Elsa Nieves
Education BA in Psychology, UCF Selected Professional Activities National Notary Association Additional Languages Spanish
Ayse Malatyali
Ayse Malatyali is a Jonas Scholar with a research priority in cognitive aging. She focuses primarily on risk and protective processes of cognitive decline in the continuum of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among underserved older adults. Her additional areas of research include healthcare utilization and end-of-life care among persons living with dementia and dementia […]
Sarah Rose Thornton
Education MSN, University of Central Florida BSN, University of Central Florida Selected Awards & Honors Noble Knight Nurse Award, Practice Category, UCF College of Nursing, 2020 Selected Professional Activities Sigma Honor Society of Nursing American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Meghan Truhett
Education
Jayne McMahan Willis
Jayne Willis is a nationally recognized nurse executive and educator whose career has focused on building high-performing healthcare systems that deliver excellence in quality, safety, patient experience and workforce engagement. Over four decades, she has held progressive leadership roles culminating in service as chief nurse executive and vice president for nursing at Orlando Health, where she […]
David Claus
Education BA in Business Administration, University of Central Florida
Heather Peralta
Heather Peralta is a lecturer for undergraduate nursing students who has been at UCF’s College of Nursing for nearly a decade. Peralta is dedicated to mentoring future nurses and serving the community. She has participated in several UCF study abroad trips with nursing students to Peru and spearheaded the creation of the interdisciplinary Apopka Farmworkers […]
Sotos G. Djiovanis
Lecturer and two-time alumnus Sotos G. Djiovanis has been in continuous clinical practice in Central Florida for more than a decade. He has routinely served as a clinical preceptor, education resource nurse, and member of hospital shared governance councils. His clinical expertise spans adult and geriatric populations in both acute care and home health settings. […]