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The faculty at the College of Nursing, as well as adjunct faculty at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, have wide-ranging clinical, professional and research expertise. This directory was compiled to help you discover colleagues who share your clinical interest or areas of expertise and to facilitate collaboration.

Faculty and UIHC Associates

Name Practice Area of Interest Practice Area of Expertise
Linda Abbott, RN, MSN, AOCN, CWON Oncology specifically education and symptom management; Wound and Ostomy Care Oncology and Wound and Ostomy Care
Pamela Ballard, RN, MA, OCN Hematology-Oncology, Cardiac Rehabilitation Hematology-Oncology

Sharon Baumler, RN, MSN, CORLN

Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology; Head

and Neck/Otolaryngology

Mary Berg, RN, ARNP, CPNP

Primary Care Pediatrics; Newborn Nursery

Pediatrics

Teri Boese, MSN, BSN

Education

Clinical simulation

Jane Brokel, PhD, RN

Nursing Administration, Nursing and Health Informatics, Parish Nursing

Integrated Electronic Health Records; Clinical Workflow Redesign and Quality Improvement; Clinical Decision Support Expert Rules for EHR; Computerized Order Sets with evidence-based links; Care Planning with Critical Thinking Strategies

Kitty Buckwalter, PhD RN

Geriatric Mental Health

Geriatric Mental Health

Carol L. Caldwell, MS, RN, ARNP, BC

Depression, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder: Adult Mental Health

Depression, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder: Adult

Mental Health

Patricia Clinton, RN, PhD,CPNP

Pediatrics

Primary Care

Judith A. Collins, BSN, MA, ARNP, BC

Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing

Disorders of Children and Adolescents; Women's Issues including domestic and family violent, balancing family/work/ and self care; All major mental health disorders as I have a private practice and treat persons of all ages; Psychosocial issue of illness and hospitalization; Nursing workplace issue from my days working as a psychiatric liaison CNS

Kennith Culp, PhD, RN, FAAN

Occupational Health;Gerontological Nursing

Occupational Health;

Gerontological Nursing

Kristine Davis, MA, MSN

HIV

HIV

Carol Dupic, MSN, RN

Medical-Surgical Nursing

 

Diane Eastman, RN, MA, CPNP

Pediatrics, Care of High Risk Infants post-NICU care. Birth-to-3 population

Care of the High Risk Infant post-dc from NICU, both medical and developmental care.

Dixie Ecklund, RN, BSN, MSN, MBA

Clinical Research

Clinical Research

Barbara Freyenberger, MSN, ACPNP

Pediatric Intensive Care

Pediatric Intensive Care

Sue E. Gardner, PhD, RN, CWCN

Wound healing; diabetic foot ulcers; pressure ulcers; Wound Infections

Same

Stanley Grant, RN BSN MSN CGC

Prenatal testing and screening and support for women and families undergoing testing and screening.  Care of women with an abnormal prenatal diagnosis.

Prenatal Genetics Fetal

Diagnosis and Treatment

Karen Clark Griffith, RN, BSN, MA,

PhD

Adult and Gerontology medical surgical issues

Orthopedics and urology, adults

and older persons

Victoria Guzman, RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP

Menopause & General Gynecology. Interested in diabetes, mental health, general health and wellness.

Menopause. General Gynecology; Also see patients in Clinical Research

Center for various studies.

Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN

Geriatrics

Pain assessment and management/older adults;

Acute pain in older adults; Chronic pain in older adults; EOL pain management; Geriatric assessment

Alicia Higgerson, RN, MA

Nursing Education

MED-Surg

Almira Hinton, RN, BSN, MA

Ambulatory Care - Outreach

Administrative - Ambulatory Care; Labor and Delivery

Brenda L. Hoskins, MSN, ARNP,
GNP-BC

Geriatrics

Long Term Care; Frail Elderly; Dementia

Elizabeth Hradek, ARNP

Assertive community treatment for persons with serious and persistent mental illness.

Serious mental illness including schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and co-ocurring

substance abuse disorder and mental illness

Diane L. Huber, PhD, RN, FAAN, CNAA, BC

Nursing Administration and Case Management/Disease Management/Population Health Management

Nursing administration and case management/disease management/population health management

Todd Ingram, MA, RN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; Gerontology

Psych/Mental Health

Marion Johnson, PhD, RN

Patient Outcomes

Measuring patient outcomes using the Nursing Outcomes Classification

Tess Judge-Ellis, ARNP, FNP

Family Practice, Adult/Internal medicine Primary Care, Med-Psych, Primary Care of Women Trauma Survivors

Same

Lisa Skemp Kelley, RN, MA, PhD

Community Health, Gerontology, Global Health

Community Health, Gerontology, Caribbean

Sara L. Kendall, RN, MSN

Women Health Care, Community Health Care, MS Nursing, Preventive Care.

