Chair
Dr. Annette Ferguson
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Coordinator of NUR 414 (Adult Nursing III)
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2638
Email:taylor171@marshall.edu
Annette Ferguson, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE is an associate professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. In 2017, Dr. Ferguson completed her doctorate degree in nursing (DNP)leadership from Eastern Kentucky University with her project focusing on the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the acute care hospital setting. Dr. Ferguson has been a nurse for over 25 years with cardiac and critical care experience and has worked as a nurse educator for over 18 years. She earned her certification as a nurse educator (CNE) from the National League of Nursing (NLN) in 2013 and continues to maintain her certification. In 2019, Dr. Ferguson served as the Director of the Pre-licensure BSN program. In 2022 she was appointed as the Interim Chair for the School of Nursing. During her time at Marshall University, Dr. Ferguson has focused her scholarly endeavors on strategies to enhance nursing students’ success through the development of a clinical instructor online training program, the implementation of meditation to reduce nursing students’ test anxiety, and simulation/adaptive quizzing to improve knowledge retention in nursing students. She is currently involved in a research study focused on building resiliency in nursing students. She has presented at numerous conferences and published research findings in peer-reviewed nursing journals. Dr. Ferguson is an active member of the West Virginia League of Nursing (WVLN) and serves as the Treasurer and Financial Officer for this organization for the last six years. She is also a member of the West Virginia Organization for Nursing Leadership (WVONL) and the Association of Deans and Directors of Nursing Education (ADDNE)/Nursing Education Foundation of West Virginia (NEFWV). Dr. Ferguson loves working with future students to help them become caring and compassionate nurses.
Faculty
Dr. Rebecca Appleton
Professor and Director of the MSN program
Coordinator of the Nursing Education Area of Emphasis
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2632
E-mail: appleto1@marshall.edu
Rebecca S. Appleton, Ph.D., MSN, RN is a professor at the Marshall University School of Nursing. She has been teaching at Marshall since 1996. Dr. Appleton currently serves as coordinator of the MSN education program and teaches MSN core classes. Originally from Portsmouth, Ohio, Dr. Appleton completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and a Master of Science degree with a major in Nursing at The Ohio State University, after completing her thesis called ‘A Secondary Analysis of First Time Fathers.’ Her primary mentors were Dr. Edna Menke and Dr. Nancy Ryan. In 1995, she earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Utah after defending her dissertation entitled “Validity of Pulse Oximetry during Ventilator Weaning of Adult Open Heart Surgery Patients.” Dr. Appleton’s primary mentors were Dr. Ann Voda and Dr. Sue Huether. She has taught nursing at The Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Utah and Westminster University in SLC, Utah. She has taught undergraduate classes between 1996 and 2010 and they were: Nursing Fundamentals I and II for 14 years, delivering didactic and clinical content while serving as course coordinator; Junior Medical-Surgical Nursing I; Pharmacology; Nursing Management; as well as Evidence-Base Practice in Nursing. In 2010, she began teaching graduate classes and managing the MSN Nursing Education Track. She has received several teaching and research awards including Fabulous Faculty and Gamma Beta Phi Professor given by undergraduate students at Marshall as well a two summer research awards and an INCO grant given by Marshall University. She has served on many university and professional committees: Library, MUDASA, Faculty Senate, University Functions, P & T, and Curriculum. She has been a member of Sigma Theta Tau International since 1985, and serves as the current president of NU Alpha Chapter. She has also served as treasurer, historian and counselor for NU Alpha. She holds memberships in the National League for Nursing and Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Appleton’s current research interests are in the area of evidence-based practice in which she is currently working collaboratively on a project with nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital called, “Beliefs of Registered Nurses in Central Appalachia Regarding the use of Evidence-Based Practice.”
