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The College of Nursing faculty and staff are a talented group propelling the college forward to reach new heights in student achievement, research innovation and academic excellence.

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Nursing Directory

Augusta

Lynn Allmond, MSN

Instructor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 lallmond@augusta.edu
 
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Jordan Barnes, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 jorbarnes@augusta.edu
 706.721.3871
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Desiree Bertrand, PhD

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 debertrand@augusta.edu
 706.721.8670
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Kelly Boik, BS

Administrator, Academic & Student Affairs

 kboik@augusta.edu
 706.721.9748
Augusta

Jennifer Boone, MA, PMP

Project Coordinator, Academic Affairs

 jeboone@augusta.edu
 706.721.3375
Augusta

Jennifer Brassell

Administrative Assistant, Center for Strategic Initiatives

 jbrassell@augusta.edu
 706.721.9847
Augusta

Tracy Brickey, MSA

Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

 tbrickey@augusta.edu
 706.721.2552
Augusta

James Brinson, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 jbrinso5@augusta.edu
 706.721.8669
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Holly Brown, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, NEA-BC

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 holbrown@augusta.edu
 706.721.7079
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Nori Brown, MAT

Program Manager, PhD Program

 nobrown@augusta.edu
 706.721.9767
Augusta

Jennifer Broxton, DNP

MSN-CNL Program Director
Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 jebroxton@augusta.edu
 706.721.4005
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Shannon Broxton, DNP, FAANA

Chair, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department
Nursing Anesthesia Program Director
Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 sbroxton@augusta.edu
 706.721.3973
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

La'Brit Bulluck

Administrative Assistant, Business Office

 lbulluck@augusta.edu
 706.721.1443
Augusta

Cynthia Chernecky, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor, Nursing Science Department

 cchernecky@augusta.edu
 706.755.4321
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Lisa Ciccio

Clinical Placement Coordinator

 eciccio@augusta.edu
 706.721.0555
Augusta

Tamara Coleman, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 tacoleman@augusta.edu
 706.721.9749
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Linda Collier, BA

Administrative Assistant
College of Nursing Athens Campus (CONAT)

 lincollier@augusta.edu
 706.389.6828
Augusta

Michelle Cox-Henley, DNP

Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 mcoxhenley@augusta.edu
 706.721.2470
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Pamela Cromer, DNP, FNP-BC, MSN, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

APRN Clinical Coordinator
Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 pcromer@augusta.edu
 706.721.0427
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Susan Dougherty, DNP

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 sdougherty@augusta.edu
 706.389.6792
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Jessica Dunbar, MPA

Manager, Office of the Dean

 jedunbar@augusta.edu
 706.721.8371
Augusta

Nichole Eglian, DNP, BSN, RN

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 NEGLIAN@AUGUSTA.EDU
 
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Michelle Felder

Project Coordinator, Prelicensure Department

 mfelder@augusta.edu
 706.721.8499
Augusta

Beth Fisher, DNP

Assistant Professor

 bfisher@augusta.edu
 706.721.0211
Augusta

Lori Franklin, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 lfrankli@augusta.edu
 706.721.4709
Columbus

Denotra Gaillard, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 dgaillard@augusta.edu
 706.568.2242
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Kitty Garrett, MSN

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 kigarrett@augusta.edu
 706.721.8786
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Elizabeth Gay, DNP, CRNA

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 egay@augusta.edu
 706.721.1402
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Travis Givens

Office Coordinator

 tgivens@augusta.edu
 706.721.7166
Athens

Judy Glaser, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 jglaser@augusta.edu
 706.389.6811
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Lynn Glenn, PhD

Assistant Professor, Nursing Science Department

 lyglenn@augusta.edu
 706.721.1121
  Faculty Profile
Athens

John Haley, DNP

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 jhaley@augusta.edu
 706.389.6807
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Heather Hall, MSN

Nurse Educator

 hehall@augusta.edu
 706.227.5498
Augusta

Shannon Hallingquest, BS/BA

Program Manager, BSN Program

 shallingquest@augusta.edu
 706.721.5096
Augusta

Reed Halterman, DNP, FAANA

Nursing Anesthesia Assistant Program Director
Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 rhalterman@augusta.edu
 706.721.7934
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

William Hamilton, EDD

Assistant Dean for Instruction & Innovation
Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice/PhD in Nursing
Associate Professor, Joint Appointment w/ Medical College of Georgia & Hull College of Business

 whamilton@augusta.edu
 706.721.4769
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Priscilla Hartley, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 prhartley@augusta.edu
 706.389.6798
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Daniel Haynia, DNP

