MSN Program Faculty

Marissa Abram, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN

Assistant Professor

Office: 4263 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-4025

Email: Marissa.abram@duke.edu

Mary L. Affronti, DNP, MHSc, RN, ANP, FAAN

Mary Lou Affronti, DNP, MHSc, RN, ANP, FAAN

Assistant Dean, Doctor of Nursing Practice

Professor

Office: 3055 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9365

Email: mary.affronti@duke.edu

Tara Albrecht, PhD, ACNP-BC, ACHPN, RN

Specialty Director, Palliative Care

Associate Professor

Office: 4279 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 613-9124

Email: tara.albrecht@duke.edu

Thomas Blodgett, PhD, RN, AGACNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Office: 3418 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 660-1638

Email: thomas.blodgett@duke.edu

Margaret (Midge) T. Bowers, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CHSE, A.A.C.C., FAANP, FAAN

Margaret (Midge) T. Bowers, DNP, FNP-BC,CHSE, FAANP, FAAN, FACC

Specialty Director, Cardiology

Professor

Office: 2033 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 681-3244

Email: margaret.bowers@duke.edu

Casey Brown, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP

Director, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Major

Assistant Professor

Office: 4246 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-9449

Email: casey.brown@duke.edu

Margaret (Peggy) Bush, PhD, MBA, RPh

Professor

Office: 3119 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-9133

Email: margaret.bush@duke.edu

Michael P. Cary, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor

Office: 3134 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-6031

Email: michael.cary@duke.edu

Sean P Convoy, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Major

Associate Professor

Office: 2015 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 668-5105

Email: sean.convoy@duke.edu

Jennie De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Director, Nursing Education Major

Professor

Office: 2057 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9341

Email: jennie.degagne@duke.edu

Anne L. Derouin, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP, ANEF

Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Professor

Office: 2019 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 668-5375

Email: anne.derouin@duke.edu

Alison H. Edie, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Major

Associate Professor

Office: 4247 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-2671

Email: alison.edie@duke.edu

Kais Gadhoumi, PhD

Assistant Professor

Office: 4219 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 660-1204

Email: kais.gadhoumi@duke.edu

Cristina C. Hendrix, DNS, GNP-BC, FNP, FAAN

Associate Professor

Office: 4213 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-9358

Email: cristina.hendrix@duke.edu

Rémi M. Hueckel, DNP, CPNP-AC, CHSE, FAANP

Director, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Major

Associate Professor

Office: 3039 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-6231

Email: remi.hueckel@duke.edu

Stephanie Ibemere, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Office: 2009 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9357

Email: stephanie.ibemere@duke.edu

Ragan Johnson, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP

Associate Professor

Office: 3075 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9332

Email: ragan.johnson@duke.edu

Elaine D. Kauschinger, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Assistant Professor

Email: elaine.kauschinger@duke.edu

Maryellen Kelly, DNP, CPNP, MHSc

Assistant Professor

Office: 4262 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-6994

Email: maryellen.kelly@duke.edu

Brandon Knettel, PhD

Assistant Professor

Office: 4235 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 660-1218

Email: brandon.knettel@duke.edu

Mitchell R Knisely PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, PMGT-BC, FAAN

Associate Professor

Office: 3117 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-3699

Email: mitchell.knisely@duke.edu

Amie Koch, DNP, FNP-C, RN, ACHPN

Associate Professor

Office: 4236 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 681-3261

Email: amie.koch@duke.edu

Kathryn E. Kreider, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Specialty Director, Endocrinology Program

Professor

Office: 4227 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 613-9769

Email: kathryn.evans@duke.edu

Christina Leonard, APRN, DNP, FNP-C, CNL

Assistant Professor

Office: 4229 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 660-1680

Email: christina.leonard@duke.edu

Lisa S. Lewis, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE

Associate Professor

Office: 3061 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-9779

Email: lisa.lewis@duke.edu

Jamison Lord, DNP, MSN, RNC, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Office: 2055 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-6192

