UCF College of Nursing

What is your current job title and responsibilities? Associate Professor (tenured), College of Nursing, Graduate Department Coordinate: MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) Leadership and Management track Executive DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) track Vice Chair: CON Faculty Assembly and Leadership Council Chair: CON Bylaws Committee CON Instructor/Lecturer Promotion Committee Member: UCF Graduate College Curriculum […]

What is your current job title and responsibilities? I am an Associate Professor and the Beat M. and Jill L. Kahli Endowed Professor in Oncology Nursing at the College of Nursing. My responsibilities include conducting research and teaching. I am also the CON Honors in the Major Coordinator. What is your history at UCF and […]

What is your current job title and responsibilities? Assistant Director, Graduate Student Services Responsible for daily operations of the College of Nursing, Graduate Affairs Office and leadership of the student services staff (recruitment, admissions, advising, and clinical contracts) What is your history at UCF and before UCF? I began at UCF in 2006 and an […]

Norma E. Conner, associate dean for academic excellence and associate professor at the UCF College of Nursing, has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Nursing (FNAP). Conner was recognized as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow for her academic achievements in nursing education and research as well as her leadership […]

Update: Check out UCF’s 2018 US News College Rankings for the latest news on UCF as a one of the country’s most innovative colleges.Twenty-two University of Central Florida graduate programs were ranked in the top 100 in their respective fields by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools of 2018 released Tuesday. For the first time all seven […]

Thirty-one women at the University of Central Florida will be honored in March – Women’s History Month – by the Center for Success of Women Faculty for their contributions in shaping an inclusive culture at UCF. Plus, for the first time, the center will honor 12 men who also have enhanced UCF’s inclusivity. This year’s […]

Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs, Graduate Department Chair, College of Nursing What is your current job title and responsibilities? Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs, and Graduate Department Chair, College of Nursing What is your history at UCF and before UCF? I began teaching nursing in 1975 at Manatee Junior College after working as a nurse […]

Diane Andrews, PhD, RN is coordinator of the master’s in Nursing Leadership and Management program and the Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Executive program Diane Andrews, an associate professor at the UCF College of Nursing, has been elected to serve as secretary and bylaws chair of CGEAN. Formerly known as the Council on Graduate Education for Administration […]

When you sit a group of College of Nursing students around a table to talk about their path to nursing, a few words come up over and over. Passion. Sacrifice. Impact. When the discussion turns to the scholarship they each received from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, another word rings loud and clear: gratitude. The […]

By Alina Hernandez The statistics don’t lie. Transgender people are three times more likely to attempt suicide, twice as likely to be homeless, six to eight times more likely to suffer from depression, and twice as likely to be assaulted or victimized in some way. If they need healthcare, the road gets even muddier. “What […]