Directory
Terrah Foster Akard
PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Associate Professor of Nursing and Medicine
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School
- 518 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-9953
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Kelly Aldrich
DNP, MS, RN-BC, FHIMSS
Director of Innovation
Associate Professor, Informatics Nurse Specialist, Alumnus CCRN
- 346 Frist Hall
- 615-343-9987
- 615-420-8075
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Chance Allen
MSW, MSN, APN, LMSW, PMHNP-BC
Instructor
- 212 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-0455
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Terri L. Allison
DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Assistant Dean for Academics, Doctoral Nursing Practice
Professor
- 224 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-7732
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Susan Andrews
DNP, RN, CNE, CPN
Assistant Professor
- 548 School of Nursing
- 615-875-4010
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Angel Anthamatten
DNP, BC-ADM, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 358 Frist Hall
- 615-343-9835
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Debbie Arnow
DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing and Health Care Leadership Specialty
Associate Professor
- 218 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-4056
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Lindsey Baksh
DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, C-EFM
Assistant Professor
- 604 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-1479
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Julie Barroso
PhD, RN, ANP, FNAP, FAAN
Julia Eleanor Blair Chenault Professor of Nursing
- 424 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-1918
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Leanne Boehm
PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FCCM
Assistant Professor
- 419 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-1051
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Leah Scholma Branam
MSSW, LMSW
Assistant in Clinical Nursing
Director, CASTLES
- 219 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-8790
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Shannon Cole
DNP, APRN-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
- 368 Frist Hall
- 615-343-7714
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Laurie Connors
PhD(c), DNP, FNP-BC, AGN-BC, AOCNP, FAANP, FAAN
Professor
- 213 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-7371
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Melissa Davis
DNP, CNM, FNP-BC, FACNM, C-EFM
Assistant Professor
Director, VUSN Faculty Nurse-Midwife & Primary Care Practice
- 366 Frist Hall
- 615-343-4066
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Kelly Anne Davis
PhD, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC
Assistant Professor
- 504 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-3915
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Kendra O. Delaney
PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 207 Godchaux Hall
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Stephanie DeVane-Johnson
PhD, CNM, FACNM
Associate Professor
- 604 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-2270
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Mary S. Dietrich
PhD, MS
Professor, Statistics & Measurement
Affiliations: Nursing, Biostatistics, Hearing & Speech
- 410 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-1620
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Tonya Elkins
MSSW, LAPSW
Director, MIHOW Program
Instructor in Clinical Nursing
- 226 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-4513
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Mary Jo Gilmer
PhD, MBA, RN-BC, FAAN
Professor
Director, Pediatric Palliative Care Research Team
- 417 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-0938
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Melissa Glassford
DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Professor of Nursing
- 356 Frist Hall
- 615-875-9758
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Michael D. Gooch
DNP, APRN, CCP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C
Assistant Professor
- 312 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-9570
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Karen Hande
PhD(c), DNP, APRN, CNE, ANP-BC, FAANP, ANEF
Professor
Chair - Health Promotions, Populations and Health Systems Community
- 221 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-8713
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Brittany Haskell
DNP, MA, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor
- 537 School of Nursing
- 615-343-5167
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K. Melissa Smith Hayes
DNP, ANP-BC, CHFN
Assistant Professor
- 382 Frist Hall
- 615-936-5181
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Queen Henry-Okafor
PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 354 Frist Hall
- 615-936-1750
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Jo Ellen Holt
DNP, APRN, CCNS, CEN, CHSE, CSSBB
Director, Skills & Simulation Lab
Assistant Professor
- 345B Frist Hall
- 615-322-3465
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Leslie W. Hopkins
DNP, APRN, BC, FNP-BC, ANP-BC
Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Associate Professor
- 384 Frist Hall
- 615-322-3029
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Jennifer Hunt
DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
- 537 School of Nursing
- 615-875-2530
- 615-498-4239
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Catherine H Ivory
PhD, RN, RN-BC, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor
Senior Director of Nursing Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2611 West End Ave., Suite 328
- 615-875-3343
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Alvin D. Jeffery
PhD, RN-BC, CCRN-K, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 416 Godchaux Hall
- 615-322-6607
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Pamela R. Jeffries
PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH
Dean, Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Valere Potter Distinguished Professor of Nursing, RWJF Nurse Executive Fellow Alumna
- 110 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-8876
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Mary A. Jessee
PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Dean for Academics, Generalist Nursing Practice
Associate Professor
- 544 School of Nursing
- 615-343-1629
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Mindy Johnson
DNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ENP-C
Assistant Professor
- 314 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-3515
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Rolanda Johnson
PhD, MSN, RN
Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Professor
- 275 School of Nursing
- 615-343-7879
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Pam Jones
DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor
- 615-322-1561
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Lani Kajihara-Liehr
DNP, FNP-BC
Instructor in Nursing
- 301 Godchaux Hall
- 615-936-3797
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April Kapu
DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN
Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships
Professor
- 214 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-2623
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Sharon M. Karp
PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAANP
Director of Program Evaluations
Professor
Chair - Acute and Chronic Care Community
- 273 School of Nursing
- 615-343-5951
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Becky Keck
DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Chief Administrative Officer, Professor
- 105 Godchaux Hall
- 615-322-1177
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Betsy Babb Kennedy
PhD, RN, CNE
Professor
Associate Dean for Academic & Curriculum Affairs
- 274 School of Nursing
- 615-936-0447
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Hannah Wachtmeister Kestner
DNP, RN, CPNP-PC
Instructor
- 548 School of Nursing
- 615-343-1687
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Christian Ketel
DNP, RN, FNAP
Associate Professor
Co-Director Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Inter-Institutional and Interprofessional Student Program