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 dhaynia@augusta.edu
 706.721.7930
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Jacqueline Hogue, MBA

Administrator, Business Office

 jhogue@augusta.edu
 706.721.4837
Augusta

Brooke Hoover, DNP, CRNA

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 brohoover@augusta.edu
 
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Zack Howington, PhD

Instructional Designer

 zhowington@augusta.edu
 706.338.9415
Augusta

Carol Hunter, DNP

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 chunter8@augusta.edu
 706.721.4902
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Skylar Jackson, CMA

Certified Medical Assistant, Nurse-Managed Health Center

 skjackson@augusta.edu
 706.721.1225
Athens

Robin Johns, PhD

Associate Professor, Prelicensure Department

 rjohns@augusta.edu
 706.389.6799
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Kimberly Johnson, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, RN

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 Kjohnson46@augusta.edu
 706.389.6814
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Thomas Joshua, PhD, MS

Associate Professor, Nursing Science Department

 tjoshua@augusta.edu
 706.721.4093
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Alyssa Kingree, MSN

Instructor, Prelicensure Department

 akingree@augusta.edu
 706.721.6799
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Dawn Langley-Brady, PhD

Assistant Professor, Nursing Science Department

 dlangley@augusta.edu
 706.721.3998
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Dawn Lawson

Building Coordinator
College of Nursing Athens Campus (CONAT)

 dawlawson@augusta.edu
 706.389.6821
Augusta

Chelsey Lemons, MS

Research Manager, Center for Nursing Research

 clemons@augusta.edu
 706.721.3162
Augusta

Teresa Marin, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP

Associate Professor, Nursing Science Department

 tmarin@augusta.edu
 706.721.6714
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Gena Markwalter, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 gmarkwalter@augusta.edu
 706.721.7166
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Louisa Dasher Martin, PhD

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 lomartin@augusta.edu
 706.721.0532
  Faculty Profile
Athens

Karen Massiah, PhD

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 KMASSIAH@augusta.edu
 706.389.6822
Augusta

Blake McGee, PhD, MPH, RN

Department Chair, Prelicensure Nursing
Associate Professor

 BMCGEE@AUGUSTA.EDU
 706.721.9868
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Caroline McKinnon, PhD, PMHCNS-BC

PMHNP Program Coordinator
Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 cmckinnon@augusta.edu
 706.721.6779
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Star Mitchell, PhD

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Professor

 stmitchell@augusta.edu
 706.721.0422
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Nicole Murdaugh

Program Manager, Nursing Anesthesia Program

 nmurdaugh@augusta.edu
 706.721.9558
Augusta

Tammy Murrell, MBA

Director of Finance, Business Office

 tmurrell@augusta.edu
 706.721.7950
Augusta

Elizabeth NeSmith, PhD, MSN, RN, FNAP

Dean
Professor, Nursing Science Department

 bnesmith@augusta.edu
 706.721.3771
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Elisehia Nesbitt, MSN

Instructor-Clinical, Prelicensure Department

 enesbitt@augusta.edu
 706.721.3140
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Katherine Newberry, BS

Office Specialist, Department of Prelicensure Programs

 katnewberry@augusta.edu
 706.721.2451
Augusta

Susan Nicosia, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 snicosia@augusta.edu
 706.721.8902
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Ashley Nunnally, DNP, AANP

Provider, Nurse-Managed Health Center

 ANUNNALLY@AUGUSTA.EDU
 706.721.1212
Augusta

Connie Olwit, PhD

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 colwit@augusta.edu
 706.721.3676
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Cindy Oxford

Program Manager

 coxford@augusta.edu
 706.721.4768
Augusta

Michael Patton, MSW

Research Associate, Healthy Grandparents Program

 mpatton@augusta.edu
 706.721.6227
Augusta

Catherine Paulemon, BA, MPA

Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs

 cpaulemon@augusta.edu
 706.721.3237
Athens

Nicole Pearson, MSN

Instructor-Clinical, Prelicensure Department

 nipearson@augusta.edu
 706.389.6811
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Connie Portwood

Office Specialist, Nurse-Managed Health Center

 cportwood@augusta.edu
 706.721.1225
Augusta

Lisa Prince-Clark, DNP, CMSRN

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 lpclark@augusta.edu
 706.721.2452
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Teasha Prioleau

