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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
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, 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
Anne Belcher, PhD Anne Belcher, PhD
  • 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, LFMT, ABPP Linda G. Bell, PhD, LFMT, ABPP
  • Professor, Communication Studies (SLA) and Department of Family Health (IUSON)
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Nursing 426
(317) 274-0299
  • 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 130
(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
  • Nurse Scientist for Evidence-Based Practice and Research (Wishard Health System )
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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 S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Adult Health
  • Sally Reahard Chair
  • Director, Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness
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Nursing E409
(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
  • Edward and Sarah Stam Cullipher Endowed Chair
  • Associate Director of Population Science, IU Simon Cancer Center
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(317) 274-4187
  • oncology care
  • early detection
  • symptom intervention
  • quality of life
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Carol Clark, DNP, RN, FNP-BC Carol Clark, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E437
317-274-0046
  • graduate education
  • clinical mentoring
  • simulation for education and evaluation
Sharron Crowder, PhD Sharron Crowder, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W429
(317) 274-4120
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
Lyndsay Curran
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing E404
(317) 274-2400
Kimberley Davis, MSN Kimberley Davis, MSN
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W430
(317) 278-3978
Deborah DeMeester, PhD Deborah DeMeester, PhD
  • 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
 

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, CNE Marsha Ellett, PhD, RN, CNE
  • 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
Jennifer Embree, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS Jennifer Embree, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W438
(317) 274-4339
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, AO 126
(317) 278-2524,
  • work redesign
  • labor relations
  • nurse retention
  • leave-taking process
  • Eligible to Direct Dissertations
Colleen  P. Flora, MSN, RN, CPN, PCNS-BC, CNE Colleen P. Flora, MSN, RN, CPN, PCNS-BC, CNE
  • 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
  • Assistant Dean, Learning Resources
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Nursing 300D
(317) 278-2139
Cathy Fulton, PhD
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing 433
(317) 278-1841
Janet Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN Janet Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
  • 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
  • Co-director, T32 Training Grant in Behavioral Health Nursing
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Nursing E431
(317) 274-2982
Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN, FAAN Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • 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
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, Indiana University School of Nursing
  • Associate Director, Office of Online Education, Indiana University
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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
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
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

IU Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center

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
Susan Hunt, MSN, ACNP
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
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Nursing 414
(317) 274-4080
Pamela Ironside, PhD, FAAN, ANEF Pamela Ironside, PhD, FAAN, ANEF
  • 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
Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W433
(317) 274-7912
  • Critical care nursing
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Patient-nurse relationships
  • Incivility
  • Qualitative methods
  • Older adults
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
  • Clinical 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
Angela McNelis, PhD, RN, ANEF Angela McNelis, PhD, RN, 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
  • Co-Director, DNP Program
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Nursing E429
(317) 278-6148
  • Nursing informatics
  • Predictive modeling
  • Behavioral health coaching
  • Pedagogical reform
  • Entreprenuership
     
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
  • women’s Health nurse practitioner
  • arts and humanities in nursing education
  • women’s healthcare
  • complementary and alternative care
  • obstetrics
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
  • Improving treatment outcomes for adolescents with mental health disorders
  • Improving family members' quality of life & enhancing capacity for caregiving
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) 274-0886
Danielle Perkins Danielle Perkins
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing W406
(317) 278-2010
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
Susan Rawl, PhD, FAAN Susan Rawl, PhD, FAAN
  • Professor, Department of Adult Health
  • Director, Training in Behavioral Nursing Research
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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
  • Associate Dean for Global Affairs
  • Coordinator for Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
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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 Professor, Department of Family Health
  • Core faculty, IU Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
  • Coordinator, Undergraduate Honors Program
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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) 274-0295
Barbara Russo, MSN Barbara Russo, MSN
  • Lecturer, 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
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
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Nursing 435
(317) 274-0369
Tim Smith Tim Smith
  • Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
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Nursing W410
(317) 278-4002
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
Carol Taylor, MSN Carol Taylor, MSN
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
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Nursing E422
(317) 274-8093
Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
  • Full Member, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
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Nursing W431
(317) 278-2827
  • behavioral oncology
  • cancer symptom management
  • biomarkers and genetics
  • quality of life
Lisa Wagnes Lisa Wagnes
  • Academic Specialist, Assistant Dean of the Center for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
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Nursing 223
(317) 274-8027
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, BSN, CCRN Judith Young, DNP, MSN, BSN, CCRN
  • 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
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, 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