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
Professor; Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair in Nursing
Patricia Patrician
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 996-5211
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