UTexas

School of Nursing Faculty

The following faculty list represents those appointed in the 2026 spring semester.

Christine W Abbyad, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2008

Sarah K Allison-Kolb, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, 2002

Amanda McKinney Alvarado, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
DNP, Vanderbilt University, 2020

Katie Renee Ayers, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Chamberlain University, 2019

Teresa B Bailey, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Texas at Austin, 2019

Jenise L Baker, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, Grand Canyon University, 2020

Morgan Claire Ballantine, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2020

Adam Blank, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2015

Richard Allen Brown, Research Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, and School of Nursing
PhD, University of Oregon, 1981

Larissa Kay Brungot, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2014

Susan J Calloway, Clinical Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2008

Eduardo Che Chavez, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2019

Lindsey Nicole Collins, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2023

Sherri Lyn Cook-Rousey, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2015

Jessica Cowen, Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, Rush University, 2016

Heather E Cuevas, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2013

Carol L Delville, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2008

Tenzin Dickyi, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2023

Carol L Dwyer, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, Loyola University New Orleans, 2014

Carly E Edgar, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, Texas Woman's University - Denton, 2006

Mary Q Fassnacht, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MS, University of Texas at Austin, 2020

Jennifer Flippo, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Texas at Arlington, 2019

Alexandra A Garcia, Professor
School of Nursing and Department of Population Health
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2002

Shaoqing Ge, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, Duke University, 2019

Kara M Goodspeed, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, 2020

Jacqueline M Gordon, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, Pennsylvania State University Park, 2016

Nancy M Guillet, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Texas at Austin, 2021

Beth Hadi, Lecturer
Department of Pediatrics and School of Nursing
MSN, University of Phoenix - Phoenix, 2013

Patricia L Hamilton-Solum, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2011

J Taylor Harden, Visiting Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1989

Wh Harris, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, Gonzaga University, 2017

Rachel R Haungs, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, Western Governors University Texas, 2018

Elizabeth M Heitkemper, Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, Columbia University (New York), 2017

Ashley M Henneghan, Associate Professor
School of Nursing and Department of Medicine
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2017

Jennifer G Hensley, Clinical Professor
School of Nursing
EdD, University of Southern California, 1996

Amy Vanessa Hernandez, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Arlington, 2023

Janice F Hernandez, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2009

Tracy L Hicks, Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing, 2017

Amy E Holland, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2007

Shalonda E Horton, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2015

Eun Ok Im, Professor
Laura Lee Blanton Chair in Nursing, Maureen Healy Decherd '73 Distinguished Professorship in Nursing
School of Nursing
PhD, University of California-San Francisco, 1997

Carrie A Johnson, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2009

Karen Johnson, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2012

Melessa Kelley, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, Florida Atlantic University, 2016

Shelli Kesler, Professor
Dr. Mary Louise Adams Endowed Professorship in Oncology Nursing
Department of Diagnostic Medicine, School of Nursing, and Department of Medicine
PhD, Brigham Young University, 2000

Stephanie M Key, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MA, University of Texas at Austin, 1999

Linda Kim, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 2014

Jung Kwak, Associate Professor
School of Nursing and Department of Medicine
PhD, University of South Florida, 2006

Yang Li, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2018

Li-Chen Lin, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2009

John Ronald Lowe, Professor
Joseph H. Blades Centennial Memorial Professorship in Nursing
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Miami, 1996

Heather Lynn Maltsberger, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2012

Eugene Martir, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Western Governors University, 2024

Anna Christina Mendoza, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Duke University, 2021

Stephanie Morgan, Clinical Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2013

Lisa K Morris, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, Middle Tennessee State University, 2009

Laura E Murphy, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2009

Jennifer J Murray-Chavez, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2008

Nicole Streuding Murry, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2018

Vinh T Nguyen, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2021

Esther Nwokocha, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Pennsylvania State University Park, 2016

Vivian I Osemene, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Walden University, 2024

Nico Osier, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, 2016

Amy Papermaster, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Department of Women's Health
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2019

Yaolin Pei, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, Texas Tech University, 2018

Carolyn Phillips, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2019

Kelly Allison Pretorius, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2019

Kavita Radhakrishnan, Professor
Dolores V. Sands Chair in Nursing Research, Laura Lee Blanton Chair in Nursing
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011

Hyekyun Rhee, Professor
La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc. Centennial Professorship in Nursing
School of Nursing
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002

Elesha Roberts, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Texas at Arlington, 2019

Liz M Rohlich, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Texas at Austin, 2023

Rosa N Schnyer, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DAOM, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2008

Amber Nicole Sherman, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2016

Kathleen Marie Sneed, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Duke University, 2017

Samantha Stong, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 2023

Alexa M Stuifbergen, Professor
James R. Dougherty, Jr. Centennial Professorship in Nursing, James R. Dougherty, Jr. Centennial Professorship in Nursing
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1988

Joshua M Thomas, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2018

Whitney A Thurman, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2018

Gayle M Timmerman, Professor
School of Nursing and Department of Medical Education
PhD, The Ohio State University Main Campus, 1994

Ana T Todd, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2013

Whitney N Trotter, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
DNP, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2023

Mary K Wakefield, Visiting Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1985

Lorraine O Walker, Professor
Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professorship in Nursing, Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professorship in Nursing
School of Nursing
EdD, Indiana University Bloomington, 1971

Veronica G Walker, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2014

Barbra M Wall, Visiting Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2000

Jennifer N Williams, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Arlington, 2020

William Uzzell Wright, Clinical Instructor
School of Nursing
MSN, University of Texas at Austin, 2021

Bo Xie, Professor
Lee and Joseph D. Jamail Endowed Professorship in Nursing
School of Nursing and School of Information
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006

Linda H Yoder, Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1992

Cara Young, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, Vanderbilt University, 2010

Julie A Zuniga, Associate Professor
School of Nursing
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2013