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Faculty and Staff

We are committed to advancing the science and practice of nursing through excellence in nursing education. Faculty in our undergraduate and graduate programs are known for their scholarship in the areas of research, interactive learning, discovery, application, and integration. Supported by outstanding staff and working together with our exceptional clinical partners in a variety of Indiana health care agencies, we prepare students to provide high-quality nursing care to a diverse, multicultural society; conduct research; and teach future nurses.

For general questions, please contact us by phone: (317) 274-2806; postal mail: 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202; or e-mail: nursing@iupui.edu.

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Faculty

Beth Applegate, MSN, RN Beth Applegate, MSN, RN
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W424
(317) 274-6757
Amy Arthur, PhD Amy Arthur, PhD
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W415
(317) 278-8083
  • graduate education
  • clinical mentoring
Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Adult Health
  • PhD Program Coordinator
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Nursing E421
(317) 274-4695
  • caregivers of stroke survivors
  • stress and coping
  • theory-based interventions
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Janis Beckstrand, PhD,MS, RN, FAAN Janis Beckstrand, PhD,MS, RN, FAAN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing 433
(317) 274-4120
  •  emotion in caregiving
  •  Alzheimer's caregiving
  •  clinical nursing studies
  •  statistical methods
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Anne Belcher, PhD Anne Belcher, PhD
  • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing 407
(317) 274-4750
  • children's health
  • action research
  • community collaboration
  • populations at risk
Linda G. Bell, PhD Linda G. Bell, PhD
  • Professor, Communication Studies (SLA), Department of Family Health
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Nursing 426
(317) 274-2956
  • family communication
  • family therapy
  • longitudinal family research
  • cross-cultural research
Cindy Bowers, MSN, RN Cindy Bowers, MSN, RN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W408
(317) 278-4126
Elizabeth Braun, MSN, RN Elizabeth Braun, MSN, RN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W414
(317) 274-1208
Marion Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN Marion Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Distinguished Professor, Department of Family Health
  • Dean
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Nursing 131
(317) 274-1486
  • research ethics
  • pediatric pain
  • child response to illness
  • family adaptation to chronic illness
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Janice Buelow, PhD, FAAN Janice Buelow, PhD, FAAN
  • Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing 413
(317) 274-9639
  • psychosocial issues of chronic illness
  • epilepsy
  • self-management issues
  • family adaptation to chronic illness
  • research providing evidence for clinical practice
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Joe Burrage, PhD, RN, FAAN Joe Burrage, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W403
(317) 278-3783
  • barriers & facilitators to health care access
  • cultural & psychosocial aspects of HIV infection, other stigmatizing illnesses
  • health promotion, disease prevention
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN Janet Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Adult Health
  • Sally Reahard Endowed Chair, Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness
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Nursing 345H
(317) 278-6093
  • behavioral oncology
  • cancer symptom management
  • menopausal symptoms
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Victoria L. Champion, PhD, RN, FAAN Victoria L. Champion, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Distinguished Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Executive Associate Dean, Research
  • Associate Director of Population Science, IU Simon Cancer Center
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Nursing 340G
(317) 274-4187
  • oncology care
  • early detection
  • symptom intervention
  • quality of life
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Carol Clark, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Carol Clark, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W402
317-274-0046
Deborah Cullen, EdD Deborah Cullen, EdD
  • Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Family Health
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Nursing 411
(317) 278-3926
  • long-term oxygen therapy
  • dyspnea across populations
Kimberley Davis, MSN Kimberley Davis, MSN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W430
(317) 278-3978
Deborah DeMeester, MSN Deborah DeMeester, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E402
(317) 274-4685
Phyllis Dexter Phyllis Dexter
  • Assistant Scientist, Editor, Center for Research and Scholarship
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Nursing 337B
(317) 278-1843
  • medical sociology
  • health behaviors
Cynthia Dobbs, MSN Cynthia Dobbs, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E426
(317) 274-8012
Claire Burke Draucker, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN Claire Burke Draucker, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Angela Barron McBride Endowed Professorship in Mental Health Nursing
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Nursing W409
(317) 274-4139
Kristina Dreifuerst, PhD, RN Kristina Dreifuerst, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W435
(317) 278-6064

• nursing education research
• clinical reasoning
• debriefing
• reflective learning
 

