Faculty members

Dawn Bounds, PMHNP-BC
Chair, Equity Advisor, Assistant Professor

Michael Bueno, MSN
Assistant Clinical Professor

Shelley Ann Burke, DNP, MSN, RN, CPN
Assistant Clinical Professor

Candace Burton, PhD, RN, AFN-BC, AGN-BC, FNAP
Associate Professor

Alison Holman, PhD, APRN, FNP, FAAN
DECADE Mentor, Professor

Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Associate Professor

Nisa Patel, MS, FNP-C
Clinical Instructor, Practice

Student member

Alexandra Jones-Patten, RN-BSN
Student DECADE Mentor Representative

Staff members

Megan Enciso
Director of Student Affairs

Heather Shannon
Marketing & Communications Manager

Ex officio members

Miriam Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs & Interim PhD Program Director

Xavier Hernandez, PhD
College of Health Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Program Education Officer

Mark Lazenby, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Dean and Professor

Guest members

Keith A. Beaulieu
Accreditation and Data Officer

Juliana Goswick
Director of Development

Candice Whealon, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Doctor of Nursing Program (DNP-FNP) Clinical Coordinator

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