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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (626) 815-5386

Hours

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(voicemail messages left will be addressed on the next business day)

Location

Building One

Dean

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Renee Pozza, PhD, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, FAASLD

Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Phone: (626) 815-5384

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #303

Associate Dean

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Teresa Dodd-Butera, PhD, RN/DABAT

Associate Dean for Research and Professor

Phone: (626) 815-2120

Alternative Phone: (619) 995-4057

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #301

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Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, PhD, MSN, RN

Associate Dean, Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Office Location: West Campus, Building One, Room 316

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Ruth Mielke, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, WHNP-BC

Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professor

Phone: (626) 815-5383

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room 311

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Lori Silao, PhD, RN, MN NNP-BC

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Division and Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6352

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #222

Professor

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Marie N. Fongwa, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN

Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5380

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #234

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Nabil Hanna, MB BCh

Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5411

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #357

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Marcella Hardy-Peterson, DNP, RN, WHNP

Program Director, Professor School of Nursing

Phone: (909) 894-6148

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, IE 208 Q

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Aja Tulleners Lesh, PhD, RN

Professor

Email: [email protected]

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Shanyce Nicole, MSN, MN, RN

Professor

Phone: (909) 957-6073

Email: [email protected]

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Lowell Renold, PhD

Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5593

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #302

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Kathleen Ruccione, PhD

Professor, Program Director, SON PhD Program

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: [email protected]

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Linda Searle-Leach, PhD

Department Chair; Professor

Phone: (626) 437-7697

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Office #236

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Sharon K. Titus, PhD

Professor, School of Nursing

Phone: (630) 780-8756

Email: [email protected]

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Ebere Ume, PhD

Professor, School of Nursing

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Monrovia Room #201

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Diana Lynn Woods, PhD, APRN-BC, FGSA, FAAN

Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6310

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #221

Associate Professor

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Meaghan Ellis, PsyD, RN, MSN

Department Chair, Entry-Level Master's Program and Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2711

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #212

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Karen French, DNP, FNP-C, RN

Department Chair Advanced Practice Registered Nursing, MSN and Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-5075

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #318

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Catherine Heinlein, EdD, RD, MS, CDE, RN

Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5558

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, #348

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Dayna M. Holt, CPN, CRNI, VA-BC

Program Director, Entry Level Master's Program at San Diego Regional Campus and Associate Professor

Phone: (619) 718-9655, Ext. 2140

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Room #113

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Mary Lynne Knighten, DNP

DNP Program Director, Associate Professor, and DNP Clinical Residency Coordinator

Phone: (310) 386-1539

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Online

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Hong Li, PhD

Director, APU Institute of Health Research and Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6324

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room 235

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David Picella, PhD, FNP, CNS, GS-C, CPG

Program Director, MSN Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program and Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4482

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #355

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Patricia Quinn, PhD, ANP-BC

Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2159

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Room #119

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Jenna Reyes, EdD, RN, PHN, CHSE

Department Chair, Nursing Education and Associate Professor

Phone: (760) 807-0904

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Suite 300, Room #117

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Regina Rico, PhD

Director of Skills Labs and Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5272

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: West Campus, Building One, Room 315

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Valerie Joy Smith, PhD, RN, MSN, CCRN

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 535-3179

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: West Campus, Building 1, #314

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Amanda Thurman, DNPc, MSN, FNP-BC

Program Director, Assistant Professor School of Nursing

Phone: (619) 876-7654

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, SD #107

Assistant Professor

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Elizabeth Bartolomeo

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

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Jolita Beckstrand

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

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Christina Bivona-Tellez, DNP, MPH, BSN, NEA-B

Assistant Professor

Phone: (951) 312-2915

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: West Campus, Room #338

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Crystal Camagong

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

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Nemesio Del Rosario, MN/Ed, RN, PHN

Skills Center Coordinator and Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 812-6000, Ext. 6312

Email: [email protected]

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Stephanie Frimpong

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

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Ragi George, PhD, MSN/ED, RN, GERO-BC, CMSRN, CNE

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Phone: (626) 561-2980

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, Room #208 Q

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Jervonne Johnson

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

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Beverly Kelley, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2338

Alternative Phone: (909) 888-9977

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, Room #208K

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Lauren Lo, MSN, NP-C

Assistant Professor

Phone: (951) 233-6858

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Tasha Lowery, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, CPNP-AC

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: [email protected]

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Mario Macayaon, MSN/ED, RN, CHSE

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3196

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #356

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Renee Marquez, DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2296

Email: [email protected]

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Katie McCoy-Hill, DNP, APRN, CCRN, CNS

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-5396

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #359

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Juli McGinnis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Phone: (818) 251-6559

Email: [email protected]

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Melinda McLaughlin, MSN

Assistant Professor School of Nursing

Phone: (410) 241-3990

Email: [email protected]

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Pamela Surla Milligan, DNP, RNC-NIC, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6350

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #212

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Elsa Murdoch, DNP, MSN, BSN, CLNC, CPHRM

Department Chair, RN to BSN and Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2290

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, Room #208D

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Sheryl Nespor, PhD, JD, MSN, BA

Assistant Professor

Phone: (619) 718-9655, Ext. 2168

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Room #360

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Nicole Ringo, MSN/ED, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6346

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #316

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Lawrence Santiago, EdD

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6191

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #314

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Melissa D. Scalia, PhD

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6351

Email: [email protected]

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Jennifer Tran, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNS

Assistant Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #361

Instructor

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Margaret Brady, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC

Credential Director, MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and School Nurse Program and Instructor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5431

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #309

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Dawn Eliades, MSN, RN

Instructor

Phone: (805) 231-4051

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: West Campus, by Cell or Zoom

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Joy Ericson, MSN, RN, CPN

Instructor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5960

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room #434

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Taemin Jin

Instructor, School of Nursing

Phone: (626) 815-6307

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Building One, Room 344

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Richard Mendez Jr

Instructor

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, Room 208E

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Bridget Miranda, DNP, FNP-C

Instructor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2117

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, Room #118

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Christine Joy Phongdara

Program Director, Entry Level Master's Program at Inland Empire Regional Campus and Instructor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2872

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Inland Empire Regional Campus, 208 H

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Lauren Rowley

Instructor, School of Nursing

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Stephanie Schlosser, MSN-ED

Program Director, Upper-Division Transfer Program and Instructor, School of Nursing

Email: [email protected]

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Karen Soikkeli, MSN, FNP

Instructor

Phone: (626) 827-1626

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Campus Room 202

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Megan Wright, MSN, RN

Instructor

Phone: (626) 815-6000

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: San Diego Regional Campus, 112