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Faculty and Staff

Leadership

Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Dean, College of Nursing

College of Medicine, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology
874 Union Ave., Room 406A
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6135
wlikes@uthsc.edu

Sara W. Day, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Assistant Dean
874 Union Ave., Room 120K
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2397
sday5@uthsc.edu 

J. Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN, FAAIDD
Professor and PhD Program Director
874 Union Ave., Room 245
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3066
jgraff@uthsc.edu 

Charleen McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN
Professor
Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

874 Union Ave., Room 140C
Memphis, TN, 38163
cmcneil8@uthsc.edu

Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
874 Union Ave., Room 335
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6250
mwicks@uthsc.edu 

Marie Gill, PhD, MSN, MS, RN
Director of the Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center of Nursing Theory
Associate Professor
874 Union, Room 327
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9486
mgill6@uthsc.edu 

Victoria Y. Bass, CPA
Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations
874 Union Ave., Room 402
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6129
vbass@uthsc.edu 

Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C
Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Community and Global Partnerships

874 Union Ave., Room 336
Memphis, TN 38163
lbeasle9@uthsc.edu

 

Sherry S. Webb, DNSc, RN, CNL, NEA-BC
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
874 Union Ave., Room 232A
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4148
swebb14@uthsc.edu 

Bobby B. Bellflower, DNSc, NNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP
Professor

Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
874 Union Ave., Room 325
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6125
bbellflo@uthsc.edu 

Randall Lee Johnson, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs
874 Union Ave., Room 222
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6128
rjohn181@uthsc.edu 

Ansley Grimes Stanfill, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Associate Dean of Research
874 Union Ave., Room 120J
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1176
Lab office: 901.448.1821
astanfi4@uthsc.edu 

Diana Dedmon, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AFN-C
Assistant Professor

Director of Clinical Affairs
Michael Carter Endowed Professorship
874 Union Ave., Room 346
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3389
ddedmon@uthsc.edu

Christie Manasco, PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
874 Union Ave., Suite 140B
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3544
cmanasco@uthsc.edu

Elizabeth Paton, DNP, RN-BC, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CPEN, FAEN
Associate Professor
Director of Advanced Practice Nursing
874 Union Ave., Room 302
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3318
epaton@uthsc.edu

Sarah Jane Rhoads, PhD, DNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, APRN, FAAN
Professor
Chair, Department of Community and Population Health
874 Union, Suite 407
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3176
srhoads@uthsc.edu   

 

Faculty

Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


Ja'Quay Brister, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
nvj231@uthsc.edu

Arabella Bruce, DNP, PMH-FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
amitch21@uthsc.edu

Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6128
jburchum@uthsc.edu 

Xueyuan 'Shawn' Cao, PhD
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 230
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2139
xcao12@uthsc.edu 

Ann K. Cashion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita
874 Union Ave., Room 344 
Memphis, TN 38163
acashion@uthsc.edu.

Ricketta Clark, DNP, APRN-Bc
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 343
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4146
rclark25@uthsc.edu 

Melanie Fant, PhD, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 341
Memphis, TN, 38163
901.448.9786
mfant1@uthsc.edu

Sally Humphrey, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Primary Care NP Concentration Coordinator

874 Union Ave., Room 348
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3340
shumph13@uthsc.edu

Sharon H. Little, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 342
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3229
slittl14@uthsc.edu 

Laura Reed, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor
FNP Concentration Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 327
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1426
lreed@uthsc.edu 

Shannon Rose, PhD
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 203
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9808
srose37@uthsc.edu

Jacqueline Sharp, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
PMHNP Concentration Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 425
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4147
jsharp25@uthsc.edu 

Nakiesha L. Shepherd, DNP, APRN, AG-ACNP-BC
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 448
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9546
nshephe2@uthsc.edu

Nina Sublette, PhD, APRN-BC
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 449
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2696
nsublett@uthsc.edu 

Loretta 'Alexia' Williams, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 420
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2401
lwilli97@uthsc.edu 

