FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - Key Persons


Adam Hanley

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Adrian Williams

Job Titles:
  • Youth Engagement Manager - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Aimee Rochelle

Job Titles:
  • Digital Platform Manager - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Alexis Pierre-Louis

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student

Alicia (Ali) Craig-Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Professor and Coordinator, Lifestyle Medicine Program
Alicia (Ali) Craig-Rodriguez, DNP, MBA, ARNP, FNP-BC, DipACLM is a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Lifestyle Medicine Professional who serves as FSU College of Nursing's Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar. As a former President and Chief Operating Officer of two nationally recognized clinical research organizations, Dr. Craig-Rodriguez is committed to advancing knowledge in the areas of leadership, entrepreneurship, and health promotion in clinical practice. Dr. Craig-Rodriguez leads the Lifestyle Medicine DNP and Lifestyle Medicine Post master's Certificate Program. Her current integrative health practice is focused on Lifestyle and Functional Medicine, where she is dedicated to helping her patients identify the underlying triggers of their chronic illness, and with pharmacologic and evidence-based lifestyle approaches, assists them in restoring function and achieving optimal health.

Allison McHugh

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, DNP Executive Health Systems Leadership Coordinator

Alyson Urbaniak

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator

Amanda Baxley

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Program Coordinator

Amanda Wood

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategic Engagement

Amber Lancaster

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Program Coordinator

Amy Barfield

Job Titles:
  • Grants Administrator

Angela Dunlap

Job Titles:
  • Academic Program Specialist

Angie Eaton

Job Titles:
  • Director of Office of Research and Scholarship ( ORS )

Anna Lawson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student

Anna Stine

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student Resource Specialist
  • Student Resource Specialist ( Staff )

Anthony Garrett

Job Titles:
  • Academic Program Specialist

April Lovett

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Committee
  • Director, Academic Assessment & Evaluation

Artur Luz Nunes Queiroz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Asari Fletcher

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications, Media, and Marketing

Ashley Gabler

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student

C. Lily Bond

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator

Caitlin Ray

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor - Advising First ( Freshman / Sophomore / NFA )

Carissa Crews

Job Titles:
  • Digital Platform Coordinator - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Carli Zegers

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor ( Faculty )
  • Member of Committee
Dr. Zegers is an Associate Professor at Florida State University in the College of Nursing for the Florida FIRST Health- Science brigade. She came here from the School of Nursing at the University of Kansas where she was an Assistant Professor; and an Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner at University Health - Truman Medical Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She also earned her Master's in Business Administration from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Dr. Zegers' research interests include health literacy and policy in underserved populations, she has a specialized interest in advancing health literacy through improved communication and application strategies in rural Hispanic/Latino and rural populations.

Carlos Urrutia

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Student Services
  • for Prospective & Current Student Advising ( Graduate )

Casey D. Xavier Hall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Assistant Director, Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity
(KAY-see shah-vee-AIR HALL) has expertise in mixed-methods community-based research addressing sexual, gender, and racial health disparities. Broadly speaking his work addresses multilevel influences on sexual health, violence, and mental health. Dr. Xavier Hall's work strives to increase access to culturally appropriate care and interventions especially among sexual and gender minorities, survivors of violence, and people living with HIV. In addition to observational studies examining risk factors for sexual, violence, and mental health disparities, his previous work has included the development and cultural adaptation of measures for intimate partner violence, spousal homicide risk, and intersectional stigma for use in clinical settings. More recently, Dr. Xavier Hall has employed the use of implementation science frameworks to improve the roll-out of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV prevention as well as behavioral e-interventions. In addition to his work in the U.S., Dr. Xavier Hall has considerable experience in global health including past projects in Burkina Faso, People's Republic of China, Haiti, India, Uganda, Tanzania, Brazil, Tajikistan, and Panama.

Chloe Ullven

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student

Dan Bates

Job Titles:
  • Advisor, Graduate Program
  • Graduate Advisor

David Samaniego

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Office of Research and Scholarship ( ORS )

Denise A. Tucker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Teaching Professor, Specialized Faculty

Dominique Munroe

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator

Donna M. Johnson-Byrd

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Dr. Carla Dormeus

Job Titles:
  • Director of Simulation, Instructional Specialist Faculty
Dr. Carla Dormeus, EdD, MS, CHSOS, CHSE, has been involved in higher education for the past 22 years. She dedicated the last 14 to simulation as a training tool for healthcare students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Healthcare is an evolving field where new technologies meet with the practice of medicine. As educators, especially in healthcare, she feels that there is a need to design instructional activities to maximize performance improvement and, therefore, patient safety. Her research interests focus on implementing best practices and evaluating a simulation program that meets the needs for educating students in healthcare professions and refreshing and enhancing the skills and knowledge of employers and employees in the healthcare community. Education EdD, Doctor of Education, Learning Design & Performance Technology, Florida State University MS, Masters of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology, Florida State University BS, Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences, Florida State University License/ Certification Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS)

Dr. Ellyn Couillard

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean of Students ( Faculty )
  • Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
  • Member of Committee
Dr. Ellyn Couillard is a student affairs professional with over fifteen years of experience working in various areas of education. She has a passion for students and supports them holistically on their journeys. Dr. Couillard has worked in a multitude of areas in student affairs and student success including counseling, academic support, tutoring, career services, student organizations, leadership, and accessibility/disability support. Her research interests are in healthcare profession student development, service-learning, student success, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. Education PhD, University of South Florida MS, St. Cloud State University BA, The University of Georgia

