Dr. Lipkus is Professor in the School of Nursing and the Department of Community Medicine and Director of the Risk Communication Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, specializing in the area of social psychology. Dr. Lipkus, a nationally and…
Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, lead faculty for the Nursing Education major and director of educational research at Duke University School of Nursing. Dr. Oermann’s scholarship focuses on nursing education, with an emphasis on both…
Paula Tanabe, PhD, RN, MPH, FAEN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine and health services and clinical researcher. Dr. Tanabe’s program of research focuses on improving systems of healthcare and patient outcomes for persons with sickle cell disease. Dr. Tanabe has…
Dr. Barbara S. Turner is Elizabeth P. Hanes, Professor of Nursing and Director of the Executive Leadership Specialty in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. She earned graduate degrees in hospital administration and perinatal nursing before receiving her Ph.D. from the University of California…
Dr. Ruby Wilson graduated with honors from Punxsutawney High School and Allegheny General Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After completing a B.S.N.Ed. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1954 and after serving as night clinical instructor and supervisor at A.G.H. for several…
Dr. Silva is Research Associate Professor and Statistician in the Office of Research Affairs at the Duke University School of Nursing. She also has appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Duke University School of Medicine and in the Department of Clinical Trials…
Dr. Sophia Smith came to the Duke University School of Nursing faculty from the Duke Clinical Research Institute, where she was a Research Scientist in the Cancer Care Research Program (DCCRP) and Center of Learning Health Care (CLHC). Dr. Smith earned her PhD and MSW degrees at the University of…
Dr. Qing Yang joined DUSON in July, 2014. She received her BS in Mathematics from Beijing Institute Technology in China, MS and PhD in Biostatistics from University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Yang’s statistical research expertise are on longitudinal data analysis and survival analysis. She…
Dr. Granger, Professor in the School of Nursing, is also Director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program and adjunct faculty at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr. Granger received her doctorate in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her MSN from Duke…
Dr. Dren received his doctorate in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and a Master’s in Pharmacy from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA). He is a registered pharmacist with over 30 years of experience in pre-clinical and clinical drug development with expertise in the design…
Michael Cary, PHD, RN, joined the DUSON faculty in August, 2012. He has over eight years of nursing experience in long-term care, rehabilitation, and community health settings. Dr. Cary earned a BS in health services administration with a double minor in business administration and health…
Alison Edie is a Family Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in the primary care of underserved populations. She earned her BSN from the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing in 1984 and her MSN from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1991. She completed her DNP at Georgia…
Dr. Rémi Hueckel is Assistant Professor and MSN Assistant Program Director. Before joining the DUSON faculty, Dr. Hueckel was an expert clinician in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a leader in patient safety and process improvement at Duke Hospital, where she continues to hold a clinical…
Dr. Elaine Kauschinger, who joined the School of Nursing faculty in 2013, earned a PhD in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies with concentrations in nursing, sociology and epidemiology at the University of Miami. Her doctoral research focused on women in a residential substance abuse research…
Virginia "Chris" Simmons, DNP, CRNA, CHSE-A, FAANA, FAAN is Assistant Dean, Professor, and Program Director for the Duke University Nurse Anesthesia Program. Dr. Simmons joined School of Nursing faculty in November 2011 as the Clinical Education Coordinator (CEC) for DUSON's nurse anesthesia…
Shari Rushton earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa, a Master of Biomedical Science in Physiology from the Mayo Graduate School of Biomedical Science, and a Master of Science in Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice, both from Duke University School of Nursing.…
Deirdre K. Thornlow, PhD, RN, CPHQ is an advanced practice nurse with over 20 years experience in healthcare leadership. She has held numerous leadership positions throughout her career, including Director of Quality Operations at The George Washington University Hospital and Gerontology Project…
Dr. Affronti is a 3-time graduate of the Duke School of Nursing and has been an Adult Oncology Advance Practice Provider (APP) for >35 years. As one of the first Duke oncology nurse practitioners in Duke’s Bone Marrow Transplant Program and Brain Tumor Center she became the Adult Clinical…
Dr. Donna Biederman joined the Duke School of Nursing faculty as an Assistant Professor in September, 2013. She earned her associate's degree in nursing at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, in 1992. She completed her BSN and MN (Communities, Populations and Health concentration) at the…
Margaret (Midge) Bowers is MSN Assistant Program Director and Lead Faculty of the Adult Nurse Practitioner-Cardiovascular specialty in the School of Nursing MSN program. She is an Associate in the American College of Cardiology, and has over 30 years of experience in cardiac patient care. She holds…
Margaret “Peggy” Bush joined the DUSON faculty in December, 2012. She will assume co-teaching responsibilities for the Pharmacology courses in both the MSN and ABSN programs. Dr. Bush has more than ten years' experience teaching pharmacology. Her research experience has focused on clinical drug…
Dr. Carter joined the School of Nursing in 2010 and teaches Pediatrics and Professional Nursing in the ABSN program. She earned her BSN at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in 1998, a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2002 and PhD in…
Jennie De Gagne, Ph.D., DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, serves as a Clinical Professor and Director of the nursing education major/certificate at the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON). Her program of scholarship aims to advance the science of teaching and learning by effectively utilizing…
Anne Derouin joined the DUSON faculty on April 1, 2011. Derouin is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with more than 30 years’ experience in pediatric nursing, and she has strong ties to the Duke and Durham communities. She received her BSN in 1989 from the University of Michigan. She earned…
Les Harmon came to nursing as a second career and has focused his work on treating and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS for more than twenty years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in 1977, and later moved to…