- 226 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-1579
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Ruth Kleinpell
PhD, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, MCCM
Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education
Associate Dean for Clinical Scholarship, Professor
- 407 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-7566
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Brenda Kulhanek
PhD, DNP, RN-BC, NPD-BC, NE-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor
- 348 Frist Hall
- 615-343-1849
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Jana Lauderdale
PhD, RN, FAAN
Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor
Associate Professor
- 615-343-1940
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Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee
DNP, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Director of Organizational Performance Improvement
Associate Professor
- 214 Godchaux Hall
- 615-202-7630
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Melissa Lord
DNP, RN, CPN, CNE
Assistant Professor
- 543 School of Nursing
- 615-875-3012
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William Travis McCall
PhD, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, PG, CCP
Assistant Professor
- 315 Godchaux Hall
- 615-322-3696
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Ginny Moore
DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC
Director, Women's Health/Gender-Related NP Specialty
Professor
- 603B Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-4005
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Melanie Hall Morris
PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, CCE
Assistant Professor
- 436 School of Nursing
- 615-875-8798
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Colleen Reilly Moss
DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Director, Neonatal NP Specialty
Assistant Professor
- 374 Frist Hall
- 615-343-1086
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Helen Nation
DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, C-NPT
Assistant Professor
- 370 Frist Hall
- 615-322-4187
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Jeremy Neal
PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM
Assistant Professor
Co-Director, Postdoctoral Program
- 512 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-9998
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Brittany Nelson
DNP, CPNP-PC
Director, Pediatric NP-Primary Care Specialty
Assistant Professor
- 303 Godchaux Hall
- 615-322-8267
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Melissa Ott
DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 207 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-4050
- 615-775-0111
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Natalie Owen
MSN, RN, CPNP
Instructor in Nursing
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner / Newborn Screening Coordinator
- 301 Godchaux Hall
- 615-322-7602
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Abby Luck Parish
DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP
Coordinator of Educator Development
Associate Professor
- 272 School of Nursing
- 615-875-4009
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Mary Lauren Pfieffer
DNP, FNP-BC, CPN
Associate Professor
- 354 Frist Hall
- 615-875-8649
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Julia Phillippi
PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Director, Nurse-Midwifery Specialty
Co-director, Dual Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Chair, Family Care Community
Assistant Professor
- 286 School of Nursing
- 615-343-2683
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Mariann R. Piano
PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Postdoctoral Fellowship Director
- 415 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-2936
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Courtney J. Pitts
DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP
Director, Family NP Specialty
Professor
- 352 Frist Hall
- 615-875-4008
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Aggie Read
DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Director, ASN - MSN Level
Assistant Professor
- 350 Frist Hall
- 615-875-8752
- 615-351-4985
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Jennifer Ridgway
DNP, APRN, CPNP
Assistant Professor
- 434 School of Nursing
- 615-343-5049
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Shelza Rivas
DNP, WHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 600C Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-3621
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Heather Robbins
DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor
- 541 School of Nursing
- 615-875-8694
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Susanna Rudy
DNP, MSN, MFS, AG-ACNP, FNP-BC, ENP, CCRN
Instructor
- 615-343-8734
- 858-212-5980
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Mavis Schorn
PhD, APRN, CNM, CNE, FACNM, FNAP, FAAN
Senior Associate Dean for Academics
- 278 School of Nursing
- 615-343-5876
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Patricia A. Scott
DNP, APN, NNP-BC, C-NPT
Assistant Professor; NICU Centennial Women's Hospital
- 615-202-9231
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Patricia Sengstack
DNP, RN-BC, FAAN, FACMI
Senior Associate Dean for Nursing Informatics
Director, Nursing Informatics; Professor
- 260 Frist Hall
- 615-343-4930
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Megan Shifrin
DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor
- 311 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-8657
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Megan Simmons
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Director, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan) Specialty
Assistant Professor
- 210 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-8373
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Judson Smith
MSN, RN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Instructor
- 539 School of Nursing
- 615-875-9269
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Melan Smith-Francis
DNP, MSN, CNM, FNP-C
Assistant Professor
- 600C Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-1648
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Kim Steanson
DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC
Director, Pediatric NP-Acute Care Specialty
Assistant Professor
- 308 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-8750
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Julia Steed
PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair
- 358 Frist Hall
- 615-343-3288
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Erica Stone
DNP, RN, NP-C
Assistant Professor
- 436 School of Nursing
- 615-343-5163
- 615-440-9697
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Jessica Van Meter
DNP, MSN, RN, APN-BC, CCRN, A-EMT
Associate Professor
Flight Nurse, Vanderbilt LifeFlight
- 615-243-6270
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Jessica Walker
DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 219 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-7346
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Pam Waynick-Rogers
DNP, APRN, WHNP, SANE-A
Assistant Professor
- 435 School of Nursing
- 615-343-4579
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Jessica Wellette
DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
- 549 School of Nursing
- 615-343-5092
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S. Brian Widmar
PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP, FCCM
Assistant Dean for Academics, Advanced Nursing Practice
Director, Adult-Gero Acute Care Specialty
Associate Professor
- 310 Godchaux Hall
- 615-875-8799
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Jennifer Wilbeck
DNP, APRN, FAAN, FAANP
Professor
Director, Emergency Nurse Practitioner Specialty
- 307 Godchaux Hall
- 615-322-4195
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Mamie Williams
MPH, MSN, FNP-BC
Co-Director, Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders
Senior Director for Nurse Diversity and Inclusion, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 615-875-3332
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Terry Witherington
DNP, APRN, CPNP
Assistant Professor
- 316 Godchaux Hall
- 615-343-7510
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Carol Ziegler
DNP, NP-C, RD
Professor
Co-Founder, Climate, Health and Energy Equity Lab
- 364 Frist Hall
- 615-875-2414
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