Dr. Erik M. Salsgiver

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Registered Nurse
  • Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Erik M. Salsgiver is a registered nurse and board-certified family nurse practitioner. His career has included clinical practice in critical care, cardiology, interventional procedural nursing, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. He also held roles as an educator and leader in multiple healthcare settings before coming to FSU. Erik provided oversight and input for projects such as developing nursing workforce, processes, and practice guidelines to facilitate the opening of a critical access hospital; defining and establishing a professional nursing role for interventional radiology within a large tertiary medical center, and development of educational and therapeutic interventions for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and congestive heart failure patients. His areas of interest include dietary and lifestyle interventions to decrease cardiometabolic risk, nursing practice/process improvement, and educating/equipping patients to take an active role in their health. In his instruction, Erik emphasizes using the nursing process to identify priority patient needs and enact evidence-based interventions to address them. He also works to instill the value of lifelong learning to help students achieve the highest level of excellence in practice and adapt to rapid changes in healthcare delivery.

Dr. Steve Palazzo

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Program

Eileen Cormier

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
Eileen Cormier, PhD, RN, CNE is a committed educator and researcher who includes students from nursing and other disciplines in her research. Her research examines decision-making processes in a variety of contexts, including parents of children with ADHD, parents who choose to deviate from the standard pediatric immunization schedule, students who become pregnant while attending nursing school, African American women who have contracted HIV from their male partners, and nurses responding to complex critical care and psychiatric scenarios. She also engages in collaborative research focused on deliberate practice interventions, mental health literacy, depressive symptoms in post-partum mothers and factors influencing child obesity. She has received funding from the American Psychiatric Nurses Foundation.

Emily Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Representative

Eugenia Millender

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Research, Associate Professor, Co - Founder, Co - Director, Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity

Geraldine Martorella

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director of Brain Science & Symptom Management Center

Gloria J. Williams

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Administrative Specialist ( Staff )

Henna Budhwani

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Hongyu Miao

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Director of Brain Science & Symptom Management Center

Hyejin Park

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Ibrahim Yigit

Job Titles:
  • Research Faculty

Jackie Sessions

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist

Jacob Stocks

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

James Whyte IV

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Research, Professor, Director of PhD in Nursing Science Program

Jamie Marsh

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager

Jana Sterling

Job Titles:
  • Grants Administrator - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Jara Baker

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Advisor / Sr. Academic Program Specialist
  • for Current Student Advising ( Undergraduate )

Jared Miller

Job Titles:
  • Senior Academic Program Specialist - Undergraduate

Jessica Bahorski

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Jie Chen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Jing Wang

Job Titles:
  • Dean and Professor

Jon-Michael Sima

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration

Jonas Nurse

Job Titles:
  • Leader Scholar, Jonas Foundation ( 2014 )

Jordan Cress Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Specialist

Joseph Frascella

Job Titles:
  • Courtesy Research Faculty

Judah Dean

Job Titles:
  • Research Communications Manager, Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Karissa Smith

Job Titles:
  • Research Study Coordinator

Katelyn White

Job Titles:
  • Alumni Affairs Program Manager
  • Alumni Affairs Program Manager ( Staff )
  • Member of Committee

Kathryn J. Keane

Job Titles:
  • Associate Teaching Professor

Kathryn Muessig

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Associate Director, Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Katie Lambert

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Coordinator

Keesha Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Simulation Technician

Kelsey Tesalona

Job Titles:
  • Advisor, Freshman / Sophomore / NFA

Kenneth Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Financial Specialist

Kimberly Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Dean

Kristina Claude

Job Titles:
  • Senior Program Manager - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Laurie Abbott

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Laurie Grubbs

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emerita

LeeAnn H. Barfield

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Graduate Program

Lisa Hightow-Weidman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research, Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor, Director Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Lucinda J. Graven

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Lynn Sleeth

Job Titles:
  • Director of Student Success
  • Director of Student Success ( Staff )
  • Member of Committee

Madison Gomrad

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Student

Mandy Bamber

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Marsha E. Hartline

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Matthew Jarvis

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager

Matthew Rosso

Job Titles:
  • Program Director - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

McKenzie Endowed

Job Titles:
  • Health Equity Research, Founding Director, Center of Population Sciences for Health Equity

Mia Kay Newlin-Bradner

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Member of Committee
  • Teaching Faculty ( Faculty )

Mikayla Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Adjunct Instructor

Nhung Van

Job Titles:
  • Media Specialist
  • Media Specialist ( Staff )
  • Member of Committee
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Nina Davis

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Advisor / Sr. Academic Program Specialist

Nurse, St. Vincent

Job Titles:
  • Registered Professional

Rebecca Murdoch

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Specialist - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation

Rylan J. Douthett

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Sabrina L. Dickey

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Sally P. Karioth

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Setor Kofi Sorkpor

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Steven Walden

Job Titles:
  • Simulation Technician

Susan A. Baker

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Tara Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Associate Teaching Professor

Tingting Liu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Victoria Reeves

Job Titles:
  • Technical Support Analyst

Ying "Mai" Kung

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Professor

Zachary Soberano

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator - Institute on Digital Health and Innovation