Nursing Program Faculty & Staff
Department Chair
Shannon Matthews, DNP, RN, CHSE, CNE
Chair & Director of Nursing; Associate Professor of Nursing
Department
Full-Time Faculty
Melissa Ayscue, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing; Simulation Director
Department
Cheryl Bearringer, DNP, RN, CNE
Associate Professor of Nursing
Department
Lori Cooke, DNP, RN-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department
Cheryl Dodson, DNP, MBA, RN, CCM, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department
Tom Johnston, DNP, RN, CNM, IBCLC
Associate Professor of Nursing
Department
Candice Phillips, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department
Sabrina Pope, DNP, MSNEd, RN
Clinical Coordinator & Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department
Department Staff
Jennifer Caviness, B.S.
Admissions Coordinator, Nursing; Academic & Career Advisor
Department
Joshua Doud
Simulation Operations & Instructional Technology Specialist
Department
Nancy Grimes, B.S.
Office Manager, Nursing; Clinical Compliance Coordinator
Department