Dr. Deborah Chapa
Director of DNP Program and Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-3530
E-mail: chapad@marshall.edu
Deborah W. Chapa, PhD, ACNP-BC, ACHPN, FAANP is an associate professor in the Marshall University school of nursing and the Program Director for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the school of nursing. Dr. Chapa received her doctoral degree in nursing research with a minor in critical care from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her experience includes curriculum design of doctoral programs and masters’ programs in nursing both internationally and in the United States. Dr. Chapa’s focus of research has been on healthcare disparities/social determinants of health, psychosocial variables and chronic disease, and palliative care. Currently she is part of team in the school of nursing that is focusing on building resiliency in student nurses, nurses, and the community. Dr. Chapa is certified as an acute care nurse practitioner and advanced certified hospice and palliative care nurse and was inducted into the National Academies of Practice
Dr. Bethany Dyer
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of NUR 321 (Nursing Care of Childbearing Families)
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-5221
E-mail: dyerb@marshall.edu
Bethany Dyer, MSN, RNC-OB is currently an Associate Professor (tenure track) at Marshall University School of Nursing. On September 5th, she is scheduled for final defense of her Doctor of Nursing (DNP) capstone project, which focused on studying the impact of high-stakes testing in nursing education. This is the final step towards earning her Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree with emphasis in Educational Leadership from American Sentinel University. Dyer (an undergrad alumni from Marshall University) has over 21 years of experience in the nursing profession. Her clinical expertise focused areas are surgical trauma operating room and maternal/child health labor and delivery. In addition, she has 13 years of nursing education experience, including five years in nursing education leadership.
Dr. Nancy Elkins
Professor and Coordinator of NUR 322 (Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing)
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2617
E-mail: elkinsn@marshall.edu
Nancy Elkins, Ed.D., MSN, BSN, ASN, RN, is an associate professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She is the course coordinator for the NUR 322: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and provides clinical experiences for students in the undergraduate program. She received her ASN from University of Kentucky in 1999, BSN from Ohio University in 2003 and her MSN from Walden University in 2008 with an emphasis in nursing education. In 2013, Dr. Elkins completed her doctorate degree in higher education, also from Walden University. She finished her dissertation research and later published her work in The Open Journal of Nursing on academic variables and the HESI exams as predictors of completing the baccalaureate nursing program and passing the NCLEX-RN exam. Her primary research interests include student retention, health promotion practices, prevention of diabetes and the use of technology in nursing education. Dr. Elkins is currently conducting a research study on nursing student retention in the eastern United States. She is a member of the West Virginia League for Nursing, the American Nurses Association, Ohio Nurses Association, the Southern Nursing Research Society and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Dr. Elkins said she loves interacting with her students and helping them discover their potential in the field of nursing.
Dr. Debra Greene
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-674-7205
E-mail: greene35@marshall.edu
Debra Greene, DNP, RN, CNE, is an associate professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She is the course coordinator for NUR 333 in the RN to BSN program. Dr. Greene earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2008, with an emphasis in educational leadership from Case Western Reserve University, her MSN in nursing administration from Marshall University in 2002, BSN from Ohio University in 1997, and ASN from Rio Grande Community College in 1994. Dr. Greene’s doctoral thesis was Predictors of Success on the NCLEX-RN Among Associate Degree Nurses.
Dr. Greene is a certified nurse educator and was recognized in Ohio Magazine 2009, for “Excellence in Education.” She is currently a member of the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA), National League for Nursing (NLN); Ohio League for Nursing (OLN); West Virginia League for Nursing (WVLN); National Student Nurses Association (NSNA); and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society.
Professor Jamie Haynes
Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-746-1991
E-mail: ancell2@marshall.edu
Jamie Haynes, MSN, RN, CCRN is an assistant professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She teaches students in the BA/BS to BSN Program at the Marshall University South Charleston Campus. She earned her BA in Psychology from West Virginia University (2011), her BSN from Duquesne University (2012) and her MSN from Marshall University (2018). Prior to joining the Marshall SON faculty in 2023, Professor Haynes held multiple nursing roles in adult critical care and inpatient management and leadership. She is a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Dr. Sarah Hodges
Clinical Assistant Professor and Nursing Simulation Center Coordinator
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-3411
E-mail: hazlett5@marshall.edu
Sarah P Hodges, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN is an Assistant Professor and the Simulation & Lab Coordinator for Marshall University School of Nursing. Previously, she was an adjunct clinical instructor for the School of Nursing and practiced nursing at Charleston Area Medical Center. Dr. Hodges is a two-time alumnus from Marshall University, earning her BSN in 2004 and then her MSN in Nursing Education in 2012. In 2016, she completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. Her doctoral capstone used evidence-based practice to guide the project, “Using Simulation to Improve Medication Administration Among Nursing Students.” Other than simulation, Dr Hodges has interests in medical-surgical and telemetry nursing, ethics, and academic integrity.
