Faculty
Graduate School of Nursing faculty are among the nation's foremost academic leaders. They are outstanding teachers and scholars who elevate the University's reputation as a world-class center of excellence. In addition to preparing students for the broad responsibilities and challenges of military and public health medicine, the GSN faculty pursues ground-breaking research. Their work in the classroom and laboratory enriches the disciplines of health and medicine and greatly impacts policy across the globe.
Robert Arnold
MAJ, USA
MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Major Robert Arnold is the Deputy Director of the USU Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program.
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Sandra Bibb
DNSc, RN
Dr. Sandra Bibb is the Chair and a Professor in the USU Department of Health Systems, Risk and Contingency Management.
Roopa Biswas
PhD
Dr. Roopa Biswas is an Assistant Professor in the USU Nurse Anesthesia Program.
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Kevin Bohan
Lt. Col., USAF
PhD, CRNA
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Bohan is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
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Joseph DeSoto
MD, PhD, FAIC
Dr. Joseph DeSoto is an Assistant Professor in the USU Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Program.
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Adele Foerster
MSN, CPNP
Adele Foerster is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Susanne Gibbons
PhD, C-ANP, C-GNP
Dr. Susanne Gibbons is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
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Adrienne Hartgerink
Lt. Col., USAF, NC, (Ret.)
MSN, CRNA
Adrienne Hartgerink is the Director of the USU Nurse Anesthesia Program.
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Ernest Hepler, Jr.
COL, USA, MSC, (Ret.)
PhD
Dr. Ernest Hepler, Jr. is the Executive Assistant in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
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Pamela Herbig
LCDR, USN
PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Lieutenant Commander Pamela Herbig is the Director in the USU Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program.
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Ada Sue Hinshaw
PhD, RN, FAAN
Dr. Ada Sue Hinshaw is the Dean in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
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Patricia Hinton Walker
PhD, RN, FAAN
Dr. Patricia Hinton Walker is the Vice President for Nursing Policy and Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Heather Johnson
Maj., USAF
MSN, FNP-BC
Major Heather Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the USU Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
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Christine Kasper
Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FACSM
Dr. Christine Kasper is Acting Director of the USU PhD in Nursing Science Program.
Patricia Kelley
CAPT, USN
PhD, RN, FNP, GNP
Captain Patricia Kelley is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Mark Larsen
CAPT, USN
PhD, CRNA
Captain Mark Larsen is an Assistant Professor in the USU Nurse Anesthesia Program.
Marguerite Littleton-Kearney
PhD
Dr. Marguerite Littleton-Kearney is the Associate Dean for Research at the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
David Markell
CDR, USN
MSN, CNOR
Lieutenant Commander David Markell is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
John Maye
CDR, USN
PhD, CRNA
Commander John Maye is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Kelly Nader
Maj. USAF
MSN, CNOR
Major Kelly Nader is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
George Nussbaum
COL, USA
PhD, CNOR
George Nussbaum is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Nurse Specialist Program.
David Norman
CAPT, USN
DNP, CRNA
Captain David Norman is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Diane Padden
PhD, CRNP
Dr. Diane Padden is Chair in the USU Department of Health, Injury and Disease Management.
Susan Perry
Lt. Col., USAF
MSN, CRNA
Lieutenant Colonel Susan Perry is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Richard Prior
LTC, USA
MSN, FNP-BC
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Prior is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Gloria C. Ramsey
JD, RN, FAAN
Gloria Ramsey is an Associate Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Bruce Schoneboom
COL, USA
PhD, CRNA
Colonel Bruce Schoneboom is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
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Diane Seibert
PhD, CRNP
Dr. Diane Seibert is the Director of the USU Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
Michaela Shafer
Col., USAF
PhD, MSN, BSN
Colonel Michaela Shafer is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Pamela Slaven-Lee
DNP, FNP-BC
Dr. Pamela Slaven-Lee is an Assistant Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
Elizabeth Vane
COL, USA
MS, CNOR
Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Vane is an Assistant Professor in the Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist Program.
Linda Wanzer
COL, USA, (Ret.)
MSN, CNOR
Linda Wanzer is the Director of the USU Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist Program.
Kandace Wolf
LTC, USA
RN, MN
Lieutenant Colonel Kandace Wolf is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and the GSN Commandant.
Dorraine Day Watts
PhD, RN
Dr. Dorraine Day Watts is an Associate Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing.
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Highlights
Spotlight
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Army COL Bruce Schoneboom, Ph.D., offers the GSN students a unique perspective on the types of situations they will likely face. Having experienced multiple assignments, including a one-year voluntary deployment to Afghanistan, COL Schoneboom is well versed in the tenets of military medicine. The USU alum shares this considerable knowledge when educating the future leaders of the military health care system.