Faculty and Staff Information

 Dr. Patty Orr
 EdD. MSN, BSN, RN
 Associate Professor
 Director of the School of Nursing

Email: orrp@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6291
Office: MC 218

Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00-4:30

Areas of Expertise

Health Maintenance,
Chronic Disease, Research

Areas of Research:
Disease Management, Chronic Care

Tanya Beard
MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Email: beardt@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6245
Office: MC 314

Office Hours: Monday 10-12, 1:30-2:30 and Friday 10-12. All others by appointment.

Areas of Research
Diabetes
Nursing History

Linda Darnell
MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

E-mail: darnelll@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6359
Office: MC 307

Office Hours: Mon 7:30 -10:00, Thurs 1:00 - 4:00, also by appointment

Areas of Expertise

Adult Health

Nursing Education

Dr. Doris Davenport
DSN, RN, PNP
Professor

E-mail: davenportd@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7467
Office: MC 328

Office Hours: Mon 7:30 - 3:00, Tues 7:30 - 3:00, Wed-by appointment, Thurs 7:30-11:00, Fri 7:30 - 3:00

Areas of Expertise


Child Health

Areas of Research Interest:
Child Health
School Health

Deborah Ellison
MSN,RN
Assistant Professor

E-mail: ellisond@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7491
Office: MC 321

Office Hours: Mon & Fri 1:00 - 3:30

Areas of Expertise

Adult Health
Critical Care

Dr. Francisca “Chita” Farrar
Ed.D, MSN, BSN, RN
Professor

E-mail: farrarf@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6317
Office: McCord 305

Office Hours: 1:15-3:15 Monday - Campus Hours
 4:30-6:30 Monday- RODP Virtual Office Hours
 3:00-4:30 Tuesday - RODP Virtual Office Hours
 1:00-4:30 Thursday - RODP Virtual Office Hours
and by appointment

Areas of Expertise

Research
Critical Care
Mental Health
Simulation

Kim French
Phd-c, MSN, FNP-BC

Associate Professor

E-mail: frenchk@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7528
Office: MC 303

Office Hours: Mon 10:00-12:00, 3:00-4:00, Fri 8:00 - 9:00 , 11:15-12:15

Areas of Expertise

Community Health Nursing
Family Health Promotion

Areas of Research Interest:
Health Literacy Nursing Education

 Amy Hamlin
 MSN, FNP-BC, APRN
 Associate Professor

E-mail: hamlina@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7497
Office: MC 311

Office Hours: Monday 9:00-10:00, 1:00 - 3:00, Tuesday-3:00-4:00, Wednesday 12:00-1:00

Areas of Expertise

Maternal Child Health
Child Health
Family Nurse Practioner
Nursing Educator 

Kristen Hershey
MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Email: hersheyk@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7823
Office: MC 312

Office Hours: Mon 10:00-12:00, Fri 10:00- 1:00

Areas of Expertise

Adult Health
Child Health|
Nursing Education

Shondell Hickson MSN, APN, ACNS-BC, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Email: hicksons@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7172
Office: MC 353D

Office Hours: Mon - Thurs and by appointment (hrs subject to change based on clinical assignments)

Areas of Expertise

Infectious Disease
ICU and Med-Surg
Progressive Care

Jodi Kushner
MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

E-mail: Kushnerj@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6344
Office: Mc 316

Office Hours: Mon 8:00-10:00, 1:00-2:30, Fri 8:00-10:00
additional office hours by appointment 

Stephen Lomax
MSN, MBA, RN
Assistant Professor

Email: lomaxs@apsu.edu
Phone: 931 221 6339
Office: Mc 317

Office Hours: Mon 10:00-12:00, FRI 10:00 - 1:00pm

Areas of Expertise

Adult Health
Critical Care
Trauma
Leadership/Management

 Dr. Grace Moodt
 DNP, MSN, RN
 Associate Professor

E-mail: moodtg@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6290
Office: MC 325

Office Hours: Mon, Thurs & Fri 10:00-11:30, Mon & Thurs 1:00 - 3:00, all others by appointment

Areas of Expertise
Nursing Concepts
Maternal Infant Care 

Leslie Reed
MSN, RN, HCNS, AHN-BC
Assocaite Professor

E-mail: reedl@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7462
Office: MC 324

Office Hours by appt: Mon 8:30PM-11:30 AM and 3:30 - 6:00PM
Wed & Fri late afternoon by appointment

Mary Eve Rice
BSN,MSN,CPNP
Assistant Professor

E-mail: ricem@apsu.edu

Phone: 931-221-7483

Office: MC 306

Office Hours: M& Fri 10-11 & 1-3 pm

Dr. Michele Robertson

DNP, MSN, APN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor

Email: robertsonm@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7489
Office: MC 313

Office Hours: Mon 9:00 - 10:30, 3:00 - 4:00, Thurs 10:00 - 12:00

Dr. Linda Thompson
DSN, RN
Professor

E-mail: thompsonl@apsu.edu

Phone: 931-221-7469

Office: MC 326

Office Hours: Mon & Fri online  hours 9:00 - 11:00
main campus 12:00 - 1:00 by appt, and 4:00 - 4:30, Wed 1:00 - 4:00

Areas of Expertise
Adult Mental Health
Research

Areas of Research Interest:
Chronic Mental Illness
Nursing Ethics
Image of Nursing

Tommy L. Thompson Jr.
MSN, APN, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor

E-mail: thompsont@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6472
Office: MC 321

Office Hours: Monday 8:00-10:00a.m., 12:30-1:30, Thursday 8:00-10:00a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment

Areas of Expertise

Adult Health
Patho-pharmacology
Cardiovascular Disease

Areas of Research Interest
Underserved populations
Cardiovascular Disease

Judy Vaughan
MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Email: vaughanj@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7486
Office: MC 301

Office Hours: Mon and Fri 8:00-10:00 and 3:00-4:00 and by appointment

Areas of Expertise

Community Health

Areas of Research Interest

Vulnerable Populations

 Danielle White
 MSN,RN
 Associate Professor

E-mail: whited@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7492
Office: MC 330

Office Hours: Mon & Wed 8:30-10:00, Thurs at FCC 10:00 - 2:00 & By Appt.

Areas of Expertise

Adult Health
Leadership and Management
Nursing Fundamentals

Areas of Research Interest:
Holistic Nursing
Nursing Ethics

 Kathy Zimmerman
 MSN, APN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC
 Assistant Professor

E-mail: zimmermank@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-6287
Office: MC 323

Office Hours: Mon 8:00-11:00am & Fri 8:00-11:00

by appointment Mon & Fri

Areas of Expertise

Family & Child Health
Mental Health
Holistic Nursing
Alternative Nursing Therapies
Pharmacology

 Debbie Cochener, MAT
 Associate Professor

 

E-Mail: prenursingadvisor@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7708
Office: MC 322

Office Hours: August 15-May 15 only
Daily 8:30 - 3:00
Appointments Preferred: go to Pre-Nursing Advisor on this website.

Keith Gipson
Information Systems Record Clerk

Email:gipsonr@apsu.edu
Phone: 931-221-7087
Office: MC 322

Office Hours: MWF 7:30-1:45