Leadership & Staff
Patricia Spurr, EdD, MSN, CNE, FRE
Associate Dean, School of Nursing & School of Social Work
Chair, School of Nursing; Professor
Dr. Spurr received a Doctor of Education from the University of Louisville, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville. Dr. Spurr is the associate dean of the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work, chair of the School of Nursing and director of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program. Dr. Spurr is a tenured professor.
Pamela L. King, PhD, FNP, PNP, FAANP
Graduate Programs Director; Professor
Dr. King received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Louisville, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Murray State University. Dr. King is the graduate programs director for the School of Nursing which encompasses the Master of Science in Nursing program and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Dr. King is a tenured professor.
Marjorie (Gie) Archer, DNP, MS, RN, CNE
BSN Program Director; Associate Professor
Dr. Marjorie Archer holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from American Sentinel University. She also received a master's of science degree and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University. In addition to being the director of the BSN program, she teaches undergraduate nursing courses.
Ritchie Bryant, BSN, RN
Certified Nurse Assistant Program Director
Ritchie Bryant received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville School of Nursing. He is the certified nurse assistant program director.
Susan OKeefe
Administrative Assistant
Angela Shelman
Administrative Assistant
Graduate Faculty
Joanne Berryman, EdD, MSN, RN, FACHE
Provost and Associate Professor
Dr. Berryman received a Doctor of Education from Spalding University, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville. Dr. Berryman is the university provost and an associate professor in the graduate programs.
Alice Cowley, MSEd, MSN, RN
Graduate Program Clinical Coordinator
Alice Cowley received a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Science in Education from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University. Cowley is the clinical coordinator of the Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
Missy Hawes, MSN, APRN, IBCLC
Assistant Professor
Missy Hawes received a Master of Science in Nursing from Spalding University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville. She is an assistant professor in the Master of Science in Nursing program.
Nancy Kern, EdD, MSN, APRN
Associate Professor
Dr. Kern received a Doctor of Education at Spalding University, a Master of Science in Nursing at Spalding University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Regents College and a Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Technology at Hahnemann Medical College. Dr. Kern is an associate professor in the Master of Science in Nursing program.
Ann Lyons, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Professor
Dr. Lyons received a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Indiana University, a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Lyons is a tenured professor in the Master of Science in Nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
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 Nursing Practice program.
Andrea Zimmermann, DNP, APRN, FNP, WHNP
Assistant Professor
Dr. Zimmerman received a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Zimmermann is an assistant professor Master of Nursing Practice program.
Undergraduate Faculty
Pamela Fleck, MSN, RN
Admissions Coordinator & Assistant Professor
Pamela Fleck received an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Florida, a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Alabama. Fleck is the BSN admissions coordinator and an assistant professor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Rebecca Gesler, EdD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor
Dr. Gesler received a Doctor of Education from Spalding University, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Louisville. Dr. Gesler is an associate professor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Michael Grace, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor, Lab Coordinator
Michael Grace received a Master of Science in Nursing from Bellarmine University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from McKendree University. Grace is an assistant professor and lab coordinator in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Stephanie Johnson, MSN, RN, BC, CNE
Associate Professor
Stephanie Johnson received a Master of Science in Nursing at Bellarmine University and a Bachelor in Science in Nursing from Capital University. She is an Associate Professor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Shelia Kirk, EdD, MSN
Success Coach & Assistant Professor
Dr. Kirk received a Doctor of Education from Spalding University, a Master in Science in Nursing from Spalding University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Spalding University. Dr. Kirk is the success coach and an assistant professor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Erica Lemberger, DNP, FNP, AFN, SANE, CFN, FCN
Associate Professor
Dr. Lemberger received a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chatham University, a Master in Science in Nursing from Florida Atlantic University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida. Dr. Lemberger is an associate professor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Joseph Maloney, PhD, MSN, RN
Professor
Dr. Maloney received a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science at Wilkes College. Dr. Maloney is a tenured professor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Emily Spangler, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor & Simulation Coordinator
Emily Spangler received a Master of Science in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisville. She is an assistant professor and the simulation coordinator in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.