People Group Archives: UCF Daytona Beach

Betty Myrick is a visiting instructor at UCF College of Nursing’s Daytona Beach campus with nationally recognized expertise in obstetric nursing and perinatal education. She has extensive clinical experience in labor and delivery and obstetric care, and is certified in inpatient obstetrics, inpatient antepartum nursing and electronic fetal monitoring. With a commitment to excellence in […]

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Instructor Sarah Mundy-Russell has been a nurse since 2016 in emergency department, mental health, NICU, ICU and PCU roles. In 2022, she earned her MSN-APRN and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification. A Daytona Beach native, Mundy-Russell volunteers in her free time as a horse handler with the therapeutic riding program in New Smyrna Beach. Education

Angela Wheat is a lecturer at UCF’s College of Nursing Daytona campus. A healthcare professional with 15 years of experience, Wheat specializes in diabetes education, diabetes management and diabetes care management. She combines chronic care management expertise with healthcare navigation to assist in disease management, medication management and patient education in promotion of optimal healthcare […]

A dual alumna of the UCF College of Nursing, Instructor Kelsey Gaffka helps educate future generations of Knight nurses and serves as site coordinator for UCF’s Daytona Beach campus. A board-certified registered nurse with an extensive background in obstetrical nursing, Gaffka is passionate about improving care for the perinatal population as well as facilitating the […]

Two-time alumna Amanda “Mandi” Houston is a lecturer and director of the Healthcare Simulation graduate program at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. A certified healthcare simulation educator, her research interests focus on the intersection of evidence-based practice and nursing education. Houston’s clinical background is in a variety of settings including neuroscience, orthopedics, […]

Instructor, Faculty Consultant for Student Nurses Association Chapter at UCF Daytona Beach

Adult learning; Simulation: Strategies for nursing students to self-advocate and manage conflicting demands and interruptions.

Obesity, genetics and genomics; How technology influences nursing practice; Women’s health; Rural Health.