Directory

Alphabetical:

Susan (Susie) M. Adams

PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Professor of Nursing

Faculty Scholar for Community Engaged Behavioral Health

Terrah Foster Akard

PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN

Associate Professor

Kelly Aldrich

Instructor in Nursing

Elizabeth Alexander

MSN, RN

Instructor in Nursing

Chance Allen

MSW, MSN, APN, LMSW, PMHNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Sheree H. Allen

DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC

Director, Pediatric NP-Acute Care Specialty

Terri L. Allison

DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP

Assistant Dean for Academics, Doctoral Nursing Practice

Melanie Allison

DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Margaret Anderson

DNP, FNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Carl Anderson

DNP, PNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Susan Andrews

DNP, RN, CNE, CPN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Angel Anthamatten

DNP, BC-ADM, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Michelle Ardisson

DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Debra Arnow

DNP, RN, NE-BC

Associate Professor of Nursing

Nathan E. Ashby

MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing

Brooke Bailey

DNP, AGACNP-BC, AGCNS-BC

Instructor of Nursing

Lindsey Baksh

DNP, WHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Maureen Barton

MS, CNM, RN

Instructor of Nursing

Susan Beaird

DNP, CPNP, PMHS

Instructor in Nursing

Jessica Birdwell

DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Leanne Boehm

PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

Assistant Professor

Leah Scholma Branam

MSSW, LMSW

Assistant in Clinical Nursing

Director, CASTLES

Anna Brown

CPNP

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Alex Brunhoeber

DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC

Instructor of Nursing

Sharon Bryant

DNP, ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Peter Buerhaus

PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP(h)

Visiting Professor

Molly Butler

Instructor in Nursing

Carol Callaway-Lane

DNP, ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Rameela Chandrasekhar

PhD, MA

Assistant Professor

Duke Chenault

DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-C

Instructor in Nursing

Tom Christenbery

PhD, RN, CNE

Professor

Director of Program Evaluation

Kate Clouse

PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Eydie Cloyd

JD, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Shannon Cole

DNP, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Nina Collins

MSN, RN, ACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Laurie Connors

DNP, APNG, FNP-BC, AGN-BC, AOCNP, FAANP

Associate Professor

Courtney Cook

DNP, ACNP-BC

Asssistant Professor of Nursing

Lacey Cross

MSN, FNP-BC, CPN

Instructor in Nursing

Terri Davis Crutcher

DNP, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Dean, Clinical & Community Partnerships

Amanda Curtis

BSN, RN

Instructor of Nursing

Karen D'Apolito

PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN

Director, Neonatal NP Specialty

Melissa Davis

DNP, CNM, FNP-BC, C-EFM

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Director, VUSN Faculty Nurse-Midwife & Primary Care Practice

Sarah Davis

DNP, APRN, AG-ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Co-Director DNP Critical Care Fellowship

Cristy DeGregory

PHD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

Janelle Delle

DNP, ACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Nicole Dellise

DNP, RN, FNP

Instructor in Nursing

Stephanie DeVane-Johnson

PhD, CNM

Associate Professor

Mary S. Dietrich

PhD, MS

Professor, Statistics & Measurement

Affiliations: Nursing, Biostatistics, Psychiatry

Penny Dodson

Instructor in Nursing

Travis Dunlap

PhD, ANP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Tonya Elkins

MSSW

Manager, MIHOW

Misty Evans

DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC

Instructor of Nursing

Sharon Fleming

DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CNS

Clinical Coordinator

Heather Flynn

MSN, RN

Instructor in Nursing

Sarah C. Fogel

PhD, RN, FAAN

Director, ASN-MSN

Diane Folk

DNP, CNM, NP

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Mark Frisse

MD, MS, MBA

Professor

Virginia Gardner

MSN, PMHNP-BC

Instructor of Nursing

Mary Jo Gilmer

PhD, MBA, PNP-BC, FAAN

Professor of Nursing

Melissa Glassford

DNP, FNP-C

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Michael D. Gooch

DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Jeff S. Gordon

PhD

Professor of Educational Informatics

Karen Hande

DNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP

Assistant Director, DNP Program

Associate Professor of Nursing

Jill Harris

MSN, RN

Instructor of Nursing

Brittany Haskell

DNP, MA, PMHNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

K. Melissa Smith Hayes

DNP, ANP-BC, CHFN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Queen Henry-Okafor

PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Jennifer Hicks

MSN, RN

Instructor in Nursing

Jo Ellen Holt

DNP, CEN, CCNS

Skills & Sim Lab Director

Assistant Professor

Leslie W. Hopkins

DNP, FNP-BC, ANP-BC

Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Tamika Hudson

DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Christin Huff

DNP, MSN, BSN

Instructor in Nursing

Jennifer Hunt

DNP, RN, CNE

Instructor in Nursing

Marshay N. James

DNP, PMC, CPNP-AC, CNE

Instructor in Nursing

Alvin Jeffery

PhD, RN-BC, CCRN-K, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Mary A. Jessee

PhD, RN

Assistant Dean for Academics, Generalist Nursing Practice

Associate Professor of Nursing

Rolanda Johnson

PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

Assistant Dean for Academics, Associate Professor

Mindy Johnson

DNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CCRN

Instructor of Nursing

Pam Jones

DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Associate Dean for Clinical & Community Partnerships

Sharon C. Jones

DNP, RN

Instructor in Nursing

Lani Kajihara-Liehr

DNP, FNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

April Kapu

DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM

Professor

Sharon M. Karp

PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC

Professor of Nursing

Becky Keck

DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Associate Dean Administration & Operations

Chief Administrative Officer

Betsy Babb Kennedy

PhD, RN, CNE

Professor of Nursing

Assistant Dean for Non-Tenure Track Faculty Affairs & Advancement

Hannah Wachtmeister Kestner

DNP, RN, CPNP-PC

Instructor in Nursing

Christian Ketel

DNP, RN

Assistant Professor

Clinical Manager, Mercury Court Clinic

Jennifer Kim

DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP

Professor of Nursing

Ruth Kleinpell

PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, FCCM

Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education

Assistant Dean for Clinical Scholarship, Professor of Nursing

Nancy Kraft

MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Mary Lambert

DNP, FAAN

Associate Professor of Nursing

Jana Lauderdale

PhD, RN, FAAN

Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor

Associate Professor of Nursing

Treasa 'Susie' Leming-Lee

DNP, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Assistant Professor

Director of Organizational Performance Improvement

Clint Leonard

MSN, AGACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Kanah May Lewallen

DNP, AGPCNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Melissa Lord

DNP, RN, CNE, CPN

Instructor in Nursing

Melanie Lutenbacher

PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor of Nursing and Medicine (General Pediatrics)

Brandee Madden

DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC

Instructor

Michele Martens

DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC

Instructor

Matthew Martin

DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NHDP-BC

Lecturer in Nursing

Cathy Maxwell

PhD, RN, FAAN

Assistant Professor

Valere Potter Distinguished Dean's Faculty Fellow

Natasha McClure

DNP, PNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Kathryn McNabb

DNP, AGACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Ryan McNew

MSHI, CNE, MCP

Assistant Director of FNIC

Instructor of Educational Technology and Informatics

Sally Miller

PhD, RN

Assistant Professor/Simulation Research and Scholarship

Vanderbilt Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence

Mallory Miller

DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Ann F. Minnick

PhD, RN, FAAN

Julia Eleanor Chenault Professor of Nursing

Mulubrhan Mogos

PhD, MSc

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth (Bette) Moore

PhD, RN, IBCLC

Associate Professor of Nursing

Ginny Moore

DNP, WHNP-BC

Director, Women's Health NP Specialty

Tonia L. Moore-Davis

PhD(c), CNM, FACNM

Instructor in Nursing

Melanie Hall Morris

PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, CCE

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Colleen Reilly Moss

MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

Shelagh A. Mulvaney

PhD

Associate Professor

Jeremy Neal

PhD, CNM, RN

Assistant Professor

Brittany Nelson

DNP, CPNP-PC

Director, Pediatric NP-Primary Care Specialty

Linda D. Norman

DSN, RN, FAAN

Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing / Dean of Vanderbilt School of Nursing

Melissa Ott

DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC

Instructor of Nursing

Natalie Owen

MSN, RN, CPNP

Instructor in Nursing

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner / Newborn Screening Coordinator

Lesley Owen

RN, MSN

Instructor of Nursing

Robbie Panepinto

DNP, FNP-BC

Instructor

Abby Luck Parish

DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP

Associate Professor of Nursing

Chorong Park

PhD

Assistant Professor

Shaunna Parker

MSN, WHNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Paddy Peerman

MS, RN

Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Julie Perry

PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Mary Lauren Pfieffer

DNP, FNP-BC, CPN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Julia Phillippi

PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN

Assistant Professor

Director, Nurse-Midwifery Specialty

Mariann R. Piano

PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA

Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing

Senior Associate Dean for Research, Postdoctoral Fellowship Director

Bonnie A. Pilon

PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN

Professor Emerita

Courtney J. Pitts

DNP, MPH, FNP-BC

Director, Family NP Specialty

Associate Professor of Nursing

Carrie Plummer

PhD, ANP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Jamie Pope

MS, RD, LDN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Shannon Portis

MSN, RN

Lecturer in Nursing

S. Cole Powers

DNP, FNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Aggie Read

MSN, RN, CNE

Instructor in Nursing

Geri Reeves

PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

Associate Professor of Nursing

Taneesha Reynolds

CNM, MSN, MBA

Instructor in Nursing

Bethany Andrews Rhoten

PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Anna Richmond

DNP, FNP-C, CPEN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Jennifer Ridgway

DNP, APRN, CPNP

Instructor in Nursing

Sheila Ridner

PhD, RN, FAAN

Director, PhD in Nursing Science Program

Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of Nursing

Shelza Rivas

DNP, WHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC

Instructor of Nursing

Heather Robbins

DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-C

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Erin Rodgers

DNP, RN, CPN

Assistant Professor

Susanna Rudy

DNP, MSN, MFS, AG-ACNP, FNP-BC, ENP, CCRN

Instructor in Nursing

Michelle Ruslavage

DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPE

Instructor of Nursing

Lori Schirle

PhD, CRNA

Assistant Professor

Mavis Schorn

PhD, APRN, CNM, CNE, FACNM, FAAN, FNAP

Senior Associate Dean for Academics

Matt Schroer

DNP, PMHNP-BC

Instructor

Patricia A. Scott

DNP, APN, NNP-BC, C-NPT

Assistant Professor of Nursing

NICU Centennial Women's Hospital

Jennifer Scroggie

MSN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Patricia Sengstack

DNP, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAAN

Director, Nursing Informatics Specialty

Nursing Informatics Executive, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Megan Shifrin

DNP, ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Coordinator, AGACNP Intensivist Focus

Megan Simmons

DNP, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Vaughn G. Sinclair

PhD, PMHCNS, BC

Professor of Nursing

Judson Smith

MSN, RN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

LeTizia Smith

MSN, PMHNP-BC

Instructor

Randall B. Smith

MSN, FNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

L. Douglas Smith, Jr.

MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN. CNRN, SCRNN

Instructor in Nursing

Jannyse Starks

DNP, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Kim Steanson

DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC

Lecturer in Nursing

Julia Steed

PhD, MSN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Lucinda Stewart

MSN, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Deonni Stolldorf

PhD, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Erica Stone

DNP, MSN, NP-C

Instructor

Clare Thomson-Smith

DNP, JD, RN, FAANP

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Joshua Thornsberry

Alumni Board President

Lucy Tucker

DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Jessica Van Meter

DNP, MSN, RN, APN-BC, CCRN, A-EMT

Assistant Professor

Flight Nurse, Vanderbilt LifeFlight

Dawn Vanderhoef

PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FAANP

Associate Professor of Nursing and Medicine (General Pediatrics)

Jade Vergara

Lecturer in Nursing

Rose Vick

PhD, MSN, PHMNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Jessica Walker

DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Rick Watters

PhD, RN

Interim Director, Nursing and Health Care Leadership

Pam Waynick

DNP, APRN-BC

Instructor in Nursing

Angela Weaver

MSN, CPNP-C

Instructor

Christine Wehby-Sawyer

MSN, APN, NNP-BC

Lecturer in Nursing

Betsy Weiner

PhD, RN-BC, FACMI, FAAN

Senior Associate Dean for Informatics

Centennial Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing, Professor of Biomedical Informatics

S. Brian Widmar

PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP

Assistant Dean for Academics, Advanced Nursing Practice

Director, Adult-Gero Acute Care NP Specialty
Associate Professor of Nursing

Jennifer Wilbeck

DNP, APRN, FAAN, FAANP

Professor of Nursing

Director, Emergency Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Linda Wilkinson

ACNP, ACHPN, LMT

Adjunct Faculty

Ty Williams

DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Terry Witherington

DNP, APRN, CPNP

Assistant Professor in Nursing

Stefani Yudasz

DNP, WHNP-BC

Instructor

Carol Ziegler

DNP, NP-C, RD

Assistant Professor of Nursing, Cross-College Scholar

Affiliated Faculty, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health/Family Nurse Practitioner, Meharry Family Practice

Marci Zsamboky

DNP, PMHNP/CNS-BC, CNE

Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan) Specialty

Assistant Professor of Nursing