Y'Esha Williams-Click, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 241
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3772
yvclick@uthsc.edu

Christina Wills, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC 
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 442
Memphis, TN 38163
901.481.9936
cwalla30@uthsc.edu

Clinical Faculty

ULPS Nurse Practitioners

Lindsey Bird, DNP, PNP-AC
Sarah Carter, MSN, PNP-PC
Brianna Dale, DNP, PNP-PC
Carol Gracia, MSN, APRN-C
Emily Gray, MSN, FNP-C
Sharon Hogue, MSN, PNP-PC
Chrisla Key, DNP, FNP
Lindsey Locke, MSN, CPNP-PC
Holly Lydigsen, DNP, CPNP-PC, CPN, CNL
Mallory Mascolo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Stacey Morgan, MSN, PNP-PC
Regina Perry, MSN, FNP
Leslie Rhodes, DNP, PPCNP-BC
Anna Meredith Shaw, MSN, CPNP-AC
Loretta Smith, MSN, CPNP-PC
Jamila Smith-Young, DNP, MPH, CPNP-AC
Charles Stewart, MSN, CPNP-PC
Emily Todd, MSN, FNP-C
Amanda "Jill" Travis, MSN, FNP-C
Brittany Williams, DNP, PNP-PC, CNL

Department of Acute and Tertiary Care


Dwayne Accardo, DNP, CRNA, FAANA
Associate Professor
DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Concentration Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room G007D
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6102
daccardo@uthsc.edu 

Anne W. Alexandrov, PhD, AG-ACNP-BC, RN, CCRN, ANVP-BC, NVRN-BC, FAAN
Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 202
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2659
aalexa33@uthsc.edu

Trina Barrett, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Accelerated BSN Concentration Coordinator

874 Union Ave., Room 304
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1886
tbarret7@uthsc.edu 

Jami Smith Brown, DHEd, MSN, RN, CNN
Associate Professor
Traditional BSN Concentration Coordinator

874 Union Ave., Room 429
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1939
jsmit361@uthsc.edu 

Shakila Erby, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 242
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9738
serby1@uthsc.edu

Alise Farrell, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

874 Union Ave., Room 224
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4145
agfarrell@uthsc.edu 

Natasha Goins, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AG/ACNP, RNFA
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Registered Nurse First Assistant Program
874 Union Ave., Room 324
Memphis, TN 38163
ngoins1@uthsc.edu

Tosha Harris, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 203
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9547
tharri63@uthsc.edu

Carrie Harvey, PhD, APRN-BC, ACNP-BC, CHFN
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 201
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1193
mharvey@uthsc.edu 

Deundra Hearne, PhD, RN, CNE, CNEcl
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 241
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9810
dhearne@uthsc.edu

Lee Hover, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
lkauerz@uthsc.edu

Jordan Isaac, DNP, CRNA
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room G007E
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1845
jisaac3@uthsc.edu

Patricia Jones-Purdy, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN
Instructor

874 Union Ave., Room 426
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2195
pjonespu@uthsc.edu 

Kimberly Kennel, PhD, RN-BC, CCRN-K, CNE
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave. Room 306
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9447
kkennel1@uthsc.edu

Donna J. Lynch-Smith, DNP, ACNP-BC, APRN, NE-BC, CNL
Associate Professor
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Concentration Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 244
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4152
dlynchsm@uthsc.edu 

Louise Manasco, MSN, RN
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 207
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.0402
lmanasco@uthsc.edu

Tracy McClinton, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC, APN
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 430
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3051
tmcclint@uthsc.edu 

Shelley Miller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 220
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1111
smille76@uthsc.edu

Ashley Bolden Neal, MSN, RN
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 445
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2049
abolden1@uthsc.edu 

Tori Payne, MSN, RN
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 234
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.7243
cpayne28@uthsc.edu

Andrea Sebastian, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, AFN-C, SANE-C
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 312
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1110
ajone181@uthsc.edu