Professor Ashlee Hutchison
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2625
E-mail: shannon4@marshall.edu
Ashlee Hutchison, MSN, RN is an assistant professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and graduated from Marshall University in 1999. She also earned her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Administration from Marshall University in 2022. She is currently preparing to enter the DNP Program at Marshall and plans to begin classes in the fall semester of 2023. Prior to joining the Marshall SON faculty full time in 2023, Professor Hutchison was adjunct faculty, teaching Mother/Baby clinicals for the Care of Childbearing Families course in 2021. She has held multiple nursing roles in both direct and indirect patient care including Staff Development Instructor/Educator for Clinical Training and Development at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Her research interests include improving patient outcomes through promotion of maternal-newborn bonding in infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and their mothers with various Substance Use Disorder (SUD) issues. She also has a vested interest in research regarding nursing recruitment and retention measures as they relate to employee satisfaction in the workplace.
Dr. Susan Imes
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2619
E-mail: imes@marshall.edu
Susan Imes, RN, MSN, is an Associate Professor at the Marshall University School of Nursing. Since 2006, Professor Imes has been responsible for teaching the courses NUR 318: “Family and Chronic Illness,” NUR 400: “Transcultural Healthcare,” and the clinical course NUR 422 Lab. Prior to her position at Marshall, she spent nine years at King’s Daughters Medical Center working as a staff nurse and eventually as Director of Medical Nursing Services. She also spent time as an RN at the VA Medical Center working in intensive care nursing, case management and staff development.Professor Imes defended her dissertation: “Discovering the cultural care meanings and care expressions of men with a spinal cord injury from the Appalachian region of WV: An Ethnonursing Study” in December 2009. In 2013, she finished her data collection and earn a Ph.D. in Nursing from Duquesne University. She received her Post Masters Certificate in Transcultural Nursing from Duquesne University in 2004, her MSN from Bellarmine University in 1996, and her BSN in 1986 and ASN in 1983, both from Marshall University. Her research interests include the effects of caregiver stress, Alzheimer’s disease and the benefits of Hospice care. Professor Imes is a member of the West Virginia League for Nursing, the National League for Nursing, the Transcultural Nurses Society, the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the American Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals.
Professor Imes is a strong believer in understanding a patient’s culture in order to understand how best to care for them. She loves watching her students put the puzzle pieces together in a clinical setting and being witness to their own “Ah-HA!” moments of understanding.
Dr. Lori Lupe
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 305-546-4713
E-mail: Lupe@marshall.edu
Lori Lupe DNP, MSN, BSN, NEA-BC, CCRNK(R)is an assistant professor at Marshall University, Dr. Lupe completed her DNP from University of Miami in Miami, FL. In 2009 with her project on Implementation of Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment for Sepsis in a Community Hospital Setting. Dr. Lupe h completed her MSN from The Medical College of Ohio as a CNS where she developed and implemented a Lipid clinic for the management of clients with dyslipidemias.
Dr. Lupe has served as a Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Chief Nursing officer at the University of Miami Hospital from 2012-2017. She has over 25 years in nursing management with positions as Director of Emergency Services at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. and Director of Critical Care in the Lee Memorial Health System. Dr. Lupe has 20 years of experience as a nurse educator serving as Program Director for the Prelicensure and Accelerated BSN at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Myers, FL and most recently Program Director of the DNP Programs at University of North Carolina in Greensboro, NC. Dr. Lupe has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Lupe is board certified as a Nurse Executive Advanced through ANCC and in critical care from AACN. Dr. Lupe’s has presented and published on nursing retention, Healthy Work Environment, and Authentic Leadership. Nursing is her passion working with nursing students to prepare them to lead is nursing is her mission.
Prof. Brandy McGhee
Assistant Professor and Instructor of NUR 327
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2637
E-mail: mcgheeb@marshall.edu
Prof. Brandy McGhee is an assistant professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. Prof. McGhee has been a nurse for over 20 years with experience includes intensive care, dialysis, home health, and behavioral health. Prof. McGhee is working toward her PhD in nursing education and administration at William Carey University. Brandy has a passion for nursing, mental-health and life-long learning. Her goal is to create academically engaging learning experiences through an environment that fosters curiosity, clinical judgement, and problem-solving skills
Prof. Bethany McFann
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Instructor NUR 222 and NUR 219
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-3878
Email: mcfannb@marshall.edu
Prof.Bethany McFann is Assistant Professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. Professor McFann has been a nurse for over 27 years with experience in respiratory step down, medical surgical nursing, oncology, and long term care. In 1995, she received her BSN from The Ohio State University and her MSN in Nursing Education from Walden University in 2009. She recently obtained her Executive Certificate in Nursing Educational Leadership from Liberty University in 2022 and is currently working on her PhD in Nursing at Liberty University. When Professor McFann is not busy teaching nursing students, you will find her coaching elementary cross country or spending time with her family.