Purchasing Assistant, Business Office

 teprioleau@augusta.edu
 706.721.9890
Augusta

Tamekia Rainey

Ofice Cordinator, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 tarainey@augusta.edu
 706.721.9951
Athens

Kathy Ravenell, MS, CNEcl

Instructor-Clinical, Prelicensure Department

 kravenell@augusta.edu
 706.389.6794
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Montana Robertson, PhD

Instructor, Prelicensure Department

 mdunton@augusta.edu
 706.721.4890
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Diane Robillard, DNP

Associate Professor, Prelicensure Department

 drobillard@augusta.edu
 706.721.4256
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Kimberly Rodriguez, DNP, CRNA, CHSE

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 krodriguez@augusta.edu
 706.721.4439
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Rebecca Rule, MN, MPH, RN

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 rrule@augusta.edu
 706.721.4739
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Nina Siso-Sligar, MFA, MLIS

Communications Strategist, Office of the Dean

 nsiso@augusta.edu
 706.721.4635
Augusta

Philip Sligar, BBA

Accountant, Business Office

 psligar@augusta.edu
 706.721.4866
Augusta

Fran Slone, MSN

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 fslone@augusta.edu
 706.721.8440
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Shawnee Sloop

Project Coordinator Ret Rehire, Academic & Student Affairs

 ssloop@augusta.edu
 706.721.9899
Augusta

Jean-Marie Smith, BA

Program Manager, CNL Program

 jsmith42@augusta.edu
 706.721.9767
Augusta

Monique Thomas, DNP, MSN

Instructor-Clinical, Prelicensure Department

 mothomas@augusta.edu
 706.721.1806
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Sarah Thomas, BA

Program Manager, BSN Program

 sarthomas@augusta.edu
 706.721.4862
Augusta

Kevin Velez

Administrative Assistant, Office of the Dean

 kevelez@augusta.edu
 706.721.3771
Augusta

Colleen Walters, DNP

DNP Program Director
Associate Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 cowalters@augusta.edu
 706.721.3177
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Debbie Weaver

Program Manager, DNP Program

 dweaver@augusta.edu
 706.446.3129
Augusta

Elizabeth Wilkes, DNAP, MNA, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 elwilkes@augusta.edu
 706.721.3871
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Keith Williams, BA

Grant Development Specialist

 jamwilliams@augusta.edu
 706.721.7688
Augusta

Laurie Yates, DNP

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Department

 lyates@augusta.edu
 706.721.4722
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Ann Young, DNP

Assistant Professor, Prelicensure Department

 ayoung@augusta.edu
 706.721.9407
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Julie Zadinsky, PhD, MSS, RN, CIP

Associate Professor of Nursing
Chair, Nursing Science Department
Director, Center for Nursing Research
PhD Program Director

 jzadinsky@augusta.edu
 706.721.2469
  Faculty Profile
Augusta

Andrew Zwanziger, BS

Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

 andzwanziger@augusta.edu
 706.721.1499

Unit and Department Contacts

Admissions Information

  • Office of Academic Admissions

706.737.1632

admissions@augusta.edu

College of Nursing Information

  • Office of the Dean

706.721.3771

nursing@augusta.edu

Faculty Jobs

  • CON Business Office

706.721.3841

con_business_office@augusta.edu

Program Information

  • Request Form

706.721.3771

nursing@augusta.edu

 

CON Operational Units

Academic Affairs

706.721.2787

con_aa@augusta.edu

Student Affairs

706.721.3237

con_sa@augusta.edu

Business Operations

706.721.3841

con_business_office@augusta.edu

Center for Nursing Research

706.721.3162

con_cnr@augusta.edu

Financial Services

706.721.7950

Department of Prelicensure Programs

706.721.2451

Department of DNP Programs

706.721.9951

Department of Nursing Science

706.721.9951

Office of Instructional Support and Innovation

706.721.4769

Center for Strategic Initiatives

706.721.9847

 

CON Academic Programs

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

706.721.4862

bsn@augusta.edu

Master of Science in Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader Program

706.721.9767

cnl@augusta.edu

Nursing Anesthesia Program

706.721.9558

nursinganes@augusta.edu

Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs

706.721.3676

dnp@augusta.edu

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Program

706.721.4781

nursingphd@augusta.edu

Post-Graduate Certificates

706.721.3676

dnp@augusta.edu

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