Directory
Research & Scholarship

Associate Professor; Interim Assistant Dean, Research & Scholarship
Edwin Aroke
PhD, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA
(205) 975-5700

Professor; Director, Proposal, Design and Methods
Andres Azuero
PhD, MBA
(205) 996-9441

Associate Professor; Interim Assistant Director, PhD Program; Interim Director, Dual DNP-PhD Pathway
Crystal Chapman Lambert
PhD, CRNP, NP‐C, FNP‐BC, AAHIVS, ACRN, FAAN
(205) 934-3481




Assistant Professor; Mixed Methods Consultant
Shena Gazaway
PhD, RN
(205) 975-5304


University Professor; Director, Faculty Mentoring
Mirjam-Colette Kempf
PhD, MPH
(205) 934-9333








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



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

Instructor; Director, Research Operations
Cathy Tarver
MBA, BS
(205) 934-3485


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

Assistant Professor; Mixed Methods Consultant
Rachel Wells
PhD, RN
(205) 934-0962

Professor; Interim Director, PhD Program
Pariya Wheeler
PhD
(205) 996-0330