Directory
Graduate Clinical Faculty

Instructor; Co-Coordinator, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Alexandra Armstrong
MSN, CRNP, CPNP‐AC
(205) 996-7627

Professor
Natalie Baker
DNP, CRNP, ANP‐BC, GNP‐BC, GS‐C, FAANP, FAAN, CNE
(205) 934-2198

Instructor
Melanie Baucom
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 428-2810

Associate Professor; Interim Chair, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems
Curry Bordelon
DNP, MBA, CRNP, NNP‐BC, CPNP‐AC, CNE, ANEF, FNAP
(205) 934-0479

Assistant Professor; Interim Assistant Dean, Graduate Clinical Education – MSN; Co-Coordinator, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Kelley Borella
DNP, CRNP, WHNP‐BC
(205) 975-9035

Associate Professor
Pamela Bowen
PhD, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 934-2778

Assistant Professor
Deborah Bowers
DNP, DMin, MDiv, CRNP, FNP‐C
(205) 975-4124

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Alice Bristow
DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CNE
(205) 996-7668

Assistant Professor
Felecia Brown
DNP, CNM, WHNP‐BC, PMHNP‐BC, CNE
(205) 934-2198

Assistant Professor
Pamela Bryant
DNP, CRNP, CPNP‐AC, CPNP‐PC
(205) 934-2640

Assistant Professor
Katie Buys
DNP, MPH, CRNP, FNP‐BC, PMHNP‐BC
(662) 769-9831

Instructor; Co-Coordinator, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Jennifer Carpenter
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC, RN‐BC
(205) 975-5674

Instructor
Elizabeth Coleman
MSN, CRNP (FO), CPNP‐PC
(205) 996-0359

Assistant Professor
Michael Daniel
PhD
(205) 996-1812

Assistant Professor
Shawona Daniel
PhD, CRNP, NP‐C
(205) 934-0448

Professor
Martha Dawson
DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN
(205) 934-6586

Instructor
Rebekah Day
MSN, CRNP, AGACNP‐BC
(205) 934-2198

Associate Professor; Coordinator, Nursing Health Systems Administration Specialty Track
Gregory Eagerton
DNP, RN, NEA‐BC
(205) 975-9101

Instructor
Holly Earnest
DNP, RN, NI‐BC
(205) 996-4445

Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Advanced Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Subspecialty
Rebecca Edwards
DNP, PhD, CRNP, AOCNP, ACNP‐BC,
(205) 934-2198

Instructor; Co-Coordinator, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Sherita Etheridge
DNP, CRNP, CPNP‐PC, CNE
(205) 996-4075

Assistant Professor
Benjamin Galatzan
PhD, RN
(205) 934-4403

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track
Hiboombe Haamankuli
DNP, CRNP, ACNP‐BC
(205) 996-0387

Associate Professor; Co-Coordinator, Emergency Nurse Practitioner Subspecialty
Melanie Hallman
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC, ACNP‐BC, ENP‐C, CEN, TCRN, FAEN, FAAN, FAANP
(205) 934-6552

Associate Professor
Stephanie Hammond
DNP, CRNP, ANP‐BC, COHN‐S, FAAOHN
(205) 934-6296

Assistant Professor
Lindsey Harris
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 934-5428

Professor
Karen Heaton
PhD, CRNP, FNP‐BC, FAAOHN, FAAN
(205) 996-9467

Professor; Associate Dean, Graduate Clinical Education
Aimee Holland
DNP, CRNP, WHNP‐BC, FNP‐C, FAANP, FAAN
(205) 996-9824

Associate Professor; Director, MSN Nurse-Midwifery Pathway Didactic Education
Sharon Holley
DNP, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
(205) 996-0382

Associate Professor; Co-Coordinator, Emergency Nurse Practitioner Subspecialty
David House
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC, ENP‐C, CEN, CNE, FAANP
(205) 934-4403

Instructor; Co-Coordinator, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Jennifer Humphries
DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC
(205) 934-2033

Instructor; Co-Coordinator, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Heather Hyde
DNP, CRNP, CPNP‐PC
(205) 996-0092

