Bellarmine Nursing Faculty and Staff

Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Clinical Sciences / Bellarmine Nursing / Bellarmine Nursing Faculty and Staff

Elizabeth Cook, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Cook Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 212
502.272.7106
email

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
email

Interests: Critical care and high acuity nursing; Pulmonary and Cardiology Critical Care Intensivist; Professional nursing practice; nutrition

Julianne Evers, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

Julianne Evers Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 201
502.272.7459
email

Interests: Critical care and high acuity nursing; STEMI patients, bone marrow transplantation; nurse practitioner education; evidence-based practice

Barbara Jackson, PhD, RN

Headshot of Barbara Jackson Professor and Chair, PhD in Health Professions Education
Flynn 106
502.272.7605
email

Interests: Vulnerable populations; refugee health; incarcerated parenting; special needs children and adults; pediatric safety

Leslie Leffler, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Leslie Leffler BSN Chair
Miles Hall 203
502.272.7974
email

Interests: Clinical decision making among nurses and family practitioners; student success; professional nursing practice

Dana McNeeley, MSN, RN

Headshot of Dana McNeeley Director of Simulation
Miles Hall 239
502.272.8421
email

Interests: Simulation in higher education to include multi-patient simulations, standardized patients and interdisciplinary simulations.

Linda Mefford, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC

mefford Professor
Miles Hall 240
502.272.7154
email

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

Lori Minton, EdD, RN

Headshot of Lori Minton Director of the Accelerated BSN Program
Miles Hall 208
502.272.7967
email

Interests: Clinical decision making, Critical Care, Student Success

Carly Mitchell, DNP, APRN, CRNA

Carly Mitchell, DNP, APRN, CRNA headshot DNP-NA Program Director
Flynn Hall 110
502.272.8265
email

Interests: Improving Nurse Anesthesia Preceptorship; Obstetric Anesthesia; Neuraxial Anesthesia; Women's Health & Wellness

Amanda Noorani, MSN, MBA, HCM, RN

Amanda Noorani Clinical Instructor Development & Evaluation Coordinator
Miles Hall 320
502.272.7903
email

Interests: Nursing Leadership & Management; quality Improvement; critical care nursing

Heather Owens, PhD, RN

Heather Owens Dean, Lansing School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences
Miles Hall 103
502.272.8101
email

Interests: Nursing leadership & management; sleep health research; weight-related behavior research

Leslie Pike, MSN, CRNA

Leslie-Pike Instructor
Miles Hall 214
502.272.7973
email

Interests: Critical care & high acuity nursing; optimal surgical outcome; student success; professional nursing practice 

Marisa Rigsby, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Instructor
Miles Hall 218
502.272.8420
email

Interests: Management of chronic conditions in primary care; patient centered care; healthy aging

Courtney Russell, MSN, RN

Courtney Russell headshot Instructor
Miles Hall 202
502.272.8279
email

Interests: Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care, Maternal Newborn Health Promotion & Education, Simulation & Technology in Nursing

Carol Smith, PhD, APRN, FNP-C

52324115587_f92634868a_w Associate Professor
Miles Hall 211
502.272.7414
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Interests: Cardiac (MI signs and symptoms); women’s health; critical care

Rachel Taylor, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNE

Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 200A
502.272.8149
email

Interests: Disparities in healthcare; healthcare access for rural populations; emergency/trauma nursing

Gabri Warren, DNP, RN

Gabri Warren Headshot Assistant Professor
Miles Hall 321
502.272.8635
email

Interests: Faith community nursing; community health; healthcare information technology

Chris Webb, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Headshot of Chris Webb Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Chair, Graduate Nursing Programs
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

Erin Wiedmar Instructor
Miles Hall 303
502.272.8238
email

Interests: Creating sound eating habits within the home, intuitive eating practices, healthy food environments

Claire Wiggins, MSN, RN

Ms. Claire Wiggins, Nursing instructor Instructor
Miles Hall 213
502.272.7128
email

Interests: Pediatrics; emergency/trauma nursing; holistic self-care for nurses (starting with nursing students); Student success.

Nancy York, PhD, RN, CNE

Headshot of Nancy York Professor
CNTH 226
502.272.8639
email

Interests: Tobacco-free policy; health policy

Nursing Staff

Julie Andeson headshot Julie Anderson, BA
DNP-NA Program Enrollment & Compliance Specialist
Flynn Hall 105
502.272.8995

Headshot of Julie Benvie Julie Benvie
Dean & Graduate Faculty Assistant
Miles Hall 104
502.272.8147

Ted Carter, PHD, MFA
Simulation Educator
Miles Hall 237
502.272.8103

Kane Christy Kane, PhD,RRT,RRT-NPS,RRT-ACCS,AE-C,FAARC
Associate Dean, Lansing School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences & Chair, Respiratory Therapy Program
Flynn 104
502.272.8424