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
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, Room 110
Dr. Renée L. Davis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAANP, is the Executive Director of the School of Nursing, and an Associate Professor.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, Room 111
Dr. Jacqueline Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Interim Assistant Director and Associate Professor with Tenure, teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Office 220
Dr. Kathy Andresen DNP, RN, CNE, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Nurse Education and Nurse Leader Program Coordinator. Dr. Andresen 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 127
Davisa Banks, MSN, RN, Lecturer, teaches Patient Centered Care I & III and Health Assessment.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41, Room 122
Dr. 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 41 | Room 224
Dr. 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.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41, 231
Jennifer L. Christ, MSN, RN, is a faculty member in the School of Nursing at the University of West Florida. She brings over 20 years of clinical excellence, healthcare leadership, and dedicated nursing instruction to her academic role.
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- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, Room 123
Dr. Brandy Clayton, Ph.D., MSN, RN, Interim Direct Entry Program Director and Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches courses in Direct Entry MSN and Traditional BSN programs.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, Office 123
Dr. Joiner, has over 20 years of experience in nursing and has worked in a variety of clinical settings, primarily in women’s health, school health, and public health. She is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner with experience in both clinical practice and nursing education.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, 123
Sarah Fulcher is a Lecturer at the School of Nursing. Full bio coming soon!
- 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 37 | Room 115
Dr. 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
Dr. 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 100
School of Nursing Lecturer
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37, Room 115
Dr. Tricia Huey, DNP, CPNP-PC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches courses in Direct Entry MSN programs.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Office 220
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 41, Room 250
Dr. Loretta Jones, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice with more than 25 years of experience in professional nursing practice and nursing education. Her clinical expertise includes medical-surgical, adult health nursing, maternal-child health, and cardiovascular nursing.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Room 122
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: Online
Dr. 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
Dr. Ida Montgomery, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Room 126
Dr. Billy F. Morales, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Assistant Professor
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Online
Dr. Mariah Morris, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, Associate 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 104
Dr. 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.
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- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37 | Room 126
Dr. Charlotte Philyaw, DNP, MBA, RN is the Interim TBSN Program Director and 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
Dr. Wendy Lovelace Ray, PhD, MAJ, RN, 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 104
Bio Coming Soon
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Room 102
Dr. 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 104
Dr. 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
Dr. Cynthia Smith Peters, DNP, MSN, MS, RN, is the RN-BSN Program Director and Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, teaches courses in Public and Community Health Nursing, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology.
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 41 | Room 102
Dr. Brandy Strahan, PhD, CNE, RN, 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 37, Room 104
Bio Coming Soon
- Department: School of Nursing
- Office Location: Building 37 | Room 120
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 114
Dr. 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.
Adjuncts
Michelle Alexander
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailmalexander@uwf.edu
Cary Brown
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcbrown7@uwf.edu
Cathy Dearman
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailcdearman@uwf.edu
Dawn Frederic
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- phone8504737765
- emaildfrederic@uwf.edu
Michael Hall
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailmhall@uwf.edu
Jacquelyn Mendoza-Lu
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: Nursing
- emailjmendozalu@uwf.edu
Scott Snell
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailssnell@uwf.edu
Lisa Teachnor
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emaillteachnor@uwf.edu
Rosalyn Thomas
- Adjunct Instructor
- Department: School of Nursing
- emailrthomas5@uwf.edu
