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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Beth Applegate, MSN, RN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W424 (317) 274-6757 |
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Amy Arthur, PhD
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W415 (317) 278-8083 |
- graduate education
- clinical mentoring
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Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Adult Health
- PhD Program Coordinator
| Send E-mail Nursing E421 (317) 274-4695 |
- caregivers of stroke survivors
- stress and coping
- theory-based interventions
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Anne Belcher, PhD
- Professor and Chair, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 407 (317) 274-4750 |
- children's health
- action research
- community collaboration
- populations at risk
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Linda G. Bell, PhD, LFMT, ABPP
- Professor, Communication Studies (SLA) and Department of Family Health (IUSON)
| Send E-mail Nursing 426 (317) 274-0299 |
- family communication
- family therapy
- longitudinal family research
- cross-cultural research
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Cindy Bowers, MSN, RN
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W408 (317) 278-4126 |
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Elizabeth Braun, MSN, RN
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W414 (317) 274-1208 |
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Marion Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Distinguished Professor, Department of Family Health
- Dean
| Send E-mail Nursing 130 (317) 274-1486 |
- research ethics
- pediatric pain
- child response to illness
- family adaptation to chronic illness
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Janice Buelow, PhD, FAAN
- Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail 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
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Joe Burrage, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Nurse Scientist for Evidence-Based Practice and Research (Wishard Health System )
| Send E-mail 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
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Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Adult Health
- Sally Reahard Chair
- Director, Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness
| Send E-mail Nursing E409 (317) 278-6093 |
- behavioral oncology
- cancer symptom management
- menopausal symptoms
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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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
| Send E-mail (317) 274-4187 |
- oncology care
- early detection
- symptom intervention
- quality of life
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Carol Clark, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E437 317-274-0046 |
- graduate education
- clinical mentoring
- simulation for education and evaluation
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Sharron Crowder, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W429 (317) 274-4120 |
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Deborah Cullen, EdD
- Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 411 (317) 278-3926 |
- long-term oxygen therapy
- dyspnea across populations
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Lyndsay Curran
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E404 (317) 274-2400 |
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Kimberley Davis, MSN
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W430 (317) 278-3978 |
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Deborah DeMeester, PhD
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E402 (317) 274-4685 |
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Phyllis Dexter
- Assistant Scientist, Editor, Center for Research and Scholarship
| Send E-mail Nursing 337B (317) 278-1843 |
- medical sociology
- health behaviors
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Cynthia Dobbs, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E426 (317) 274-8012 |
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Claire Burke Draucker, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Angela Barron McBride Endowed Professorship in Mental Health Nursing
| Send E-mail Nursing W409 (317) 274-4139 |
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Kristina Dreifuerst, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W435 (317) 278-6064 |
• nursing education research
• clinical reasoning
• debriefing
• reflective learning
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Patricia Ebright, PhD, CNS, RN, FAAN
- Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
- Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 136 (317) 274-3115 |
- RN decision-making
- nursing administration
- patient safety
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Marsha Ellett, PhD, RN, CNE
- Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 437 (317) 274-0051 |
- enteral tube placement in children
- infant colic
- quantitative research methods
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Jennifer Embree, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W438 (317) 274-4339 |
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Mary Jo Eoff, MS
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E434 (317) 274-0054 |
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Cheryl Erler, DNP, MSN, RN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W425 (317) 274-8047 |
- critical care transport
- critical care nursing
- flight nursing education & research
- air transport, patient interventions
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Melora Ferren, MSN, RN
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W434 (317) 278-4183 |
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Betsy Fife, PhD
- Senior Scientist, Department of Family Health
- Affiliate Faculty Member, Indiana University Center for Bioethics
| Send E-mail Nursing B18 (317) 274-8788 |
- bone marrow transplantation
- process of adaptation
- breast cancer
- HIV/AIDS
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Mary L. Fisher, PhD
- Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, IUPUI
| Send E-mail Nursing 427, AO 126 (317) 278-2524, |
- work redesign
- labor relations
- nurse retention
- leave-taking process
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Colleen P. Flora, MSN, RN, CPN, PCNS-BC, CNE
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W426 (317)-278-4218 |
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Barbara Friesth, PhD, RN
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
- Assistant Dean, Learning Resources
| Send E-mail Nursing 300D (317) 278-2139 |
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Cathy Fulton, PhD
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 433 (317) 278-1841 |
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Janet Fulton, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E417 (317) 274-2421 |
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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
| Send E-mail Nursing E431 (317) 274-2982 |
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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
| Send E-mail Nursing E433 (317) 274-7291 |
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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
| Send E-mail Nursing 120 (317) 274-3670 |
- nursing education, especially online learning
- faculty development
- active learning strategies
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Kathleen Hanna, PhD
- Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E411 (317) 274-1494 |
- adolescent health
- chronic illness
- family
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Susan Hendricks, EdD, MSN, RN
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Center for Academic Affairs
| Send E-mail Nursing 140 (317) 274-8010 |
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Susan Hickman, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Co-director, Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
| Send E-mail Nursing E419 (317) 274-0032 |
IU Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center |
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Sara Horton-Deutsch, PhD, CNS, RN
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E425 (317) 274-2425 |
- developing mindfulness
- interpersonal conflict
- reflective practices
- nursing leadership
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Susan Hunt, MSN, ACNP
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
| Send E-mail Nursing 414 (317) 274-4080 |
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Pamela Ironside, PhD, FAAN, ANEF
- Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Director, Center for Research in Nursing Education
| Send E-mail Nursing 345F (317) 274-8604 |
- narrative pedagogy
- pedagogical reform
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Sue Lasiter, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W433 (317) 274-7912 |
- Critical care nursing
- Interpersonal relationships
- Patient-nurse relationships
- Incivility
- Qualitative methods
- Older adults
