People Group Archives: Primary Care

Monica Lino is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. Lino has more than 20 years of experience with a strong background in nursing education, research methodology and innovative teaching strategies. Lino has focused her scholarly work and research on simulation-based education, immersive technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and the integration […]

Nurse, researcher and educator Michael Joseph “MJ” Dino specializes in health informatics, gerotechnology, educational technologies, robotics, human-computer interaction (HCI), extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and academic integrity. He is part of the Delphi Group, which pioneered the new definition of Nursing and Nurses at the International Council of Nurses, and past president of the […]

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 […]

Lecturer Caroline M. Griffin’s nursing career began in the rural Andes of Ecuador where she volunteered for two years with the Peace Corps. Afterward, she worked as bedside nurse in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings in the U.S. As a family nurse practitioner, she has provided care in Florida and Haiti, volunteering […]

Kimberly Navarro is a certified nurse midwife and board certified women’s health nurse practitioner who is passionate about providing high quality care, combating maternal mortality and promoting the normalcy of pregnancy. She has more than 15 years of experience in women’s health and has been involved in serving her community and providing education and healthcare […]

Instructor Darcy Vetro Ravndal is a public health nurse practitioner and educator with more than 18 years of clinical experience in caring for children and adolescents. She is passionate about preparing future nurses through evidence-based education that emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care. Her clinical, teaching and research interests include pediatric primary care, adolescent health, public health, […]

Lecturer Ashley Faulkner served as an ICU nurse for eight years and an adjunct faculty member at UCF for a year prior to joining the full-time faculty in 2024. A double alumna of the UCF College of Nursing, she is excited to work with the undergraduate nursing students and UCF faculty. Education Selected Professional Activities

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, she served as a nurse manager at AdventHealth East Orlando, directing and managing 24-hour clinical operations of two observation and medical telemetry units. After earning her DNP degree, […]

Lecturer Sandra Kirkland served for 15 years in Veterans Affairs medical centers, serving as a family nurse practitioner and chief nurse for mental health at facilities in Tennessee and Florida, and a nurse executive for the VA Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana. Broadly experienced in mental health, family medicine, gerontology, wound care, nurse education and […]

Valerie C. Martinez, interim assistant dean for clinical affairs and clinical associate professor at UCF’s College of Nursing, is a board-certified primary care pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric mental health specialist with almost two decades of experience in pediatric healthcare including pediatric primary care, school-based health, neonatal care, and care of medically complex children. Her […]