Professors
Eurina Yujin Cha, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CRRN, PHNA-BC, CHES
Associate Professor and School Director
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Research/Clinical expertise: Research in health disparities of underprivileged populations, particularly immigrants and ethnic minorities. Direct patient care clinical experience in outpatient, inpatient, med-surg, rehab, long-term care, case management, and community health/public health nursing.
Cinthya Vasquez Sotelo, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C
Professor
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, and Family Practice; Family Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner; Adherence and Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. Research focuses on emergent/urgent conditions and the DNP in academia.
Raymund Gantioque, DNP, RN, ACNP
Associate Professor, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endocrinology, Clinical Research, Hematology, Cellular Therapy (CAR-T), and Endurance Sports. CSU DNP Consortium.
Research/Clinical Expertise: Health of Women of Lesbian Orientation, Anew Language – A Model of Coming Forward, Social Confinement and Social Justice, Qualitative Research, Nursing Leadership and Advocacy; Azusa Pacific University; Family Nurse Practitioner
Jean O’Neil, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor and Coordinator of MSN Programs
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Family Medicine, Acute Care and ER Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Family Planning and Sexual Health, Cardiovascular Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Role, Patient Education, Nursing Education; CSU DNP Consortium
Ayman Khalil Tailakh, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
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Research/ Clinical Expertise: Adult Acute Care and Critical Care, Case Management, Hypertension among Arab Americans, Adherence issues; University of California Los Angeles
Stacey A. Warner, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC
Associate Professor
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Lupus, Nutrition, Pediatric Care; Azusa Pacific University
Elizabeth Winokur, Ph.D., RN, CEN
Professor, School Associate Director, and Education Option Coordinator
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Emergency Nursing, Cardiology, Behavioral Health, Physical Exercise and Body Fat, Pathophysiology; University of Arizona
Dr. Taqialdeen Zamil, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Nurse Practitioner Programs and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Psychopharmacology, Substance Use Disorders and treatment, Crisis Stabilization Interventions, and Severe Mental Illness Treatment; CSU DNP Consortium
Colette Spencer DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-C, PMHRN-BC
Assistant Professor
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary, Gastrointestinal, and Geriatric Medicine. Family Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The focus of the research is on the early detection of sepsis in Elderly Nursing Home patients and Oncology patients. Application of a NEWS tool to screen for early sepsis.
Tanja Baum Low, Ph.D., RN, PHN
Assistant Professor
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Research/ Clinical Expertise: Adult Acute Care and Critical Care, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nursing Simulation, Palliative Care; University of San Diego
Dr. Eun K. (Kay) Yang, DNP, FNP, RNC-OB
Assistant Professor
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonate Nursing, Nursing Administration and Management, Nursing Leadership, Global Health and International Nursing DNP, CSU DNP Consortium, Leadership & Administration MSN, University of Illinois at Chicago, Family Nurse Practitioner BSN, Seoul National University
Stefanie A. Varela, RN, PHN, MSN-EDU, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Family Practice Provider, Bio-identical Hormones, Peptides, Aesthetics, and Internal Med Provider, Anti-Aging Regenerative / Restorative Provider, Dual Board-Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and in Family Practice. Certified Provider in Peptide Medicine and Hormone Expert, Option coordinator for the Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Ronda Harden, DNP, RNC-MNN, PHN, CLEC
Assistant Professor and ADN-BSN Collaborative Program Coordinator
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Gynecology/Gynecology Oncology, Maternal/Newborn Care and Lactation Educator Counselor. Research focus: Pain Management after Cesarean Birth to Decrease Opioid Exposure; San Jose State University
Keirstin Uomoto, DNP, PMHRN-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of BSN Programs
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Increasing Identification and Follow-up of Older Adult Depression in Primary Care, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; Grand Canyon University; Certified Nurse Educator
Dr. Talato Kabore Ph.D., MEpid, MSN, PMC-FNP-C, BSN
Assistant Professor
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Prevalence and risk factors for pre-hypertension among adults. Family nurse practitioner, critical care, primary care, pediatrics, and women's health. Twenty-eight years of experience in patient care, education, and research.
Professors Emeriti
Lorie H. Judson, Ph.D., RN, NP
Professor Emeritus
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Research/Clinical Expertise: Pediatrics, Nursing Simulation, Nursing Education; University of San Diego
Beatrice Yorker Schumacher, JD, RN, MS
Professor Emerita
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Research/Clinical expertise: Child Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Crime in Hospitals, Child Abuse, Trauma, Resilience
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