College of Nursing - Faculty Profiles

Staff Profiles

Aulbach, Rebecca, PhD, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, CPHQ

Assistant Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S., Texas Woman's University; B.S., Texas Woman's University

Interests

Patient Safety; Blood Transfusions; Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Nursing, Performance Improvement

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Cory D. Church, Ph.D., RN-BC

Program Director, Veteran Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP)

Assistant Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler; M.S.N., Angelo State University; B.S.N., Angelo State University; Associate Degree, Angelo State University

Interests

Nursing Professional Development; Transition to Practice; Nurse Residency Programs; Newly Licensed Registered Nurses; Job Satisfaction; Empowerment; Resilience; Civility; Psychological Capital; Care of the Veteran Population; Academic/Practice Partnerships

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Wyona Freysteinson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S., University of Saskatchewan; B.S.N., University of Saskatchewan; Dipl, Saskatchewan Institute of Science and Technology

Interests

Body Image and Mirror Viewing; Terminally Ill; Amputation; Mastectomy; Women Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma; Language of Scholarship, Clinical Communication in Health Care

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Lynette Grange-Maasoumi, RN, MSN, FNP

Assistant Clinical Professor

Nursing

Education

M.S.N., University of Southern California; B.S.N., Pacific Union College; A.D.N., Pacific Union College

Interests

Woman and Infant topics; Gluten Sensitivity and Affects in Pregnancy; Health Assessment

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Mikyoung Lee, Ph.D. RN

Associate Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., University of Iowa; Postdoctoral Studies, Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness, The University of Iowa; Graduate Certificate, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Center for Nursing; M.S.N., College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Korea; B.S.N., College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Korea

Interests

Nursing Administration And Nursing Informatics; Including Nursing Effectiveness Research; Nursing Information Systems; Standardized Nursing Terminologies (Snts); Workload Measurements; Nursing Quality Measurements; Evidence-Based Practices; Hand-Off; Personal Health Record; Consumer Health Informatics

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Peggy Mancuso, Ph.D., CNM, RN

Associate Dean of Research and Clinical Scholarship

Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S., University of Texas, Houston Medical Center; Other, Parkland School of Nurse Midwifery; M.S.N., University of Texas, Arlington; B.S.N., University of Tulsa

Interests

Women's Health; Health Promotion; Childbirth; Maternal Morbidity and Mortality; Health Informatics; Activity Monitors; Undergraduate Nursing Student Success, Practice Doctorate and Research Doctorate Students

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Ngozi D. Mbue, Ph.D., RN, ANP-C

Assistant Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; M.S.N., University of Missouri, Kansas City; B.S.N., Towson University

Interests

Adult Health Competencies; Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis; Health and Behavioral research in Diabetes, Depression and Stroke; Use of Mobile Health (mHealth) Technologies; Wearable Devices

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Susan Mellott Ph.D., RN, CPHQ, CPPS, FNAHQ

Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., Texas A&M University System : College Station; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; B.S.N., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Interests

Patient Safety; Performance/Quality Improvement; Female Veterans; Evidence-based Practice

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Linda Merritt, Ph.D., RNC-NIC, CNE

Assistant Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., Texas Woman's University; M.S.N., Baylor University; B.S.N., The College of New Jersey (formerly known as Trenton State College)

Interests

Premature Infants; NICU Families; Family Centered-Care; NICU Fathers

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Donna Scott Tilley, Ph.D., RN, CNE

Vice Provost for Research

Professor, College of Nursing

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; M.S.N., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing; B.S.N., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing

Interests

Gender Based Violence; Health of Mothers and Children; Nursing; Nursing Diagnosis; Research Culture; Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

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Becky Spencer Ph.D., RN, IBCLC

Associate Professor

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.S.N., Research College of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Cincinnati

Interests

Breastfeeding, Maternal Child Health Care, Health Disparities

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Mari F. Tietze, PhD, RN-BC, FHIMSS

Professor

Program Director, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Interprofessional Informatics

Nursing

Education

Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing; M.S.N., Kansas University College of Health Sciences; B.S.N., Washburn University

Interests

Telehealth; Telemedicine; Nursing; Electronic Health Records (EHR); Mobile Health; Health Informatics; Clinical Informatics; Data Analytics; Health Generated Data Management; American Academy of Nursing; Data Visualization; Nursing Informatics; Patient Safety/Quality Research; Quality Patient Care; TIGER Initiative; Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)

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Williams, Jeffrey, DNP, RN, CCRN, CCNS

Associate Clinical Professor

Nursing

Education

D.N.P., Texas Christian University; M.S.N., UT Health Science Center- San Antonio; B.S.N., UT Health Science Center- Houston; B.S., Sam Houston State University

Interests

Extensive Critical Care Nursing Background To Include Surgical ICU; Coronary Care Unit; Trauma ICU; And Medical ICU. Large Knowledge Base Related To Patient Safety And Quality Improvement Information.

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