Faculty Practice
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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 |
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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. |
Clinical Research |
Clinical Research |
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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 |
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 |
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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, |
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 |
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 |
Lisa Skemp, RN, MA, PhD |
Community Health, Gerontology, Global Health |
Community Health, Gerontology, Caribbean |
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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 |