Anita Settles-Seymour, MSN, RN
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 428
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2720
asettles@uthsc.edu 

Terri Stewart, MSN, RN
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 247
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2053
tstewa27@uthsc.edu 

Clinical Faculty

ULPS Nurse Practitioners
Morgan Bennett, MSN, FNP
Cady Burcham, DNP, CPNP-PC
Haley Franks Freeman, MSN, PNP-PC
Nikki Freeman, DNP, FNP-C, CNOR
Lela Herring, MSN, FNP
Patricia Hess, MSN, FNP-BC
James Hutcheson, MSN, PNP-AC
Brittani Ireland, DNP, PNP-PC
Emily Johnson, MSN, FNP
Anna Jordan, MSN, PNP-AC
Elizabeth Paton, DNP,  CPNP-AC, PPCNP-BC, CPEN, FAEN
Tracee Ridley-Pryor, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCRC
Amanda Rotenberry, MSN, FNP-C
Megan L. Rushing, DNP, CPNP-AC
Ryan Stephens, DNP, NP-C, MBA
Jenny Strelsin, MSN, PNP-AC
Blakely Weathorford, MSN, FNP
Kelly West, MSN, FNP

UTROP Nurse Midwives
Davin Johnson, MSN, CNM,
Brenda “Breia” Loft, MSN, CNM,
Amanda Williams, MSN, CNM, FACNM
Edna Tucker, MSN, CNM

Department of Community and Population Health


Janeane N. Anderson, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 235
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2176
jande163@uthsc.edu

Rebecca Burrow, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, RNC-OB
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 420
Memphis, TN 38163
rburrow1@uthsc.edu

Kate Fouquier, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 447
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3349
kfouquie@uthsc.edu

Tyra Girdwood, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 243
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9836
tgirdwoo@uthsc.edu

Alisa Haushalter, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 341
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3933
ahaushal@uthsc.edu

Rhonda Johnson, DNP, APRN, CNE, c-EFM, CNM, FACNM
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 236
Memphis, TN, 38163
901.448.9641
rjohn226@uthsc.edu

Meghan Madea, MSN, APRN, CNM, WHNP-BC
Instructor
874 Union Ave., Room 428
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9461
mmadea@uthsc.edu

Vickie Porter, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 220
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9837
vporter2@uthsc.edu 

Keesha L. Powell-Roach, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 323
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6131
Kroach10@uthsc.edu

Michelle Rickard, DNP, CPNP-AC
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Acute Care Concentration Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 311
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2680
mrickar2@uthsc.edu 

Janet Tucker PhD, RNC-OB
Associate Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 441
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3295
jtucke27@uthsc.edu 

Emeritus Faculty

Michael Carter, DNSc, DNP, FAAN, FNP/GNP-BC
Susan Jacob, PhD, RN
Veronica Engle, PhD, RN, GNP, AHN, LADS, FGSA, FAAN
Dianne Greenhill, EdD, EdS ,MS
Margaret "Peg" Hartig, PhD, APRN-BC, FAANP
Donna Hathaway PhD, FAAN
Sarah Mynatt, EdD, MS
Carol Panicucci, PhD 
Sylvia Price, PhD, RN
Elinor F. Reed, EdS, MSN, BSN
Cheryl C. Stegbauer, PhD, MS, BSN, RN, APN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Carol L. Thompson, PhD, DNP, ACNP, FNP, FCCM, FAANP
Peggy Veeser, EdD


Staff

Administrative Staff


Lisa Bronte, CAP
Administrative Associate
874 Union Ave., Suite 407
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2899
lbronte@uthsc.edu

Emily Cooley
Administrative Services Assistant
874 Union Ave., Room 334
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.3424
ebarnes@uthsc.edu 

Katie Mason
Administrative Associate II
874 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6125
kmason@uthsc.edu

