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A portrait photo of Angela Andrews, PhD, RN, CNE

Angela Andrews, PhD, RN, CNE Associate Professor 618-650-3908 anstutz@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Melissa Andrus, MSN, RN

Melissa Andrus, MSN, RN Lecturer HS 1200-8 618-650-3956 meandru@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Leah Baecht, DNP, CRNA, APRN

Leah Baecht, DNP, CRNA, APRN Department Chair and Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesiology HSB 1250-1, Box 1066 618-650-3283 ldragov@siue.edu

Kerry Basarich Instructor HSB 1235-4, Box 1066 618-650-5964 kbasari@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Michele Beatty Bachmann

Michele Beatty Bachmann Instructor HSB 1235-9, Box 1066 618-650-3385 mibeatt@siue.edu

Devon Bennett Coordinator of Undergraduate Student Success/Instructor, PCHS Nursing HSB 1200-1, Box 1066 618-650-3432 debenne@siue.edu

Marie Bradley Instructor HSB 1200-5, Box 1066 618-650-2255 mbradle@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Demetri Cianci Chapman, PhD, MPH, RN

Demetri Cianci Chapman, PhD, MPH, RN Assistant Professor HSB 1205-3, Box 1066 618-650-3956 dcianci@siue.edu

Tracy Cooley Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Psychiatric Mental Health Program, PCHS Nursing HSB 1210-5, Box 1066 618-650-3995 tcooley@siue.edu

Lauren Douglass Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesiology HSB 1250-3, Box 1066 618-650-5320 ldemarc@siue.edu

Mary Frazier Assistant Professor HSB 1230-1, Box 1066 618-650-3922

A portrait photo of Erica Frost, PhD, RN, CNE, CCRN

Erica Frost, PhD, RN, CNE, CCRN Assistant Professor HSB 1205-4, Box 1066 618-650-3132 efrost@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Myjal Garner, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Myjal Garner, DNP, APRN, FNP-C Interim Director of WeCare Clinic, Assistant Professor, FHCH Nursing HSB 1230-3, Box 1066 618-650-5072 mygarne@siue.edu

Kelsey Godar Instructor HSB 1200-4, Box 1066 618-650-3495

Kristie Goeckner Instructor HSB 1200-7, Box 1066 618-650-3956 kgoeckn@siue.edu

Shandra Goersch, MSN, RN Instructor HSB 1215-6, Box 1066 618-650-5073 shgoers@siue.edu

Chaya Gopalan, PhD Professor, Nurse Anesthesiology, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advocate HSB 1250-7, Box 1066 618-650-5802 cgopala@siue.edu

Elise Harmon Assistant Clinical Professor HSB 1249, Box 1066 618-650-3976 eharmon@siue.edu

Danielle Hawkins Instructor HSB 1200-9, Box 1066 618-650-5991 dfendle@siue.edu

Caitlyn Heller Nursing Instructor HSB 1235-6, Box 1066 cheller@siue.edu

Lindsey Henson Instructor HSB 1200-6, Box 1066 618-650-3920 linwebb@siue.edu

Lori Hoffman Instructor HSB 1215-1, Box 1066 618-650-3367 lprange@siue.edu

Ozzie Hunter Instructor HS 1200-10 ohunter@siue.edu

Annie Imboden Assistant Professor HSB 1250-11, Box 1066 618-650-5672 aimbode@siue.edu

Amy Kief-Daugherty Instructor HSB 1235-5, Box 1066 618-650-3938

Mary Kimutis mkimuti@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Nancy Kurilla PhD, RN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC, CLC, RNC-LRN, CLS

Nancy Kurilla PhD, RN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC, CLC, RNC-LRN, CLS Assistant Professor HSB 1205-2, Box 1066 618-650-5024 nkurill@siue.edu

Frank Lyerla Professor, Director Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics Program Graduate School HSB 1250-9, Box 1066 618-650-5974 flyerla@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Kelsey Massa MSN, RN, CPN

Kelsey Massa MSN, RN, CPN Instructor, SNA Advisor HSB 1220-9, Box 1066 618-650-3983 kmassa@siue.edu

Keywana McDonald, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC Instructor, SNAP Advisor HSB 1235-10, Box 1066 618-650-5637 keyjohn@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Doug McKain, DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-C

Doug McKain, DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-C Instructor/Lecturer HSB 1215-5, Box 1066 618-650-3216 dmckain@siue.edu

Jodie Nehrt Instructional Designer HSB 1215-6, Box 1066 618-650-5592 jnehrt@siue.edu

Amber Nordike, DNP, RN Instructor HSB 1210-6, Box 1066 anordik@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Gayle Ostermiller, MSN, RN, FNP

Gayle Ostermiller, MSN, RN, FNP Instructor HSB 1235-8, Box 10666 618-650-3857 gosterm@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Amelia Pérez, PhD, RN, CNE

Amelia Pérez, PhD, RN, CNE Professor, Coordinator of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) HSB 1230-4, Box 1066 618-650-3992 aperez@siue.edu

Carly Petri Instructor HSB 1235-7, Box 1066 618-650-5042 cpetri@siue.edu

Shawnna Phillips, MSN, RN Instructor HSB 1215-4, Box 1066 618-650-3743 shawphi@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Ann Popkess, PhD, RN, CNE

