Undergraduate Faculty
Department Chair
Grace Moorefield, PhD, APRN, BCChair, Undergraduate Program and Assistant Professor
Associate Chairs
Laurie Lang, MSN/ED, BC, RNAssistant Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program
Karla Kendall Richmond, PhD, CNS, RNAssociate Chair of Undergrad Department and Associate Professor
Professors
Vicky R. Bowden, DNSc, RNProfessor, School of Nursing; Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs; WASC Accreditation Liaison Officer
Connie Brehm, PhD, FNP, RNProfessor of Nursing
Linda CrawfordDirector, High Desert Regional Center Nursing Program
Patricia Frohock Hanes, PhD, MSN, MAEd, RN, CNEProfessor of Nursing; Undergraduate/Graduate Programs
Associate Professors
Anna Marie Hefner, MSN, MAEd, CPNP, RNDirector of Academic Support
Susan Mckeever Smith, MN, RNProfessor Emeritus
Assistant Professors
Jan Bazner-Chandler, RN, MSN, CNS, CPNPAssistant Professor, School of Nursing
Patricia Esslin, MSN, RN, CNS, CNEAssistant Professor
Catherine Heinlein, EdD, RD, MS, CDE, RNAssistant Professor, School of Nursing
Mary Anne Kilday, MSN, RNAssistant Professor, School of Nursing
Elizabeth Lopez, MSN, FNP-C, RNAssistant Professor, School of Nursing
Katie McCoy-Hill, RN, MSN, CNS, ANP-CAssistant Professor
Cathy McPhee, MSN, FNP, RNInterim Chair, Accelerated (APS) RN to BSN Traditional and Online Program; Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Marie Podboy, BSN, M.A.Assistant Professor
Karen E. SchaidAssistant Professor, Nursing ; On-Site Simulation Coordinator
Instructors
Cheryl Boyd, MSN, RN, APRN-CNSClinical Instructor
Melinda Dicken, MSN, RN, CNSAssistant Professor, School of Nursing
Viann Duncan, PMHCNS-BC, MSN, RNDirector of Undergraduate Retention and Student Support
Marilyn Klakovich, RN, DNSc, CNAADirector, Continuing Education; Clinical Instructor
Cheryl Mercurio, MSNInstructor
Melissa Muddell, RN, MSN/EDInstructor, School of Nursing
Julia Pusztai, MN, RNCDirector, Azusa Neighborhood Wellness Center and Instructor
Carmen SpaldingAssistant Director, RN to BSN program, San Diego Regional Center
Adjunct Professor
Zarmine Naccashian, PhD, GNP/FNP, MN, RNAdjunct Professor, School of Nursing
Note: This information is current for the 2012–13 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
