Leadership & Staff
Renee Campbell, DNP, MSN, APRN, CNM
Interim BSN Program Director, BSN Clinical Coordinator, Assistant Professor
rcampbell01@spalding.edu
Pamela Elzy, DNP, MHA, RN, NPD-BC
Director of Graduate Studies; DNP Program Director; Assistant Professor

Missy Hawes, DNP, APRN, FNP, IBCLC
Coordinator, MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner program; Assistant Professor
mhawes@spalding.edu
Dr. Brian Martin, EdD, MBA, RN
Director, Bailen Health Sciences Learning Center

Sarah Matheson
Department Coordinator for Graduate & Online Programs

Angela Shelman
Department Coordinator Pre-licensure BSN Programs
ashelman01@spalding.edu
Patricia Spurr, EdD, MSN, CNE, FRE
Director, RN to BSN program; Professor
Dr. Spurr received a Doctor of Education from the University of Louisville. With over 40 plus years in nursing, she has held multiple positions in clinical nursing, corporate nursing, higher education, and state government. Dr. Spurr is active professionally holding membership in the American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing, and Sigma Theta Tau. In 2019, she was elected Vice President of the Kentucky Nurses Association. She has been a certified nurse educator through the National League for Nursing since its inception in 2005. Dr. Spurr is proud to be the only nurse in Kentucky to hold the designation as a NCSBN Fellow of Regulatory Excellence. She has held multiple roles at Spalding serving as the Associate Dean in the College of Health and Natural Science, BSN Director, Director of the RN to BSN Online Program, and the Director of the Bachelor’s in Health Science. Dr. Spurr is a tenured professor.
Dr. Lana Watson, DNP, RN, CNE
Chair, Associate Professor
Dr. Watson is an experienced faculty and academic leader with 14 years of experience in Nursing Education. Prior to her appointment with Spalding University, Dr. Watson served as a Director of Traditional and Accelerated BSN Program at IUPUC where she developed and implemented Clinical Homes Model (CHM) of clinical placement and Nurse Preceptor development. Dr. Watson’s research focus is on Nurse Graduate retention within rural communities and Opiate Use Disorder (OUD) among rural America. Dr. Watson’s education focus is on student success, early identification of at-risk students, and international nursing education development. Dr. Watson is a proud Alumna of Indiana Wesleyan University. She is a member of Indiana Association for Nursing Leadership and is current president of South East Indiana chapter.
Faculty
Jaclyn N. Bitterman, DNP, MSN, RN
Associate Professor

Dr. Jaclyn Bitterman earned a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Science in Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan. She is an associate professor and clinical coordinator in the Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
Eva D Browning, MSN, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
dbrowning@spalding.edu
Christie Cooper, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Academic Success Coordinator, Assistant Professor

Collan J. Darnall, DNP, APRN, FNP, ENP
Assistant Professor
cdarnall@spalding.edu
Trayce Dixon, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor

Erica Lemberger, DNP, FNP, AFN, SANE, CFN, FCN
Jacey Maple, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor

Jacey is two-time graduate of Bellarmine University where she earned both a Masters degree in Nursing Education and a BSN degree. She has strong OR/Procedural areas background. Jacey is a member of the Lamda Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International and has received the Norton Healthcare Good Samaritan Award.
Allyson Mattingly, MSN, RN
Tammy Mullins, DNP, APRN
Assistant Professor

Dr. Mullins received a Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Kentucky, a Master of Science in Nursing at Spalding University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Indiana University Southeast. Dr. Mullins is an assistant professor in the Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
Samantha Orman, MSN, RN
Associate Professor
sorman@spalding.edu
Taryn A Ray, MSN, RN
Andrea Zimmermann, DNP, APRN, FNP, WHNP, CNE
Assistant Professor