Dr. Tammy Minor
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of NUR 421 (Community/Public Health Nursing)
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2619
Email: minort@marshall.edu
Since August 2015, Tammy Minor has served as an assistant professor and clinical instructor within the School of Nursing. Prior to her position at Marshall, Professor Minor worked as a registered nurse for 35 years at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital. She also worked for 12 years at DUMC in Durham, NC in pediatrics and NICU and worked at Putnam Career & Technical Center teaching practical nursing for 3 years. In addition to this, Professor Minor worked for 2 years at MUSON in 2010-2012 as a clinical instructor. In 1980, she received her diploma in nursing from St. Mary’s School of Nursing, her BSN from the Marshall School of Nursing in 1986 and her MSN from Walden University in 2009. Professor Minor is currently working on her DNP from Walden University and has completed her dissertation. She plans to graduate in spring 2016. When Professor Minor isn’t busy teaching nursing students, you can find her reading a good book or working in her garden.
Dr. Lisa Muto
Assistant Professor and Instructor of NUR 414 and NUR 222
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2628
E-mail: lisa.muto@marshall.edu
Dr. Lisa Muto, DNP, WHNP-BC, AGN-BC, CGRA is an assistant professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. Dr. Muto completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from West Virginia University in 2011 with her focus on women at increased risk for breast cancer, cancer screening, and hereditary cancer syndromes. Dr. Muto graduated from the University of Cincinnati with her Master of Science in Nursing, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner degree. She has been a nurse for over 20 years with experience in cancer genetics, oncology, and critical care. She previously worked as a women’s health nurse practitioner at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital providing hereditary cancer risk assessments as well as genetic counseling and testing.
Dr. Natalie Perry
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of NUR 221 (Fundamentals of Nursing I)
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2639
Email: elkins80@marshall.edu
Natalie Perry, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is an assistant professor at the Marshall University School of Nursing. She graduated from Ohio University Southern with an associate degree in nursing in 2012. In 2013, she then graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She completed a master’s program specializing as a family nurse practitioner from Ohio University in 2015. She is currently board certified as a family nurse practitioner. Being currently enrolled in Ohio University’s doctorate of nursing practice program, she is anticipated to graduate in December of 2018. Her research focus has been on the continued education of nurses who work with patients diagnosed with substance use disorder on acute care units. Her primary practice background is psychiatric nursing with a focus on substance use disorder, but she also has experience in intensive care/open heart recovery and patient access/transfer. She is a member of the West Virginia Nurse’s Association, the National League for Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau International nursing honor society. She has received multiple scholarships and grants throughout her educational journey. Prior to beginning her position in August 2018 at Marshall, she taught for St. Mary’s School of Nursing. She has also worked as adjunct clinical faculty for Ohio University Southern.
Dr. Deanna Pope
Professor and Coordinator of BSN Program at MOVC
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-7237
E-mail: evansd@marshall.edu
Deanna R. Pope, DNP, RN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Marshall University School of Nursing. She is the director of the nursing program at the Mid-Ohio Valley Center (MOVC) located in Point Pleasant, WV and teaches courses and clinical in the BSN and RN to BSN programs. She received her BSN from Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio, her MSN from University of Phoenix, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is a member of Nu Alpha chapter and Rho Omicron chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Dr. Pope is interested in research involving health promotion and disease prevention as well as nursing education.
Dr. Sandra Prunty
Professor and Director of the RN to BSN Program
Coordinator of NUR 416 (Introduction to Research for Evidence Based Practice) School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2627
E-mail: prunty2@marshall.edu
Sandra K. Prunty, Ph.D., RN has been teaching in the Marshall University School of Nursing since fall 2005. Dr. Prunty teaches in the undergraduate nursing program and is coordinator of the RN to BSN Program. She was a member of the first MSN degree class at Marshall University and completed her MSN degree with an emphasis on the Family Nurse Practitioner in 1992. She received her Ph.D. in Nursing in 1999 from the University of Kentucky. Her doctoral research was entitled “Symptoms of Myocardial Infarction by Sex and Gender Identity.” Since 2008, Dr. Prunty has served as primary investigator for a research initiative related to obesity in children, which focuses on “body mass index percentile, body image perception, and learning about ways to have a healthy body” in children participating in an after school program. This research was presented alongside her co-investigator, Dr. Mary Catherine Gould, at several international, national, and regional conferences. Dr. Prunty also has a research interest in beliefs and use of evidence based practice. Dr. Prunty is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing and has served on the Marshall University Faculty Senate since 2006. She has also been actively involved in the West Virginia League of Nursing, serving as board member and treasurer.
