Nursing Faculty Champions

These selected Nursing Faculty Champions will provide leadership at their schools of nursing and more broadly throughout the profession of nursing as leadership opportunities arise, and share expertise throughout their schools of nursing to plan for curriculum integration of genetics and genomics.

Theresa M. Beckie, Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
University of South Florida
Professor
Tampa, FL 33612

Wendy Blakely, Ph.D., R.N.
Capital University
Associate Professor
Columbus, OH 43209

Mary Brakey, D.N.Sc, R.N.
University of Maine
Associate Professor of Nursing
Orono, ME 04469

Patricia Brennan, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.
Samuel Merritt University
Assistant Professor
Oakland, CA 94609

Kathryn Burt, Ph.D., R.N.
Mount Marty College
Nursing Faculty
Yankton, SD 57501

Elisabeth Chismark, Ph.D., R.N.
Clemson University
Assistant Professor
Clemson, SC 29634

Maria Diaz, R.N., M.S.N., C.N.S., Ed.D.
University of Texas Pan America
Assistant Professor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Patricia Henry, D.N.S., M.S.N., C.P.N.
Indiana University South Bend
College of Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Nursing
South Bend, IN 46634-7111

Carol Anne Kozik, C.A.S., M.S., F.N.P.
Assistant Clinical Professor
College of Nursing
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse NY 13210

Christine Kurtz, M.S.N., P.M.H.C.N.S.- B.C.
Valparaiso University
Assistant Professor
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Loanne Martin, M.S., R.N.
Baker University
Program Manager, Assistant Professor
Topeka, KS 66604

Carrie Merkle, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
University of Arizona
Associate Professor, Nursing
Tucson, AZ 85721-0203

Phyllis More, Ph.D., R.N., B.C.
Bloomfield College
Professor
Bloomfield, NJ 07003

Tara O'Brien, M.S.N., R.N.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Lecturer
Charlotte, NC 28223

Barbara Owens, Ph.D., R.N., O.C.N.
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Assistant Professor/Clinical
San Antonio, TX 78229

Kim Subasic, M.S., B.S.N.
University of Scranton
Nursing Instructor
Scranton, PA 18510-4595

Diane Von Ah, Ph.D., R.N.
Indiana University
Assistant Professor
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Barbara White, R.N., Ed.D., C.N.S.
Colorado Christian University
Professor and Dean, Nursing and Sciences
Lakewood, CO 80226

Janet Whitworth, F.N.P.- B.C., D.N.P.(c)
Barnes-Jewish College
Goldfarb School of Nursing
Assistant Professor
St. Louis, MO 63110

Stephanie K. Wright, Ph.D., C.F.N.P., C.P.N.P.
George Washington University
Washington, DC 20037

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Last Reviewed: February 25, 2012