Diane Gardner, MN, RN, Ed.D, Department Chair

Assistant Professor
Specialty: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Research Interests: Seriously Mentally Ill and Psychiatric Nursing Education
Contact: 850-473-7761
Email: dgardner@uwf.edu

Crystal Bennett, MSN, RN, Assistant Department Chair

Assistant Professor
Specialty: Medical/Surgical Nursing and Critical Care Nursing
Research Interests: Physical Performance in Aging & Disability
Contact: 850-473-7765 or by Email: cbennett@uwf.edu

Julia Babb, MSN, RN

Specialty: Medical/Surgical Nursing and Critical Care Nursing
Visiting Assisting Professor
Contact: 850-473-7764
Email: jbabb@uwf.edu

Angela Blackburn, , PhD, ARNP, NNP-BC

Assistant Professor
Specialty: Neonatology
Research Interests: Neonatal ICU, Narrative inquiry, Illness narratives
Contact: 850-473-7760
Email: ablackburn@uwf.edu

Taylor Lewis, MSN, RN

Lecturer
Specialty:Medical/Surgical and Adult Health Nursing
Contact: 850-473-7767
Email: elewis@uwf.edu

Patricia Posey-Goodwin, MN, RN

Lecturer
Secialty: Maternal/Newborn and Parent-Child Nursing
Research Interestes: Multigenerational Mentoring in Nursing
Contact: 850-473-7758
Email: ppgoodwin@uwf.edu

Brandy Strahan, MSN, RN

Specialty: Pediatrics and Medical/Surgical Nursing
Research Interest: Autism and Family Coping, Adolescent Obesity
Visiting Assisting Professor
Contact: 850-473-7763
Email: bstrahan@uwf.edu

Linda Tibbits, MA, RN

Assistant Professor
Specialty: Maternal/Newborn Nursing
Contact: 850-473-7762
Email: ltibbits@uwf.edu

Carol Hatcher

Program Assistant and Student Advisor
Contact: 850-473-7757
Email: chatcher@uwf.edu

Dale Towery

Office Administrator
Contact: 850-473-7756
Email: dtowery@uwf.edu