Ann Popkess, PhD, RN, CNE Professor HSB 1230-5, Box 1066 618-650-3934 apopkes@siue.edu

Samantha Rardin srardin@siue.edu

Lindsay Ratermann Instructor HSB 1220-3, Box 1066 lraterm@siue.edu

Justine Ray jushill@siue.edu

Amy Reed Assistant Professor, Director Simulation Labratory for Health Sciences HSB 1205-5, Box 1066 618-650-2588 areed@siue.edu

Randee Rieger Instructor, Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Programs HSB 1210-4, Box 1066 618-650-5676

Rebekah Schamens Instructor HSB 1220-7, Box 1066 618-650-3824 rschame@siue.edu

Jennifer Schmitz Instructor HSB 1200-3, Box 1066 618-650-5942 jenschm@siue.edu

Amanda Shoemaker Instructor HSB 1220-8, Box 1066 618-650-3741 amshoem@siue.edu

Stacy Skelton Assistant Professor HSB 1235-2, Box 1066 618-650-3935 sskelto@siue.edu

Bernadette Sobczak Associate Professor, Director of Nurse Practitioner Specializations HSB 1210-3, Box 1066 618-650-3999 bsobcza@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Kevin Stein DNAP, CRNA, APRN

Kevin Stein DNAP, CRNA, APRN Associate Professor, Nurse Anesthesiology HSB 1250-2, Box 1066 618-650-5318 kstein@siue.edu

Taylor Stonecypher Coordinator of Continuing Education Instructor, PCHS Nursing HSB 1220-4, Box 1066 618-650-5679 tstonec@siue.edu

Jennifer Swiney Instructor, Coordinator Simulation HSB 3371, Box 1066 618-650-3568 jeswine@siue.edu

Jenna Tebbenkamp Assistant Program Director and Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesiology HSB 1249, Box 1066 618-650-3192 jisenha@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Kate Traum, DNP,APRN,FNP-BC

Kate Traum, DNP,APRN,FNP-BC Lecturer, NP Clinical Site Coordinator HSB 1220-9, Box 1066 618-650-3980 katraum@siue.edu

A portrait photo of Ashley Wittler, DNP, APN, WHNP-BC

Ashley Wittler, DNP, APN, WHNP-BC Assistant Professor HSB 1230-2, Box 1066 618-650-3921 awittle@siue.edu

Kimberly Wright, MSN, RN Instructor HSB 1220-2, Box 1066 618-650-5319 kimwrig@siue.edu

Meet our Part-Time Faculty

Part-Time Faculty
Baecht, Justin	jbaecht@siue.edu
Bednarchik, Matthew	mabedna@siue.edu
Bright, Kayla	618-650-3956
Brownlee, Femarco	dbrownl@siue.edu
Collier, Nicholas	ncollie@siue.edu
Davis, Jeffrey	jefdavi@siue.edu
Davis, Kandice	kandwil@siue.edu
Dochwat, Geri	gstrohm@siue.edu
Dudley, Teri	tedudle@siue.edu
Elmore, Kristin	kdarr@siue.edu
Erler (Heft), Rachel
Ertel, Michelle	mertel@siue.edu
Franks, Mary	mfranac@siue.edu
Gaehle, Kay	kgaehle@siue.edu
Griffin, Valerie	vgriffi@siue.edu
Hall, Lauren	lunverf@siue.edu
Hamilton, Amy	amhamil@siue.edu
Heischmidt, Whitney	whstone@siue.edu
Hood, Annette	anhood@siue.edu
Hopper, Laurie	lahoppe@siue.edu
Howell, Kendra	kehowel@siue.edu
Keel, Kimberly	618-650-3956
Kister, Rachel
LaFollette, Jean	jlafoll@siue.edu
Love, Carma	carmlov@siue.edu
Ludwig, Krista	krludwi@siue.edu
Martin, Lyn	evmarti@siue.edu
McAteer, Mark	mmcatee@siue.edu
McCoy, Beth	betmcco@siue.edu
Mead, Jacqueline
Pacini, Tracy	tpacini@siue.edu
Patrick, Cortney	cortjon@siue.edu
Pryor, Kayla	kdelahu@siue.edu
Ross, Amanda	aschrec@siue.edu
Sarabia, Rebecca	rsarabi@siue.edu
Schmidt, April	apschmi@siue.edu
Schneider, Phyllis	phschne@siue.edu
Sharpless, Linda	lsharpl@siue.edu
Shaw, Amy	amshaw@siue.edu
Smith, T.J.	thsmith@siue.edu
Starrett, Cassie	cmcfadd@siue.edu
Tobias, Sarah	stobias@siue.edu
Vogel, Amanda	amvogel@siue.edu
Warsing, Jodie	jwarsin@siue.edu
Wendt, Robin	rwendt@siue.edu
Williams, Jason	jwillal@siue.edu
Wollerman, Katie	kwoller@siue.edu
Yancey, Valerie	vyancey@siue.edu
Zerlan, Mary	mzerlan@siue.edu
Zozula, Jeanelle	jzozula@siue.edu

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