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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 (VRHRC) in Gainesville, Florida, she concentrated on promoting health equity among rural Veterans […]

Dr. Rebecca Koszalinski, PhD, MS, RN, FARN, CRRN, FIEL applies technological solutions to improve the health of older adults. She leads 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 […]

Elizabeth Torres has worked as a nurse in Central Florida for 12 years, including as a transition care curse, adult PCU nurse and OB/newborn nurse at Advent Health. Her passion for teaching led her to an adjunct role with UCF in 2021 as a clinical instructor. In 2022, she earned her MSN Family Nurse Practitioner […]

Education BA in Biomedical Science, UCF

Education

Education MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Nova Southeastern University BA in Psychology, UCF BA in Sociology, UCF Doctoral candidate in Higher Education , Nova Southeastern University (expected completion 2026) Selected Awards & Honors Teaching and Faculty Award, Valencia College and Eastern Florida State College Service Learning Award, Eastern Florida State College Selected Professional Activities […]

Education BA in Business Administration, UCF

During a clinical career spanning more than 20 years, Patti Thielemann served in a variety of settings including hospitals, out-patient programs, home health care and hospice, most recently as Director of Research at a Tampa-based hospice provider. In 2004, she transitioned to nursing education, teaching full-time for nearly 19 years at St. Petersburg College before […]

Instructor Jenny Garden has served as an operating room nurse since earning her ASN in 2001 and as a preceptor for nursing students and nurse interns since 2002. She has also served as an infection control practitioner. Garden first joined the University of Central Florida College of Nursing in 2021 as a clinical instructor and […]