Directory
Undergraduate & Prelicensure Faculty

Assistant Professor; Student Retention Coordinator; Director of Student Retention Program
Jennie Alspach
DNP, RN, FNP‐BC
(205) 934-6548

Assistant Professor; Co-Director, AMNP Pathway
Kristin Ashley
PhD, RN, CNE
(205) 996-4329

Assistant Professor; Co-Director, AMNP Pathway; Director, Curriculum and Evaluation
Danielle Baker
DNP, RN, CNE
(205) 975-9031

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

Instructor
Victoria Bria
MSN, RN
(205) 996-6679

Instructor; Student Retention Coordinator
Rachael Bruce
DNP, MPH, CRNP, FNP‐C, CNE
(205) 996-4339

Instructor; Student Retention Coordinator
Jessica Bumpus
PhD
(205) 996-0372

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, Nurse Leadership in Quality & Safety Certificate
Elizabeth Byrd
PhD, RN, CCNS
(205) 934-6653

Associate Professor;
Gwendolyn Childs Sims
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 996-4687

Assistant Professor; Director, RN to BSN Pathway; Joint Enrollment Coordinator
Nancy Claus
DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC, CNE
(205) 975-2334

Instructor
Cassandra Cobb
MSN, CRNP, FNP
(205) 934-3989

Assistant Professor
Sarah Coiner
DNP, RN, CMSRN-BC, CDCES, CNL, CNE
(205) 934-7831

Assistant Professor
Karen Coles
DNP, RN
(205) 934-9328

Assistant Professor; Co-Director, Nursing Honors Program
Jessica Corcoran
PhD, RN, CPNP‐PC
(205) 996-8101

Assistant Professor; Director, UABSON Blazer Core
Elizabeth Crooks
DNP, RN, CNE
(205) 996-7622

Instructor
William Crossland
DNP, RN
(205) 975-8656

Assistant Professor; Director, VA-Focused Partnerships; Co-Coordinator, Nurse Leadership in Quality & Safety Certificate
Tracey Dick
PhD, RN, CNE, COI, CPPS
(205) 996-0336

Instructor; Interim Co-Director, BSN Pathway - Senior Level
Tiffany Ervin
DNP, CRNP, ANP‐C
(205) 996-1737

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

Assistant Professor; Co-Director, Nursing Honors Program
Sarah Gallups
PhD, MPH, RN
(205) 934-4857

Instructor
Laketa Huddleston-Pettiway
PhD, M.Ed
(205) 934-5428

Instructor; Assistant Director, RN to BSN Pathway
Michael Hyde
MSN, RN
(205) 975-3957

Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Initiative; Coordinator, UAB Student Nurses Association
Karmie Johnson
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC, CNE
(205) 975-4295

Assistant Professor
Allison Jones
PhD, RN, CNE
(205) 934-6607

Assistant Professor
Tonya Judson
DNP, RN, NI‐BC, CNE
(205) 934-0935

Professor
Joan Keltner
PhD, RN, ACNS‐BC, FAHA
(205) 934-6527

Associate Professor; Director, Nurse Family Partnership of Central Alabama
Candace Knight
PhD, RN, FAAN
(205) 996-7625

Instructor; Simulation Coordinator
Jennifer Ledlow
PhD, RN, CCRN, CNL, CNE
(205) 996-9608

Instructor; Co-Director, BSN Pathway - Junior Level
Caroline Littleton
DNP, RN, CNEcl, CHSE
(205) 996-1679

Instructor
Mary Maloney
MSN, RN, IBCLC
(205) 996-1738

Instructor
Ashley McMath
DNP, RN
(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

Assistant Professor
Randy Moore
DNP, RN, CCRN
(205) 934-4425

Assistant Professor
Erica Newfield
DNP, RN, PHNA‐BC
(205) 975-7776

Assistant Professor; Interim Associate Dean, Undergraduate & Prelicensure Education
Katie Parris
DNP, RN, CNE
(205) 934-4397

Instructor
LaQuadria Robinson
DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 934-5111

Instructor; Nursing Student Competency Educator
Allyson Sanders
MSN, RN. CNEcl
(205) 934-4441

Associate 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; 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

Instructor
Taryn Temples
MSN, RN, RNC‐NIC, CNE
(205) 975-6888

Instructor; Assistant Dean, Student Success
Peter Tofani
EdD, LTC®
(205) 975-1964

Instructor
Jennifer Ware
DNP, FNP‐C
(205) 996-0371

Instructor
Jolisa Watson
MSN, CRNP, AGNP‐C
(205) 975-0380

Instructor
Laura Woodward
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC
(205) 975-6887