People Group Archives: Research Areas

With 11 years of experience in acute care nursing, including medical-surgical, cardiac, neurology, pediatric emergency, diabetes education, and chronic conditions care management at variety of hospitals in Colorado and Florida, Hannah Binding is a seasoned healthcare professional. In addition to her clinical experience, she has also served as a full-time didactic, clinical, in-person and online […]

Darcy Vetro Ravndal is a public health nurse practitioner with an extensive background in program development and education. She is deeply committed to advocating for quality, accessible healthcare for all children and adolescents. Ravndal served as the primary clinician at the Edgewater High School Student Health Center for 10 years and has been instrumental in […]

With over 30 years of academic, clinical, and administrative experience, she is a nationally recognized leader in interprofessional education, curricular design, and holistic nursing. Dr. Dyess is known for her solution-oriented leadership and impactful community-based participatory action research. Her work integrates caring science, human-centered design, and systems thinking to transform nursing education and promote person-centered […]

Lisa Linville has held administrative, legal and clinical roles in health care systems for more than 25 years and has taught in graduate nursing programs for more than 15 years. Her legal experience includes medical malpractice, health care law and ethics and healthcare regulatory law. Linville has been an active member of the American Bar […]

Sharon Tucker, a distinguished scholar in psychiatric mental health nursing and evidence-based practice, is the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida. Tucker joined UCF as a professor and chair of the Department of Nursing Practice in 2024. Her leadership experience spans more than two decades and includes roles at […]

Janet Lopez is a nurse scientist who is dedicated to addressing health inequities through a comprehensive approach. She focuses on developing innovative strategies to improve health outcomes for underserved communities. After completing her post-doctoral fellowship at the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center in Gainesville, Florida, she concentrated on promoting health equity among rural veteran and […]

Dr. Rebecca Koszalinski applies technological solutions to improve the health of older adults. She is the primary investigator for a Florida Department of Health funded study with a large team of investigators, including epidemiology, water, air and environmental scientists, bench and nurse scientists, and nursing students in the investigation of health outcomes of harmful algal […]

Instructor Sara Snyder is a seasoned healthcare professional with a rich and diverse background in emergency nursing and a passion for advancing healthcare practices. A Certified Emergency Nurse, she has served in emergency departments and ICUs across the country for nearly two decades. Eager to share her knowledge and expertise, Snyder earned her MSN in […]

Since earning her BSN in 2006, lecturer Latonia Green has held a variety of clinical appointments as a Registered Nurse, Head Nurse and Nurse Manager at hospitals in Tennessee and Florida, most recently as a Nurse Manager at AdventHealth East Orlando, a role in which she directed and managed 24-hour clinical operations of two observation […]

Kimberly Scalise, DNP, RN, CHSE, CNE, serves as both a lecturer and as the college’s Director of Post-licensure Undergraduate BSN Programs. Experienced in a range of teaching modalities including, online, didactic and simulation, Scalise is especially passionate about online education and preparing post-licensure nurses as they seek higher education. She has extensive experience teaching online […]