About Our Program
Graduate Program Objectives
When students graduate, they are expected to be able to:
- Integrate theoretical perspectives from nursing science and related sciences as a framework for planning holistic care to enhance, modify, or support the health patterns of client systems in various environmental contexts.
- Demonstrate competence in advanced nursing practice with focus on direct and indirect delivery of care and evaluation of outcomes for defined client systems.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and effective communication skills for advanced nursing practice as a part of a multidisciplinary team within various environmental contexts.
- Design programs for defined client systems in health promotion, maintenance, restoration and palliation within a framework of population-focused advanced nursing practice.
- Demonstrate professional roles to operationalize standards of care and to effect change in nursing practice.
- Critically appraise available evidence in the planning and delivery of safe and effective care.
- Participate in the political process to influence health and social policy.
- Demonstrate legal, ethical, and financial accountability from the perspective of advanced nursing practice and within various environmental contexts.
- Exhibit a commitment to excellence in nursing practice and to advancement of the discipline of nursing through engaging in scholarly inquiry.
Our Team
Jody Beckington
DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.13 Procter Hall
Kimberly Mullins
Director of Adult/Gero Primary Care NP programs, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.52 Procter Hall
Sherry Donaworth
Associate Professor- Clinical Coordinator, Post-Master FNP DL Program, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.77 Procter Hall
Jason Allen Gregg
FNP Distance Learning Program Director, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
Procter Hall
W. Jeff Trees
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Co-Director of FNP Program , CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.72 Procter Hall
Areas of expertise:
Family Practice / Primary Care
Occupational Medicine
Emergency / Urgent Care / Retail Clinics
Valerie Kay Moniaci
Assistant Professor of Clinical, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
Procter Hall
I have extensive experience in all levels of neonatal care: I, II, III, and IV, allowing me to care for both well newborns and the most acutely ill neonate. I have dedicated my career to caring for newborns and families and could not be happier with my choice.
Babies have always been my passion which is why I have chosen to simultaneously practice and to teach. Providing education for new nurses is an essential component of the role of a NP. Practice and education has been a good fit for me as I can share my experience while educating a new generation of Practitioners.
Involvement in process/quality improvement is an aspect of Advanced Practice care that promotes problem recognition, evaluation of care practices and implementation or continuation of evidenced based practice in our units. I have completed or assisted with many projects that have had positive benefits for neonatal patients.
Joan Marie Sevy Majers
Dr.
Beth Ann Clayton
Program Director-Nurse Anesthesia Major, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.58 Procter Hall
She currently leads over 80 students in doctorate-level nurse anesthesia programming. Beth oversees the curriculum; didactic, simulation, and clinical teaching of more than 90 CRNA faculty members, as well as 22 clinical coordinators over 19 clinical sites. Beth is responsible for compliance with the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs and American Association of College of Nursing organizations.
Dr. Clayton practices as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She specializes in neuraxial and obstetric anesthesia.
With experience spanning over 25 years, Dr. Clayton is a respected clinician, researcher, and educator to practicing CRNAs, nurse anesthesia students, and other healthcare professionals. She presents a variety of lecture topics at the university, regional, national, and international level including obstetric anesthesia, neuraxial anesthesia, pharmacology, medical legal considerations, and professional aspects. She is a primary author of the AANA Practice Guidelines: Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA). She is appointed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC). She served as the AANA representative to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care. She served on the Joint Commission Perinatal Safety Standards Review Panel and the National Quality Forum Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Committee. She is the lead faculty member for the AANA Spinal Epidural and Obstetric Essential Workshop and serves on the AANA Foundation Malpractice Closed Claims Research Committee.
Dr. Clayton received her BSN from Bloomsburg University and her MS in Nurse Anesthesia from Northeastern University. She later earned her DNP at the University of Cincinnati.
Melanie Kroger-Jarvis
Professor - Educator, CON Undergrad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.57 Procter Hall
Lisa Marie Hachey
DNP, APRN-CNM, FACNM, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.65 Procter Hall
Robyn Wingard Stamm
Assoc Professor - Clin, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275 Procter Hall
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Tasha R. Turner-Bicknell
Dr., CON Undergrad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.15 Procter Hall
Areas of interest: harm reduction, drug user health, public health, global health and health disparities
Dr. R. Lee Tyson
DNP, DMin, MSN, MDiv, BSN, BA, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE, CTMH, FAAN, FAANP, FIAAN / Director, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Programs, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
275.62 Procter Hall
Tamara Pavlik-Maus
Assistant Professor of Clinical, CON Grad Prog & Admin Srvcs
206 Procter Hall
Taylor Elizabeth Brisbin
Program Coordinator, CON Academic Affairs
Procter Hall
Melissa Anne Joos
Program Director, CON Academic Affairs
Procter Hall
Maureen Ann Braniff Koo
Program Manager, CON Academic Affairs
Procter Hall
Jalicia Kathleen Ruttino
Program Manager, CON Academic Affairs
430 Procter Hall
State Authorization
Authorized states are shown in gray, unauthorized states are shown in red and partially authorized states are shown in black.
The College of Nursing is authorized to have a clinical presence in all states, except Arizona, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
In Washington, Master of Science in Nursing and Post-MSN Certificate programs are authorized; Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are not.