People Group Archives: Population Health: Pediatrics

A broadly experienced clinician, researcher, educator and leader, Kristine Gauthier serves as a clinical professor and assistant dean for clinical affairs at UCF’s College of Nursing. She has previously served in similar roles at universities in Florida and Colorado. Prior to her academic career, Gauthier practiced for more than a decade as a pediatric nurse […]

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 […]

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 […]

Board-certified pediatric nurse Hannah Spencer has a wide array of experience in pediatric nursing including acute care, outpatient chronic care management, and pediatric pulmonology/sleep medicine with a specific focus on severe asthma and cystic fibrosis. She is also a certified pediatric chemotherapy and biotherapy provider through the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON). A longtime […]

Sandra Kirkland, who joined UCF in 2022 as a lecturer, served for 15 years in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, most recently as nurse executive for the VA Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana. Prior to that, she served at VA medical centers in Memphis and Orlando, where she was a family nurse practitioner and chief nurse […]

A Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist, Valerie C. Martinez is passionate about pediatric healthcare. She leverages her extensive nursing experience working with neonates and children with chronic medical conditions in her research, which seeks to address mental health disparities among children and families, as well as improve health outcomes for children […]

Immunizations, including immunosuppressed populations; evidence-based practice; the DNP role in implementing process improvement.

Childhood obesity prevention and intervention; School nursing; Teaching strategies in nursing education.

Using simulation to train health care providers to improve the care of underserved patient populations, including correctional health care and limited English proficient patients.