Bellarmine Nursing Faculty and Staff
Diane Chlebowy, PhD, RN, CNL
BSN Chair & Professor
Miles Hall 314
502.272.7101
dchlebowy@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing Leadership, Research, Evidence-Based Practice
Elizabeth Cook, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 212
502.272.7106
ecook7@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Mental Health Nursing Education; holistic mental health promotion for children, adolescents, young adults and vulnerable populations; therapeutic communication; trauma-informed care
Cassondra Degener, DNP, APRN, AG-ACNP, RD
Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 200
502.272.8416
cdegener@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Critical care and high acuity nursing; Pulmonary and Cardiology Critical Care Intensivist; Professional nursing practice; nutrition
Julianne Evers, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Associate Professor
Miles Hall 201
502.272.7459
jevers01@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Critical care and high acuity nursing; STEMI patients, bone marrow transplantation; nurse practitioner education; evidence-based practice
Meaghen Hart-Williams, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Instructor
Miles Hall 107
502.272.8468
mhart01@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Psychiatric Mental Health, Family Health Care, Neurology
Barbara Jackson, PhD, RN
Professor and Chair, PhD in Health Professions Education
Miles 108
502.272.7605
bjackson@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Vulnerable populations; refugee health; incarcerated parenting; special needs children and adults; pediatric safety
Leslie Leffler, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 203
502.272.7974
lleffler@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Clinical decision making among nurses and family practitioners; student success; professional nursing practice
Dana McNeeley, MSN, RN
Director of Simulation
Miles Hall 239
502.272.8421
dmcneeley@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Simulation in higher education to include multi-patient simulations, standardized patients and interdisciplinary simulations.
Lori Minton, EdD, RN
Director of the Accelerated BSN Program
Miles Hall 208
502.272.7967
lminton@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Clinical decision making, Critical Care, Student Success
Carly Mitchell, DNP, APRN, CRNA
DNP-NA Program Director
Flynn Hall 110
502.272.8265
mitchell6@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Improving Nurse Anesthesia Preceptorship; Obstetric Anesthesia; Neuraxial Anesthesia; Women's Health & Wellness
Amanda Noorani, MSN, MBA, HCM, RN
Clinical Instructor Development & Evaluation Coordinator
Miles Hall 320
502.272.7903
anoorani@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Nursing Leadership & Management; quality Improvement; critical care nursing
Heather Owens, PhD, RN
Dean, Lansing School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences
Miles Hall 103
502.272.8101
howens@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Nursing leadership & management; sleep health research; weight-related behavior research
Leslie Pike, MSN, CRNA
Instructor
Miles Hall 214
502.272.7973
lpike01@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Critical care & high acuity nursing; optimal surgical outcome; student success; professional nursing practice
Courtney Russell, MSN, RN
Instructor
Miles Hall 202
502.272.8279
crussell@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care, Maternal Newborn Health Promotion & Education, Simulation & Technology in Nursing
Melissa Smith, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN
Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 211
502.272.7998
msmith41@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum, Newborn, Pharmacology
Rachel Taylor, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 200A
502.272.8149
rtaylor7@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Disparities in healthcare; healthcare access for rural populations; emergency/trauma nursing
Gabri Warren, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Miles 148
502.272.8635
gwarren@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Faith community nursing; community health; healthcare information technology
Chris Webb, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor
Miles Hall 102
502.272.8394
email
Interests: Caring for liver transplant population; end of life / palliative care education
Erin Wiedmar, MEd, RDN, LD, CDE
Instructor
Miles Hall 303
502.272.8238
ewiedmar@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Creating sound eating habits within the home, intuitive eating practices, healthy food environments
Claire Wiggins, MSN, RN
Instructor
Miles Hall 213
502.272.7128
cwiggins2@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Pediatrics; emergency/trauma nursing; holistic self-care for nurses (starting with nursing students); Student success.
Nancy York, PhD, RN, CNE
Professor
CNTH 226
502.272.8639
nyork@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Tobacco-free policy; health policy
Sarah Zurkuhlen, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor
Miles Hall 209
502.272.7995
szurkuhlen@bellarmine.edu
Nursing Staff
Julie Anderson, BA
DNP-NA Program Enrollment & Compliance Specialist
Flynn Hall 104
502.272.8995
janderson@bellarmine.edu
Julie Benvie
Dean & Graduate Faculty Assistant
Miles Hall 104
502.272.8147
jbenvie@bellarmine.edu
Ted Carter, PhD, MFA
Director of Simulation, Nurse Anesthesia
Flynn Hall 105
502.272.8103
rcarter@bellarmine.edu
Jessica Coryell
ABSN Recruitment & Enrollment Coordinator
Miles 320
502.272.8281
jcoryell@bellarmine.edu
Amy Harrison
Graduate Nursing Recruitment & Enrollment Coordinator
Miles Hall 319
502.272.7212
aharrison5@bellarmine.edu
Emily Nation, MA
Director of Nursing Operations
Miles Hall 322
502.272.8214
enation@bellarmine.edu
Latha Sajan, MSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Miles Hall 216
502.272.7217
lsajan@bellarmine.edu
Zarek Steed
Clinical Compliance & Accreditation Coordinator
Miles Hall 318
502.272.7983
zsteed@bellarmine.edu
Gretchen VanRude, DNP, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
BSN Student Success Coordinator
Miles Hall 306
502.272.8638
svanrude@bellarmine.edu
Robin Webb
Senior Admin Assistant to Nursing/Accelerated BSN
Miles Hall 216
502.272.8215
rwebb@bellarmine.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Sherill Nones Cronin, PhD, RN-BC
Professor Emeritus
Miles Hall 311
scronin@bellarmine.edu
Sue Davis, EdD, RN
Professor Emeritus
Miles Hall 311
sdavis@bellarmine.edu
Barbara Lee, MSN, MEd, RN-BC, CWOCN
Professor Emeritus
Miles Hall 311
blee@bellarmine.edu
Joan Masters, EdD, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Professor Emeritus
Miles Hall 311
jmasters@bellarmine.edu
Linda Mefford, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC
Professor
Miles Hall 311
502.272.7154
lmefford@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Nursing theory and philosophy; Levine’s Conservation Model of Nursing; health promotion for preterm and high-risk infants; mind/body/spirit connections in nursing and health; quantitative nursing research; health outcomes research
Mary Pike, PhD, RN
Professor Emeritus
Miles Hall 311
mpike@bellarmine.edu
Carol Smith, PhD, APRN, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Miles Hall 311
502.272.7414
csmith@bellarmine.edu
Interests: Cardiac (MI signs and symptoms); women’s health; critical care