Faculty
School of Nursing faculty contact and bio information.
"It's a very positive experience and they (Faculty) are here for you....they really are!"
- Lena Bleckley, School of Nursing Student
![Strahan,Brandy_211](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Brandy-Strahan.png)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37 | Room 111
Brandy Strahan, PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Professor, teaches nursing education in the graduate nursing program and has taught Pediatric Nursing, Health Care Informatics, and Patient Centered Care.
![Kathy Andresen](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Kathy-Andresen.png)
- 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.
![Tina Taylor](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Tina-Taylor.png)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Emerald Coast Campus | Building 4 | Room 469
Tina Barbour-Taylor, Ph.D., MSN, RN, lecturer, teaches courses in achieving professionalism, gerontology, and patient centered care II.
![Bush, Jake](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Jake-Bush.png)
- 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.
![Hobby,Lela_211](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Lela-Hobby.png)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Room 224
Lela Hobby, DNP, MSN, PHNA-BC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches online courses in the RN to BSN program. She teaches evidence-based practice, and public health and community nursing.
![Lindsay Jusino](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Jusino_Lindsay_092721-Edit.jpg)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, Office 127
Lindsay Jusino, MSN, RN, CNE teaches courses in Patient Centered Care I, Mental Health Nursing Care and Health Assessment. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of West Florida and is a graduate of the UWF BSN Nursing program.
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- 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.
![Morales,Bill](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Billy-Morales.png)
- 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.
![Ray, Wendy](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Wendy-Ray.png)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Online
Wendy Lovelace Ray, RN, PhD, MAJ, Assistant Professor, teaches nursing students in the RN-BSN Program. She has taught Transition to Professional Nursing, Gerontology, and Health Education in the Community.
![](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/departments/nursing/images/facstaff/Richter-Jennifer.jpg)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37 | Room 113B
Jennifer Richter, DNP, MSN, RN, Instructor teaches Patient Centered Care I, Introduction to Pharmacology, and Healthcare Informatics. She is an alumni of the UWF BSN and MSN programs.
![Smith,Cynthia_211](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Cynthia-Smith-Peters.png)
- 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.
![](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/Toothaker_Rebecca_071024-364x480.jpg)
- 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
![Van Der Like, Jill](/media/university-of-west-florida/colleges/coh/faculty-profile-photos/Van_Der_Lik_Jill_072121-Edit.jpg)
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37 | Room 113A
Jill Van Der Like, DNP, MSN, RNC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice is the Director of the Nursing Skills & Simulation Learning Center for the University of West Florida School of Nursing.
Adjuncts
Michelle Alexander
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailmalexander@uwf.edu
Christa Allen
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcallen@uwf.edu
Cary Brown
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcbrown7@uwf.edu
Teresa Lynn Caples
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailtcaples@uwf.edu
Randi Cramer
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailrcramer@uwf.edu
- Office Location: Building 72, Room 273
Cathy Dearman
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcdearman@uwf.edu
Dawn Frederic
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- phone8504737765
- emaildfrederic@uwf.edu
Donna Fowler
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emaildfowler1@uwf.edu
Faith Garrett
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailfgarrett@uwf.edu
Laini Gill
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emaillgill1@uwf.edu
Susan Gunter
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailsgunter@uwf.edu
Rebecca Hall
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailbhall@uwf.edu
Misty Johnson
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailmjohnson11@uwf.edu
Theresa Kyle
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailtkyle@uwf.edu
Jacquelyn Mendoza-Lu
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: Nursing
- emailjmendozalu@uwf.edu
Olivia Mullins
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailomullins@uwf.edu
Cynthia Morgan
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcmorgan2@uwf.edu
Kalyn O'Connor
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailkoconnor2@uwf.edu
Christina Rials
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcrials@uwf.edu
Jordon Riggs
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- email jriggs@uwf.edu
Monica Sanford
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailmsanford@uwf.edu
Lisa Teachnor
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: Nursing
- emaillteachnor@uwf.edu
Rosalyn Thomas
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailrthomas5@uwf.edu
Sarah Woolwine
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailswoolwine@uwf.edu