Our faculty are highly skilled and many are nationally recognized for their areas of expertise and their commitment to excellence in nursing education.

**Summary Graduate Faculty Research Interest**

Kristi A. Acker, DNP, PhD, FNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN, FAANP

Mudasir S. Andrabi, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD

Susan J. Appel, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, FAHA, FAANP

Kimberly K. Armstrong, RN, MSN, MSS

Keri A. Barron, PhD, RN, CNE

Mahalia Gray Barrow, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN

Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN

Amy Beasley, DNP, RN, CCM, CHPN

Janet Brown, PhD, MSN, RN, CPN

Whitnee C. Brown, DNP, FNP-C, RN

Debra Pettit Bruns, PhD, MSN, MSPH

Michael Callihan, PhD, MSN, RN

Melissa Carruth, RN, MSN

Patricia A. Carter, PhD, RN, CNS

Michelle Cheshire, EdD, RN

Shameka L. Cody, PhD, AGNP-C

Heather S. Cole, MSN, BSN

Anna Drury, MSN, RN, FNP

Kacie W. Duncan, RN, BSN, MSN, CCRN-K

Sandra Ambrose Estes, MSN, CCRC

Caitlin Foley, MSN, RN, NP-C

Cassandra Ford, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, FAHA

Daniel J. Gibson, Ph.D.

Christina Glenn, DrPH, MS

Ann Graves, PhD, RN

Josh Gunter, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-CMC

Kathleen Graves Gunter, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC

Cheryl Hines, EdD, MSN, CRNA

Jill R. Hobbs, EdD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, ANCP-BC, AOCNP

Gwen Hooper, PhD, RN, FNP, APRN-BC

Abby Grammer Horton, EdD, RN, CHC, CLC

Jessica Johnson, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC

Paige Turner Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN

Sara K. Kaylor, Ed.D, RN, CNE

Kristen Keen, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Krista Klemm Fowler, MSN, RN, NP-C, PMHNP-BC

Amy S. D. Lee, DNP, ARNP, WHNP-BC

Brandi Lester, MSN, RN, NP-C

Rebecca A. Martin, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC

Kate McConathy, RN, BSN, MSN, FNP-C

Richard Merrill, DNP, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC

Michele Montgomery, PhD, MPH, RN

Rachel Moore, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C

Mercy N. Mumba, PhD, RN, CMSRN

Amanda S. Nance, MSN, RN

JoAnn S. Oliver, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, CNE, FAAN

Rebecca Owings, EdD, RN, FNP-BC

Kim Parker, DNP

Mark Parker, RN, BSN, MBA

Suzanne S. Prevost, PhD, RN, FAAN

Stephanie L. Ragland, MSN, RN

Katelyn Repke, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C

Meridith N. Rice, MSN, RN, CNL

Sarah Robinson, EdD, MSN, RN, BA

Andrea Sartain, EdD, MSN, RN, CNL

Kunwal Molwani Scott, DNP, BSN, RN, FNP-C

Letisha Scott, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Beth Shadoan, MSN, RN

Staci Abernathy Simmons, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC

Todd Smith, PhD, MBA, MSHA, RN

Holly Stokley, MSN, BSN

Haley Strickland, EdD, RN, CNL

Haley Townsend, EdD, RN, FNP-BC

Alison Turner, MSN, BSN

Monika Gragg Wedgeworth, Ed.D, RN, CNE

Teresa D. Welch, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Amber Williams, MSN

Kimberly Wilson, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Felecia G. Wood, PhD, RN, CNL