Departments

At the School of Nursing, our faculty are internationally recognized for their outstanding scholarship, collaborative initiatives, and leadership abilities.

Faculty are organized in three academic departments, within key areas of the excellence at the School. These departments enable enhanced collaboration among faculty with common academic, clinical, and research activities:

Acute and Chronic Care
Addresses issues surrounding patients and their families who have acute and/or chronic health problems.
Chair: Fannie Gaston-Johansson, PhD, RN, FAAN

Community-Public Health
Centers on the continuum of providing community and public health care in urban/rural areas and international settings.
Chair: Phyllis W. Sharps, PhD, RN, FAAN

Health Systems and Outcomes
Focuses on the processes and outcomes of care delivery, leadership, management, emergency preparedness, informatics, analysis, and evidence-based practice as methods and strategies that impact all populations throughout all health care services.
Interim Chair: Maryann Fralic, DrPH, RN, FAAN