Joanne R. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAAN Joanne R. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E409
(317) 274-3488
Patricia Ebright, PhD, CNS, RN, FAAN Patricia Ebright, PhD, CNS, RN, FAAN
  • Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
  • Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing 136
(317) 274-3115
  • RN decision-making
  • nursing administration
  • patient safety
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Marsha Ellett, PhD, RN Marsha Ellett, PhD, RN
  • Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing 437
(317) 274-0051
  • enteral tube placement in children
  • infant colic
  • quantitative research methods
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Mary Jo Eoff, MS Mary Jo Eoff, MS
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E434
(317) 274-0054
Cheryl Erler, DNP, MSN, RN Cheryl Erler, DNP, MSN, RN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W425
(317) 274-8047
  • critical care transport
  • critical care nursing
  • flight nursing education & research
  • air transport, patient interventions
Melora Ferren, MSN, RN Melora Ferren, MSN, RN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W434
(317) 278-4183
Betsy Fife, PhD Betsy Fife, PhD
  • Senior Scientist, Department of Family Health
  • Affiliate Faculty Member, Indiana University Center for Bioethics
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Nursing B18
(317) 274-8788
  • bone marrow transplantation
  • process of adaptation
  • breast cancer
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Mary L. Fisher, PhD Mary L. Fisher, PhD
  • Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, IUPUI
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Nursing 427
(317) 278-2524
  • work redesign
  • labor relations
  • nurse retention
  • leave-taking process
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Colleen Flora, MSN, RN Colleen Flora, MSN, RN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W426
(317)-278-4218
Barbara Friesth, PhD, RN Barbara Friesth, PhD, RN
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
  • Director, Learning Resource Center
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Nursing 300D
(317) 278-2139
Janet Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN Janet Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E417
(317) 274-2421
Joan Haase, PhD, RN, FAAN Joan Haase, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Holmquist Professor in Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Department of Family Health Nursing
  • Co-director, Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
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Nursing E431
(317) 274-2982
Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
  • Core faculty, IU Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
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Nursing E433
(317) 274-7291
Norma Hall, MSN, RN, BC Norma Hall, MSN, RN, BC
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W410
(317) 278-4002
Judith A. Halstead, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN Judith A. Halstead, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Executive Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
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Nursing 120
(317) 274-3670
  • nursing education, especially online learning
  • faculty development
  • active learning strategies
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Kathleen Hanna, PhD Kathleen Hanna, PhD
  • Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E411
(317) 274-1494
  • adolescent health
  • chronic illness
  • family
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Laura Hays, MSN, PhD Laura Hays, MSN, PhD
  • Visiting Assistant Scientist, Department of Adult Health
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HITS Building 0030C
(317) 278-2934
Susan Hendricks, EdD, MSN, RN Susan Hendricks, EdD, MSN, RN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Center for Academic Affairs
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Nursing 140
(317) 274-8010
Corrinne Hernandez, MSN, RN Corrinne Hernandez, MSN, RN
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W438
(317) 274-4339
Susan Hickman, PhD Susan Hickman, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Co-director, Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
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Nursing E419
(317) 274-0032

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Sara Horton-Deutsch, PhD, CNS, RN Sara Horton-Deutsch, PhD, CNS, RN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E425
(317) 274-2425
  • developing mindfulness
  • interpersonal conflict
  • reflective practices
  • nursing leadership
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Pamela Ironside, PhD, FAAN, ANEF Pamela Ironside, PhD, FAAN, ANEF
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Director, Center for Research in Nursing Education
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Nursing 345F
(317) 274-8604
  • narrative pedagogy
  • pedagogical reform
Shelley Johns, PsyD, HSPP Shelley Johns, PsyD, HSPP
  • Visiting Assistant Scientist, Center for Research and Scholarship
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RG-5
(317) 630-7690
Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W433
(317) 274-7912
Mikyoung Lee, PhD, RN Mikyoung Lee, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W405
(317) 274-0721
  • Cost-effectiveness of nursing care/nursing cost
  • Nursing workload measurement
  • Quality of care/patient safety
  • Evidence-based nursing practice
  • Nursing informatics

 

Beverly Linde, PhD Beverly Linde, PhD
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing 431
(317) 278-2033
  • orthostatic vital signs
  • pain assessment in ER
  • cardiac-related problems
Yvonne Lu, PhD, RN Yvonne Lu, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W407
(317) 278-2042
  • Older adults with cognitive impairment and their family members
  • Theory-based, health promotion, meaningful activity engagement interventions
  •  Positive health focused research
     