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Mikyoung Lee, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail 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
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Beverly Linde, PhD
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 431 (317) 278-2033 |
- orthostatic vital signs
- pain assessment in ER
- cardiac-related problems
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Yvonne Lu, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail 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
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Tracy Magee, PhD, RN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
| Send E-mail Nursing E415 (317) 274-7665 |
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Corinna Mayer, MSN, RN
- Visiting Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W418 (317) 278-6051 |
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Anna McDaniel, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Chancellors Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Associate Dean, Center for Research and Scholarship
| Send E-mail Nursing 340E (317) 274-8095 |
- cancer prevention/control
- smoking cessation
- informatics
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Susan McLennon, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W437 (317) 278-0459 |
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Angela McNelis, PhD, RN, ANEF
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E435 (317) 274-8058 |
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Susan McNett, PhD, RN, CRRN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W417 (317) 274-0358 |
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Julie Meek, PhD, RN
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Co-Director, DNP Program
| Send E-mail Nursing E429 (317) 278-6148 |
- Nursing informatics
- Predictive modeling
- Behavioral health coaching
- Pedagogical reform
- Entreprenuership
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Lesley Milgrom, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E408 (317) 274-2062 |
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Meg Moorman, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health Nursing
| Send E-mail Nursing E412 (317) 274-4352 |
- women’s Health nurse practitioner
- arts and humanities in nursing education
- women’s healthcare
- complementary and alternative care
- obstetrics
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Mary Mueller, PhD
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W413 (317) 274-4318 |
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Ukamaka Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
- Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W411 (317) 278-0748 |
- Improving treatment outcomes for adolescents with mental health disorders
- Improving family members' quality of life & enhancing capacity for caregiving
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Julie Elam Otte, PhD, RN, OCN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W401 (317) 274-0886 |
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Danielle Perkins
- Visiting Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W406 (317) 278-2010 |
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Janet Phillips, PhD, RN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- RN-BSN Consortium Director
| Send E-mail Nursing E439 (317) 274-6599 |
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Julie Poore, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E410 (317) 274-0561 |
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Jarethea Powell, MSN, RN, CNE
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E432 (317) 278-3351 |
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Susan Rawl, PhD, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Adult Health
- Director, Training in Behavioral Nursing Research
| Send E-mail Nursing 345E (317) 278-2217 |
- tailored inverventions
- cancer prevention/early detection
- health behavior theory
- quality of life
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Mary Beth Riner, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Associate Dean for Global Affairs
- Coordinator for Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
| Send E-mail Nursing E437 (317) 274-4325 |
- community health nursing
- international health
- adolescent aggression
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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
| Send E-mail Nursing W439 (317) 274-3152 |
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Connie Rowles, DSN, RN
- Clinical Associate Professor Emerita
- Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W427 (317) 274-0295 |
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Barbara Russo, MSN
- Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E406 (317) 274-8598 |
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Rhonda Schwindt, MSN, RN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E416 (317) 274-0036 |
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Carol Shieh, DNSc, RNC-OB
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E413 (317) 278-1575 |
- health information seeking
- health literacy
- prenatal and women's health
- cultural diversity
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Sharon Sims, PhD, FAANP, ANEF
- Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E407 (317) 274-4300 |
- narrative pedagogy
- interpretive research methodologies
- nurse practitioner education
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Linda Sinclair, MSN, RN, ONC
- Visiting Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W412 (317) 278-5093 |
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Debra Sipes-Fears, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 435 (317) 274-0369 |
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Tim Smith
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W410 (317) 278-4002 |
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Evelyn Stephenson, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 429 (317) 274-4182 |
- neonatology
- online teaching and learning
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Deborah Stiffler, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E427 (317) 274-3288 |
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Margaret Sutton, PhD
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W421 (317) 274-8092 |
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Vema Sweitzer, MSN
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W428 (317) 274-2886 |
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Carol Taylor, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E422 (317) 274-8093 |
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Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
- Full Member, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
| Send E-mail Nursing W431 (317) 278-2827 |
- behavioral oncology
- cancer symptom management
- biomarkers and genetics
- quality of life
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Lisa Wagnes
- Academic Specialist, Assistant Dean of the Center for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
| Send E-mail Nursing 223 (317) 274-8027 |
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Mila Walker, MSN, RN, BC
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E424 (317) 274-1184 |
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Rachel Waltz, DNP, RN, WHNP -BC
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W423 (317) 274-4547 |
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Michelle L Washington, MSN, RN
- Adjunct Clinical Lecturer, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W436 (317) 278-0930 |
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Michael Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Environments for Health
- Director, Statistical Service, Center for Nursing Research and Scholarship
| Send E-mail Nursing 340D (317) 274-0385 |
- Statistical Methods
- Research Design
- Health Promotion
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Janet L. Welch, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E403 (317) 274-8091 |
- fluid and dietary management
- hemodialysis
- renal failure
- Eligible to Direct Dissertations
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Joyce Welch, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E430 (317) 274-0033 |
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Lucia Wocial
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family Health
| Send E-mail Nursing 412 (317) 274-4839 |
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Shirley Woolf, MSN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E420 (317) 274-4355 |
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Judith Young, DNP, MSN, BSN, CCRN
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environments for Health
| Send E-mail Nursing E404 (317) 274-8048 |
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Wendy Zeiher, MSN, RN, CNOR
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health
| Send E-mail Nursing W422 (317) 278-4187 |
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Kim Wagler Ziner, PhD
- Assistant Scientist, Center for Research and Scholarship
| Send E-mail Cancer Center (317) 274-4342 |
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