Faculty

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37 | Room 111

Brandy Strahan, PhD, RN, CNE, Interim Director of the School of Nursing and Professor, teaches nursing education in the graduate nursing program and has taught Pediatric Nursing, Health Care Informatics, and Patient Centered Care.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location:  Building 41 | Office 126

Kathy Andresen DNP, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches courses in nursing leadership, evidence-based practice, law and ethics, community/public health, and health education in the community.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37| Room 110

Davisa Banks, MSN, RN, Lecturer, teaches Patient Centered Care I & III and Health Assessment.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Emerald Coast Campus | Building 4 | Room 469

Dr. Tina Barbour-Taylor, Ph.D., MSN, RN, serves as the Program Director for the Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice. She has taught in the undergraduate program and currently teaches in the Direct Entry MSN program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41, Room 122

Angela Blackburn, PhD., ARNP, NNP-BC, Associate Professor, teaches Nursing Ethics, Evidence-Based Practice, and Foundations of Nursing Science.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37 | Room 224

Jake Bush, PhD, RN, is an alumnus of the RN-BSN and MSN programs at UWF. He teaches Mental Health Nursing Care, and Achieving Professionalism I. Research interests include mental health and LGBTQ health.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 123

Dr. Tamara Clapper DNP, MSN, BSN RN. Lecturer in the school of nursing. Teaches Patient Centered Care 1 nights and weekend program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 123

Brandy Clayton, Ph.D., MSN, RN,  Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches courses in Direct Entry MSN and Traditional BSN programs. 

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37 | Office 127

Janet Fuller is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location:  Building 41 | Office 122

Ashley Harmon DNP, RN is a lecturer for the School of Nursing. Educationally, Dr. Harmon’s DNP was obtained from Duke University where she focused on Nursing and Healthcare Leadership.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 113A

Tina Ho, DNP, MHA, MSN, Assistant Professor, teaches Patient- Centered Care III, Patient Centered Care IV, and in the graduate program/education track.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41 | Room 224

Lela Hobby, DNP, MSN, PHNA-BC, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches online courses in the RN to BSN program. She teaches evidence-based practice, and public health and community nursing.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 115

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• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location:  Building 41 | Office 126

Dr. Johnson, Assistant Professor, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 20 years of clinical experience.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Office 127

Lindsay Jusino DNP, RN, CNE, Lecturer, is the course lead for Introduction to Pharmacology and Patient Centered Care II in the Traditional BSN program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 123

Jamie McClure, MSN, RN, lecturer, teaches Patient Centered Care II. She currently balances her roles as an ICU RN and nursing faculty at UWF, and remains deeply engaged in patient care, working PRN as a trauma ICU RN.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 105

Dr. Linda McKay is a new Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice faculty member for the School of Nursing.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Online

Pamela Metts, BBA, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches online in the Graduate Nursing Program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Online

Ida Montgomery, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41 | Room 220

Billy F. Morales, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Graduate Program Director and Assistant Professor, teaches in the online Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Online

Mariah Morris, DP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches online courses in the RN to BSN program and the MSN program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 123

Brenda Mutchler, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, CNE-cl is a lecturer in the School of Nursing. She teaches courses in the Traditional BSN and RN-BSN programs. 

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41, Room 224

Charlotte Philyaw, DNP, MBA, RN is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing. She teaches courses in the Traditional BSN and RN-BSN programs.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Online

Wendy Lovelace Ray, RN, PhD, MAJ, Associate Professor, teaches nursing students in the RN-BSN Program. She has taught Transition to Professional Nursing, Gerontology, and Health Education in the Community.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 123

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• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37 | Room 113B

Jennifer Richter, DNP, MSN, RN, Traditional BSN Program Director and Lecturer, teaches Patient Centered Care I, Introduction to Pharmacology, and Healthcare Informatics. She is an alumni of the UWF BSN and MSN programs.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41 | Room 102

Deno Dustin Rolin, MD, DNP, FNP-C, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37 | Office 127

Sallie J. Shipman, EdD, MSN, RN, CNL, NHDP-BC, CNE is a Lecturer, and teaches nursing students in the Traditional BSN Program.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41 | Room 104

Cynthia Smith Peters, MSN, MS, DNP, RN, Undergraduate Program Director and Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches courses in Public and Community Health Nursing, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 123

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• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 41, Room 102

Jacqueline Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Associate Professor, teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track.

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37, Room 100

Dr. Rebecca Toothaker, PhD, RN, is the Director of the Nursing Living Learning Community and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice. With 27 years of experience as a registered nurse and 17 years as an academic professor, Dr. Toothaker has a robust background in both clinical and educational se

• Department: School of Nursing
• Office Location: Building 37 | Room 113A

Jill Van Der Like, DNP, MSN, RNC, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice is the Director of the Nursing Skills & Simulation Learning Center for the University of West Florida School of Nursing.