Jayne Collins-McKinnie
Community Outreach Administrator
874 Union Ave., Room 120
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4095
jcollins@uthsc.edu

Florine Jones, BPS, CPS
Senior Administrative Services Assistant
874 Union Ave., Room 232
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.7423
fburch@uthsc.edu 

Leigh Ann Roman, MASC
Communications and Marketing Manager
874 Union Ave., Room 444
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.1561
lroman2@uthsc.edu

Jacqueline L. Trice
Administrative Services Assistant
874 Union Ave. Room 406
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6135
jtrice@uthsc.edu 

Academic Programs 


Brandi Asbill, BSN, RN
Clinical Coordinator-Advanced Practice
& Doctoral Studies Programs
874 Union Avenue, Suite 330
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9509
basbill@uthsc.edu

Trimika L. Bowdre, PhD, MPH
DNP Program Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 329
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6099
tbowdre@uthsc.edu

Ramona Jackson, BA
BSN Program Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 225
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6149
rpierce5@uthsc.edu 

Ashley Jones
Administrative Associate
874 Union Ave., Room G007
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6163
ajone339@uthsc.edu

John S. Mitchell, BS
BSN Clinical Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 226
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6141
jmitch70@uthsc.edu 

Shameeka Payne
Administrative Associate III
874 Union Ave., Suite 140
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.4144
spayne31@uthsc.edu

Mellody Selph, MS
Director of Student Success and Engagement
874 Union Ave., 140E
Memphis, TN 38163
mselph@uthsc.edu

Lyniel Smith, MBA
Academic and Evaluation Coordinator
874 Union Ave., Room 140J
Memphis, TN, 38163
901.448.4807
lsmit132@uthsc.edu

Administrative Programs


Tarrain Griffin
Accounting Assistant
874 Union Ave., Room 403
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2739
tgriffin@uthsc.edu 

Jada Harding
Financial Specialist
874 Union Ave., Room 404
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2358
jhardi16@uthsc.edu 

Research Programs


Stephanie D. Breuer, MBA, MM, CRA
Director of Scholarship and Special Projects
874 Union Ave., Room 120H
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.6424
sbreuer@uthsc.edu

Tiffany Elliott, MSN, RN, CHSE
Academic Nursing Faculty Coordinator/
Research Nurse Manager
874 Union Ave., Room G022a
Memphis, TN 38163
731.616.6823
tellio18@vols.utk.edu

Rita Hollingsworth, DNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit
rhollin2@uthsc.edu

Margaret Lynn, MSW, RDN, CCRP
Project Coordinator
874 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
901.482.2634
mlynn2634@gmail.com

Tina McElravey, MPH, BSN
Project Coordinator (Mobile Health)
Nursing Research Programs
874 Union Ave., Room 308
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9150
tmcelrav@uthsc.edu

Starlynn Miller
Certified Medical Assistant (Mobile Health)
smill171@uthsc.edu

Karen Nellis, BSN, RN
Research Nurse Manager
874 Union Ave., Room G022A
Memphis, TN 38163
901.488.3054
knellis@uthsc.edu

Drew Prescott, MHIM
Research Manager
874 Union Ave., Room 120B
Memphis, TN 38163
9091.488.6157
dpresco2@uthsc.edu

Curtis D. Roby, MA
Grant Coordinator/Technical Writer/Editor
874 Union Ave., Room 120G
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.2781
croby2@uthsc.edu 

Katie Sabatier, CNM, WHNP
MEWS Grant Assistant
874 Union Ave., Room 443
Memphis, TN 38163
770.378.1801
ksabatie@uthsc.edu

Patti Smith, MPH
Grant Strategist
874 Union Ave., Room 443
Memphis, TN, 38163
patti.smith@uthsc.edu

Student Affairs


Joaquin Gant, BA
Recruitment and Partnership Enrollment Program Coordinator
874 Union Ave., 140G
Memphis, TN 38163
901.448.9601
jgant3@uthsc.edu  

 

Nov 4, 2024