Dr. Lisa Ramsburg
Professor and Coordinator of NUR 408 (Pediatric Nursing)
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2453
E-mail: kruzan1@marshall.edu
Lisa Ramsburg, Ed.D., RN, CNE, is an Associate Professor at the Marshall University School of Nursing. Since January 2013, she has been responsible for teaching courses, NUR 326, Pediatric Nursing, and NUR 219, Growth and Development. Prior to her position at Marshall, Professor Ramsburg worked at the St. Mary’s School of Nursing for nine years and taught fundamentals of nursing, specifically medical-surgical and pediatric nursing. She has also worked in several hospitals in the area as a clinical nurse. Professor Ramsburg earned her diploma in nursing from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in 1980, her BSN (1999) and MSN in Nursing Administration (2000) and her doctorate of education with a focus in curriculum and instruction (2010), all from Marshall University. Professor Ramsburg is currently completing research on stress among neonatal intensive care unit nurses and the effects of caring for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Her other research interests include skill acquisition among nurse educators because she enjoys the process of learning and developing into a better nursing professional. Professor Ramsburg is a certified nurse educator, member of Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing, board member on the WV League for Nursing and a member of the National League for Nursing.
Dr. Diana Stotts
Professor and Coordinator of the Family Nursing Practitioner Area of Emphasis
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2623
E-mail: stotts@marshall.edu
Diana R. Stotts, PhD, FNP-C, RN, is Professor of Nursing at Marshall University. She is director of the Graduate Nursing program and teaches classes in the family nurse practitioner program. She received her MSN from the University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio and her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Stotts is interested in clinical research which involves effective ways to treat patients in a primary care setting.
Professor Cynthia Sun
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-3298
E-mail: reed53@marshall.edu
Cynthia Sun, MSN, RN is an assistant professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. She earned her diploma in nursing from St. Mary’s School of Nursing (1985), her BSN from Regis University while living in Denver (1999) and her MSN-FNP from West Virginia University. She is currently earning her EdD with a focus in curriculum and instruction from Marshall University. Prior to joining the Marshall SON faculty in 2019, Professor Sun held multiple nursing roles in both direct and indirect patient care settings including subject matter expert and educator on improving the quality of patient care at a national level (2009-2019). Her research interests include improving patient outcomes through self-management as well as nursing education collaborations.
Dr. Bobbie Taylor
Associate Professor and Instructor of NUR 626 and NUR 695
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2626
E-mail: taylor394@marshall.edu
Bobbie Taylor, DNP, FNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN is an associate professor at Marshall University School of Nursing. Dr. Taylor completed her doctorate of nursing practice degree from Frontier Nursing University in 2012 with her focus on the perceived needs of parents of special needs children in the school system. Dr. Taylor graduated from Marshall University in 1992 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. She has been a nurse for over 26 years with experience in post anesthesia care and critical care. Following her graduation from Marshall University in 2010 with her FNP, she has worked as a family practitioner in urgent care settings as well as her own practice. She also has experience in psychiatry and obstetrics/gynecology. She is the course coordinator for Nursing 626 and 695 in the family nurse practitioner program. She is a member of the West Virginia Nurse’s Association, the National League for Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau. As a daughter of Marshall, Dr. Taylor loves preparing the next generation of FNPs to meet the health care needs in our community and across the nation.
Dr. Susan Welch
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Phone: 304-696-2631
E-mail: welchs@marshall.edu
Staff
Mary Burgess
Title: Office Administrator
Room: Prichard Hall 426
Phone 304-696-5272
E-mail:Burgess73@marshall.edu
Dee Dee Perdue
Title: Student Records Assistant
Room: Prichard Hall 421
Phone 304-696-3821
E-mail: perduede@marshall.edu
Sherri Simpson
Title:Administrative Secretary Sr.
Room: Prichard Hall 421
Phone 304-696-6751
E-mail:simpson35@marshall.edu