Gyn/Gyn Oncology, Head/Neck Oncology, Community Health Nursing, M/S Nursing, Preventive Care, and Women's Health Care

Charmaine Kleiber, CPNP, RN, PhD

Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Jane Knipper, RN, MA, FAACVPR, AE-C

Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Pulmonary Patients in General; Smoking Cessation

Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Smoking Cessation

Vicki Kraus, PhD, ARNP, CDE

Diabetes; Diabetes and Pregnancy; Insulin Pump Therapy; Diabetes Education; Inpatient Diabetes Management

Same

Pam Kunert, MSN, BSN, BC

ICU

ICU

Barbara Kyles, MBA,BSN,RN

Adult and Gero; Elder Care Management; Management

Adult and gero; ICU; management; home care; elder care management

Susan Lehmann, MSN, RN

Community Health

Health Promotion; Health care issues of underserved people

Maria A. Lofgren, RN, BSN, MSN, ARNP, NNP, CPNP

Neonatology

Neonatology

Patricia Lounsbury, RN, BSN, MEd, BC, CCRN, FAACVPR

Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Prevention; Exercise Stress Testing; Electrocardiography

Electrocardiography and stress testing

Nicollet Markovetz, MS, ARNP, CNM, SANE

Maternity; Nurse-midwifery; Sexual Assualt

Certified Nurse-Midwife;

Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner

Ann Marie McCarthy, RN, PhD, FAAN

Care of Children with Chronic Conditions, Pediatric Psychology, Pediatric Pain, School Health

Care of Children with Chronic Conditions, Pediatric Psychology, Pediatric Pain, School Health

Lou Ann Montgomery, PhD, RN, CCNS

Nursing Education; Neonatal Intensive Care and Transport; Sibling support/pediatrics; Nursing ethics

Nursing Education; NICU; Sibling support/ pediatrics

Anne E.  Peacock, CNM,MSN

Obstetrics and gynecology

Obstetrics and gynecology

Aleta Porcella, RN, BA, BSN, MSN, BC

Patient Safety; Nursing Standardized Languages; Project Management

Nursing Informatics; Software Implimentation

Barbara Rakel, PhD, RN

Pain Management; Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery; General Surgery; Orthopedic Surgery Gerontology

Pain Management; Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery; General Surgery

Kerri Rupe, ARNP, FNP-C, COHN-S, MSN

Family Practice-Primary Care; Occupational Health

Occupational Health; Primary Care

Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, RN, PhD

Gerontology; Falls prevention for older adults; Exercise promotion for older adults

Same

Rebecca Siewert, RNC, DNP, NNP

Neonatology

Neonatal care

Kelly Smith

 

Pediatrics:  Growth and Development; Applying Nanda, NIC and NOC

Pediatric: renal,endocrine,urology

and heme-onc

Janet Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN

Gerontology-incontinence and dementia

Care of old persons, urinary incontinence, dementia

Deb Steinbaker, RN, BSN, MA (Hosp/health Adm), MBA

Primary Care currently

Wide variety: primary care, neurotrauma rehab, hospice/palliative care, pain management, nursing education, administration. Experience also in pediatrics

Anita M. Stineman, Ph.D., R.N.

Nursing Education

Nursing Education

Laura Suchanek, RN, BSN, BSN, MA, AOCN

Hematology-oncology patients/ chemotherapy

Hematology-oncology patients/ chemotherapy

Pamela Terrill, MS, ARNP, SANE-A

Sexual Assault;Forensic Nursing; Women's Health

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner; Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault Response Team

Christina Trout, RN, MSN

Genetics; Neuromuscular Disorders; Palliative care

Genetics; Neuromuscular Disorders; Palliative care

Cheryl Vahl, RN MSN AOCN ACHPN

Oncology, Palliative Care, Pain & Symptom Management

Oncology, Palliative Care, Pain &

Symptom management

Jill Gaffney Valde, Ph.D., R.N.

Rural Health, Mentorship and Retention, Performance Improvement, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in School age chidren

Leadership and Management

Jeanette E. Wigim, RN, MSN

Thoracic and abd. organ transplant

Administrative Management

Connie K. Wilken, MSN,RN

Nursing Education

Staff Development- orientation and inservice, preceptor development programs; Team building, Delegation,Communication/Feedback