - Mobile Unit
Suzannah Sensabaugh
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 996-0093
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
Project Manager II
Megan Shuler
Office of Development & Alumni Relations
(205) 996-7453
Instructor
Jessica Skarda
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE
(205) 934-5428
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Charis Smith
Department of Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
(205) 934-7597
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
Professor Emerita
Pat Speck
DNSc, CRNP, FNP-BC, AFN-C, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN, FAAFS, FAAN
Program Administrator II
Emily Srygley
Office of Technology & Innovation
(205) 934-0315
Program Manager II
Katrina Staffney
Office of Academic Affairs
(205) 934-9678
Graphic Designer
Kathleen Stallings
Office of Strategic Marketing & Communications
(205) 996-0358
Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Nurse Educator Subspecialty; Recruitment Coordinator, RN to BSN Pathway
Laura Steadman
EdD, MSN, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 996-7670
Program Administrator II
Cathy Stewart
Department of Family, Community & Health Systems
(205) 934-4403
Program Manager - Mobile Unit
Robin Stewart
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
Assistant Professor
Macy Stockdill
PhD, RN
(205) 934-5428
Skills Lab Educator
Kristy Stoddard
Office of Technology & Innovation
(205) 975-3451
Patient Services Coordinator II – PATH Clinic
Charlesetta Storey
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 996-0153
Distinguished Service Professor Emerita
Elizabeth Stullenbarger
DSN, RN
Assistant Professor; Director, Nurse Practitioner Pathway - MSN & DNP
Rebecca Suttle
DNP, CRNP, AGACNP‐BC
(205) 996-1606
Social Worker
Sarah Swatzell Melton
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 934-4030
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
Nurse Home Visitor - Wiregrass
Devin Thronton
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(334) 714-9987
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kesha Thurston
DNP, CRNA
(205) 996-0360
Instructor; Assistant Dean, Student Success
Peter Tofani
EdD, LTC(R)
(205) 975-1964
Professor Emerita
Joan Turner*
DSN, RN, CIC
*Deceased
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Elisha Underwood
Office of Research & Scholarship
(205) 996-0364
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
Nurse Home Visitor - Central Alabama
Amanda Vessels
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 975-6763
Instructor
Amanda Waguespack
DNP, MNA, CRNA
(205) 930-7246
Supervisor, Nurse Home Visitors - Central Alabama
Charlotte Walton
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 996-7625
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
Nurse Home Visitor - Central Alabama
Rebecca Welo
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
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
Web Communications Specialist
Alexander Wiggins
Office of Strategic Marketing & Communications
(205) 975-0315
Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care
Bryan Wilbanks
PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
(205) 934-5977
Nurse Home Visitor - Central Alabama
Catherine Williams
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 934-2666
Instructor
Jolie Wilson
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
(205) 934-4403
Professor Emerita
Lynda Wilson
PhD, RN, FAAN
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
Nurse Home Visitor - Central Alabama
Morgan York
Office of Clinical & Global Partnerships
(205) 996-7625