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track
Jeremy Jordan
PhD, CRNP, CCRN, CPNP‐AC, CNE
(205) 975-3651

Instructor
Steven Julaka
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 934-0145

Instructor; Assistant Dean for Evaluation
Kevin Keane
PhD, MA, CHES
(205) 975-0485

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track
Sabrina Kopf
DNP, CRNP, ACNP‐BC
(205) 934-2507

Associate Professor
Shannon Layton
DNP, MSW, RN, LICSW, PIP, NEA‐BC, CNL, CWCN, CNE
(205) 975-7988

Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Family, Community and Health Systems
Loretta Lee
PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FNAP, FADLN
(205) 996-5826

Professor; Director, Global Partnerships; Co-Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for International Nursing
Ada Markaki
PhD, RN, CNS, PHCNS‐BC, FAAN
(205) 996-6136

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Brenda Mayfield
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 996-4569

Associate Professor
Lauren Mays
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC
(205) 996-0852

Professor; Director, Nurse Anesthesia DNP Pathway
Susan McMullan
PhD, MSN, CRNA, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, FAAN
(205) 934-6587

Instructor; Coordinator, Nurse Management in Care Transitions Specialty
Michael Mosley
DNP, CRNP, ANP‐BC
(205) 975-3465

Assistant Professor; Director, MSN Nurse-Midwifery Pathway Clinical Education
Elizabeth Munoz
DNP, CNM
(205) 934-5428

Associate Professor; Director, DNP Nurse Executive Pathway; Director, MSN Nursing Health Systems Leadership Pathway
Heather Nelson-Brantley
PhD, RN, NEA‐BC
(205) 934-6835

Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical Simulation and Training; 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

Assistant Professor
Lisa Pair
DNP, CRNP, WHNP‐BC
(205) 996-0096

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; Co-Coordinator, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty
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

Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Frank Puga
PhD
(205) 934-6487

Associate Professor
Erica Ramey
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 996-1505

Assistant Professor; Director, Nursing Informatics
Kelly Resco-Summers
DNP, MS, MADM, RN
(205) 934-5428

Assistant Professor; Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Coordinator
Ryan Richey
DNP, MNA, CRNA, CHSE
(205) 934-6728

Instructor; Director, Administrative and Strategic Projects
Nevette Sample
MSHA, BA
(205) 975-9412

Instructor
Rachel Sasser
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 975-2493

Assistant Professor
Julie Schexnayder
PhD, DNP, MPH, RN, ACNP‐BC
(205) 975-3421

Professor; Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care; Director, UAB Office of Interprofessional Curriculum
Allison Shorten
PhD, RN, FACM, FNAP, FAAN
(205) 996-6110

Instructor
Jessica Skarda
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC, CARN‐AP
(205) 934-5428

Associate Professor; Interim Assistant Dean, Graduate Clinical Education - DNP
Tedra Smith
DNP, CRNP, CPNP‐PC, CNE, CHSE
(205) 996-4193

Associate Professor; Co-Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
D'Ann Somerall
DNP, MAEd, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
(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; 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, FAAN, FNAP
(205) 934-6569

Assistant Professor
Richard Taylor
PhD, DNP, CRNP, ANP‐BC
(205) 934-5196

University Professor; Director, Grant Regulatory and Review Processes
David Vance
PhD, MGS, FAAN
(205) 934-7589

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

Assistant Professor
Yolanda Wheeler
PHD, CRNP, CPNP‐AC, MSCN
(205) 934-0639

Associate Professor
Connie White-Williams
PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
(205) 975-8611

Assistant Professor; Coordinator, RN First Assist Subspecialty
Tracie White
DNP, CRNP, ACNP‐BC, CNOR, CRNFA
(205) 934-2198

Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care
Bryan Wilbanks
PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA
(205) 934-5977

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Tara Wood
DNP, CRNP, NNP‐BC
(205) 996-1607

Instructor
Kaitlen Woodfin
DNP, CRNA, CHSE
(205) 996-0159

Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, Nurse Anesthesia Pathway
Amy Yerdon
DNP, CRNA, CNE
(205) 996-0360