Email: jamie.lord@duke.edu

Kara McGee, DMS, MSPH, PA-C, AAHIVS

Specialty Director, HIV/AIDS Program

Associate Professor

Office: 3065 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 660-1607

Email: kara.mcgee@duke.edu

Jacquelyn M McMillian-Bohler, PhD, MSN, BSN, CNM, CNE

Jacquelyn M McMillian-Bohler, PhD, CNM, CNE

Associate Dean, Academic Innovation and Evaluation

Assistant Professor

Office: 2043 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9541

Email: jacquelyn.mcmillianbohler@duke.edu

Desi Newberry, DNP, NNP-BC

Director, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Major

Associate Professor

Office: 2039 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9376

Email: desi.newberry@duke.edu

Devon Noonan, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, CARN, FAAN

Associate Dean, Community Engaged Science

Associate Professor

Office: 3069 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-9130

Email: devon.noonan@duke.edu

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Director, Educational Research

Thelma M. Ingles Distinguished Professor of Nursing

Office: 2049 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-1623

Email: marilyn.oermann@duke.edu

Blanca Iris Padilla, PhD, MBA, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Associate Professor

Office: 4225 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 613-9771

Email: iris.padilla@duke.edu

Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C, AAHIVS, DFAAPA

Professor

Office: 4257 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: 919-684-9303

Email: Tonia.poteat@duke.edu

Schenita D. Randolph, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor

Office: 2005 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-9589

Email: schenita.randolph@duke.edu

Karin Reuter-Rice, PhD, CPNP-AC, FCCM, FAAN

Associate Professor

Office: 3133 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 681-7647

Email: karin.reuter-rice@duke.edu

Staci Reynolds, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN

Staci Reynolds, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, CPHQ, FAAN

Professor

Office: 4281 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-3865

Email: staci.reynolds@duke.edu

Sharron (Shari) Rushton, DNP, MS, RN, CCM, CNE

Associate Professor

Office: 2035 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-5710

Email: shari.rushton@duke.edu

Valerie K. Sabol, PhD, MBA, ACNP, GNP, CHSE, CNE, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN

Director of Planetary Health, OGACHI

Professor

Office: 2003 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-6010

Email: valerie.sabol@duke.edu

Ryan J. Shaw, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor

Office: 2286 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-9434

Email: ryan.shaw@duke.edu

Benjamin Smallheer, PhD, RN, ACNP‐BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CNE

Benjamin Smallheer, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP

Assistant Dean, Master of Science in Nursing Program

Associate Professor

Office: 2025 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-9787

Email: benjamin.smallheer@duke.edu

Sophia K. Smith, PhD, MSW, FAOSW

Associate Professor

Office: 4231 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 684-9628

Email: sophia.smith@duke.edu

Allison Stafford, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Office: 3151 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 681-0667

Email: allison.stafford@duke.edu

Malinda Teague, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC

Director, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Major

Assistant Professor

Office: 2011 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-5885

Email: malinda.teague@duke.edu

Carolina (Callie) Tennyson, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE

Director, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Major

Assistant Professor

Office: 3112 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 660-1209

Email: carolina.tennyson@duke.edu

Deirdre K. Thornlow, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CNE

Associate Professor

Office: 2051 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9252

Email: deirdre.thornlow@duke.edu

Debra Travers, PhD, MSN, RN, FAEN, FAMIA

Director, Health Informatics Major

Associate Consulting Professor

Email: debbie.travers@duke.edu

Kathryn J. Trotter, DNP, CNM, FNP-C, CHSE, FAANP, FAAN

Director, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Major

Associate Professor

Office: 2037 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-2632

Email: kathy.trotter@duke.edu

Kathleen M. Turner, DNP, RN

Director, Nursing & Health Care Leadership Major

Associate Professor

Office: 2053 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 684-9385

Email: kathleen.turner@duke.edu

AnnMarie L Walton, PhD, RN, MPH, OCN, CHES, FAAN

Term Chair for the Dorothy L. Powell Professorship

Office: 3057 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 613-9780

Email: annmarie.walton@duke.edu

Michelle Webb, DNP, RN, CHPCA

Assistant Professor

Office: 3113 Pearson Building

Phone: (919) 681-1933

Email: michelle.webb@duke.edu

Michael E. Zychowicz, DNP, ANP, ONP, FAAN, FAANP, FNAON

Specialty Director, Orthopedics Program

Professor

Office: 4233 Interprofessional Education Building

Phone: (919) 613-4692

Email: michael.zychowicz@duke.edu