Tracy Magee, PhD, RN Tracy Magee, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
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Nursing E415
(317) 274-7665
Corinna Mayer, MSN, RN Corinna Mayer, MSN, RN
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W418
(317) 278-6051
Anna McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN Anna McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Chancellors Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Associate Dean, Center for Research and Scholarship
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Nursing 340E
(317) 274-8095
  • cancer prevention/control
  • smoking cessation
  • informatics
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Susan McLennon, PhD, RN Susan McLennon, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W437
(317) 278-0459
  • ethics and aging
  • family caregiving
  • cultural diversity
Angela McNelis, PhD, ANEF Angela McNelis, PhD, ANEF
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E435
(317) 274-8058
  • educational research
Susan McNett, PhD, RN, CRRN Susan McNett, PhD, RN, CRRN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W417
(317) 274-0358
Julie Meek, PhD, RN Julie Meek, PhD, RN
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E429
(317) 278-6148
Lesley Milgrom, MSN Lesley Milgrom, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E408
(317) 274-2062
Meg Moorman, MSN Meg Moorman, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
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Nursing E412
(317) 274-4352
Mary Mueller, PhD Mary Mueller, PhD
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W413
(317) 274-4318
Ukamaka Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC Ukamaka Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W411
(317) 278-0748
Julie Elam Otte, PhD, RN, OCN Julie Elam Otte, PhD, RN, OCN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W401
(317) 278-6095
Danielle Perkins Danielle Perkins
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W406
(317) 278-2010
Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E401
(317) 274-8027
  • clinical reasoning
  • future studies
  • leadership development
  • nursing education and administration
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Janet Phillips, PhD, RN Janet Phillips, PhD, RN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • RN-BSN Consortium Director
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Nursing E439
(317) 274-6599
Julie Poore, MSN Julie Poore, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E410
(317) 274-0561
Jarethea Powell, MSN, RN, CNE Jarethea Powell, MSN, RN, CNE
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E432
(317) 278-3351
Lori  Rasmussen, PhD, MS, RN Lori Rasmussen, PhD, MS, RN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W419
(317) 274-2400
Susan Rawl, PhD, FAAN Susan Rawl, PhD, FAAN
  • Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing 345E
(317) 278-2217
  • tailored inverventions
  • cancer prevention/early detection
  • health behavior theory
  • quality of life
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Mary Beth Riner, PhD Mary Beth Riner, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E437
(317) 274-4325
  • community health nursing
  • international health
  • adolescent aggression
Sheri Robb, PhD, MT-BC Sheri Robb, PhD, MT-BC
  • Associate Scientist
  • Core faculty, IU Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
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Nursing W439
(317) 274-3152
Connie Rowles, DSN, RN Connie Rowles, DSN, RN
  • Clinical Associate Professor Emerita
  • Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W427
(317) 274-8057
Kathleen M. Russell, PhD Kathleen M. Russell, PhD
  • Adjunct Associate Scientist, Center for Research and Scholarship
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Nursing
(317) 274-4079
  • minority health disparities
  • cancer prevention/control
  • community health nursing
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Barbara Russo, MSN Barbara Russo, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E406
(317) 274-8598
Rhonda Schwindt, MSN, RN Rhonda Schwindt, MSN, RN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E416
(317) 274-0036
Carol Shieh, DNSc, RNC-OB Carol Shieh, DNSc, RNC-OB
  • Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E413
(317) 278-1575
  • health information seeking
  • health literacy
  • prenatal and women's health
  • cultural diversity
Sharon Sims, PhD, FAANP, ANEF Sharon Sims, PhD, FAANP, ANEF
  • Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E407
(317) 274-4300
  • narrative pedagogy
  • interpretive research methodologies
  • nurse practitioner education
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Linda Sinclair, MSN, RN, ONC Linda Sinclair, MSN, RN, ONC
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W412
(317) 278-5093
Debra Sipes-Fears, MSN Debra Sipes-Fears, MSN
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing 435
(317) 274-0369
Evelyn Stephenson, MSN Evelyn Stephenson, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing 429
(317) 274-4182
  • neonatology
  • online teaching and learning
Deborah Stiffler, PhD Deborah Stiffler, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E427
(317) 274-3288
Margaret Sutton, PhD Margaret Sutton, PhD
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W421
(317) 274-8092
Vema Sweitzer, MSN Vema Sweitzer, MSN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W428
(317) 274-2886
Melinda Swenson, PhD, FAANP, ANEF Melinda Swenson, PhD, FAANP, ANEF
  • Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E423
(317) 274-0045
  • interpretive phenomenology
  • hermeneutics
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Carol Taylor, MSN Carol Taylor, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E422
(317) 274-8093
Samantha Tielker, MSN, ACNP, CCRN Samantha Tielker, MSN, ACNP, CCRN
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W404
(317) 278-2230
Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W431
(317) 278-2827
  • behavioral oncology
  • cancer symptom management
  • biomarkers and genetics
  • quality of life
Mila Walker, MSN, RN, BC Mila Walker, MSN, RN, BC
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E424
(317) 274-1184
Rachel Waltz, DNP, RN, WHNP -BC Rachel Waltz, DNP, RN, WHNP -BC
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing W423
(317) 274-4547
Michelle L Washington, MSN, RN Michelle L Washington, MSN, RN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W436
(317) 278-0930
Michael Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN Michael Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Environments for Health
  • Director, Statistical Service, Center for Nursing Research and Scholarship
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Nursing 340D
(317) 274-0385
  • Statistical Methods
  • Research Design
  • Health Promotion
Janet L. Welch, PhD, RN, FAAN Janet L. Welch, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E403
(317) 274-8091
  • fluid and dietary management
  • hemodialysis
  • renal failure
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Joyce Welch, MSN Joyce Welch, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E430
(317) 274-0033
Lucia Wocial Lucia Wocial
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing 412
(317) 274-4839
Shirley Woolf, MSN Shirley Woolf, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing E420
(317) 274-4355
Judith Young, DNP, MSN Judith Young, DNP, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E404
(317) 274-8048
Wendy Zeiher, MSN, RN, CNOR Wendy Zeiher, MSN, RN, CNOR
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W422
(317) 278-4187
Kim Wagler Ziner, PhD Kim Wagler Ziner, PhD
  • Assistant Scientist, Center for Research and Scholarship
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Cancer Center
(317) 274-4342